Cambrian College’s leading edge work in mining and manufacturing technology has landed the Sudbury postsecondary institution on Canada’s top 50 list of research colleges for the 13th consecutive year.
Its applied research, particularly through its Centre for Innovation and Smart Mining, placed Cambrian in the 38th spot in the country, up three spots from last year’s rankings.
The list is compiled by Re$earch Infosource Inc., an online publication showcasing and ranking innovative Canadian postsecondary schools, hospitals and companies.
Collège Boréal in Sudbury rounded out the list, placing 50th.
In a news release, Cambrian mentioned it was a top 10 leader in categories such as paid student researchers (third), growth of overall research income (fourth), industry research income (fourth), and in research income per researcher (eighth).
Cambrian R&D said it's created 155 student positions on various research projects.
“We are consistently holding our own with some of the top schools across all Canada when it comes to applied research and development,” said Mike Commito, Cambrian’s R&D director, in a statement.
“We’re following industry trends, cultivating partnerships and generating revenue that comes from innovation, creativity and hard work. Cambrian R&D is recognized by industry and government as a go-to place for solutions to real-time challenges, particularly in mining and heavy industry.”
The news release included a testimonial from one of Cambrian’s research partners, CoreLift, a local manufacturer of a mechanized bench used to store and display sections of drill core in the mineral exploration business.
“We’ve been very fortunate to work with Cambrian’s faculty and students to develop our suite of modern products for geologists, in particular with the build of scaled fully functional models,” said Corelift general manager Eric Maag. “Cambrian R&D is an integral part to our commercial success.”
Besides mining, the college’s research arm also works with heavy industry, heavy electric vehicle technology, manufacturing, agriculture and the social sciences.
The top three on the list of 50 is Niagara College, placing first, for its Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre, followed by Trois-Rivières College for its Quebec Metallurgy Centre, and Lambton College in Sarnia for its Centre of Excellence in Energy and Bio-Industrial Technologies.
