{"id":12141,"date":"2023-08-30T08:54:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T15:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/?p=12141"},"modified":"2023-09-22T11:14:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T18:14:08","slug":"dr-jake-spooner-to-lead-ufvs-centre-for-high-pressure-research-ufv-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/2023\/08\/30\/dr-jake-spooner-to-lead-ufvs-centre-for-high-pressure-research-ufv-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Jake Spooner to lead UFV’s Centre for High Pressure Research – UFV Today"},"content":{"rendered":"
Article written by: Darren McDonald, UFV Today<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n

UFV\u2019s new Centre for High Pressure Research (CHPR) will open this fall thanks to $530,725 in targeted funding.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Jake Spooner, Assistant Professor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The only one of its kind in Canada, the centre will be led by Dr. Jacob Spooner<\/strong>, a UFV assistant professor in chemistry, who recently received a $208,557\u00a0John R. Evans Leaders Fund<\/a>\u00a0grant through the\u00a0Canada Foundation for Innovation<\/a>. Those funds were matched through the provincial government\u2019s\u00a0BC Knowledge Development Fund<\/a>\u00a0(BCKDF), with an additional $113,611 provided through in-kind donations by equipment suppliers. Dr. Spooner\u2019s funding co-applicants included professor emeritus Dr. Noham Weinberg<\/strong> and Heather Wiebe (BSC \u201911), a\u00a0UFV adjunct professor and assistant professor at VIU.<\/p>\n

UFV\u2019s CHPR will aim to better understand how pressure affects chemical and biochemical reactions, creating the opportunity to identify new compounds capable of benefitting a wide range of key sectors.<\/p>\n

This research could lead to the development of new kinds of electronic devices that are smaller, faster and more energy efficient than current technologies, as well as new processes for food preservation to increase shelf-life and eliminate pathogens. In the pharmaceutical industry, the research could result in important innovations for B.C.\u2019s thriving life sciences sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the only research centre conducting this work in all of Canada, UFV is excited to offer students the opportunity to create new knowledge \u2013 and potentially new solutions,\u201d says Garry Fehr, UFV Associate Vice President, Research and Graduate Studies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new research centre is an incredibly important statement about UFV\u2019s commitment to engaging learners, transforming lives, and building community.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on UFV\u2019s Research and Graduate Studies, visit\u00a0www.ufv.ca\/research<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To learn about other BCKDF projects, visit\u00a0news.gov.bc.ca\/releases\/2023JEDI0050-001301.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Article written by: Darren McDonald, UFV Today UFV\u2019s new Centre for High Pressure Research (CHPR) will open this fall thanks to $530,725 in targeted funding. The only one of its kind in Canada, the centre will be led by Dr. Jacob Spooner, a UFV assistant professor in chemistry, who recently received a $208,557\u00a0John R. Evans … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":150,"featured_media":12145,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[219,97],"class_list":["post-12141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chemistry","category-deans-office","tag-chemistry","tag-research"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/150"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12141"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12170,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12141\/revisions\/12170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}