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2011-12 Strategic Project Grants Competition Results

NSERC awarded $32.4 million over three years to 70 applications in the 2011 Strategic Project Grants competition. The competition marked the launch of four newly defined target areas and proved very popular with the research community, attracting over 400 applications. Unfortunately, this resulted in a success ratio of 16.5 per cent. The average grant is $157,500 per year. The awards include three collaborative projects with researchers in France under a Memorandum of Understanding with l’Agence nationale de la recherche.

The competition results by target area appear below.

Environmental Science and Technologies
Name
Department
Institution
Co-applicants
Project Title
Industry Partners
Term
$ awarded
Blais, Jules
Biology
Ottawa
with:
  • Muir, Derek
  • Smol, John
  • Poulain, Alexandre
The Arctic in flux: How has recent climate change affected contaminants in aquatic arctic systems?
  • Environment Canada
  • Government of Northwest Territories
  • Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
  • Ontario Ministry of the Environment
  • Parks Canada Agency
3yr - Inst. 1
$163,020.00
Coulibaly, Paulin
Civil Engineering
McMaster
with:
  • Burn, Donald
  • Kanaroglou, Pavlos Savas
Decision support tool for integrated water monitoring networks design and evaluation
  • BC Hydro
  • Environment Canada
  • Hydro-Québec
  • Ontario Ministry of the Environment
3yr - Inst. 1
$242,400.00
Dorner, Sarah
Génies Civil, géologique et des mines
École Polytechnique
with:
  • Payment, Pierre
  • Prévost, Michèle
  • Villemur, Richard
  • Sauvé, Sébastien
Micropollutant sources and dynamics in urban waters: assessing priorities for urban source water protection
  • Avensys Inc.
  • Dével. durable, de l'Env. et des Parcs
  • Ontario Ministry of the Environment
  • Ville de Laval
  • Ville de Montréal
3yr - Inst. 1
$173,908.00
Eimers, Catherine
Geography
Trent
with:
  • Dillon, Peter
  • Hall, Roland
  • Molot, Lewis
  • Watmough, Shaun
Causes and implications of changes in phosphorus delivery to Precambrian Shield lakes during the critical spring melt period
  • District Municipality of Muskoka
  • Ontario Ministry of the Environment
3yr - Inst. 1
$193,150.00
Hall, Eric
Civil Engineering
British Columbia
with:
  • Mavinic, Donald
  • Lo, Kwang Victor
  • Bérubé, Pierre
Innovative municipal wastewater treatment with resource recovery
  • CH2M HILL Canada Limited
  • GE Water & Process Technologies
  • Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd
  • NovaTec Consultants Inc.
  • Opus DaytonKnight Consultants Ltd
  • Sanitherm Inc.
  • Stantec Consulting Ltd (US)
3yr - Inst. 1
$159,772.00
Li, Xing-Fang
Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Alberta
with:
  • Hrudey, Steve
Novel tools for characterization of new drinking water disinfection byproducts and health effects
  • AB Sciex LP
  • City of Calgary
  • City of Ottawa
  • City of Wetaskiwin
  • City of Winnipeg
  • EPCOR Water Services
  • Halifax Regional Water Commission
  • Health Canada
  • National Research Council of Canada
  • Trojan Technologies Inc.
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
3yr - Inst. 1
$128,000.00
Lobb, David
Soil Science
Manitoba
with:
  • Petticrew, Ellen
  • Benoy, Glenn
  • Owens, Philip
Development of environmental fingerprinting techniques for sources of sediment and associated phosphorus within agricultural watersheds of Canada
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  • Deerwood Soil & Water Management Assoc.
  • Environment Canada
3yr - Inst. 1
$204,450.00
Metcalfe, Chris
Environmental and Resource Studies
Trent
with:
  • Xenopoulos, Marguerite
  • Hintelmann, Holger
  • Paterson, Michael
  • Frost, Paul
Impacts of nanosilver on a lake ecosystem
  • Environment Canada
  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada
3yr - Inst. 1
$238,200.00
O'Carroll, Denis
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Western Ontario
with:
  • Smart, Christopher
  • Sleep, Brent
  • Voogt, James
  • Lundholm, Jeremy
  • Robinson, Clare
Impacts of green roofs on storm water management and urban climate
  • City of London
  • Cornerstone Architecture Incorporated
  • Eagle Lake Turf Farms Ltd.
  • LiveRoof Ontario Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$191,099.00
Pelletier, Emilien
Sciences de la mer de Rimouski, Institut des
Québec à Rimouski
with:
  • Campbell, Peter
  • Gagné, Jean-Pierre
  • Rouleau, Claude
  • Gagnon, Jonathan
  • Fortin, Claude
Tracking silver nanomaterials in the aquatic environment
  • Dével. durable, de l'Env. et des Parcs
  • Environment Canada
3yr - Inst. 1
$179,770.00
Taghipour, Fariborz
Chemical and Biological Engineering
British Columbia
with:
  • Mohseni, Madjid
Development of ultraviolet light emitting diode (UV-LED) reactors for water purification
  • BI Pure Water (Canada) Inc.
  • Enginuity Design Ltd.
  • Spectral Innovations Ltd.
3yr - Inst. 1
$126,000.00
Tyagi, Rajeshwar Dayal
Centre Eau, Terre et Environnement (ETE)
INRS
with:
  • Valéro, José
  • Brar, Satinder Kaur
Production of lipids for bioconversion to biodiesel using new sludge isolated microorganisms and employing wastewater sludge as a raw material
  • Alfa-Laval
  • Greater Moncton Sewerage Commission
  • L2I Financials Solutions
  • Sigma Devtech
3yr - Inst. 1
$163,800.00
Vijayan, Mathilakath
Biology
Waterloo
with:
  • Habibi, Hamid
  • Servos, Mark
  • McConkey, Brendan
Impact of Bisphenol A accumulation in rainbow trout eggs: A multigenerational OMICs approach for developing risk assessment tools
  • Environment Canada
3yr - Inst. 1
$185,964.00
Information and Communications Technologies
Name
Department
Institution
Co-applicants
Project Title
Industry Partners
Term
$ awarded
Albert, Jacques
Electronics
Carleton
with:
  • Barry, Sean
  • Ianoul, Anatoli
The MOSAIC project: Multimodal Optical Sensor Applications, Interfaces, and Controls
  • Institut National d'Optique
  • LxDATA
  • Spartan Bioscience Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$221,000.00
Cooke, David
Physics
McGill
with:
  • Dignam, Marc
  • Morandotti, Roberto
  • Ozaki, Tsuneyuki
High-field Terahertz Characterization of transport Phenomena in Graphene and Semiconductor
  • Axis Photonique inc.
  • TeTechS Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$172,152.00
El-Sheimy, Naser
Geomatics Engineering
Calgary
with:
  • Gao, Yang
  • Noureldin, Aboelmagd
Next generation multi-sensor systems for personal navigation in challenging GPS environments
  • Hemisphere GPS Inc
  • National Defence
  • Wireless Edge Canada Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$126,000.00
Gazor, Saeed
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Queen's
with:
  • Blostein, Steven
  • Kim, Il-Min
  • Ghasemi, Amir
Adaptive Spectrum Allocation and Sensing for Cognitive Communication
  • AUG Signals Ltd
  • Industry Canada
3yr - Inst. 1
$168,000.00
Helmy, Amr
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of
Toronto
with:
  • Morandotti, Roberto
Terahertz-speed soliton laser based on intergrated nonlinear filtering, amplification & spectral reshaping
  • MPB Communications Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$158,500.00
Irani, Pourang
Computer Science
Manitoba
with:
  • Hegmann, Torsten
Collaborative Access to Information about Physical Objects via See-Through Displays
  • C3A Inc.
  • IMRIS Inc.
  • St. Vital Centre
  • Winnipeg Art Gallery
3yr - Inst. 1
$97,990.00
Irani, Pourang
Computer Science
Manitoba
with:
  • Fisher, Brian
  • McGuffin, Michael
Interactive and Visual Analysis Tools for Activity Monitoring Data
  • Oculus Information Inc.
  • PureLink Technology Inc.
  • SMT Research Ltd
3yr - Inst. 1
$138,450.00
Kashyap, Raman
Génie physique
École Polytechnique
with:
  • Laurin, Jean-Jacques
  • Wu, Ke
Novel RoF transport using heterodyne Detection
  • Teraxion Inc.
2yr - Inst. 1
$95,300.00
Maier, Martin
Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunication - Montréal
INRS
with:
  • Mouftah, Hussein
  • Joos, Geza
Fiber-wireless access sensor networks and new communcations paradigms for a future low carbon society of e-mobility and smart microgirds
  • Ericsson Canada Inc.
  • Hydro-Québec
  • MPB Communications Inc.
  • Neoptix Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$144,500.00
Martin, Patrick
Computing, School of
Queen's
with:
  • Hassanein, Hossam
  • Zulkernine, Mohammad
  • Brohman, Kathryn
Enabling elastic services
  • CA Canada Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$160,000.00
Matwin, Stan
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science , School of
Ottawa
with:
  • Sokolova, Marina
Novel Techniques for Data Privacy Protection
  • Privacy Analytics Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$109,505.00
Mazumdar, Ravi
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Waterloo
with:
  • Sundaram, Shreyas
  • Patel, Hiren D.
  • Garg, Siddharth
Cross-layer Resource Management for Cloud Computing Platforms
  • Research in Motion Limited
3yr - Inst. 1
$173,660.00
Morandotti, Roberto
Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications (ÉMT) Varennes
INRS
with:
  • Aimez, Vincent
Ultra-fast all-optical phase-sensitive oscilloscopes on a chip
  • Enablence Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$145,000.00
Moshovos, Andreas
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of
Toronto
with:
  • Kutulakos, Kiriakos
  • Enright Jerger, Natalie
Developing, Analyzing and Accelerating Smartphone Workloads
  • Nokia Research Center
  • Qualcomm Canada Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$181,790.00
Staub-French, Sheryl
Civil Engineering
British Columbia
with:
  • Booth, Kellogg
  • Pottinger, Rachel
  • Kellett, Ronald
  • Senbel, Maged
IDEAS2.0: Integrative Data-Enabled Approaches to Sustainability across Scales
  • Autodesk Canada Inc
  • British Columbia
  • Busby Perkins & Will
  • CloverPoint
  • Galdos Systems Inc.
  • Pulse Energy
  • SAP Canada Inc.
  • SMART Technologies ULC
3yr - Inst. 1
$147,920.00
Tatu, Serioja
Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunication - Montréal
INRS
with:
  • Wu, Ke
  • Frigon, Jean-François
Millimeter Wave MIMO for Emerging Wireless Communication Systems Operating at Quasi Optical Speeds
  • Focus Microwaves Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$134,000.00
Yao, Jianping
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science , School of
Ottawa
with:
  • Cartledge, John
Optical broadband infrastructures for wired and wireless area networks
  • CMC Microsystems
  • Teraxion Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$146,000.00
Young, Jeff
Physics and Astronomy
British Columbia
with:
  • Gordon, Reuven
  • van Veggel, Frank
  • Steuerman, David
Development and Validation of a Nanophotonics Simulation Toolbox
  • Lumerical Solutions Inc.
  • Victoria
3yr - Inst. 1
$149,500.00
Manufacturing
Name
Department
Institution
Co-applicants
Project Title
Industry Partners
Term
$ awarded
Cadien, Kenneth
Chemical and Materials Engineering
Alberta
with:
  • Mitra, Sushanta K
  • Bhattacharjee, Subir
  • Thundat, Thomas
Nano-catalytic energy cell
  • Micralyne Inc.
  • Scanimetrics Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$184,260.00
Erb, Uwe
Materials Science and Engineering
Toronto
Development of a Manufacturing Technology for Functional Surface Finishing
  • Integran Technologies Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$143,385.00
Fraser, James
Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy
Queen's
with:
  • Yang, Victor
Automated medical device manufacturing through coherent imaging
  • Plexis Precision
3yr - Inst. 1
$174,675.00
Guthrie, Roderick
Mining & Materials Engineering.
McGill
Competitive steel quality processing through innovative modelling
  • Heraeus Electro-Nite Corp
  • Rio Tinto - Iron & Titanium Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$213,554.00
Henein, Hani
Chemical and Materials Engineering
Alberta
with:
  • Gallerneault, Mark
ANR-Microstructural modelling of rapidly solidified droplets and spray formed strip of Al-Cu-Sc
  • Novelis Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$120,400.00
Hibbard, Glenn
Materials Science and Engineering
Toronto
with:
  • Steeves, Craig
Manufacturing optimal net-shape nanocrystalline microstruss materials
  • Integran Technologies Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$154,500.00
Kaur, Kamaljit
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of
Alberta
with:
  • Mitra, Sushanta K
  • Thundat, Thomas
Detection of pathogenic bacteria through antimicrobial peptide-based canetilever bio-MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) sensor
  • AQL Management Consulting Inc.
  • CanBiocin Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$141,700.00
Légaré, François
Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications (ÉMT) Varennes
INRS
with:
  • Vedula, Ravi Bhardwaj
  • Ozaki, Tsuneyuki
Table-top high flux femtosecond soft X-ray beamline at the advanced laser light source: New scientific and industrial applications
  • Applied Nanotools Inc.
  • Axis Photonique inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$167,600.00
Menon, Carlo
Engineering Science, School of
Simon Fraser
with:
  • Kaminska, Bozena
Competitive strategic development of a novel detachable bonding technology
  • Adigy Canada Inc.
  • Pattison Sign Group
  • WaveTeq Communications Inc
3yr - Inst. 1
$135,350.00
Mi, Zetian
Electrical and Computer Engineering
McGill
with:
  • Shih, Ishiang
  • Botton, Gianluigi
  • Guo, Hong
Ultrahigh-efficiency phosphor-free InGaN/GaN Dot-in-a-wire white light emitting diodes monolithically grown on silicon
  • Future Lighting Solutions
  • Tran Teck Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$151,000.00
Militzer, Matthias
Materials Engineering
British Columbia
with:
  • Provatas, Nikolas
  • Hoyt, Jeff
  • Sinclair, Chadwick
  • Zurob, Hatem
  • Rottler, Joerg
Simulation of complex microstructure pathways for alloy design
  • ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc.
  • ESSAR Steel Algoma Inc.
  • Evraz Inc. NA
  • Novelis Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$205,250.00
Moineau, Sylvain
Biochimie, de microbiologie et de bio-informatique
Laval
with:
  • Subirade, Muriel
Control of phages during the manufacturing of cheeses with added whey protein concentrate
  • Agropur coopérative
3yr - Inst. 1
$163,192.00
Park, Chul
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Toronto
with:
  • Naguib, Hani
Development of bead foaming technology for polyester nanocomposites
  • SABIC Innovative Plastics
3yr - Inst. 1
$110,000.00
Schirrmacher, Ralf
Neurology and Neurosurgery
McGill
with:
  • Lennox, Bruce
A gold-nanoparticle kit for the development of tailor-made radiodiagnostics and radio-therapeutics
  • DRAXIMAGE Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$120,000.00
Stafford, Luc
Physique
Montréal
with:
  • Riedl, Bernard
  • Chaker, Mohamed
  • Margot, Joëlle
ANR - Development of functional, nanostructured coatings on wood surfaces using cold, atmospheric-pressure plasmas
  • FPInnovations
  • Plasmionique Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$146,252.00
Sun, Yu
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Toronto
Nanomanufacturing: Manipulation and characterization of pre-synthesized nanomaterials
  • Hitachi High-Technologies Canada Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$129,867.00
Thangadurai, Venkataraman
Chemistry
Calgary
with:
  • Birss, Viola
Protecting stainless steel surfaces using ppm levels of sulfur compounds during ethylene production
  • NOVA Chemicals Corporation
3yr - Inst. 1
$159,000.00
Wang, Suning
Chemistry
Queen's
with:
  • Lu, Zheng-Hong
Triarylborane-Functionalized Blue Phosphorescent Platinum Compounds for High Efficiency organic Light emitting devices
  • 1-Material
  • EnSi Solutions Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$154,000.00
Yudin, Andrei
Chemistry
Toronto
with:
  • Wheeler, Aaron
Manufacturing of bioactive molecules using digital microfluidics
  • Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd
  • MaRS Innovation
  • Sigma-Aldrich Corp.
3yr - Inst. 1
$176,000.00
Natural Resources and Energy
Name
Department
Institution
Co-applicants
Project Title
Industry Partners
Term
$ awarded
Bergeron, Yves
Camp mathématique
Québec à Montréal
with:
  • Morin, Hubert
  • Gauthier, Sylvie
  • Girardin, Martin-Philippe
  • Drobyshev, Igor
Perturbations naturelles, résilience des forêts et aménagement forestier: le cas de la limite nordique d'attribution des forêts au Québec dans un contexte de changement climatique
  • Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune
  • Ouranos Consortium
3yr - Inst. 1
$188,300.00
Blowes, David
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Waterloo
with:
  • Ptacek, Carol
  • Amos, Richard
Metal isotope ratios as indicators of dissolved metal release and attenuation
  • Environment Canada
  • Lorax Environmental Services Ltd
  • Xstrata Nickel
3yr - Inst. 1
$181,000.00
Buckham, Brad
Mechanical Engineering
Victoria
with:
  • Wild, Peter
  • Rowe, Andrew Michael
  • Oshkai, Peter
  • Crawford, Curran
Wave energy generation and integration - the West Coast wave initiative
  • Axys Technologies Inc.
  • CANMET
  • DSA Ltd
  • Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions
  • Pulse Energy
3yr - Inst. 1
$120,500.00
Bureau, Dominique
Animal and Poultry Science
Guelph
with:
  • Cant, John
Efficiency of protein deposition and amino acid utilization as key factors for improving feed efficiency, economical and environmental sustainability of rainbow trout culture
  • Aqua-Cage Fisheries Ltd
  • Martin Mills Inc.
  • Ministry of Natural Resources
3yr - Inst. 1
$150,428.00
Dinavahi, Venkata
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Alberta
Development of a reconfigurable and data-parallel architecture for real-time digital simulation of large-scale electric power systems
  • OPAL-RT Technologies Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$107,470.00
Ding, Zhifeng
Chemistry
Western Ontario
Enhancing efficiency of photovoltaic cells by optimizations of their thin films
  • CIS Scientific Canada Inc.
  • Rosstech Signals Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$181,255.00
Hacke, Uwe
Renewable Resources
Alberta
with:
  • Campbell, Malcolm
Exploring variation in transcriptional profiles and hydraulic architecture in hybrid poplar clones
  • Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$138,991.00
Hinzer, Karin
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science , School of
Ottawa
with:
  • Schriemer, Henry
  • Arès, Richard
  • Aimez, Vincent
4CPV: Materials and processes for quad-junction concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar cells with conversion efficiencies in the 45%-50% range, grown by chemical beam epitaxy
  • Cyrium Technologies Incorporated
3yr - Inst. 1
$167,500.00
Kaminska, Bozena
Engineering Science, School of
Simon Fraser
with:
  • Kavanagh, Karen
  • Menon, Carlo
A transformative, scalable solar photovoltaic energy system based on organic nano-electronics
  • BC Hydro
3yr - Inst. 1
$188,550.00
Kesler, Olivera
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Toronto
Scientific challenges in scaling up of metal-supported solid oxide fuel cell size and production volume
  • Magna International Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$75,550.00
Kunst, Ljerka
Botany
British Columbia
with:
  • Haughn, George
ANR / Increasing oil content by redirecting carbon flux during seed development. Project acronym: SYNERGY (Seeds Yield eNERGY)
  • Linnaeus Plant Sciences Inc.
  • National Research Council of Canada
3yr - Inst. 1
$142,700.00
Li, Kecheng
Chemical Engineering
New Brunswick
with:
  • Master, Emma
  • Chen, Aicheng
Innovative technologies for biorefining of wood and agriculture biomass
  • Irving Paper Limited
  • NewPage Port Hawkesbury Corp
  • Resolute Forest Products
3yr - Inst. 1
$198,880.00
Lumsden, John
Pathobiology
Guelph
with:
  • MacInnes, Janet
  • Dixon, Brian
Immunity, vaccination and rainbow trout family susceptibility to flavobacterium psychrophilum
  • Cedarlane Laboratories Ltd
  • Lyndon Fish Hatcheries Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$183,700.00
McLean, Alexander
Materials Science and Engineering
Toronto
Investigation of a novel levitation technique for generation of solar grade silicon
  • Process Research ORTECH Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$120,000.00
Mi, Zetian
Electrical and Computer Engineering
McGill
with:
  • Guo, Hong
  • Sun, Xueliang
Green hydrogen: solar-powered photochemical water splitting on InGaN nanowire arrays
  • CIS Scientific Canada Inc.
  • Hydro-Québec
3yr - Inst. 1
$133,000.00
Quitoriano, Nathaniel
Mining & Materials Engineering.
McGill
with:
  • Guo, Hong
  • Bevan, Kirk
Inexpensive, high-efficiency solar cells
  • JYS Technologies Inc
  • PreciGate Corp
  • SEMAFO Énergie Inc.
3yr - Inst. 1
$121,700.00
Richards, Jeremy
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Alberta
with:
  • Unsworth, Martyn
  • Cheng, Li Zhen
Mineral exploration under deep cover: Improving the effectiveness of ZTEM surveys for porphyry copper exploration in the Canadian cordillera
  • Geotech Ltd.
  • Hunter Dickinson Inc.
  • KGE Management Ltd
  • Taseko Mines Limited
3yr - Inst. 1
$210,809.00
Steer, Ronald
Chemistry
Saskatchewan
with:
  • Paige, Matthew
  • Burgess, Ian
  • Kelly, Timothy
  • Scott, Robert
Improving the efficiency and longevity of sensitized solar photovoltaic cells using non-coherent photon upconversion with dual absorber/upconverters
  • MW Canada Ltd.
3yr - Inst. 1
$180,000.00
Sun, Xueliang
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Western Ontario
with:
  • Sham, Tsun-Kong
Porous, hollow, dendrite Pt-based nanostructures for low-cost and high-performance PEM fuel cells
  • General Motors of Canada Ltd
3yr - Inst. 1
$98,000.00
Thomas, Sean
Forestry, Faculty of
Toronto
with:
  • Smith, Sandra (Sandy)
  • Simpson, Myrna
  • Caspersen, John
  • Basiliko, Nathan
Biochar as a soil amendment in northern forests: ecology, biogeochemistry, and bioenergy tradeoffs
  • Haliburton Forest & Wildlife Reserve Ltd
  • Ministry of Natural Resources
3yr - Inst. 1
$169,480.00