University of Toronto Gets $2.5 Million Endowment for Fusion Research Chair: Announced November 13 by CNL, AECL, OPG and the University
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) announced on November 13 a $2.5-million investment to establish an endowed Fusion Research Chair at the University of Toronto.
The chair is funded by CNL through AECL's Federal Nuclear Science and Technology Work Plan, with matching contributions from Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and the University of Toronto. It will be based at the university's Centre for Fusion Energy (CFE) and is intended to provide national leadership in fusion science and technology.
The funding was announced at the University of Toronto's Michael E. Charles Faculty Council Chamber. Guests included Nolan Quinn, Ontario's Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security; Rudy Cuzzetto, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy and Mines; and Danielle Martin, Member of Parliament for University-Rosedale.
CNL and AECL said the endowed chair was created to strengthen Canada's capacity in fusion energy science and innovation, and that the chairholder will work closely with the Centre for Fusion Energy.
The University of Toronto is one of Canada's leading research universities. Its main campus, the St. George campus, is in downtown Toronto.
Fusion energy research studies nuclear fusion reactions, a different process from the nuclear fission used in operating power reactors, and remains at the research and demonstration stage.
Source: 加拿大核实验室与加拿大原子能有限公司
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Photo: 图：多伦多大学圣乔治校区的 Sir Daniel Wilson Quadrangle，新设聚变研究讲席设在这所大学。来源：Victoria Heath, CC0，维基共享资源。 / Photo: The Sir Daniel Wilson Quadrangle on the University of Toronto's St. George campus; the new fusion research chair is at this university. Credit: Victoria Heath, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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