Our esteemed professor Dr Bern Klein has been awarded the Mitacs Awards for Exceptional Leadership.
The award is given to an academic supervisor with an exemplary record of developing collaborations with industry and other partners, providing valuable research and training experiences to their interns and initiating research projects with significant outcomes through their Mitacs funding.
Dr. Bern Klein
Professor, Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Dr Bern Klein is a mineral process engineer and professor in the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at the University of British Columbia.
He was awarded the Mitacs Award for Exceptional Leadership—Professor for his ongoing work to foster collaboration and develop disruptive technologies in Canada’s mining sector, including intelligent excavating shovels capable of sensing the quality of materials being mined in real time, and more efficient, high-tech ore crushing methods that reduce energy usage by 50 percent or more.
Once again, congratulations to Dr. Bern Klein on this well-earned honor. His accomplishments not only reflect his individual brilliance but also serve as an inspiration for others to strive for excellence.
The original posting of the Mitacs Awards recipients can be found here.