Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is a part of Canadian government that renders allows for experiment in the natural sciences and in engineering. In 2007-2008, it will invest CAD $958 million in university-based research and training. NSERC was made on May 1, 1978 with the exceeding of Bill C-26 and Gordon MACNABB was appointed the first president. It is a separate employer of the Government of Canada and describes to Parliament by the Minister of Industry. It is ruled by a Council composed of twenty-one members chosen from the private and public spheres, and universities. The present President is Suzanne Fortier of Queen’s University.
NSERC awards several esteemed prizes each year, covering all levels of study from graduate students to senior scientists.
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National Science and Engineering Research Council – NSERC
Constitution Square, Tower II
350 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1H5
Telephone: (613) 995-6295
Fax: (613) 992-5337
Website: http://www.nserc.ca