by EnviroTREC | Dec 18, 2015
Jim MacLeod, NRC researcher, awarded prestigious medal for service in research collaboration. Everyone knows that collaboration is one of the key factors in business growth; it can help to expand networks and complete large, complex projects. But accessing...
by EnviroTREC | Mar 4, 2015
On February 26th 2015, Marcy Markusa visited the GLACIER Facility in Thompson, Manitoba. Markusa is a reporter for the CBC and co-host of the weekday morning radio show on CBC Radio One. Her article, Northern Manitoba facility to cold-test massive jet engine, recounts...
by EnviroTREC | Aug 15, 2014
In 2009, development began for a 150,00 lbf Gas Turbine Engine Icing Testing Facility in Thompson, Manitoba. “The facility, known as the Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research (GLACIER), provides icing certification tests for large aviation...
by EnviroTREC | Dec 18, 2013
During the Fall Semester of 2013, students of the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Engineering MECH 4860 class developed an Aerial Lift Platform Design for Engine Testing Services. The project was designed for the GLACIER facility in Thompson, Manitoba in response...
by EnviroTREC | Jan 18, 2013
Technology Priorities, Economic Development and the Emerson Aerospace Review Held on January 16th and 17th, 2013 at Winnipeg Manitoba Background The aerospace sector in Manitoba is a critical and thriving component of Manitoba’s and Western Canada’s economy,...
by EnviroTREC | Jun 8, 2012
The federal investment of more than $5 million allows EnviroTREC to develop the technologies and skills needed to evaluate and certify the next generation of large aircraft engines. Work will include aerospace engine design validation and the testing of green...
