Congratulations to 17 Water Institute Researchers involved in the University of Waterloo based infrastructure projects recently awarded more than $3.8-million to tackle national and global challenges, according to an announcement from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI). CFI has committed $64 million in research infrastructure funding through the John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) program, across 40 Canadian universities. With JELF funding,"universities across the country will be able to attract and support promising, world-class researchers who will use their expertise and creativity to bring novel ideas to solve concrete problems that impact society," said Roseann O'Reilly Runte, President and CEO of CFI.
This year's funding will support projects in areas ranging from wastewater treatment to DNA approaches for cancer therapy, permitting brilliant minds to kick start or move their careers forward.
Member projects to receive infrastructure funding are:
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Infrastructure to Identify and Mitigate Threats to Drinking Water Source Quality and Treatability in a Changing Climate |
$250,000 |
Monica Emelko - Civil and Environmental Engineering (co-applicants: Kirsten Muller - Biology, Anh Pham - Civil and Environmental Engineering) |
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Developing Photoacoustic Remote Sensing (PARS) for Next Generation Real-time Medical Imaging in-Situ |
$209,440 |
Parsin Haji Reza - Systems Design Engineering (co-applicant: Anita Layton - Applied Mathematics) |
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Multi-user High-resolution X-ray Powder Diffractometer with Heating Stage |
$103,668 |
Holger Kleinke - Chemistry (co-applicants: Anna Klinkova - Chemistry, Carol Ptacek - Earth and Environmental Sciences) |
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A Data-informed Model for Predicting Kidney Outcomes |
$118,221 |
Anita Layton - Applied Mathematics (co-applicant: Raouf Boutaba - Cheriton School of Computer Science) |
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Laboratory X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy to Accelerate Sustainable Technology Development |
$560,000 |
Rodney Smith - Chemistry (co-applicants: David Blowes - Earth and Environmental Sciences, David Hawthorn - Physics and Astronomy) |
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CPU-GPU Enabled Computational Modelling of the Coastal Ocean |
$83,425 |
Marek Stastna - Applied Mathematics (co-applicants: Kevin Lamb - Applied Mathematics, Francis Poulin - Applied Mathematics) |
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Infrared Imaging and Drop Shape Analyzer Systems for Surface Science and Bionanomaterials Development |
$80,000 |
Boxin Zhao - Chemical Engineering (co-applicants: William Anderson, Tizazu Mekonnen - Chemical Engineering) |
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Developing a Unique Canadian Critical Zone Observatory at the Lake-landscape Interface |
$150,000 |
Andrea Brookfield - Earth and Environmental Sciences |
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Mitigation of Collapse Risks of Civil Infrastructure by Developing Novel and Reliable Non-destructive Testing Techniques |
$109,095 |
Giovanni Cascante - Civil and Environmental Engineering (co-applicants: Hassan Baaj - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Maria Anna Polak- Civil and Environmental Engineering) |
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Development of Sustainable Technology Platform for Paper-based Monitoring Devices |
$125,200 |
Sushanta Mitra - Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering |
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Electric Aviation: Operational testing of low carbon aviation technology |
$131,124 |
Paul Parker - Geography and Environmental Management (co-applicants: Suzanne Kearns - Geography and Environmental Management, Mehrdad Pirnia - Management Sciences) |
Read the Office of Research announcement here for a full list of University of Waterloo Projects to receive infrastructure funding.