Speaker：Prof. NG. KOI?YU?Adolf, University of Manitoba
Time: 2021/1/19 15:00-17:00 (GMT+8)
Tencent Meeting ID: 500 671 681
Abstract:
The?presenter?attempts?to?share?his?views?and?experience?on?how?to?be?more?successful?in?applying?for?research?grants?from?major?public?funding?agencies.?With?illustrative?examples?from?North?America?and?Hong?Kong,?he?will?share?some?of?the?‘secrets’?and?‘tips’?to?succeed,?as?well?as?some?‘behind-the-scene’?stories?of?panel?members?when?discussing?and?deciding?whether?particular?applications?should?be?granted.?Also,?the?presentation?will?include?a?real-world?case,?where?participants?are?expected?to?review,?discuss,?and?engage.?It?is?hoped?that?the?presentation?will?help?faculties,?researchers,?and?students?to?become?more?successful?in?securing?the?resources?necessary?for?quality?research.?
Bio:
Adolf?K.Y.?Ng?is?a?professor?and?senior?fellow?of?St.?John’s?College?at?the?University?of?Manitoba,?Canada.?Obtained?his?DPhil?from?University?of?Oxford,?UK,?his?research?interests?include?maritime?transport?and?logistics,?climate?change?adaptation?and?resilience,?Arctic?shipping?and?development,?and?logistics?education.?He?is?the?editor?of?Maritime?Policy?&?Management?and?Asian?Journal?of?Shipping?and?Logistics?and?is?highly?successful?in?securing?competitive?research?grants,?with?nearly?30?funded?projects?that?amounts?to?CAD?15?million?to?his?name.?With?such?background,?he?frequently?serves?in?major?grant?panels,?such?as?the?Social?Science?and?Humanities?Research?Council?of?Canada?(SSHRC)?and?Research?Manitoba.?