As is tradition each year at the Ride for Clean Energy, the newest Tyler Lewis Clean Energy Research Foundation grant winners and their research is highlighted. The scientific poster summarising the important research being funded by the grant is traditionally on display at the Ride’s after party. Like last year, since the Ride is taking a virtual format again this…
It is with heavy hearts that the Foundation announces the passing of Professor John R. Grace, on May 26th, 2021. Dr. Grace was a professor emeritus in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of British Columbia, and a founding grant advisor of the Tyler Lewis Clean Energy Research Foundation. Professor Grace was Tyler’s graduate supervisor and…
With the Foundation’s exponential growth since its inception, there has been a steady increase in grant applications each year. With this increasing number of applications, the Foundation’s grant advisory board has continued to do an outstanding job of reviewing and identifying the top applicants each year. In order to keep up with this growth, however, two new grant advisors have…
To kick off 2021, we are spotlighting a former TLCERF grant awardee, Matthieu Boudreau, who was the successfully chosen candidate in 2016. Matthieu was a mechanical engineering PhD student at the Université Laval, where he also received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, researching a clean and renewable technology for energy extraction from river or tidal currents. Matthieu also spent a…
This past year has certainly been a challenging time, but despite the various interruptions due to COVID-19, it has been a productive year for our 2019 TLCERF grant recipients. Each of the three candidates has made the Foundation proud, with their achievements over the past year and we look forward to their future success in the field of clean and…
Although 2020 has been a challenging year all across the world, with graduate students at most Universities across the country having to adjust their plans and transition to remote work and research, this year’s round of grant applications were once again stacked with accomplished and impressive candidates. Once again, this year saw a diverse scope of projects and post-secondary institutions,…
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 global health situation, the Ride For Clean Energy had to modify it’s format for 2020. Traditionally the RFCE has taken place on a single route as a big group of riders, however this year we decided to do things remotely. Each registered rider rode their own route of their choosing in their local location. In…
Despite this year’s Ride for Clean Energy taking place remotely, we would still like to highlight the important research that our grant recipients are undertaking. Each year at the ride, scientific posters are on display summarising all of the research projects that the Foundation has funded. Above is this year’s poster, highlighting the work of Cong Dong (University of Regina),…
Registration for the 2020 Ride For Clean Energy is now open. Registration is $50, and as usual, it buys you a spot in The Ride, a custom RFCE jersey for first time riders, or a custom RFCE cycling cap for returning riders, and spots for you and your friends/family at the after party. If you register before June 1st, you…
It has been an exciting year for the Tyler Lewis Clean Energy Research Foundation. In 2019, more than $20,000 was raised during the Ride for Clean Energy, and for the second consecutive year, three grants were awarded to three very deserving projects. As the Foundation continues to grow each year, we wanted to start 2020 with an update of a…