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UWI TODAY
– SUNDAY 2ND NOVEMBER, 2014
ENERGY
UWI-NGC Research Awards Ceremony 2014
This was the statement
by Professor Clement K.
Sankat, Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal of The UWI St.
Augustine Campus. Speaking at the UWI-NGC (National
Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd.) Research
Awards Ceremony, Professor Sankat celebrated the
achievements of the university’s top researchers and
called for encompassing and dedicated support for
research-driven development.
Before an audience made up of participants in
academics, industry and government onOctober 1, 2014
at the Learning Resource Centre Auditorium, the Campus
Principal congratulated the awardees, vocalisedTheUWI’s
commitment to supporting research, and voiced the need
for greater local, regional and international participation
in the university’s research efforts.
“I encourage you in the public and private sectors,
and the international community to engage us more,
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xemplars
of
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xcellence
to challenge us to develop new products, propose
new processes and systems for your industries and
companies and to work with you to gather and analyse
data to formulate new policies,” he said. “With increased
partnerships and resources, we can achieve so much
more!”
Entitled “Celebrating Excellence in Research,” the
2014 Research Awards included remarks from Mr. Jamal
Mohammed, advisor to Minister of Tertiary Education
and Skills Training, Senator Fazal Karim; Mr. Mulchan
Lewis, Director of NGC; Professor Wayne Hunte, Pro Vice
Chancellor – Research, The UWI; and Professor Sankat,
who gave the closing remarks.
“To all our awardees, I extend heartfelt congratula-
tions,”said Professor Sankat. “You are exemplars of excel-
lence at The UWI.”
Speaking on behalf of NGC, Mr. Lewis described
the company’s commitment to academic-industry
partnerships and development through research and
innovation:
“The enterprise of research plays a pivotal role in
progress, and is especially vital to the modernisation of
our industry,”he said.“It is therefore imperative that we, as
an industry leader, encourage this enterprise and reward
the achievements and breakthroughs of its intellectual
vanguard.”
WiththesupportofcompanieslikeNGC,governments,
international agencies and a university determined to
create an environment where research can flourish, the
2014 Research Awards Ceremony awardees have made
their own contributions to The UWI’s 60-year legacy of
regional intellectual inquiry.
“To achieve impact in research, wemust build critical mass.”
Principal Sankat presents the Campus Award to Most
Outstanding International Research Project team leader,
Professor Carlisle Pemberton.
Team leader, Professor Surujpal Teelucksingh receives the
Campus Award for Most Outstanding Regional Research
Project from NGC Director, Mr. Mulchan Lewis.
Pro Vice Chancellor for Research, Professor Wayne Hunte,
congratulates Most Impacting Research Project team leaders
Professor Rhoda Reddock (centre) and Dr. Sandra Reid.
