National Research Council of Canada
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State level | Federal level | ||
legal form | Crown Agency | ||
Supervisory authority (s) | Government of Canada | ||
Consist | since 1916 | ||
Headquarters | Ottawa , Ontario | ||
President | Iain Stewart | ||
Employee | 3,780 (as of March 31, 2016) | ||
Website | www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca |
The National Research Council of Canada ( NRC , English ) or, because of the Canadian bilingualism, also the Conseil national de recherches Canada ( CNRC , French ), is Canada's state organization (Crown Agency) for scientific and industrial research. It comprises 20 institutes and employs 3,780 people.
The task of the authority founded in 1916 was initially to advise the government in the scientific field. At the beginning of the 1930s she began to research herself and for this purpose she set up the first laboratories in Ottawa . During the Second World War and in the post-war period, the research areas were expanded significantly. Among the most famous achievements of the NRC include the first pacemaker (1951) and the first cesium - atomic clock (1958). The NRC funded the construction of the TRIUMF - particle accelerator and also operates the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on Mauna Kea .
Institutions that grew out of NRC
Further authorities and services have emerged from the NRC:
- Canadian Space Agency
- Defense Research and Development Canada
- Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Communications Security Establishment
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Institutes and research facilities
Scientific Research
- Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (NRC-HIA) - Penticton and Victoria
- Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences (NRC-SIMS) - Ottawa and Chalk River
- Canadian Neutron Beam Center (NRC-SIMS) - Chalk River
- National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) - Edmonton
- Institute for National Measurement Standards (NRC-INMS) - Ottawa
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Institute (NRC-NMR) - Ottawa
- Institute for Biological Sciences (NRC-IBS) - Ottawa
- Biotechnology Research Institute (NRC-BRI) - Montreal
- Institute for Biodiagnostics (NRC-IBD) - Winnipeg , Calgary , Halifax
- Plant Biotechnology Institute (NRC-PBI) - Saskatoon
- Institute for Marine Biosciences (NRC-IMB) - Halifax
- Genomics and Health Initiative (NRC-GHI)
- Institute for Nutrisciences and Health (NRC-INH) - Charlottetown
Engineering
- Institute for Aerospace Research (NRC-IAR) - Ottawa, Montreal
- Center for Surface Transportation Technology (NRC-CSTT) - Ottawa, Vancouver
- Canadian Hydraulics Center (NRC-CHC) - Ottawa
- Institute for Ocean Technology (NRC-IOT) - St. John's
- Institute for Microstructural Sciences (NRC-IMS) - Ottawa
- Industrial Materials Institute (NRC-IMI) - Boucherville , London , Saguenay (Chicoutimi)
- Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology (NRC-ICPET) - Ottawa
- Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI) - Vancouver
- Institute for Information Technology (NRC-IIT) - Ottawa, Gatineau , Fredericton and Moncton
- Institute for Research in Construction (NRC-IRC) - Ottawa, London, Regina
- Imaging Network - in Ottawa
Supporting institutes
- Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI), Canada's National Science Library - Location: Ottawa
- Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) - Locations: Ottawa and all of Canada.
Own planes
The NRC has a number of its own aircraft for research purposes:
- Bell 412 Advanced Systems Research Aircraft
- Bell 205 simulator
- Convair CV-580 - for atmospheric research
- Falcon 20 - used for aerospace research and geosciences
- Twin Otter - Atmospheric and bioscientific research, as well as for flight mechanics and flight systems (training)
- Harvard Mark IV - experimental machine for avionics research
- Canadair T-33 - flight training
- Extra 300 - for pilot training under dynamic environmental conditions
Web links
- Official website
- NRC Institute for Information Technology (English)
- NRC Institute for Marine Technology
- Aerodynamics Laboratory , equipped with several wind tunnels.
Individual evidence
- ^ Population of the Federal Public Service by Department. Government of Canada - Department of Treasury, September 22, 2016, accessed February 27, 2017 .
Coordinates: 45 ° 26 ′ 46 ″ N , 75 ° 37 ′ 1 ″ W.