A networked research program for aluminum production and transformation

In response to increasing needs and new opportunities, a provincewide network of Quebec institutions of higher learning, R&D agencies, and technology users has been set up to carry out research in aluminum production, fabrication, and transformation technologies, and to help channel the expertise and resources into large projects with more efficiency in terms of generating synergy and funding, cutting-edge research, qualified personnel training, and technology transfers. It is a unique experience in collaborative, multipartite, university-based R&D which, in addition to a comprehensive, far-reaching research program, emphasizes the various aspects of dispersed inter-institutional coordination, resource sharing, synergy creation, joint graduate training, diversification of funding, and intellectual property. For more information, contact R.T. Bui, Réseau thématique de recherche sur l’aluminium REGAL, Saguenay, Québec, Canada G7H 2B1.