Âé¶čAV researchers to receive more than $3 million in NSERC grants
Seven Âé¶čAV research teams will develop and enhance tools, models and mechanisms in fields of engineering and the environment thanks to grants from the Natural Science and Research Council of Canada totaling more than $3 million over the next three years. Their work will be done in collaboration with industry and other governmental partners.
The Hon. Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology) and NSERC president Suzanne Fortier today announced the awarding of $55 million to more than 120 research teams across Canada as part of NSERCâs Strategic Project Grants program. The program brings together some of âthe worldâs top researchers to work with industry on promising new projects that will help strengthen our economy, create jobs and bring other benefits for communities,â Goodyear said.
âAs ever, we are proud that Âé¶čAV researchers can make such broad and important contributions to the development of knowledge in Canada as well as the economic development that flows from moving this knowledge from the laboratory to industry and to society at large,â said Rose Goldstein, Âé¶čAVâs Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations).
Among the Âé¶čAV projects being funded are the development of seismic risk-assessment methods that can identify whether critical buildings like schools and hospitals will be able to function following an earthquake. Also on the research menu are the development of tools based on the interactions between land use, biodiversity and ecosystem services to help communities make decisions about environmental management in the face of local, regional, and global change, and the engineering and development of world-class, cost-effective solar energy conversion and storage systems (for either transportation or renewable energy-grid integration).
âWe have received a high number of quality submissions,â Fortier said, âand the peer review committees evaluating them are impressed with the excellence of the research teams, the importance and potential impact of the proposed research, and the strong support from partners.â
Below is a list of the principal Âé¶čAV researchers and a brief of their projects. To learn more about each professor and their area of expertise, please click on their name.
Âé¶čAV Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringâšÌęProject description: All-fibre infrared lasers and components for chemical detection applications
, Âé¶čAV Department of Natural Resource Sciences and Âé¶čAV School of Environment âšProject description: Ecosystem services, biodiversity, and landscape connectivity
, Âé¶čAV Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Project description: Quality-driven integrated system design
, Âé¶čAV Department of Mining & Materials Engineering (recipient of the NSERC Leo Derikx Award and 2006 Killam Prize Recipient)âšProject description: Horizontal single-belt casting for the competitive manufacturing of ferrous and light metal alloy sheet material
, Âé¶čAV Department of Mining & Materials Engineering (Gerald Hatch Faculty Fellow)âšProject description: Engineering nanostructured titania thin film electrodes for highly efficient solar energy conversion and storage systems
Professor Ghyslaine McClure, Âé¶čAV Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanicsâš Project description: Post-earthquake functionality of schools and hospitals in Eastern Canada
, Âé¶čAV Department of Chemical Engineering (Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Biocolloids and Surfaces and Associate Director, Brace Center for Water Resources Management) âšProject description: Toxicity, transformations and transport of engineered nanoparticles in soils: New approaches to detect and characterize environmental risks.
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About Âé¶čAV:
Founded in Montreal, Que., in 1821, is Canadaâs leading post-secondary institution. It has two campuses, 11 faculties, 10 professional schools, 300 programs of study and more than 36,000 students. Âé¶čAV attracts students from more than 150 countries around the world. Almost half of Âé¶čAV students claim a first language other than English â including 6,200 francophones â with more than 6,800 international students making up almost 20 per cent of the student body.
About NSERC:
NSERC is a federal agency that helps make Canada a country of discoverers and innovators for all Canadians. The agency supports some 30,000 university students and postdoctoral fellows in their advanced studies. NSERC promotes discovery by funding more than 12,000 professors every year and fosters innovation by encouraging more than 1,500 Canadian companies to participate and invest in postsecondary research projects.
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