Eleven University of Winnipeg researchers received $4,976,773 in Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) funding through the Discovery Grants Program.
(L-R) Dr. Mary Adedayo, Dr. Srimathie Indraratne, Dr. Jamie Ritch, Dr. Jitendra Paliwal, and Dr. Caleb Hasler all received NSERC grants.
NSERC Discovery Grants
The Discovery Grants Program assists in promoting and maintaining a diversified base of high-quality research capability in the natural sciences and engineering in Canadian universities; fosters research excellence; and provides a stimulating environment for research training.
Discovery Grants were awarded to nine researchers:
Dr. Mary Adedayo, Applied Computer Science, was awarded $217, 500 or the project Advancing Tools and Techniques for N0SQL Database Forensics
Dr. Srimathie Indraratne, Environmental Studies and Sciences, was awarded $175,000 for the project Integrated Chemical Immobilization and Phytostabilization for Recovery of Metal-Contaminated Boreal Forest Soils
Dr. James Currie, Mathematics and Statistics, was awarded $160,000 for the project Commutative Critical Exponents
Dr. Caleb Hasler, Biology, was awarded $220,000 for the project Biological Responses of Freshwater Fishes to Elevated Carbon Dioxide
Dr. Mostafa Nasri, Mathematics and Statistics, was awarded $167,500 for the project Nonsmooth and Nonconvex Optimization and Equilibrium Problems: Theory and Applications in Data Science
Dr. Jitendra Paliwal, Applied Computer Science, was awarded $235,000 for the project Digital Twins for Predictive Grain Storage Management
Dr. Andrew Frey, Physics, was awarded $250,000 for the project Extra Dimensions in String Theory
Dr. Blair Jamieson, Physics, was awarded $463,773 for the project Winnipeg Technical Team for Subatomic Physics Research. With co-applicants Dr. Russell Mammei and Dr. Jeff Martin.
Dr. Jeffery Martin, Physics, was awarded $3,000,000 for the project The TUCAN Source and EDM Experiment. With co-applicants Dr. Russell Mammei and Dr. Blair Jamieson.
Discovery Development Grants
Discovery Development Grants is a complementary program element to the Discovery Grants Program. The goal is to promote and maintain a diversified base of high-quality research and provide a stimulating environment for research training in small universities across Canada.
Discovery Development Grants, were awarded to:
Dr. Jamie Ritch, Chemistry, was awarded $44,000 for the project Selenium and Tellurium Platforms for Unique Transition Metal Reactivity
Dr. Mirjana Roksandic, Anthropology, was awarded $44,000 for the project Fossil Apes from the Eastern Mediterranean Area
NSERC funds visionaries, explorers, and innovators who are searching for the scientific and technical breakthroughs that will benefit Canada. The agency supports more than 33,000 post-secondary students and postdoctoral fellows each year through training with Canada's most talented scientists and engineers. In total, 76 per cent of Canada's world-class researchers in the natural sciences and engineering are backed by NSERC Discovery investments, with 8,600 Discovery Grants, scholarships, and fellowships awarded each year for research ranging from the nanoscale and the astronomical to the prehistoric and the futuristic.
UWinnipeg gratefully acknowledges the funding received from the Government of Canada's (RSF). Every year, the federal government invests in research excellence in the areas of health sciences, engineering, natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities through its three granting agencies. The RSF reinforces this research investment by helping institutions ensure their federally funded research projects are conducted in world-class facilities with the best equipment and administrative support available.
