Ten University of Waterloo researchers considered to be on the verge of a breakthrough will receive supplemental funding from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC).
The recipients of Discovery Accelerator Supplements (DAS) are among Waterloo researchers who are receiving funding through Discovery Grants, Research Tools and Instruments grants, and Postgraduate and Postdoctoral fellowships.
The researchers selected by NSERC to receive a $120,000 DAS are:
![Adil Al-Mayah](/corporate-research-partnerships/sites/default/files/uploads/images/2_6-150x150.png)
Adil Al-Mayah (Civil and Environmental Engineering): Integration of imaging and mechanics for advanced material characterization and structural repair
![Asimina Arvanitaki](/corporate-research-partnerships/sites/default/files/uploads/images/1_6-150x150.png)
Asimina Arvanitaki (Physics and Astronomy): Particle physics beyond colliders
![Andrew Doxey](/corporate-research-partnerships/sites/default/files/uploads/images/10-150x150.png)
Andrew Doxey (Biology): Detecting functional novelty in microbial genomes: Discovery and characterization of new metalloprotease and toxin families
![Robin Duncan](/corporate-research-partnerships/sites/default/files/uploads/images/9-150x150.png)
Robin Duncan (Kinesiology): A new enzyme in cardiolipin synthesis
![Irene Goldthorpe](/corporate-research-partnerships/sites/default/files/uploads/images/6_0-150x150.png)
Irene Goldthorpe (Electrical and Computer Engineering): Printable nanowire-based materials for the seamless integration of electronic functionality into textiles
![Matteo Mariantoni](/corporate-research-partnerships/sites/default/files/uploads/images/5_1-150x150.png)
Matteo Mariantoni (Physics and Astronomy): Toward a large-scale superconducting quantum computer: Error management and scalability
![Luke Postle](/corporate-research-partnerships/sites/default/files/uploads/images/7_0-150x150.png)
Luke Postle (Combinatorics and Optimization): Graph colouring and local algorithms
![Laura Sanita](/corporate-research-partnerships/sites/default/files/uploads/images/4_6-150x150.png)
Laura Sanità (Combinatorics and Optimization): Efficient algorithms for optimization problems and their interplay with polyhedral combinatorics
![Daniel Smilek](/corporate-research-partnerships/sites/default/files/uploads/images/8_0-150x150.png)
Daniel Smilek (Psychology): Understanding the basic mechanisms of attentional engagement and disengagement
![Boxin Zhao](/corporate-research-partnerships/sites/default/files/uploads/images/3_6-150x150.png)
Boxin Zhao (Chemical Engineering): Biomimetic "smart" functional materials for developing soft robotic devices