$1.475 million in funding for nuclear imaging research

Posted: September 25, 2015 3:30 p.m.

Minister of Advanced Education Scott Moe; Executive Director of the Fedoruk Centre Dr. Neil Alexander; Fedoruk Chair Dr. Aram Teymurazyan; U of R President Dr. Vianne Timmons; U of R Dean of Science Dr. Daniel Gagnon (l-r). Photo courtesy of U of R Photography.

The University of Regina has received substantial funding from the Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation in the amount of $1.475 million. The funding will go toward the Fedoruk Chair in Nuclear Imaging Technologies and equipment.

“This funding will advance the University of Regina’s research in nuclear imaging, but more importantly, it will benefit Saskatchewan’s health care system and the people of our province,” said President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Vianne Timmons. “I would like to thank the Fedoruk Centre for recognizing the expertise of our faculty members, and for providing the opportunity for us to work even more closely with the University of Saskatchewan in an area of applied research that will have such a positive impact on our communities.”

The newly named Fedoruk Chair  is Dr. Aram Teymurazyan. His extensive background includes obtaining his Bachelor of Science Degree in Armenia and his master’s and PhD in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kentucky. He later did research at the University of Massachusetts working at the Triangle University Nuclear Laboratory at Duke University in North Carolina.

From 2010-13, Dr. Teymurazyan held a postdoctoral fellowship in the department of medical biophysics at the University of Toronto where he applied his detector development and optimization expertise to explore advanced detector concepts for x-ray imaging.

The Fedoruk Centre is situated on the University of Saskatchewan campus and is funded by Innovation Saskatchewan with a mandate to serve the entire province while placing Saskatchewan among national and global leaders in nuclear research, development and training through investment in partnerships with academia and industry for maximum societal and economic benefit.

The announcement of the Fedoruk Chair aligns with the University of Regina’s Strategic Plan, peyak aski kikawinaw, in which research impact and commitment to communities are key priorities.