Innovation Anthology #279:
In one of his final acts as President and CEO of the Alberta Research Council, John McDougall has awarded the Council’s highest honour to Dr. Stefan Bachu.
And that is the title of Distinguished Scientist, making him only the fifth to reach such heights of excellence.
Dr. Bachu is world renowned for his pioneering research on carbon capture and storage technology.
In 2007, he shared a Nobel Prize and today he continues his involvement on an international level.
DR. STEFAN BACHU: To start with, I represent Canada on the Technical Group of the Carbon Sequestration Leadership forum which is an organization of 24 countries major energy producers and CO2 emitters. It includes countries like United States, China, Brazil, Russia, United Kingdom, Norway, Australia and so on. Secondly I have been asked several times to give advice to various state or local governments in various countries. So yes, I am involved.
As a distinguished scientist, Dr. Stefan Bachu will continue his research into the refinement of carbon storage technology.
Thanks today to the Alberta Research Council.
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Alberta Research Council
Established as the first provincial research organization in Canada, the Alberta Research Council is 85 years old. The Alberta Research Council (ARC) develops and commercializes technologies to give customers a competitive advantage. A leader in innovation, ARC provides solutions globally to the energy, life sciences, agriculture, environment, forestry and manufacturing sectors.
ARC performs about five per cent of the roughly $1.5 billion in R&D done in Alberta each year, and generates revenues of approximately $84 million per year. ARC operates from five sites across the province in Edmonton, Calgary, Vegreville and Devon and employs more than 600 highly-skilled people.
In January 2010, under the new Alberta Innovation Framework, the Alberta Research Council was restructured and incorporated into the new provincial agency Alberta Innovates Technology Futures.
Program Date: 2009-12-24