NSERC Success
NSERC RTI Recipients
Faculty Energy Research Showcase
Celebrating Success Reception
Funding Opportunity  for Cooperation with Norwegian Universities
Today Ontario Innovation Agenda

NSERC Success

Congratulations to our successful applicants for NSERC Discovery and Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) grants. The Faculty received 54 Discovery Grant applications, a 90% success rate, with a total of $1,558,927 awarded. The Faculty also received 16 NSERC RTI grants with a total value of $1,269,281.

Congratulations to all our successful faculty! 

NSERC RTI Recipients

Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

“Catalytic TOC analyzer for solids, liquid and gases”
$49,856 
Professors Edgar Acosta, Grant Allen, Elizabeth Edwards, Emma Master, Ramin Farnood and Radhakrishnan Mahadevan
        
“Glove box and solvent purification system for air and moisture sensitive synthesis (target: metal free subphthalocyanine)”
$69,750
Professor Tim Bender

"Laboratory spray drier”
$37,391   
Professors Levente Diosady, Yu-Ling Cheng and Edgar Acosta       

“Computer workstation for CFD modeling”         
$13,775
Professor Yuri Lawryshyn

“Real time RT-PCR for advanced tissue engineering”
$112,390
Molly Shoichet, Cindi Morshead and Milica Radisic

Department of Civil Engineering

“Total organic carbon analyzer”
$38,822  
Professors Robert Andrews and Ronald Hofmann
                 
“Dynamic vapour sorption (DVS) balance to evaluate the microstructure of porous building materials” $97,132 
Professors Douglas Hooton and Daman Panesar                   

The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering         

“High speed data logger for electronically-coupled distributed resource units”         
$24,966         
Professor Reza Iravani

“Quantum cryptography: from theory to practice”
$86,441                   
Professors Hoi-Kwong Lo and Li Qian

University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies

“Motion tracking system for autonomous vehicles laboratory”
$136,400         
Professors Timothy Barfoot, Gabriel D'Eleuterio and Hugh Liu 

“Stereo particle image velocimetry system for combustion and turbulence studies”
$145,034
Professors Alis Ekmekci and Omar Gulder  

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

“Microscale velocimetry and fluorescence lifetime imaging system”
$118,437            
Professors Axel Guenther, Gregory Scholes and Lidan You

“Non-contact plotter for precise patterning of proteins on novel microdevices”          
$103,633
Professors Craig Simmons, Yu Sun and Aaron Wheeler

“A polscope for non-invasive visualization of meiotic spindle”
$118,164                   
Professors Yu Sun, Craig Simmons and Lidan You

“FTIR spectrometer for biofuel research”
$32,186      
Professor Murray Thomson   

“Multi-channel dynamic signal analyzer for research on advanced automotive belt drive systems of micro hybrid vehicles”
$84,874    
Professor Jean Zu           

Faculty Energy Research Showcase

On Thursday, June 19, the Faculty will be hosting an Energy Research Showcase from 12:00 - 4:00 pm in the Bahen Centre. This event will be an opportunity for faculty engaged in energy-related research to showcase their research for representatives from industry and funding agencies.  There will be graduate student posters, presentations from faculty members and a reception. 

We are requesting assistance from faculty members in organizing the event and inviting appropriate industry representatives.  If you would like to participate in this event or if there is anyone you would like the Research Office to invite, please email Stewart Aitchison.  

Celebrating Success Reception

This academic year has been an extremely successful one for the Faculty; our researchers have received many honours, awards, and significant grants in recognition of their outstanding contributions. 

Please join us on Thursday, June 12, from 5:00 - 7:00 pm, in the Debates Room at Hart House, as we celebrate a successful academic year and honour the achievements of our faculty. If you wish to attend, please RSVP to Carolyn Farrell by Friday May 9.

Funding Opportunity  for Cooperation with Norwegian Universities

As part of a new strategy for cooperation between Norway and North America, the Norwegian Ministry for Education and Research recently announced a call for partnerships for higher education collaboration between Norwegian and Canadian universities through the SIU (the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education).

The program covers all academic disciplines and provides support for: mobility of faculty and students; development of common modules; curricula; joint degrees; setting up summer schools; etc. While it must be the Norwegian institutions that apply for the funding, the money can be spent in both countries. A statement from the Canadian partner is required for the application, so if this program is of interest to you, please contact your Norwegian partner and explore this possibility.

If you require more information, please review the funding information sheet, or contact Robert White at (613) 563-3961 ext. 284.

Today Ontario Innovation Agenda

Today Ontario has announced its innovation agenda and all those investigators working on CFI proposals and future MRI and Ontario projects will be very interested to read this document.

Strategic priorities include:

• Bio-economy and clean technologies
• Advanced health technologies
• Pharmaceutical health and manufacturing
• Digital Media and Information and communications technology

You will also see sections on leveraging skills and knowledge and this highlights the role of the humanities and social sciences.

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