CARI Labs

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CARI has 3,400 m² of lab space, 10 research labs, over $34m in lab equipment, and 45 researchers with expertise in a wide variety of areas and disciplines.

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CARI Lab Equipment Safety Sheets

BCIT’s Energy OASIS (Open Access to Sustainable Intermittent Sources) project demonstrates solutions that could be employed to help reduce the impact of fast-charging on the electric grid. The Energy OASIS project integrates photovoltaic panels and Li-Ion energy storage for a Level-3 fast charge electric vehicle charge station within BCIT’s Smart Microgrid system.
Location: BCIT Burnaby Campus
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The Food Research for Safety and Health Lab (FRESH Lab) supports the development and commercialization of novel food prototypes and ingredient enrichment within the Phytoanalytics Lab. This fully equipped test kitchen includes 3D food printers, benchtop depositor and confectionery supplies, allowing for a wide variety of product types to be prepared.

Location: CARI
Contact: Hong Sy
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The Dr. Tong Louie Living Laboratory is designed for research and development of age and disability sensitive environments and products. The lab contains an experimental studio, a viewing theatre and a data acquisition and analysis centre. The complete system is a powerful tool for behaviour observation, ergonomic analysis and physiological monitoring.
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The Motion Capture Lab (MCL) contains an experimental studio as well as a data analysis room that overlooks the studio. The MCL is equipped with state-of-the-art 3D motion analysis technology that provides researchers with the capability to capture physiological parameters such as body temperature, muscle movement, heart rate, and oxygen uptake.
Contact: Yvette Jones
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The Natural Health and Food Products Research Group (NRG) Phytoanalytics lab is located at the BCIT Centre for Applied Research and Innovation (CARI) in Burnaby, British Columbia. The lab is fully equipped for research-oriented investigations., and is home to a Bruker AVANCE III HD™ 400MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer, the first certified Foodscreener in North America.

Contact: Paula Brown
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Rehabilitation Engineering Design supports research in accessible technology for mobility and community participation. The research program focuses on studying and developing technologies that positively impact a person’s ability to interact with the built and natural environments, and/or promote health and community participation for those with disabilities.
Contact: Jaimie Borisoff
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CARI Labs

Take a virtual tour of the main CARI Lab

CARI Lab Equipment Safety Sheets

Advanced Laboratory for Prototyping Health and Automation (ALPHA)

Advanced Prototyping Hub (APH)

Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology that Enables (CREATE)

Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Lab

Energy OASIS

Food Research for Safety and Health Lab (FRESH Lab)

Dr. Tong Louie Living Laboratory

Medium Voltage Testing Lab

Motion Capture Lab (MCL)

Phytoanalytics Lab

Rehabilitation Engineering Design (RED)

Soft Shop

Teck Copper Innovation Hub

CARI Lab Equipment Safety Sheets