Last week, the Government of Canada announced research funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)’s largest and longest-standing program, the Discovery Grants. We are proud to share that several of our department members were successful in acquiring funds:
Research Tools and Instruments Grants Program
- Kevin Stamplecoskie: Benchmarking X-rays Scintillator Efficiency with Atomically Precise Clusters – $108,107
Discovery Grants (Individual) Program
- Diane Beauchemin: Pragmatic Methods for Forensic Analysis and for Risk Assessment of Food and Pharmaceutical Products Safety – $48,000
- Simon Hesp: Towards a Better Understanding of Oxidative and Thermo-Reversible Aging in Asphalt Cement – $48,000
Discovery Launch Supplements
- Rachel Baker (Chemical Engineering; cross-appointed to Chemistry): Exploring the Landscape of Electrochemical Reactions and Improving Process Sustainability through Paired Synthesis – $12,500
Also announced was the re-appointment of Cathleen Crudden as the Canada Research Chair in Metal Organic Chemistry, with $1.4 million in funding support.
Congratulations everyone!
You can get more details in the Gazette: https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/funding-boost-promising-research.