Dr. Chandra Singh has become an RDAR-funded Research Chair to continue his research and tenure at Lethbridge College through 2029. (Photo: LNN)

By Christian Oldale

Lethbridge College Research Chair receives nearly $500,000 in funding

Jun 19, 2024 | 8:05 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – A Senior Research Chair at Lethbridge College has been awarded a large sum of grant money.

Dr. Chandra Singh has become an RDAR-funded Research Chair to continue his research and tenure at Lethbridge College through 2029.

Singh is a Professional Engineer and a Professional Agrologist with nearly 15 years of combined academic and industrial research experience. His research is focused on minimizing postharvest crop and quality losses.

On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, it was announced by RDAR that, with being named as a Research Chair, Singh has received a grant of $496,136 to continue his research.

Singh joined Lethbridge College’s Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CARIE) in 2019 as the first Applied Research Chair in Agricultural Engineering and Technology. He is also the founder of the Advanced Postharvest Technology Centre (APHTC), which is focused on minimizing losses in cereals, pulses, oil seeds, potatoes and sugar beets.

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Dr. Kenny Corscadden, Vice President – Academic and Research at Lethbridge College said, “Dr. Singh has made a significant contribution to applied research in the province. He is extremely focused and works directly with industry to provide valuable, timely and innovative solutions. He has diligently built a research program that encompasses infrastructure and projects that support agriculture in Alberta.”

Outside of his work with Lethbridge College, Singh was invited to be an expert witness for Canada’s Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry during the Senate’s discussion of Bill C-234.

Singh joins nine other RDAR-funded professors in Alberta: four at the University of Alberta, three at the University of Lethbridge, and two at Lakeland College.

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