Carleton professor Jacques Albert and his fibre-optic research project is one of 70 recipients of a grant issued by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Feb. 13 at Carleton.
Albert is the head of the MOSAIC (Multimodal Optical Sensor Applications, Interfaces, and Controls) project at Carleton; it will receive almost $600,000 over three years, said a press release.
The fibre optic sensing technology combined with nanoscience and chemistry is used to build better laser sensors, according to the press release.
The contributions of the three project partners, the Institut National D’Optique, Weatherford Canada Partnership and Spartan Biosciences Inc., along with the government grant, will amount to more than $750,000.
“These partnerships demonstrate how the NSERC community can rise to the challenge and lead projects that directly impact the communities where they live and work,” said NSERC president Suzanne Fortier.
