Fisher Scientific Fund
If you're looking for financial support to reduce the environmental impact of your research activities, then this is the fund for you.
The Green Research Advisory Committee is looking for creative solutions to UBC Okanagan Campus specific sustainability concerns and challenges at the university.
Review the guidlines and fill out the application form here . You could be the lucky recipient of up to $6,500. Send HSE your innovative plans by November 30, 2011 (4 pm) to constance.neid@ubc.ca.
UBC staff, faculty and students are all eligible to apply. The fund is sponsored by Fisher Scientific.
Recipients of 2010 Funding
James Butler and Ivan Leversage from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering received $1,978 to demonstrate the benefit of a living bio-wall to the indoor air quality of research buildings.
Sally Finora from the Department of Mining and Engineering received $3,420 to demonstrate a water reduction opportunity by implementing an alternative to water aspirators.
Ligia Gheorghita and the iCapture Center received $1,000 for a Styrofoam reduction and recycling pilot project.
Recipients of 2009 Funding
Two departments looking to reduce the environmental impact of their research activities were awarded the Fisher Scientific Fund last January. The $8,000 prize was awarded for creative solutions to UBC-specific sustainability concerns.
Ivan Leversage from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering received $2,850 to create a chemical and equipment inventory database for the department's laboratories. Once the program is developed, his plan is to share the software with other UBC research labs.
Dr. Patricia Horrillo Martinez, from the Department of Chemistry, received $5,472 for the replacement of mercury-containing bubblers with a non-hazardous alternative. This innovation reduces both the risk of mercury exposure to lab personnel and accidental release to the environment.
All members of the UBC research community are encouraged to adapt greener lab operations to reduce our research footprint on the environment. HSE encourages you to apply for the Fisher Scientific Fund next fall.
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5/26/2011 2:25:45 PM
