History

  • October 2007
    New strategy for Centres of Research and Commercialization announced.
     
  • October 2007
    Ingenuity Accelerator program announced.
     
  • October 2007
    First call for proposals for Water Institute.
     
  • August 2007
    Alberta Water Research Institute announced.
     
  • August 2007
    Industry Commercialization Associates program launched.
     
  • May 2007
    First Vice-President, Bob Marshall is named.
     
  • April 2007
    Ingenuity Enterprise is launched.
     
  • February 2007
    Imperial Oil – Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Oil Sands Innovation is announced.
     
  • February 2006
    Final competition for the Fellowship program is held, program is merged with the New Faculty program.
     
  • October 2005
    First call for Prion research proposals.
     
  • February 2005
    Government of Alberta enacts Bill 1, the Access to the Future Act and commits an additional $500 million to Ingenuity’s endowment.
     
  • February 2005
    Alberta Prion Research Institute announced.
     
  • October 2004
    Second President and CEO Dr. Peter Hackett appointed.
     
  • October 2004
    Alberta Ingenuity Centre for In Situ Energy announced.
     
  • July 2004
    Ingenuity Scholars Dr. David Coltman, Dr. Steven Kuznicki and Dr. Stephen Larter appointed.
     
  • October 2003
    Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Water Research established.
     
  • July 2003
    Ingenuity Scholar Dr. Pedro Pereira-Almao appointed.
     
  • May 2003
    New Faculty program launched.
     
  • April 2003
    Alberta Ingenuity Industrial Associateship program.
     
  • February 2003
    Ingenuity Scholar program launched.
     
  • February 2003
    Fellowship program launched.
     
  • January 2003
    Industry Associates program launched.
     
  • October 2002
    Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Carbohydrate Science established.
     
  • October 2002
    Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Machine Learning established.
     
  • December 2001
    Centres program launched.
     
  • May 2001
    Graduate Student Scholarship program launched.
     
  • May 2001
    First President and CEO Dr. Bill Bridger appointed.
     
  • April 2000
    Alberta Heritage Foundation for Science and Engineering Research established.