Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Obese People's Flight Experience: An Exploratory Study In-Situ
Agreement Number:
925085
Agreement Value:
$5,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020
Description:
Funds will be used to study the air travel experience of those living with obesity with the aim of designing systems, technologies and processes to address the issues identified.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators.
Location:
Edmonton, Alberta, CA T6G 2E1
Reference Number:
172-2019-20-Q1-925085
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
108102831
Recipient Type:
Academia
Recipient's Operating Name:
The Governors of the University of Alberta
Recipient's Legal Name:
The Governors of the University of Alberta
Federal Riding Name:
Edmonton Strathcona
Federal Riding Number:
48019
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
Program Purpose:
The Ideation Fund is intended to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas generated by teams of NRC scientific personnel and external collaborators with complementary capabilities, acting as a demonstration phase for a continually-evolving suite of research and development (R&D) deliverables at the NRC. The fund supports exploratory research through two mechanisms: the New Beginnings Initiative and the Small Teams Initiative.
NAICS Code:
541710 - R&D in the physical, engineering and life sciences