Channeling sponsored research into classroom education — Sharing the experience of the University of Alberta

This paper shares the experiences on channeling research into undergraduate education at the University of Alberta. The experiences can be classified into three broad types: 1) enriched curriculum contents by incorporating research findings into classroom teaching, 2) research-oriented project courses by inviting students to develop research prototypes or participate in field measurements, and 3) increased power & energy faculty members through a research chair program sponsored by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). This paper illustrates each of these experiences.