Slim Boumaiza and Niels Bols recieve NSERC Strategic Grant

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

CBB members Slim Boumaiza (Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Niels Bols (Biology) are two of eleven Waterloo researchers campus-wide to receive $5.3 million in funding from the Natural Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to work with industry on strategic research.

Dr. Boumaiza is partnering with Keysight Technologies and Focus Microwaves: creating efficient bridges between flexible 5G radio frequency devices and circuit levels, as well as circuit and system levels.

Dr. Bols is partnering with British Columbia Blueberry Council and Skretting Canada Inc.: screening chemicals and biological agents for their ability to promote gut health in fish.

[Waterloo News]