Congratulations to Kwang Ho Kim (Department of Wood Science) for being awarded research funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Council (SSHRC) as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Global Centers initiative.
About the Research
Project title: Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts
Grantee: Amit Kumar (University of Alberta)
Co-grantees: R. Ahmad (University of Alberta), S.K. Agrawal (University of Alberta), K.K. Kim (University of British Columbia)
Kwang Ho’s research primarily focuses on developing sustainable biorefinery processes to maximize the conversion of biomass carbon into value-added products.
About the NSF NSERC/SSHRC Award
Four Canadian research teams were selected to work with international partners to address global challenges through the bioeconomy. These projects will receive $9.95M CAD over five years.
This year’s competition invited international, multi-disciplinary teams to use bioeconomy research to address global challenges. These innovations can impact sectors like agriculture, health, security, manufacturing, energy, and the environment.
Learn more about the funded project on the NSF website.