Twenty-six researchers and graduate students from Carleton’s research-intensive Faculty of Engineering and Design have been awarded $3.3 million in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to conduct ground-breaking engineering research on projects such as eco-efficient aircraft, wearable sensor networks for interactive applications, and optimization of smart net-zero energy communities.
The announcement was made on Thursday, June 23 by the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, at an event in Hamilton, Ontario. The funds include NSERC’s Discovery Grants (spanning five years) and Doctoral Scholarships and Fellowships (spanning two to three years).
“Today’s investment will allow many of Canada’s scientists and engineers to explore the frontiers of knowledge where they can make exciting new discoveries,” said Duncan. “Our government is committed to investing in these future research leaders and in the cutting-edge ideas that will lead Canada to social and economic growth for a better tomorrow.”
Nimal Rajapakse, Carleton’s vice-president (Research and International), expressed his appreciation for NSERC’s high level of support.
“Carleton University’s world-class researchers are doing important work on some of the most pressing questions of our time,” he said. “NSERC’s phenomenal support in this funding round will help them continue to pursue the answers to these questions while solidifying the university’s position as a leading research institution.”
Discovery Grant Recipients Include:
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- A. O. Abd El Halim
- Scott Bucking
- Amir Hakami
- Karim Ismail
- Banu Örmeci
Department of Electronics
- Ramachandra Achar
- Ralph Mason
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Mostafa El Sayed
- John Goldak
- Jie Liu
- Edgar Matida
- Craig Merrett
- Jurek Sasiadek
Department of Systems and Computer Engineering
- James Green
- Frank Knoefel
- Yvan Labiche
- Sreeraman Rajan
- Eranga Ukwatta
- Murray Woodside
- Halim Yanikomeroglu
School of Information Technology
- Robert Teather
- Anthony Whitehead
NSERC Scholarship and Fellowship Recipients Include:
- Suzan Bsat (Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering)
- Bradley Conrad (Mechanical Engineering)
- Huseyin Gunay (Civil Engineering)
- Ahmed Hassan (Civil Engineering)
About Research at Carleton University:
Carleton University is a dynamic, interdisciplinary research-intensive institution with a creative international approach to research that has led to many significant discoveries and creative works in science and engineering, business, public policy and the arts. Home to many award-winning researchers, Carleton is uniquely committed to discovery, knowledge, and understanding of the world around us.
About NSERC:
NSERC is a federal agency that helps make Canada a country of discoverers and innovators for all Canadians. The agency supports some 30,000 post-secondary students and postdoctoral fellows in their advanced studies. NSERC promotes discovery by funding more than 12,000 professors every year and fosters innovation by encouraging about 2,000 Canadian companies to participate and invest in post-secondary research projects.
