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Competition Results for the Discovery Accelerator Supplements Program 2019
NSERC is pleased to announce the 2019 competition results for the Discovery Accelerator Supplements Program (DAS).
The DAS Program aims to provide substantial and timely additional resources to accelerate progress and maximize the impact of outstanding research programs. In 2019, NSERC awarded $15.4 million to 129 applications in the DAS competition. These supplements are valued at $120,000 over three years.
The winners are listed below:
| Researcher | Research title | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Adams, Bram | Managing Software Build Inflation | École Polytechnique de Montréal |
| Allman, Brian | The Neural Basis of Audiovisual Temporal Processing and Perception: From Cortical Networks to Cellular Mechanisms | The University of Western Ontario |
| Al-Mayah, Adil | Integration of imaging and mechanics for advanced material characterization and structural repair | University of Waterloo |
| An, Aijun | Adaptive Online Mining of Big Data Streams | York University |
| Arvanitaki, Asimina | Particle Physics Beyond Colliders | University of Waterloo |
| Baetz, Kristin | Can engineering protein subcellular localization protect yeast cells from toxic fermentation inhibitors? | University of Ottawa |
| Baltzer, Jennifer | The role of altered resource availability in determining taiga forest response to permafrost thaw | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| Barrett, Rowan | Mechanisms of resilience to environmental change in eco-evolutionary systems | McGill University |
| Begon, Mickael | Shoulder musculoskeletal modeling: from data-tracking to predictive simulations | Université de Montréal |
| Ben Ayed, Ismail | Optimization and learning algorithms for medical image interpretation | École de technologie supérieure |
| Bernier, Pierre-Michel | Uncovering the drivers of human sensorimotor learning: EEG oscillatory manifestations of error, repetition and reward processing. | Université de Sherbrooke |
| Blanchette, Isabelle | How does higher level cognition affect emotion? Neurophysiological and behavioral investigations | Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières |
| Bougherara, Habiba | Creating the Next Generation of Antimicrobial Hybrid Composites for Biomedical Applications: Manufacturing, Multiscale Modeling, and Mechanical Characterization | Ryerson University |
| Bowman, John | Mathematical Methods for Turbulent Flow | University of Alberta |
| Braimah, Abass | Blast load effects on the design and response of critical infrastructure | Carleton University |
| Burgner-Kahrs, Jessica | Learning the Kinematics of Tubular Continuum Robots: Model-based vs. Data-based Methods | University of Toronto |
| Cabana, Hubert | Mycovalorisation des biosolides municipaux et traitement des contaminants d'intérêt émergent: vers le développement d'une solution pérenne | Université de Sherbrooke |
| Cheung, Gene | Graph Spectral Imaging: Sampling, Representation and Restoration | York University |
| Chiang, Hsin | Illuminating the Dark Universe with Radio Observations | McGill University |
| Coelho, Leandro | Optimization of large-scale real-time problems in urban contexts | Université Laval |
| Corradini, Maria | Harnessing luminescent techniques to monitor food quality and stability, map food structures, and unravel food interactions | University of Guelph |
| Dacks, Joel | Exploring the evolution of the Contractile Vacuole. | University of Alberta |
| Dong, Min | Integrated transmission and resource optimization for massive content distribution in future wireless networks | University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
| Dorea, Caetano | The functional ecology of on-site sanitation systems | University of Victoria |
| Doxey, Andrew | Detecting functional novelty in microbial genomes: discovery and characterization of new metalloprotease and toxin families | University of Waterloo |
| Duchesne, Carl | New Latent Variable Methods for selection of raw materials, process monitoring and product quality control | Université Laval |
| Dumont, Dany | Physics of seasonal sea ice (PSI) | Université du Québec à Rimouski |
| Duncan, Robin | A new enzyme in cardiolipin synthesis | University of Waterloo |
| Dworkin, Seth | Understanding Soot Formation from Combustion with Numerical Modelling | Ryerson University |
| Eitzen, Gary | Regulation of immune cell vesicular traffic and exocytosis by Rho GTPases | University of Alberta |
| Fast, Naomi | The effects of genome size reduction on cellular processes | The University of British Columbia |
| Filleter, Tobin | Failure Mechanics of 2D Materials for Advanced Coatings and Composites | University of Toronto |
| Flemming, Joanna | Statistical Methods and Computational Tools for Marine Animal Movement, Distribution and Population Size | Dalhousie University |
| Forrest, Jessica | Bee ecology and evolution in the context of global change | University of Ottawa |
| Froese, Duane | Permafrost archives of northern environmental change and permafrost landsystems of the Mackenzie valley | University of Alberta |
| Ge, Hua | High performance building envelope for climate resilient buildings | Concordia University |
| Gharesifard, Bahman | Robust Decentralized Control of Large-Scale Networked Systems: Fundamental Limits and Data-Driven Feedbacks | Queen's University |
| Gibbings, Derrick | Mechanisms of RNA Packaging into Exosomes | University of Ottawa |
| Goldthorpe, Irene | Printable nanowire-based materials for the seamless integration of electronic functionality into textiles | University of Waterloo |
| Goto, Natalie | Dynamic processes involved in intramembrane protease activity investigated by solution NMR. | University of Ottawa |
| Guastavino, Catherine | Sound in Space: towards a unified theory of auditory localization | McGill University |
| Guenette, Jordan | Sex-differences in respiratory sensation and muscle function during conditions of physiological stress | The University of British Columbia |
| Guo, Jin | Knowledge Enhanced Software Repository Search | McGill University |
| Haber, Eldad | Physics Based Architectures for Deep Neural Networks | The University of British Columbia |
| Haziza, David | Robust inference for complex survey data | Université de Montréal |
| Hill, Matthew | Endocannabinoid Regulation of Homeostatic Feeding | University of Calgary |
| Hoehn, Logan | Classical forms of homogeneity in continuum theory | Nipissing University |
| Howe, Jane | Quantitative structural characterization and property measurements of materials by in situ electron microscopy | University of Toronto |
| Hu, Can-Ming | Cavity Spintronics: Expanding the horizons for microwave, THz, magnetic, and quantum technologies | University of Manitoba |
| Hurd, Thomas | Elucidating in vivo functions of hydrogen peroxide | University of Toronto |
| Jans, Raf | Optimization Models and Algorithms for Complex Production Planning Problems | HEC Montréal |
| Kavanagh, Karen | Transmission Helium Ion Microscopy | Simon Fraser University |
| Kelouwani, Sousso | Optimisation avancée d'un véhicule connecté hybride pile à combustible et batterie | Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières |
| Khomh, Foutse | Improving the Quality Assurance of Machine-Learning Software Applications | École Polytechnique de Montréal |
| Kim, Younggy | Bioelectrochemistry applications for recovery and production of valuable resources from wastewater and organic waste | McMaster University |
| Lagos, Maureen | Structural Effects on the Plasmonic and Phononic Properties of Low Dimension Nanostructures | McMaster University |
| Laliberté, Etienne | Fundamental drivers of plant spectral diversity | Université de Montréal |
| Laporte, Catherine | Intelligent Ultrasound Imaging | École de technologie supérieure |
| Legault, Claude | Experimental-Computational Synergy to Create and Understand New Synthetic Methodologies | Université de Sherbrooke |
| Ling, Charles | Reducing Training Data in Deep Learning | The University of Western Ontario |
| Liokumovich, Yevgeniy | Minimal surfaces and quantitative topology of the space of cycles | University of Toronto |
| Lowenberger, Carl | Untangling the complex molecular interplay in vector-pathogen interactions using bioinformatics, gene silencing, and gene editing. | Simon Fraser University |
| Lu, Xiaonan | Formation and resuscitation of viable but non-culturable Campylobacter in agri-food industry | The University of British Columbia |
| Lucyshyn-Wright, Rory | Categorical algebra in analysis, geometry, and topology | Brandon University |
| Lundgren, Rylan | Synthetic Efficiency via Metal-Catalyzed Reductive and Oxidative Coupling Reactions | University of Alberta |
| Madison, Kirk | Quantum materials and quantum sensors with atomic and molecular gases | The University of British Columbia |
| Mariantoni, Matteo | Toward a Large-Scale Superconducting Quantum Computer: Error Management and Scalability | University of Waterloo |
| Martel, Richard | Electrically and Optically Active Nanostructures and Interfaces | Université de Montréal |
| Martynenko, Oleksiy | Intelligent Control of Drying with Machine Vision and Machine Learning | Dalhousie University |
| Menounos, Brian | An assessment of recent and past cryospheric change in western Canada | University of Northern British Columbia |
| Merlis, Timothy | Radiation-circulation coupling of atmospheric climate changes | McGill University |
| Metz, Gerlinde | Critical Periods of Experience-dependent Brain Plasticity: From Early Development to Old Age | University of Lethbridge |
| Molnar, Monika | Physiological correlates of monolingual and bilingual cognitive development | University of Toronto |
| Morand-Ferron, Julie | Causes and consequences of individual variation in cognition in natural populations | University of Ottawa |
| Morin, Jean-Francois | Novel Synthetic Design and Methods for Atomically Precise Nanographenes | Université Laval |
| Murugan, Mathav | Random processes and their underlying geometry | The University of British Columbia |
| Narbonne, Patrick | Identification and characterization of new factors involved in feedback regulation of stem cell proliferation | Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières |
| Naumova, Anna | Sexual dimorphism in the mammalian epigenome | McGill University |
| Newby, Jay | Automated particle tracking and stochastic modeling of molecular motion in submicron living systems | University of Alberta |
| O'Brien, William | Quantitative holistic assessment of environmental impacts of teleworking | Carleton University |
| Oruc, Ipek | Robust visual recognition of high-level form in human observers | The University of British Columbia |
| Ploeg, Heidi-Lynn | Bone Integrity for a Lifetime with Mechanical Loading | Queen's University |
| Postle, Luke | Graph Colouring and Local Algorithms | University of Waterloo |
| Proctor, Heather | Invertebrates as housekeepers and bodyguards: exploring the ecology of terrestrial and freshwater cleaning and defensive symbioses. | University of Alberta |
| Pudritz, Ralph | Connecting clustered star formation with the origin of life. | McMaster University |
| Qi, Zhiming | Effect of management practices on hydrology and nutrient losses from a tile-drained field under freeze-thaw conditions | McGill University |
| Qian, Li | Fiber-based quantum entanglement technologies | University of Toronto |
| Rahaman, Saifur | Advanced Materials and Emerging Technologies for Water Recycling, Reuse and Desalination | Concordia University |
| Rautio, Milla | Biogeochemical and ecological consequences of the freeze-melt cycle of freshwater ice | Université du Québec à Chicoutimi |
| Rivard, Eric | New Paradigms in Main Group Element Assembly and Catalysis | University of Alberta |
| Roksandic, Mirjana | At the Crossroads of Europe and Asia: Human evolution in the Central Balkans | The University of Winnipeg |
| Sanità, Laura | Efficient algorithms for optimization problems and their interplay with polyhedral combinatorics | University of Waterloo |
| Sauvageau, Dominic | Engineering bacteriophages for modified functionality | University of Alberta |
| Schmitz, Taylor | Integrating the neural and biochemical basis of attention in humans | The University of Western Ontario |
| Shapiro, B. Jesse | The origins of bacterial species and pangenomes in the wild | Université de Montréal |
| Sharlin, Ehud | An HRI Framework for Designing AV-Pedestrian Interaction | University of Calgary |
| Siciliano, Steven | Quantifying plant-mineral-microbe ecosystem services in the Arctic using Positron Emission Tomography. | University of Saskatchewan |
| Sills, Alison | Star Cluster Evolution: Near and Far, Large and Small, Old and Young | McMaster University |
| Simmons, Denina | Use of multi-omic approaches to enable non-lethal biological effects monitoring of wild fish | University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
| Smilek, Daniel | Understanding the Basic Mechanisms of Attentional Engagement and Disengagement | University of Waterloo |
| Soma, Kiran | Glucocorticoids and development of the immune system | The University of British Columbia |
| Spribille, Toby | Evolution of organismal composition and architecture in self-assembling fungal symbioses | University of Alberta |
| Stefanakis, Emmanuel | HALOS: Mapping Linear Features on Modern Geospatial Reference Frameworks | University of Calgary |
| Storr, Tim | New Frontiers in Ligand Design: From Electronic Structure to Novel Properties and Reactivity, to Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry | Simon Fraser University |
| Tank, Suzanne | Land-water linkages and the biogeochemical effects of permafrost thaw: From pore waters to watersheds and beyond | University of Alberta |
| Tavakoli Afshari, Seyed Mahdi | Advantages of reconfigurable and variable-impedance haptic user interfaces | University of Alberta |
| Tavares, Jason | Scalable, versatile surface engineering through photo-initiated chemical vapour deposition | École Polytechnique de Montréal |
| Taylor, Graham | Yielding and Exploiting Confidence in Deep Learning | University of Guelph |
| Thériault, Julie | Fundamentals of winter precipitation: theory and measurements | Université du Québec à Montréal |
| Trescases, Olivier | High-Reliability Fault-Tolerant Gallium Nitride Power Electronic Converters and ICs | University of Toronto |
| Tsai, Scott | All-aqueous water-in-water droplet microfluidics | Ryerson University |
| tsimerman, jacob | Arithmetic Applications of Definable and Hyperbolic Geometry | University of Toronto |
| Tufenkji, Nathalie | Fate and Impacts of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Terrestrial and Freshwater Environments | McGill University |
| Turculet, Laura | Silyl Pincer Transition Metal Complexes for Challenging Bond Activation and Catalysis | Dalhousie University |
| Vamosi, Jana | Speciation and extinction risk in the vascular plants of Canada | University of Calgary |
| Vickaryous, Matthew | Studies of naturally evolved regeneration | University of Guelph |
| Wang, Ke | Privacy Preserving synthesized data releasing via generative adversarial networks | Simon Fraser University |
| Wang, Linbo | Causal Inference with Massive and Complex data: High-dimensionality and Network Interference | University of Toronto |
| Whitehead, Shawn | Complementary mass spectrometry based detection of gangliosides and other lipids in the brain | The University of Western Ontario |
| Willing, Benjamin | The contribution of yeast to gastrointestinal microbial ecology and regulation of host physiology | University of Alberta |
| Wilson, Jonathan | The gut to gills of ion regulation | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| Wilson, Siobhan | Testing new models for sedimentary mineral behaviour | University of Alberta |
| Wurtele, Hugo | Modifications of newly synthesized histones and the cellular response to DNA replication stress | Université de Montréal |
| Xia, Yu | Using Structural Systems Biology Modelling to Probe High-Resolution Design Principles of Protein Networks | McGill University |
| Yang, Hao | CONNECTED SMART MOBILITY IN CANADA: COOPERATIVE VEHICLE-SIGNAL CONTROL | McMaster University |
| Yethiraj, Anand | Driven, directed or crowded: dynamics of soft matter near and far from equilibrium | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Zajacz, Zoltan | Controls on the fertility of magmas for the genesis of associated hydrothermal ore deposits | University of Toronto |
| Zhao, Boxin | Biomimetic Smart Functional Materials for Developing Soft Robotic Devices | University of Waterloo |
| Zheng, Rong | Enabling Interactive Perception Applications on Edge Devices | McMaster University |