Reducing
weight
and
fuel
consumption
while
ensuring
safety
in
mid-size
cars
is
one
of
three
initiatives
led
by
University
of
Waterloo
researchers
that
received
major
government
funding
today.
The
Natural
Sciences
and
Engineering
Research
Council
of
Canada
(NSERC)
announced
that
the
Automotive
Partnership
Canada
program
will
provide
$4.9
million
in
support
of
three
projects
being
driven
by
Kaan
Inal,
Michael
Worswick
and
Kyle
Daun,
all
Waterloo
mechanical
and
mechatronics
professors
who
are
part
of
WatCAR,
the
University
of
Waterloo’s
Centre
for
Automotive
Research.
“Waterloo
is
home
to
the
largest
concentration
of
automotive
researchers
at
any
university
in
Canada,”
said
Pearl
Sullivan,
dean
of
engineering
at
Waterloo.
"The
funding
announced
today
will
be
critical
for
advancing
further
our
world-class
research
in
the
development
of
lighter,
safer,
and
more
fuel-efficient
cars.
The
projects
will
strengthen
the
technological
competitiveness
of
our
automotive
industry.”
[news
release]
Friday, October 25, 2013