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2011 SSEF University Research Grants Awarded

Jun 30, 2011

Congratulations to the 2011 SSEF University Research Grant recipients: C.Ventura (University of British Columbia) in collaboration with D. Erdevicki (Erdevicki Structural Engineering), Y. Liu (Dalhousie University), C.Rogers (McGill University) in collaboration with R. Tremblay (École Polytechnique) and J.Proulx & C.P. Lamarche (Université de Sherbrooke), R. Driver (University of Alberta), and T.T.Y. Yang (University of British Columbia). The total value of grants awarded this year is $95,710.

This year’s H.A. Krentz award goes to Dr. Carlos Ventura, for having the top-ranked research proposal.  Watch the presentation of the H.A. Krentz award to Dr. Ventura at the following link:
http://mediasite.mediagroup.ubc.ca/MediaGroup/SilverlightPlayer/Default.aspx?peid=3091334cedee42db9347d9318ff51bcf1d

The SSEF has been supporting cutting-edge research in steel structures since 1995. More information about the research grants can be found on our Research page.


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