The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Motor Coach Industries will unveil a new research chair on Monday that will be a boon to Manitoba’s Motor Coach Industries and other vehicle manufacturers.

The new research chair is a University of Manitoba professor of mechanical and manufacturing engineering. The chair will help drive the industry into better economic times while improving passenger safety.

What: Announcement of new Industrial Research Chair
When: Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, 10:30 a.m.
Where: Motor Coach Industries Ltd., Customer Delivery Centre, 1499 Clarence Ave., Winnipeg

For more information please contact Sean Moore, Marketing Communications Office, University of Manitoba, 204-474-7963 (sean_moore@umanitoba.ca).