Applied research at Niagara College is thriving once again. Buoyed by additional student co-ops and expert researchers across the Research & Innovation (R&I) division, industry partners have increased opportunity for R&D, while students gain career-ready skills development. Last spring, the pandemic forced R&I to cancel the majority of its student positions and on-site research due …Continue reading »
For more than 50 years, Beamsville, Ont.’s Zwart Systems has been designing and manufacturing custom horticultural technology solutions for the greenhouse industry across North America. With the aim of expanding its product line to offer a lower-cost growing option for the microgreens, cannabis and vegetable industry, the company designed a vertical growing system and …Continue reading »
As Ontario’s greenhouse industry continues to grow, so too does the opportunity for small- and medium-sized greenhouse and related technology businesses to benefit from the research and development solutions at Niagara College. The College’s Agriculture & Environmental Technologies Innovation Centre (AETIC) – part of the Research & Innovation division – has been deeply involved …Continue reading »
Vladimir Rogov is a 2020 graduate of Niagara College’s Greenhouse Technician (Co-op) program and was a greenhouse research assistant with Research & Innovation’s Agriculture & Environmental Technologies Innovation Centre (AETIC) for eight months. Vladimir is now employed as a grower at BoemBerry Farms in Kingsville, Ont. Tell us about where you work: I currently work …Continue reading »
It’s been said there are more living organisms in a single handful of soil than there are people on earth. What’s more, these microbes, like bacteria, fungal cells, arthropods, nematodes and algae, are part of an ecosystem that’s essential for life on earth. It is this living world – not visible to the naked eye …Continue reading »
Advanced Manufacturing Scientist – Production Innovation and Manufacturing Research Applications are invited for the position of Advanced Manufacturing Scientist, Product Innovation and Manufacturing Research in the Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (WAMIC) at Niagara College, located at our Welland Campus. This position is part of the Research and Innovation Division. The incumbent is responsible for …Continue reading »
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