Alberta Research Council

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Alberta Research Council (ARC) is an Alberta government funded applied research and development (R&D) corporation.

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[edit] Overview

[edit] History

As a result of initiative on the part of Henry Marshall Tory ARC was established in 1921 (as the Alberta Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) by a provincial government Order-in-Council, with Tory as the first chairman.[1]

From 1921 to 1940 some progress was made on geological surveys of Alberta and resource energy research including preliminary coal and oil sands investigation. Further progress was made on oil sands research in the 1940's with an extraction process patent issued to Dr. Karl A. Clark in 1948[2], laying the foundation for investment in oil sands development.

[edit] Research

The energy sector is the primary focus of research activities.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The New Trail, the University of Alberta’s alumni magazine, October 1947
  2. ^ Patent issued by the Dominion of Canada to Dr. Karl A. Clark

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