World Class Expertise coming to Western Canada
The Centre for Excellence in Print Media is again breaking new ground to help printers in Western Canada compete in the world market place. Josh Ramsbottom, Coordinator for the Centre for Excellence in Print Media is happy to announce that Dr. Abhay Sharma, a world class expert in colour management has accepted a position as a visiting professor at NorQuest College for three months starting January 2011. Dr. Sharma will be working with Centre for Excellence faculty and equipment, engaging in applied research projects around digital colour printing and will also use this opportunity to work one-on-one with small and medium size print companies in Alberta to help them manage and expand their colour systems to world class benchmarks.
Dr. Abhay Sharma is a recognized leader in colour management and has published numerous research papers as well as being the author and co-author for a number of books for the printing industry. Dr. Sharma’s position is supported by Western Economic Diversification and the NSERC Regional Opportunities Fund. “Helping printers in Western Canada be more competitive in the global marketplace is the Centre’s purpose” says Josh Ramsbottom, Centre for Excellence in Print Media Coordinator. “Dr. Sharma will be able to use all the equipment that’s located in our facilities to help him with his applied research but more importantly will give companies in Western Canada the opportunity to have him work directly with them to manage and expand their colour systems to world class benchmarks.” Dr. Sharma will also participate in the upcoming Colour Management Essentials: Proof to Press Workshop that’s taking place February 2011 in Edmonton at the Centre.
Not only will Dr. Abhay Sharma be engaging with industry he will work with faculty to develop colour curriculum and participate as a guest speaker in NorQuest College’s Digital Graphics Communications Program. “This is an extremely rare opportunity for someone of this stature and expertise to work with our students and faculty over a three month period.” Says Mike Yez, Digital Graphics Communications Instructor. “For a university and community college to work together on so many high level projects. It will not only diversify what we are able to do here at the Centre but also enhance the students education about colour management that they might not otherwise have gotten.”
For more information about this new initiative or other ongoing projects and workshops held at the Centre, please call 780-644-6480 or contact cepm@norquest.ca
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