Ten University of Winnipeg researchers received $2,075,500 in Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) funding through the Discovery Grants Program.
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, totaling $2,031,500, were awarded to nine researchers:
Dr. Roman Belli, Department of Chemistry, received $12,500 and $205,000 for the project Sustainable main group chemistry via inorganic and organometallic principles
Dr. Nora Casson, Department of Geography, received $300,000 for the project Source and fate of dissolved organic matter in boreal headwater catchments
Dr. Emily Chase, Department of Biology, received $12,500 and $190,000 for the project Evolutionary and ecological roles of aquatic microeukaryotic algae virus-host systems
Dr. Alberto Civetta, Department of Biology, received $245,000 for the project The genetics of female and male contributions to postmating prezygotic isolation between species of Drosophila
Dr. Douglas Craig, Department of Chemistry, received $195,000 for the project Single molecule enzymology
Dr. Russell Mammei, Department of Physics, received $284,000 for the project Fundamental measurements with cold neutrons: Nab, PNab, and BL3 experiments
Dr. Narad Rampersad, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, received $170,000 for the project Threshold and structure problems in combinatorics on words
Dr. Bradley Rey, Department of Applied Computer Science, received $12,500 and $180,000 for the project Enhancing in-situ data exploration on smartwatches for greater health insights
Dr. Christopher Wiebe, Department of Chemistry, received $225,000 for the project Topology driven discovery of new quantum materials at the edge of stability
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.
A Discovery Development Grant, totaling $44,000, was awarded to:
Dr. Md Hossain, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, received $44,000 for the project Shrinkage, pretesting, and ensemble techniques in low and high-dimensional data analysis
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 Research Support Fund (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.
