New UVic researchers earn $1.3m
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
is awarding New Opportunities grants, worth $1,365,884, to nine researchers
who have been appointed to faculty positions at UVic in the last 18 months.
“These awards recognize new researchers whose work will surely be of direct benefit to Canadians in a wide range of fields,” says Dr. David Strangway, CFI president and CEO. “These projects were selected following a highly competitive process and will help ensure that researchers and students at the University of Victoria have access to a world-class research and training environment.”
The following researchers are receiving grants:
Dr. Daniela Damian, an assistant professor of computer science, is being awarded $235,545 to build a research facility for the study of advanced collaborative technologies in global software development.
Dr. Scott McIndoe, currently an assistant professor in the department of chemistry at the University of Cambridge, is being granted $232,719 to help finance the construction of a research facility for the investigation of organometallic catalysis using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. McIndoe will join UVic’s chemistry department in August.
Dr. Geoffrey Steeves, currently a postdoctoral researcher in the physics department of the University of California Santa Barbara, is being given $208,000 to develop a new ultrafast scanning tunneling microscopy lab. Steeves will join UVic’s physics and astronomy department in August.
Dr. Jay Cullen, an assistant professor of chemical oceanography, will use his $180,805 grant to construct a laboratory for research in marine geochemistry.
Dr. Rodney Herring, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, will use his $150,000 grant to construct a confocal holography microscope. The CH microscope will enable the measurement of both the phase and amplitude of a beam inside an object, which gives its absolute state.
Dr. James Tanaka, who will join UVic’s psychology department in July, will receive $120,000 to construct a brain and cognitive vision laboratory. Tanaka is looking to discover the reasons why people who have Autism Spectrum Disorder have difficulties recognizing certain categories of objects, such as human faces, as well as possible solutions. Tanaka is currently an associate professor of psychology at Oberlin College, Ohio.
Dr. Amirali Baniasadi, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, will use his $109,232 grant to help finance the creation of a lab to research low-power design.
Dr. Kui Wu, an assistant professor of computer science, will use his $85,863 grant to create a laboratory for wireless sensor networks.
Dr. Ryan Rhodes, an assistant professor of exercise psychology, will use his $43,720 grant to develop a research lab to study behavioural medicine.
In all, CFI is providing $43.5 million in infrastructure for 237 projects at 46 universities across the country. Dr. Rey Pagtakhan, minister of veterans affairs and secretary of state (science, research and development), and Strangway made the announcement at a news conference in Ottawa today.
CFI, a not-for-profit organization created by the federal government to bolster Canadian research, finances 40 percent of its New Opportunities grants, which are aimed at supporting the growth of new faculty members. Other sources (i.e., university, industry, provincial government) provide the remaining 60 percent. For more information about CFI visit www.innovation.ca.
“These awards recognize new researchers whose work will surely be of direct benefit to Canadians in a wide range of fields,” says Dr. David Strangway, CFI president and CEO. “These projects were selected following a highly competitive process and will help ensure that researchers and students at the University of Victoria have access to a world-class research and training environment.”
The following researchers are receiving grants:
Dr. Daniela Damian, an assistant professor of computer science, is being awarded $235,545 to build a research facility for the study of advanced collaborative technologies in global software development.
Dr. Scott McIndoe, currently an assistant professor in the department of chemistry at the University of Cambridge, is being granted $232,719 to help finance the construction of a research facility for the investigation of organometallic catalysis using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. McIndoe will join UVic’s chemistry department in August.
Dr. Geoffrey Steeves, currently a postdoctoral researcher in the physics department of the University of California Santa Barbara, is being given $208,000 to develop a new ultrafast scanning tunneling microscopy lab. Steeves will join UVic’s physics and astronomy department in August.
Dr. Jay Cullen, an assistant professor of chemical oceanography, will use his $180,805 grant to construct a laboratory for research in marine geochemistry.
Dr. Rodney Herring, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, will use his $150,000 grant to construct a confocal holography microscope. The CH microscope will enable the measurement of both the phase and amplitude of a beam inside an object, which gives its absolute state.
Dr. James Tanaka, who will join UVic’s psychology department in July, will receive $120,000 to construct a brain and cognitive vision laboratory. Tanaka is looking to discover the reasons why people who have Autism Spectrum Disorder have difficulties recognizing certain categories of objects, such as human faces, as well as possible solutions. Tanaka is currently an associate professor of psychology at Oberlin College, Ohio.
Dr. Amirali Baniasadi, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, will use his $109,232 grant to help finance the creation of a lab to research low-power design.
Dr. Kui Wu, an assistant professor of computer science, will use his $85,863 grant to create a laboratory for wireless sensor networks.
Dr. Ryan Rhodes, an assistant professor of exercise psychology, will use his $43,720 grant to develop a research lab to study behavioural medicine.
In all, CFI is providing $43.5 million in infrastructure for 237 projects at 46 universities across the country. Dr. Rey Pagtakhan, minister of veterans affairs and secretary of state (science, research and development), and Strangway made the announcement at a news conference in Ottawa today.
CFI, a not-for-profit organization created by the federal government to bolster Canadian research, finances 40 percent of its New Opportunities grants, which are aimed at supporting the growth of new faculty members. Other sources (i.e., university, industry, provincial government) provide the remaining 60 percent. For more information about CFI visit www.innovation.ca.
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