UNBC prof receives $1.9 million to study oil spill response
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PRINCE GEORGE — A UNBC engineering professor has received $1.9 million to study a possible solution to an important world wide question.
Dr. Jianbing Li is leading part of a national project to investigate improved methods to separate oil from water to make it more efficient and less costly to clean up marine spills. He will also conduct experiments to treat oil waste and convert it into useful energy.
The funding comes courtesy Fisheries and Oceans Canada through the multi-partner oil spill research initiative (MPRI) and will fund the next stage of Li’s research.
The federal funding will help support 11 scientific trainee positions at UNBC, ranging from post-doctoral researchers and PhD candidates to graduate students to senior undergraduate researchers. UNBC says the funding will also provide valuable training opportunities.
