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Lakehead U lands research grants

Lakehead University scientists is receiving close to $1.

Lakehead University scientists is receiving close to $1.9 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for “groundbreaking” research projects related to forestry, mining and the consequences of environmental change.

In a May 21 release, the university said other partners are contributing $395,500.

“These incredible projects will one day change the world,” said Lakehead president Brian Stevenson. “This innovative research once again affirms how Lakehead is meeting our goals of nurturing discovery, innovation, and scholarship.”

Among the grant recipients was Abdelhamid Tayebi, an electrical engineering professor, who received two grants of $225,000 and $120,000 for his research on autonomous navigation systems design for vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicles.

Tayebi’s research system will fly vehicles into dangerous or hostile environments to perform a specific task such as an unmanned aerial vehicle could fly into a forest fire to determine where the blaze is located.

Doug Morris, a biology professor, also receives a grant of $250,000 for a research project that aims to predict future ecological and evolutionary consequences of environmental changes, including effects caused by humans.