Dr. Kim Matheson, Vice President (Research and International), is pleased to announce the appointment of Graham Campbell as the Executive Director of Carleton’s Sustainable Energy Research Centre. “I look forward to seeing CSERC’s work unfold as it brings together Carleton’s research capacity and educational programs to address the technological, policy, social and economic and legal dimensions of achieving sustainability”.
The Centre is a joint initiative which combines Carleton’s strengths in research and education to advance sustainable energy in Canada. The Centre works with Carleton’s researchers, most closely with those in the faculties of Engineering and Design, and Public Administration, and also with those in the social sciences and humanities. From its beginning in 2009, the Centre has aimed to be the hub of sustainable energy research, outreach, and training at Carleton.
The goals of the Centre’s activities in sustainable energy include: profiling and supporting Carleton’s leading-edge research; supporting development and implementation of new technology/policy solutions in real-world settings; broadening awareness of what’s need to make the transition sustainable energy; offering educational courses to prepare professionals, managers and government officials to make the transition to sustainable energy a reality within their organizations; and, promoting outreach through international collaboration.
CSERC will focus on innovative ways of using engineering and policy to reduce energy consumption, to support research into renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and biofuels, and to find ways to make traditional non-renewable sources more sustainable.
CSERC’s incoming Executive Director, Graham Campbell, has extensive experience in the energy sector in Canada. He has worked in the private sector, in the federal departments of Natural Resources Canada and Aboriginal and Northern Affairs, with the National Energy Board, and most recently, in public policy research. Graham has collaborated with officials in government and industry across Canada on energy technology priorities and fostering R&D investments. He has served as the chair of the International Energy Agency’s energy technology committee which guides global collaboration in energy technology amongst the IEA’s member countries and emerging economies.
“I see sustainable energy as a pathway of opportunity towards maximizing the major benefits contributed by the energy sector to Canada’s economy in a way that both supports sound development of Canada’s resources while minimizing energy’s impact on the environment. The combination within the Centre of engineering leadership in application of new technologies together with leading-edge policy research affords a unique opportunity to bring technology and policy together to tackle the challenges of achieving sustainability. The Centre will help position Carleton as a global leader in research and in teaching programs in sustainable energy. I look forward to tackling the challenges of accelerating practical, profitable and affordable sustainable energy solutions,” says Graham Campbell.
CSERC works closely with Carleton University’s educational initiatives in sustainable energy at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Carleton has a Bachelor of Engineering in Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering and a Masters program in Sustainable Energy Engineering and Policy. The Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism offers a major in conservation and sustainability. The graduates of these programs will strengthen Canada’s capacity to deliver the necessary technology and policy solutions to lead the transition to sustainable energy in the near future.
For information about CSERC’s activities, contact:
Graham Campbell
Executive Director
Sustainable Energy Research Centre
Carleton University
613-520-2600, ext 8772
Graham_Campbell@carleton.ca