Released on May 26, 1997
Municipal Government Minister Carol Teichrob on behalf of EldonLautermilch, minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Research Council
(SRC), today announced that a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has
been signed between SRC and the University of Saskatchewan.
Teichrob said the first initiative under this MOU will be SRC/U of S
joint professorships, one in the area of Fermentation and the second in
Pipeline Technology; both are in the College of Engineering.
Under the agreement, the university and SRC will share the cost of the
Fermentation and Pipeline Technology professorships in engineering.
SRC's Pipeline Technology Centre and Fermentation Technologies Branches
and the U of S also intend to work together in several ways including,
joint use of the SRC laboratory facilities that will provide access to
the U of S faculty and students working on joint projects; joint access
to both the U of S and SRC libraries; adjunct professor status for some
SRC senior staff who will be used to provide advice to graduate
students and university research programs; and joint research projects
with the resource and biotechnology industries and provincial and
federal governments.
SRC has worked with the U of S for many years in research and
development involving numerous technologies which have resulted in
centres of excellence and international recognition. These MOU's will
formalize the partnership between SRC and the U of S to form a National
Pipeline Technology Centre and to run a joint program in biotechnology
in Saskatoon.
"Strategic partnerships such as this benefit everyone involved and help
to ensure a prosperous future for Saskatchewan," Teichrob said.
These links between SRC and the university are expected to result in
more initiatives and in cost effective and collective solutions, making
the best use of trained and skilled expertise, and state of the art
facilities.
SRC is a major research and development organization in Saskatchewan.
It provides contract research, technology transfer and analytical
services to companies in the province and around the world.
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For more information, contact:
Dr. Krystyna Sosulski Dr. Randy Gillies
Fermentation Technologies Pipeline Technology Centre
Saskatchewan Research Council Saskatchewan Research Council
Saskatoon Saskatoon
Phone: (306) 933-8136 Phone: (306) 933-7159
Dr. Franco Berruti
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Phone: (306) 966-5273