Applied Research and Innovation Projects

Spruce - balsam canopy
Using RFID Tags to Track Tree Nursery Assets
  • Vanderhoof
  • Quesnel
  • Prince George
  • Mackenzie
  • Fort St. James
  • Burns Lake
Dec 22
An elderly couple sitting on a bench together and looking out over mountains and the water
Research Project: Dementia Guidelines for Regional and Indigenous Populations in Northern BC
  • Prince George
  • Vanderhoof
  • Mackenzie
  • Fort St. James
  • Burns Lake
  • Quesnel
Jan 23
Vegetables laid out on a table
Research Project: It Takes a Community to Feed a Student
  • Prince George
  • Vanderhoof
  • Mackenzie
  • Fort St. James
  • Burns Lake
  • Quesnel
Nov 15
A green and brown western toad peeking its face up above a log
Research Project: Temporary Roadside Pond Use by Western Toads
  • Prince George
  • Vanderhoof
  • Mackenzie
  • Fort St. James
  • Burns Lake
  • Quesnel
Jul 23
Campus Life PG 19
How much stress hurts? International students, mental health and potential impact on services and communities.
  • Vanderhoof
  • Quesnel
  • Prince George
  • Mackenzie
  • Fort St. James
  • Burns Lake
Apr 30
The blackened burnt remains of a tree stump and many charred logs and twigs on the forest floor
Research Project: Comparing Ecology and Seedling Growth and Survival in a Landscape Altered by Wildfire (Planted Conifer Seedling Trial)
  • Prince George
  • Vanderhoof
  • Mackenzie
  • Fort St. James
  • Burns Lake
  • Quesnel
Jul 18

Previous Projects

Virtual Reality platform to support innovative wellness services for students in the context of Covid-19.

2020-2020
Partners: Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society (IMSS) of Prince George, City of Prince George
Funders: Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI)

This project tested a virtual reality self-help tool to be used by international students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Girl wearing Virtual Reality Headset

Identification of native pollinators for increasing berry production in a northern climate

2019-2019
Partners: Northern Lights Estate Winery
Funders: NSERC

This project identified native pollinators at two berry orchard sites of Northern Lights Estate Winery.

Assessing the shelf life of trees killed by spruce beetle

2019 - 2020
Partners: Canfor, Conifex Timber, Sinclar Group Forest Products
Funders: NSERC

This project assessed the fiber quality of spruce beetle-attacked stands.

An enhanced biomass gasification system for power generation

2018-2020
Partners: BC Biocarbon Ltd
Funders: NSERC

This project is a unique opportunity for CNC to enhance its applied research capability in the field of renewable energy with focus on biomass substitution for fossil fuels used for heat and electricity generation. 

BC Housing – Thermal Index

2018-2020
Funders: BC Housing

This project developed an empirical method to calculate the total thermal resistance of a building and research the effect of solar radiation, wind, humidity and inside reflective insulation on heat loss in existing residential construction.

Increasing production of willow energy crops through off-grid irrigation and biosolids fertilization

2018 - 2020
Partners: Sylvis Environmental Services, Bionera Resources, PRT Growing Services
Funders: NSERC

This project analyzed the effects of off-grid irrigation and biosolids fertilization on willow energy crops.

Developing a hydroponic technology to increase local food projection capacity in northern British Columbia

2018-2020
Partners: QuantoTech
Funders: NSERC

This study, conducted CNC's Quesnel Campus, took an innovative approach to developing and commercializing an industrial-scale hydroponics system.

Developing a “mezzanine’ grow system for doubling seedling grow capacity of conventional greenhouse

2018-2020
Partners: QuantoTech
Funders: NSERC

Developed vertically staged growing technology allowing a conventional greenhouse to grow on two levels.

Contact Us

For inquiries regarding Applied Research at CNC, please contact research@cnc.bc.ca.