crown corporation industry research founded 1947 headquarters saskatoon regina & prince albert saskatchewan canada products research number of employees 475 website www.src.sk.ca src facility the saskatchewan research council is a provincial treasury board crown corporation clarification needed conducting research and business on behalf of the provincial government and private industry . 1 it focuses on applied research and development projects that generate profit . 2 some of its funding comes from government grants but it generates the balance from selling products and services . 3 contents 1 history 2 research 3 see also 4 notes 5 external links history edit the province of saskatchewan established src in 1947 . 4 src carried out its work through grants in aid to specific applied research activities at the university of saskatchewan . 5 src s first director of research was dr. t. t. thorvaldson head of the university s chemistry department . 6 in 1954 src expanded its mandate to incorporate independent research . 7 dr. t.e. warren director of the fuels research laboratory in ottawa was appointed to oversee the construction of a new building and hire employees . 8 under warren s direction src opened its own laboratories in 1958 and then expanded in 1963 . 9 with newly appointed src president dr. t.p. pepper leading in 1972 src changed its structure then based on academic disciplines to one based on industry sectors . 10 by 1973 src was earning more money from research contracts than it received from the provincial government . 11 in 1983 j.p. hutch a former deputy minister of industry and private sector engineering executive became src s president . 12 in 1986 the research and development branch of saskoil was transferred to src . 13 hutch guided src as it took over operating the heavy oil lab in regina from saskatchewan energy and mines . 14 src has grown to 370 employees 15 and 41 million in annual revenues . 16 its five divisions agriculture biotechnology and food ; alternative energy and manufacturing ; energy ; environment and forestry ; mining and minerals provide applied research and development services . 17 research edit since its inception src has published 2 600 research reports that are available to the public . 18 it has produced another 2 700 confidential research reports for clients . 19 src s research history includes developing a residential energy conservation research report that was used in the national building code of canada . 20 src also mapped the groundwater resources in saskatchewan south of the precambrian shield . 21 its scientists evaluated saskatchewan s extensive lignite coal resources . src s genserve laboratories were involved in testing for bovine spongiform encephalopathy mad cow disease . 22 src is also known for building the factor 9 home which uses 90 per cent less energy and 50 per cent less water than a similar home built during the 1970s . 23 current research is conducted in a range of laboratories and test facilities . 24 src s environmental analytical laboratories provide environmental monitoring and other tests to clients . 25 they house a slowpoke ii nuclear research reactor that performs analytical tests . 26 its geoanalytical lab provides geochemical analyses for the mineral exploration industry . src s genserve laboratories carry out dna based testing for plants cattle and other livestock . 27 its other labs include petroleum analytical laboratories an outdoor testing facility a biofuels test centre a fermentation pilot plant a pipe flow technology centre a 3d virtual reality centre a diamond testing facility and a natural gas vehicles facility . 28 see also edit innovation place research park university of saskatchewan academics notes edit saskbiz website http www.saskbiz.ca links.asp src about us webpage http www.src.sk.ca html about src index.cfm government of saskatchewan webpage http www.finance.gov.sk.ca paccts paccts08 compendium reports oe sask % 20research % 20council.pdf src history webpage http www.src.sk.ca html about src src history index.cfm encyclopedia of saskatchewan http esask.uregina.ca entry saskatchewan research council src.html src history webpage http www.src.sk.ca html about src src history index.cfm src history webpage http www.src.sk.ca html about src src history index.cfm src history webpage http www.src.sk.ca html about src src history index.cfm src history webpage http www.src.sk.ca html about src src history index.cfm src history webpage http www.src.sk.ca html about src src history index.cfm src history webpage http www.src.sk.ca html about src src history index.cfm src history webpage http www.src.sk.ca html about src src history index.cfm saskoil . encyclopedia of saskatchewan university of regina . retrieved 2012 06 18 . src history webpage http www.src.sk.ca html about src src history index.cfm industry canada profile webpage http www.ic.gc.ca app ccc srch nvgt.do lang eng & prtl 1 & sbprtl & estblmntno 123456000775 & profile cmpltprfl & profileid 1741 & app sold government of saskatchewan webpage http www.finance.gov.sk.ca paccts paccts08 compendium reports oe sask % 20research % 20council.pdf industry canada profile webpage http www.ic.gc.ca app ccc srch nvgt.do lang eng & prtl 1 & sbprtl & estblmntno 123456000775 & profile cmpltprfl & profileid 1741 & app sold encyclopedia of saskatchewan http esask.uregina.ca entry saskatchewan research council src.html encyclopedia of saskatchewan http esask.uregina.ca entry saskatchewan research council src.html encyclopedia of saskatchewan http esask.uregina.ca entry saskatchewan research council src.html encyclopedia of saskatchewan http esask.uregina.ca entry saskatchewan research council src.html encyclopedia of saskatchewan http esask.uregina.ca entry saskatchewan research council src.html cbc news webpage september 2006 http www.cbc.ca canada saskatchewan story 2006 09 05 rain solar.html src lab facilities webpage http www.src.sk.ca html labs facilities index.cfm src lab facilities webpage http www.src.sk.ca html labs facilities index.cfm src slowpoke faq webpage http www.src.sk.ca html labs facilities analytical labs neutron analysis slowpoke index.cfm src lab facilities webpage http www.src.sk.ca html labs facilities index.cfm src lab facilities webpage http www.src.sk.ca html labs facilities index.cfm external links edit saskatchewan research council project cleans v t e saskatchewan crown corporations crown investments corporation cic current crowns owned through cic sask gaming sgi sasktel saskpower saskenergy saskatchewan transportation company saskwater information services corporation of saskatchewan investment saskatchewan saskatchewan development fund corporation saskatchewan government growth fund management corporation saskatchewan opportunities corporation current crowns owned through other departments global transportation hub authority saskatchewan grain car corporation saskatchewan housing corporation 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