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Title:
ADVANCING THE MONITORING, RESPONSE, AND ASSESSMENT OF OIL SPILLS WITH AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF AUTONOMOUS MARINE VEHICLES, IN-SITU OIL SENSORS, AND MODELS
Agreement Number:
DALHOUS-MPRI
Agreement Value:
$1,100,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jan 19, 2024 - Mar 31, 2027
Description:
The purpose is to continue to advance oil spill research in Canada to enhance Canada's level of preparedness and response by leveraging new collaborative research with some of the world's best researchers, both domestically and internationally.
Organization:
Natural Resources Canada
Expected Results:

The expected result is a better understanding of how oil behaves in onshore, offshore, offshore platform, and inland freshwater spill scenarios and more effective technologies for spill clean-up.

Location:
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, CA B3H 4R2
Reference Number:
115-2023-2024-Q4-15093
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Academia
Additional Information:

Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.

Recipient's Legal Name:
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
Program:
Multi-Partner Research Initiative - Oceans Protection Plan
Program Purpose:

The objective of the external science MPRI program is to continue to advance oil spill research in Canada to enhance Canada’s level of preparedness and response by leveraging new collaborative research with some of the world’s best researchers, both domestically and internationally.