An assistant professor in UBC Okanagan香蕉视频直播檚 faculty of management has been awarded a prestigious industrial research chair by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

The award, for Nathan Pelletier, will aid his research activities focused on sustainability measurement and management, life-cycle thinking and resource efficiency, with a focus on the Canadian egg industry.

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Pelletier has collaborated with Egg Farmers of Canada since 2016 as their research chair in sustainability, exploring opportunities to improve resource efficiencies and reduce the environmental impact of egg supply chains.

Only a handful of researchers are awarded industrial research chairs from NSERC each year.

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In making the announcement, Kelowna-Lake Country MP Stephen Fuhr highlighted the significance of the partnership and the research work coming out of UBCO.

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