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2021 research grants competition - results by peer review committee

Mechanical Engineering
Applicant name Institution Program Title Term Amount awarded
Abdulla, Ahmed
Department
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Carleton University RGPIN Electro-fuel production process design in low-carbon energy systems 5 $27,000.00
Ahmadi, Mojtaba
Department
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Carleton University RGPIN Intelligent Human-Interactive, Assistive, and Rehabilitation Systems and Robots 5 $39,000.00
Alfano, Marco
Department
Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
University of Waterloo RGPIN In pursuit of tough and damage tolerant adhesive bonded lightweight structures using material architecture 5 $32,000.00
Aramesh, Maryam
Department
Mechanical Engineering
McMaster University RGPIN A new class of dual-functioning solid lubricants providing lubrication and wear protection for contact bodies under extreme loading conditions 5 $27,000.00
Beausoleil-Morrison, Ian
Department
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Carleton University RGPIN Energy capture, storage, and distribution to achieve high solar-fraction housing 5 $55,000.00
Bodkhe, Sampada
Department
Génie mécanique
École Polytechnique de Montréal RGPIN Advanced Manufacturing of Intelligent Structures 5 $27,000.00
Bone, Gary
Department
Mechanical Engineering
McMaster University RGPIN Towards Effective, Safe, and Affordable Robots for Assisting People at Home and Work 5 $27,000.00
Bose, Neil
Department
Engineering and Applied Science, Faculty of
Memorial University of Newfoundland RGPIN Advancing Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Capability for Assessment of Marine Pollution 5 $27,000.00
Bouzid, Hakim
Department
Génie mécanique
École de technologie supérieure RGPIN The Structural Integrity and Leakage Tightness of Metallic and Non-metallic Piping Joints 5 $39,000.00
Bramesfeld, Goetz
Department
Aerospace Engineering
Toronto Metropolitan University RGPIN Challenges of Ultralong Flight Endurances Using Small Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles 5 $27,000.00
Brinkerhoff, Joshua
Department
Okanagan
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Cryogenic Flow Physics to Advance Liquid Hydrogen-Based Aviation 5 $39,000.00
Cao, Changhong
Department
Mechanical Engineering
McGill University RGPIN Assembly and adhesion mechanics of 2D materials for scalable production of next-generation electronics 5 $32,000.00
Cardou, Philippe
Department
Génie mécanique
Université Laval RGPIN Rapidly Deployable Cable-Driven Parallel Robots 5 $27,000.00
Causse, Philippe
Department
Génie de la production automatisée
École de technologie supérieure RGPIN Procédés d'injection sur renfort pour matériaux composites : fabrication virtuelle et optimisation 5 $27,000.00
Chaudhuri, Swetaprovo
Department
Aerospace Studies, Institute for
University of Toronto RGPIN Structure, propagation, and stabilization of turbulent flames at aircraft engine conditions 5 $32,000.00
Copeland, Colin
Department
Applied Sciences, Faculty of
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Inverted Brayton Cycle for Combined Heat and Power 5 $46,000.00
Cruickshank, Cynthia
Department
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Carleton University RGPIN Innovative Methods to Integrate Phase Change Materials into Canadian Buildings 5 $39,000.00
Dagdeviren, Omur
Department
Génie mécanique
École de technologie supérieure RGPIN Nanoscale Characterization and Aim-Specific Design of Amorphous Materials 5 $32,000.00
Deluzio, Kevin
Department
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Queen's University RGPIN Tools for the Biomechanical Analysis of Human Movement 5 $46,000.00
Duan, Xili
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Memorial University of Newfoundland RGPIN Multiphase Flow and Phase Change Heat Transfer with Innovative Functional Surfaces 5 $46,000.00
Duduta, Mihai
Department
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Toronto RGPIN Manufacturing the Next-Generation of Soft Robotics with Ultra-Efficient, Strong, Electro-Mechanical Artificial Muscles 5 $32,000.00
Duquette, Jean
Department
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Carleton University RGPIN Development and field testing of stand-alone solar thermal energy conversion systems for remote community applications 5 $27,000.00
Edwards, William
Department
Kinesiology, Faculty of
University of Calgary RGPIN Multiscale modeling of fatigue-life variation in bone 5 $46,000.00
Elbestawi, Mohamed
Department
Mechanical Engineering
McMaster University RGPIN Research on Advanced Metal Additive Manufacturing 5 $55,000.00
Faieghi, Mohammadreza
Department
Aerospace Engineering
Toronto Metropolitan University RGPIN Real-Time Finite Element Methods for Controlling Flexible Biomechatronic Systems 5 $27,000.00
Fan, Dixia
Department
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Queen's University RGPIN Physics-Informed (and -informative) Reinforcement Learning and Bio-Inspired Design of a Smart Morphing Flapping Wing for Dual Aerial/Aquatic Propulsion and Maneuvering 5 $32,000.00
Fawaz, Zouheir
Department
Aerospace Engineering
Toronto Metropolitan University RGPIN Mechanical performance modeling and failure prediction of Fiber Reinforced Additively Manufactured (FRAM) composites under static, dynamic, cyclic, and long-term loading conditions 5 $32,000.00
Green, Sheldon
Department
Mechanical Engineering
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Application of Liquid Coating to a High-speed Moving Surface 5 $55,000.00
Habibi, Mohamed
Department
Génie mécanique
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières RGPIN Matériaux bio-composites intelligents pour l'impression 4D de structures auxétiques 5 $27,000.00
Hachem, Caroline
Department
Architecture, Planning and Landscape, School of
University of Calgary RGPIN Modeling and design of high-energy performance, resilient building clusters 5 $32,000.00
Haillot, Didier
Department
Génie mécanique
École de technologie supérieure RGPIN Stockage thermique pour l'efficacité de systèmes énergétiques: du matériau au procédé 5 $27,000.00
Hardisty, Michael
Department
Surgery
University of Toronto RGPIN Machine Learning to Predict Damage Mechanics in Trabecular Bone 5 $32,000.00
Harvel, Glenn
Department
Energy Systems & Nuclear Science, Faculty of
University of Ontario Institute of Technology RGPIN Radionuclide Capture Techniques for Nuclear Operations and Decommissioning 5 $39,000.00
Jean-St-Laurent, Mathilde
Department
Génie mécanique
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières RGPIN Multiscale experimental and numerical study of the thermomechanical behavior of composite sandwich panels towards the integration of environmental effects to the virtual testing method 5 $27,000.00
Jin, Tao
Department
Mechanical Engineering
University of Ottawa RGPIN A physics-consistent data-driven paradigm for designing complex material systems 5 $27,000.00
Johnson, James
Department
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Analysis and Development of Dynamic Loading Approaches for the Shoulder Implant-Bone Structure 5 $46,000.00
Kapsis, Konstantinos
Department
Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Waterloo RGPIN A holistic assessment of the role of building-integrated photovoltaic systems in the electrification and decarbonization of buildings 5 $27,000.00
Khan, Muhammad Owais
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Toronto Metropolitan University RGPIN Computer Simulations and Medical Imaging Towards Healing Damaged Hearts. 5 $27,000.00
Kim, Il Yong
Department
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Queen's University RGPIN System, Layout, and Topology Optimization for Automotive and Aerospace Design 5 $64,000.00
Lakis, Aouni A.
Department
Génie mécanique
École Polytechnique de Montréal RGPIN Development of new finite element models to predict the dynamic behavior of shells subjected to flowing fluids 5 $32,000.00
Lee, Joonhee
Department
Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Concordia RGPIN Human-centered design optimization for noise control technologies in built environments 5 $27,000.00
Li, Dongqing
Department
Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
University of Waterloo RGPIN Electrokinetic Phenomena in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics 5 $46,000.00
Li, LePing
Department
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Calgary RGPIN Participant-specific and Generic Poromechanical Modelling of the Knee Joints 5 $27,000.00
Lussier Desbiens, Alexis
Department
Génie mécanique
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Aerial robotics sampling for agricultural scouting 5 $32,000.00
Mahmud, Shohel
Department
Engineering, School of
University of Guelph RGPIN Innovative Energy Conversion, Thermal Management and Storage Systems: From Material to Prototype Development 5 $39,000.00
McTaggart-Cowan, Gordon
Department
Applied Sciences, Faculty of
Simon Fraser University RGPIN On the road to sustainable transportation with renewable gaseous fuels 5 $27,000.00
Ogden, Kelly
Department
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Mixing and Waves in Coastal and Estuarine Flows 5 $27,000.00
Oosthuizen, Patrick
Department
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Queen's University RGPIN Numerical and Experimental Studies of Steady and Unsteady Natural and Mixed Convective Heat Transfer from Horizontal and Inclined Surfaces of Complex Shape 5 $32,000.00
Pan, Ya-Jun
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Dalhousie RGPIN Robust, Cooperative and Intelligent Dexterous Manipulation in Complex Environments 5 $32,000.00
Quenneville, Cheryl
Department
Mechanical Engineering
McMaster University RGPIN Novel methodologies to establish injury limits and surrogates to assess trauma risk for high rate impact loading to males and females 5 $46,000.00
Ramirez-Serrano, Alejandro
Department
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Calgary RGPIN Perceptive whole-body planning of highly maneuverable robots in confined spaces 5 $27,000.00
Reznikov, Natalie
Department
Bioengineering
McGill University RGPIN Osmotic and functional determinants of skeletal biomechanics 5 $32,000.00
Robertson, Matthew
Department
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Queen's University RGPIN Novel robot actuators leveraging the molecular mechanics and topology of biological muscle 5 $37,000.00
Rocha, Joana
Department
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Carleton University RGPIN Flow-Induced Noise in Low- and High-Speed Flows: Towards the Development of a Quieter Environmentally Friendly Aircraft 5 $27,000.00
Schell, Kristen
Department
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Carleton University RGPIN End-to-end wind power modelling: developing physics-informed machine learning models for atmospheric fluid dynamics 5 $27,000.00
Sedaghati, Ramin
Department
Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering
Concordia RGPIN Modeling and dynamics of adaptive structures featuring multifunctional materials 5 $64,000.00
Sedal, Audrey
Department
Mechanical Engineering
McGill University RGPIN Theoretical and Methodological Foundations for the Design and Implementation of Effective Soft Robots 5 $27,000.00
Sigaeva, Taisiya
Department
Engineering, Faculty of
University of Waterloo RGPIN Topography of Skin Biomechanics 5 $32,000.00
Skonieczny, Krzysztof
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Concordia RGPIN Robot-terrain interactions for lunar rovers 5 $32,000.00
Soulaïmani, Azzeddine
Department
Génie mécanique
École de technologie supérieure RGPIN Computational and machine learning methods for model reduction, uncertainty propagation, and parameter identification in fluid and solid mechanics 5 $46,000.00
Stiharu, Ion
Department
Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering
Concordia RGPIN Modeling, design and applications of MEMS 5 $27,000.00
Stockie, John
Department
Mathematics
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Modelling and simulation of biofluid mechanics with multiphysics and multiple scales 5 $59,250.00
Tarokh, Ali
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Lakehead University RGPIN Control of Complex Turbulent Flow 5 $27,000.00
Varvani-Farahani, Ahmad
Department
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Toronto Metropolitan University RGPIN Ratcheting and fatigue response of materials undergoing asymmetric multiaxial and multistep loading spectra in the absence and presence of notches 5 $32,000.00
Vette, Albert
Department
Mechanical Engineering
University of Alberta RGPIN Novel Approaches for Modeling, Mapping, and Restoring Human Trunk Neuromechanics 5 $46,000.00
Vijayaraghavan, Krishna
Department
Mechatronic Systems Engineering
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Towards the Next-Generation of Fault-Tolerant Control Systems 5 $27,000.00
Waghmare, Prashant
Department
Mechanical Engineering
University of Alberta RGPIN Interfacial and droplet dynamics at reduced gravity environment 5 $46,000.00
Wang, Wilson
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Lakehead University RGPIN Intelligent Diagnostics and Prognostics of Electric Vehicle Powertrains 5 $46,000.00
Wu, Nan
Department
Mechanical Engineering
University of Manitoba RGPIN Development of Advanced Technologies for Structural Damage Identification and Prediction 5 $32,000.00
Yang, Jun
Department
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN 3D Co-printing of Programmable and Adaptive Metamaterials with Built-in Electronics 5 $39,000.00
Zmeureanu, Radu
Department
Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Concordia RGPIN Optimization of the design and operation of sustainable and resilient buildings of 21st century 5 $32,000.00