NAIT Applied Research’s Post

In partnership with West Fraser, Kee Tas Kee Now Sawmills LTD., NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology), and Lubicon Lake, we have embarked on a summer of forestry training. Over the course of 8 weeks, students head out to the field to train in skills needed by the forestry industry,, including plant identification and general forest health indicators. With the real-world skills they need, many grads from this program have gone on to find successful careers in forestry. This is just one way Applied Research makes an impact. Want to learn more about the training program or get your community involved? Hit the link below to connect with our team! 👇 https://lnkd.in/gXMpc24e #NAITAppliedResearch #ImpactHappensHere #Forestry #ForestryTraining #CareerBuilding #BorealResearch

We have added a webinar to the Tailings Book Club Schedule on August 8th! 👇 The Mildred River Mine and Jack Pine Mine Tailings Management Reports will now be reviewed on August 8th. Please note, this will shift the CNRL 2023 Tailings Management Report to our September webinar. Register for our FREE monthly webinar* and enhance your expertise in sustainable tailings management! 👇 *Only registrants may attend the webinar and receive course materials nait.ca/tbc #NAITAppliedResearch #ImpactHappensHere #TailingsBookClub #TailingsManagement #Tailings

The power to solve your tailings problems, at your fingertips. Our Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability has made it our mission to solve tailings management problems for our industry and community partners. We conduct applied research with emerging tailings management tech, process water management, and even technology evaluation from initial geology to mine closure. The future of the resource economy is here, and we’re ready to create an impact. Solve your tailings problems with our team! 👇 https://lnkd.in/gXMpc24e #NAITAppliedResearch #ImpactHappensHere #TailingsManagement #TailingsResearch #Tailings #OilSands #MiningTailings

The move from 4G to 5G connectivity opens up a world of possibilities. From exponentially faster speeds, to better-quality decision-making, 5G can help take your business operations into the next generation. Our 5G research team will assist you in coming up with use cases, developing infrastructure, and testing concepts to bring your operations up to 5G speeds. Connect with us today, and let’s create connectivity impact. 👇 https://lnkd.in/gXMpc24e #NAITAppliedResearch #ImpactHappensHere #5G #InternetOfThings #Connectivity #SmartManufacturing #SmartAgriculture

Combating plastic waste, one project at a time. Through our Plastics Research in Action partnership with Heartland Polymers, we collaborated with PolyCo to make flooring domestically sourced and sustainable. We have been testing the characteristics of carious plastic formulations to uncover the best combination of materials to create sustainable, recyclable luxury flooring materials. We’re looking to create impact for our planet and for our industry partners. Click the link to learn more about PRIA and to join the movement! 👇 https://lnkd.in/g6DvfrjJ #NAITAppliedResearch #ImpactHappensHere #PlasticsResearchInAction #PolyCo #RecyclableFlooring #PlasticRecycling

You’ve never seen a research centre like this before. The Centre for Data Management and Visualization’s Motion Capture Studio is a 2,000 square foot custom-engineered space that has the capability to take on animation projects for games and movies, develop virtual scenarios for industrial job training, and even motion capture for medical analysis. Looking to capture movement data, build a training simulation, or start your game dev project? Connect with our team to book a tour of the studio! 👇 https://lnkd.in/gXMpc24e #NAITAppliedResearch #ImpactHappensHere #GameDev #TrainingSimulation #DataCapture #MotionCapture

The 2 Billion Trees Program is an incredible opportunity to reforest, replant, and recreate natural landscapes that have been disturbed by wildfires or commercial activities. Our Centre for Boreal Research has worked, and continues to work, with our Indigenous partners in the boreal forest and beyond to develop Indigenous-owned tree nurseries, to train community members to staff it, and assist with seed collection and planting— all by leveraging funding from the 2 Billion Trees Program. We encourage all of our community partners, both new and established, to connect with our team and get started on an application to be a part of this awesome opportunity to create impact for their lands. Our team is only a click away, so let’s get started. 👇 https://lnkd.in/gXMpc24e #NAITAppliedResearch #ImpactHappensHere #2BillionTrees #Reforestaton #TreePlanting #CommunityTraining #IndigenousPartnershipsAndEngagement

The science of flavour is deeper than you might think. When a partner engages with our Centre for Culinary Innovation to help put a food product on the market , we put our top food scientists and chefs on the case. We work to identify the attributes of the product (flavour profiles, ingredient characterization, shelf life), help in process and manufacturing improvement, and even formulate functional ingredients to maximize nutrition and taste. Whether its alternative dairy products, making miso from Albert-grown pulses, or even finding new alternative sweeteners for baked goods, science can make your food dreams come true. Have a food product that you want to improve and put out on the market? Connect with our team right now and get started on your impact! 👇 https://lnkd.in/gXMpc24e #NAITAppliedResearch #ImpactHappensHere #FoodScience #CulinaryInnovation #SustainableFood #FarmToFor

What does safety look like in our Applied Research Labs? Patric McGlashan, a Microplastics Technologist with our Clean Tech Team, is here to explain how we maintain safety across our labs and in our research. Impact only happens when we can do our research safely and consistently, so the proper protocols are always top of mind in our teams. Want to create an impact with us? Connect with our team here! 👇 https://lnkd.in/gXMpc24e #NAITAppliedResearch #ImpactHappensHere #LabSafety #CleanTechnologies #BestPractices