KAMLOOPS - MP Cathy McLeod recently congratulated researchers from Thompson Rivers University who received a significant, long-term investment from the federal government.
A federal investment of $145,000 supports academic researchers, post-doctoral fellows, and students at Thompson Rivers University as they make new discoveries in science and engineering that push the boundaries of knowledge, create jobs, opportunities and improve the quality of life of Canadians.
“Our government has made record commitments to science, technology and innovation to the social and economic benefit of Canadians,” McLeod said. “Today’s investment in researchers at Thompson Rivers University will ensure that research powers Canadian business innovation to remain competitive on global markets while creating jobs at home.”
The awards are the results of the 2015 competition for Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Councils (NSERC) Discovery Grants program. TRU math professor Mohamed Tawhid received $90,000 for his research on metaheuristics and heuristics for global optimization problems. Sean McGuinness, also a TRU math professor, received $55,000 for his research on base exchange and extremal properties of matroids.