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Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards

June 17, 2026

We’re pleased to share the four postdoctoral recipients from UVic’s first cohort of the federal Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards:

  • Katherine Lonergan (supervised by Madeleine McPherson, IESVic/Civil Engineering) — Grid integration: a comprehensive assessment of Canada’s potential
  • Linhao Zhao (supervised by Yang Shi, Mechanical Engineering) — SALIENT: socially aware learning for intelligent navigation in human populated environments
  • Sanjay Sandhu (supervised by Makhsud Saidaminov, Chemistry) — Made-in-Canada Solar Panels: Recyclable by Design
  • Margaux Kristjansson (supervised by Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark, IGov) — W(h)ither Reform: Policy, Partition and Futures of Indigenous Jurisdiction

These nationally competitive awards provide $70,000 per year for two years and support research aligned with key priority areas such as clean technology, advanced digital technologies, and community resilience.

About the program: The Impact+ Research Training Awards are a one-time federal initiative designed to recruit international and returning Canadian doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers to Canada. The program aims to build research capacity, strengthen the research ecosystem, and enhance Canada’s global competitiveness. It is distinct from the government’s Impact+ research chair program, which funds senior research leadership positions. In contrast, these awards focus on early-career researchers and trainees, supporting the next generation of scholarship across priority fields.