Alberta Research Council
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Alberta Research Council (ARC) is an Alberta
government funded applied research and development (R&D) corporation. In January 2010, the name was changed to Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures
ARC was established in 1921 (as the Alberta Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) by a provincial government Order-in-Council, with Tory as the first chairman.
From 1921 to 1940 some progress was made on geological surveys of Alberta
and resource energy research including preliminary coal and oil sands investigation. Further progress was made on oil sands research in the 1940s with an extraction process patent issued to Dr. Karl A. Clark
in 1948, laying the foundation for investment in oil sands development.
, a major research on mesoscale meteorology
and hail
suppression.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
government funded applied research and development (R&D) corporation. In January 2010, the name was changed to Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures
History
As a result of initiative on the part of Henry Marshall ToryHenry Marshall Tory
Henry Marshall Tory was the first president of the University of Alberta , the first president of the Khaki University, the first president of the National Research Council and the first president of Carleton College...
ARC was established in 1921 (as the Alberta Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) by a provincial government Order-in-Council, with Tory as the first chairman.
From 1921 to 1940 some progress was made on geological surveys of Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
and resource energy research including preliminary coal and oil sands investigation. Further progress was made on oil sands research in the 1940s with an extraction process patent issued to Dr. Karl A. Clark
Karl A. Clark
Karl Clark, Research Scientist, Industrial Chemist and Educator, was born on October 20, 1888 in Georgetown, Ontario and died in England in December 1966. He is best known for his contribution to the University of Alberta and the Alberta Research Council for work leading to his oil sands extraction...
in 1948, laying the foundation for investment in oil sands development.
Research
The energy sector is the primary focus of research activities. But ARC has sponsored from 1956 to 1985 the Alberta Hail ProjectAlberta Hail Project
The Alberta Hail Project was a research project sponsored by the Alberta Research Council and Environment Canada to study hailstorm physics and dynamics in order to design and test means for suppressing hail. It ran from 1956 until 1985...
, a major research on mesoscale meteorology
Mesoscale meteorology
Mesoscale meteorology is the study of weather systems smaller than synoptic scale systems but larger than microscale and storm-scale cumulus systems. Horizontal dimensions generally range from around 5 kilometers to several hundred kilometers...
and hail
Hail
Hail is a form of solid precipitation. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is referred to as a hail stone. Hail stones on Earth consist mostly of water ice and measure between and in diameter, with the larger stones coming from severe thunderstorms...
suppression.