{"id":8840,"date":"2011-03-23T15:34:27","date_gmt":"2011-03-23T20:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=8840"},"modified":"2011-03-23T15:34:27","modified_gmt":"2011-03-23T20:34:27","slug":"brock-research-lands-on-store-shelves-at-mark%e2%80%99s-work-wearhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2011\/03\/brock-research-lands-on-store-shelves-at-mark%e2%80%99s-work-wearhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock research lands on store shelves at Mark\u2019s Work Wearhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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John Gayder, left, a project volunteer who works for the Niagara Parks Police, walks on a treadmill in Stephen Cheung's laboratory. Assisting him is Roger Montgomery, a MSc student in Applied Health Sciences.<\/p><\/div>\n

It is a long way \u2013 and a lot of science \u2013 from a Brock laboratory to the store shelf at Mark\u2019s Work Wearhouse<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Stephen Cheung<\/a>, professor of Kinesiology and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Ergonomics, can attest to that.<\/p>\n

Cheung and his associates are testing new clothing materials for Mark\u2019s Work Wearhouse under a $25,000 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Engage grant. The goal of the research is to better understand the insulation and moisture management of different clothes during actual use in the cold.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NSERC grant is specifically for industry to work with academics, to forge new relationships, not fund ongoing projects,\u201d Cheung said. \u201cMark\u2019s approached us last year to see how they might work with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iain Summers, general marketing manager, Product Innovation and Industrial Wear for Mark\u2019s, is happy to be partnered with Cheung.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very pleased to be working with Stephen (Dr. Freeze, as I call him) on better understanding the properties and performance of the fabrics and garments we build for Canadians in dealing with our sometimes harsh winters,\u201d Summers said. \u201cStephen will help us make cold weather garments at Marks the best in the market.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Brock team includes:<\/p>\n