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2022 research grants competition - results by peer review committee

Physics
Applicant name Institution Program Title Term Amount awarded
Albert, Justin
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Victoria RGPIN Precision calibration, communication, and Earth observation using a miniature stratospheric platform 5 $34,000.00
Anazodo, Udunna
Department
Medical Biophysics
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Intelligent PET/MR Imaging for Mapping Brain Health. 5 $25,000.00
Anazodo, Udunna
Department
Medical Biophysics
The University of Western Ontario DGECR Intelligent PET/MR Imaging for Mapping Brain Health. 1 $12,500.00
Barclay, Paul
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Calgary RGPIN Quantum spin-optomechanics 5 $95,000.00
Barmaki, Samira
Department
Campus de Shippagan
Université de Moncton RGPIN Contrôle de la dynamique des électrons corrélés dans les atomes et molécules avec des impulsions lasers XUV et rayons X intenses attosecondes 5 $24,000.00
Beaton, Lindsay
Department
Physics
Carleton University RGPIN Monte Carlo-Modelled Dose Calibration Curves for use in Modernized Biodosimetry 5 $29,000.00
Beaton, Lindsay
Department
Physics
Carleton University DGECR Monte Carlo-Modelled Dose Calibration Curves for use in Modernized Biodosimetry 1 $12,500.00
Beauchemin, Catherine
Department
Physics
Toronto Metropolitan University RGPIN Stochastic, discrete modelling of in vitro and in vivo virus infections 5 $28,000.00
Bedwani, Stéphane
Department
Radiologie, radio
Université de Montréal DGECR Virage numérique dans le développement de techniques avancées en soins personnalisés 1 $12,500.00
Bedwani, Stéphane
Department
Radiologie, radio
Université de Montréal RGPIN Virage numérique dans le développement de techniques avancées en soins personnalisés 5 $25,000.00
Berman, Avery
Department
Physics
Carleton University RGPIN Magnetic resonance imaging and modelling of brain function and microvascular physiology 5 $25,000.00
Berman, Avery
Department
Physics
Carleton University DGECR Magnetic resonance imaging and modelling of brain function and microvascular physiology 1 $12,500.00
Carrier, Jean-François
Department
Physique
Université de Montréal RGPIN Algorithmes de calcul de dose basé sur des modèles pour des applications avancées en physique médicale 5 $41,000.00
Clancy, J. Patrick
Department
Physics and Astronomy
McMaster University RGPIN Exploring Novel Quantum Materials with Neutrons and X-rays 5 $29,000.00
Clancy, J. Patrick
Department
Physics and Astronomy
McMaster University DGECR Exploring Novel Quantum Materials with Neutrons and X-rays 1 $12,500.00
Cloutier, Guy
Department
Radiologie, radio
Université de Montréal RGPIN Shear wave based quantitative ultrasound imaging methods 5 $50,000.00
Cooke, David
Department
Physics
McGill University RGPIN Ultrafast terahertz measurements of quantum dynamics in matter 5 $50,000.00
Davis, John
Department
Physics
University of Alberta RGPIN Cavity Optomechanics for Condensed Matter Physics 5 $95,000.00
DEVIC, SLOBODAN
Department
Oncology
McGill University RGPIN Comprehensive Brachytherapy QA System Based on Radiochromic Film Dosimetry 5 $28,000.00
Di Francesco, James
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Victoria RGPIN How do Density, Feedback, Gas Dynamics, and Magnetic Fields affect Star Formation within Clusters? 5 $41,000.00
El Khakani, My Ali
Department
Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Centre
Institut national de la recherche scientifique RGPIN Nanostructured materials: laser/plasma based synthesis, nanohybridization and integration into photoconversion devices 5 $41,000.00
Emberly, Eldon
Department
Physics
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Role of chromosome in organizing space and time inside cells 5 $41,000.00
Fernandez, Rodrigo
Department
Physics
University of Alberta RGPIN Astrophysical Transients and Compact Objects 5 $28,000.00
Folk, Joshua
Department
Physics and Astronomy
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Hybrid circuits as a thermodynamic measurement platform for 2D materials 5 $113,553.00
Forrest, James
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Waterloo RGPIN Probing deep glassy states with ultrastable polymer glass 5 $61,000.00
Franz, Marcel
Department
Physics and Astronomy
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Exploring the twist paradigm in topological and interacting quantum matter 5 $75,000.00
Freidel, Laurent
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Waterloo RGPIN Local Holography and Quantum Gravity 5 $75,000.00
Gaensler, Bryan
Department
Astronomy and Astrophysics (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN The Magnetic and Transient Universes Revealed Through Wide-Field Radio Astronomy 5 $61,000.00
Galstian, Tigran
Department
Physique, génie physique et optique
Université Laval RGPIN Liquid Crystalline Orientational Excitations in Biological Membranes 5 $41,000.00
Gaudreau, Louis
Department
Physique
Université de Sherbrooke DGECR Hybrid Architectures for Quantum Repeaters 1 $12,500.00
Gaudreau, Louis
Department
Physique
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Hybrid Architectures for Quantum Repeaters 5 $25,000.00
Geshnizjani, Ghazal
Department
Applied Mathematics
University of Waterloo RGPIN Our Cosmos: the past, the present and the future 5 $28,000.00
Ghezelbash, Amir Masoud
Department
Physics and Engineering Physics
University of Saskatchewan RGPIN Aspects of Black Holes in Modified Theories of Gravity: Holography, Weak Gravity Conjecture and Wedge Algebra 5 $24,000.00
Giner, Lambert
Department
Physique et d'astronomie
Université de Moncton DGECR Quantum state characterization via weak measurements for quantum information 1 $12,500.00
Giner, Lambert
Department
Physique et d'astronomie
Université de Moncton RGPIN Quantum state characterization via weak measurements for quantum information 5 $25,000.00
Guo, Hong
Department
Physics
McGill University RGPIN Theory and modeling of emerging electronic systems 5 $50,000.00
Gupta, James
Department
Physics
University of Ottawa RGPIN Epitaxial Growth and Characterization of 2-Dimensional Quantum Materials 5 $29,000.00
Gupta, James
Department
Physics
University of Ottawa DGECR Epitaxial Growth and Characterization of 2-Dimensional Quantum Materials 1 $12,500.00
Ha, Bae-Yeun
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Waterloo RGPIN Physical and computational modeling of biomolecular crowding, confinement, organization, and interactions 5 $24,000.00
Hamel, Deny
Department
Physique et d'astronomie
Université de Moncton RGPIN A novel source of quantum light: harnessing cascaded downconversion as a resource for quantum technologies 5 $24,000.00
Harris, Andrew
Department
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Carleton University DGECR Tissue Fracture in Development and Disease 1 $12,500.00
Harris, Andrew
Department
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Carleton University RGPIN Tissue Fracture in Development and Disease 5 $33,000.00
Harroun, Thad
Department
Physics
Brock University DDG Extreme protein stability and structure analysis 2 $15,000.00
Hegmann, Frank
Department
Physics
University of Alberta RGPIN Ultrafast nanoscale quantum dynamics of materials 5 $95,000.00
Hewitt, Kevin
Department
Physics and Atmospheric Science
Dalhousie RGPIN Molecular Holography: A 3D Highly Multiplexed Alternative to Fluorescence Microscopy 5 $28,000.00
Hinshaw, Gary
Department
Physics and Astronomy
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Probing Cosmology with Diffuse Background Radiation Observations 5 $41,000.00
Hoehr, Cornelia
Department
Nuclear Medicine Division
TRIUMF RGPIN Novel detectors for medical isotopes: Securing theranostics for Canada 5 $34,200.00
Jay-Gerin, Jean-Paul
Department
Médecine nucléaire et radiobiologie
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Theoretical studies of the physical and chemical aspects of primary processes in fundamental radiobiology 5 $28,000.00
Johns, Paul
Department
Physics
Carleton University RGPIN X-ray dual-mode imager comprising radiography and coherent scatter 5 $17,638.00
Jones, Carol
Department
Physics and Astronomy
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Evolution of Circumstellar Disks Surrounding Massive Stars 5 $28,000.00
Juan, Mathieu
Department
Physique
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Optomechanics in the microwave regime for quantum technologies and fundamental sciences 5 $25,000.00
Juan, Mathieu
Department
Physique
Université de Sherbrooke DGECR Optomechanics in the microwave regime for quantum technologies and fundamental sciences 1 $12,500.00
Kaspi, Victoria
Department
Physics
McGill University RGPIN Studying Fast Radio Bursts and Pulsars with CHIME 5 $75,000.00
Kavelaars, JJ
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Victoria RGPIN Measuring the outcome of planetesimal formation in the Solar System 5 $50,000.00
Kee, Hae-Young
Department
Physics (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Designing Functional Quantum Materials: From Anyons to Magnetic Storage 5 $75,000.00
Kempf, Achim
Department
Applied Mathematics
University of Waterloo RGPIN The Physics of Information 5 $61,000.00
Kolios, Michael
Department
Physics
Toronto Metropolitan University RGPIN Fundamental studies and novel approaches enabling the generation and characterization of ultrasound and photoacoustic contrast to probe the structure and function of cells, biomaterials and biological systems 5 $61,000.00
Koustov, Alexandre
Department
Physics and Engineering Physics
University of Saskatchewan RGPIN Study of the Earth's ionosphere with ground-based radars and Swarm satellites 5 $28,000.00
Laule, Cornelia
Department
Radiology
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Multi-nuclear magnetic resonance for characterizing human central nervous system tissue 5 $61,000.00
Leblanc, James
Department
Physics and Physical Oceanography
Memorial University of Newfoundland RGPIN Automated analytic solutions to many-electron problems 5 $41,000.00
Levesque, Ives
Department
Medical Physics Unit
McGill University RGPIN Physiological magnetic resonance imaging methods for cancer applications 5 $34,000.00
Li, Ting
Department
Astronomy and Astrophysics (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto DGECR Near Field Cosmology with Milky Way's Satellite Galaxies and Stellar Streams 1 $12,500.00
Li, Ting
Department
Astronomy and Astrophysics (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Near Field Cosmology with Milky Way's Satellite Galaxies and Stellar Streams 5 $29,000.00
Luican-Mayer, Adina
Department
Physics
University of Ottawa RGPIN Quantum materials at the atomic scale 5 $41,000.00
MacDonald, Matthew
Department
Electrical and Software Engineering
University of Calgary DGECR Improving Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologies for the Study of Brain Aging 1 $12,500.00
MacDonald, Matthew
Department
Electrical and Software Engineering
University of Calgary RGPIN Improving Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologies for the Study of Brain Aging 5 $29,000.00
Marsiglio, Frank
Department
Physics
University of Alberta RGPIN Superconductivity and competing states: the role of the electron-phonon and Coulomb interactions 5 $50,000.00
McCurdy, Boyd
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Manitoba RGPIN Real-time radiation dose reconstruction for improved radiation therapy 5 $34,000.00
MCINTOSH, CHRIS
Department
Medical Biophysics
University of Toronto DGECR A unifying approach to machine learning driven medical image segmentation 1 $12,500.00
MCINTOSH, CHRIS
Department
Medical Biophysics
University of Toronto RGPIN A unifying approach to machine learning driven medical image segmentation 5 $25,000.00
McLean, Alastair
Department
Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy
Queen's University RGPIN Sub-nanometer Optical Imaging and Self-Assembly on Plasmonic Metals 5 $28,000.00
Morris, Denis
Department
Physique
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Materials engineering and quantum technologies - from visible single photon sources to terahertz devices 5 $41,000.00
Murugkar, Sangeeta
Department
Physics
Carleton University RGPIN Raman spectroscopy and imaging techniques for ionizing radiation research 5 $28,000.00
O'Dea, Christopher
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Manitoba RGPIN The Origin and Evolution of Extragalactic Radio Sources and their Impact on Galaxy Formation and Evolution 5 $28,000.00
Page, John
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Manitoba RGPIN Mesoscopic Wave Physics of Heterogeneous Complex Materials 5 $61,000.00
Polson, James
Department
Physics
University of Prince Edward Island RGPIN Computer simulation of confined polymers and 2D catenated-ring networks 5 $34,000.00
Potter, Andrew
Department
Physics and Astronomy
The University of British Columbia DGECR Universality and topology in gapless systems and far from equilibrium 1 $12,500.00
Potter, Andrew
Department
Physics and Astronomy
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Universality and topology in gapless systems and far from equilibrium 5 $39,000.00
Purdie, Thomas
Department
Medical Biophysics
University of Toronto RGPIN Machine Learning Assisted Decision Support Platform for Radiation Treatment Assessment 5 $34,000.00
Quesada Mejia, Juan Nicolas
Department
Génie physique
École Polytechnique de Montréal DGECR Generation of non-Gaussian states of light using nonlinear materials 1 $12,500.00
Quesada Mejia, Juan Nicolas
Department
Génie physique
École Polytechnique de Montréal RGPIN Generation of non-Gaussian states of light using nonlinear materials 5 $33,000.00
Ramachandran, Ganesh
Department
Physics
Brock University RGPIN Emergence: from nanomagnets to quantum spin liquids 5 $28,000.00
Reedyk, Maureen
Department
Physics
Brock University RGPIN Novel Functional Materials - An Optical Perspective 5 $24,000.00
Reulet, Bertrand
Department
Physique
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Innovative experiments on quantum materials 5 $50,000.00
Richer, Harvey
Department
Physics and Astronomy
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Near and Far: White Dwarfs, Brown Dwarfs and a New Standard Candle 5 $50,000.00
Ronagh, Pooya
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Waterloo DGECR Quantum Simulation of Diffusion Processes and Applications in Artificial Intelligence 1 $12,500.00
Ronagh, Pooya
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Waterloo RGPIN Quantum Simulation of Diffusion Processes and Applications in Artificial Intelligence 5 $33,000.00
Rosolowsky, Erik
Department
Physics
University of Alberta RGPIN Resolving the Role of Neutral Gas in Galaxy Evolution 5 $50,000.00
Rugheimer, Sarah
Department
Physics and Astronomy
York University DGECR Building a framework for robust biosignature identification on rocky exoplanets 1 $12,500.00
Rugheimer, Sarah
Department
Physics and Astronomy
York University RGPIN Building a framework for robust biosignature identification on rocky exoplanets 5 $25,000.00
Saad, Nasser
Department
Mathematical and Computational Sciences, School of
University of Prince Edward Island DDG Old and New, and many things in-between: Perspectives on theoretical physics and special functions 2 $15,000.00
Sarfehnia, Arman
Department
Radiation Oncology
University of Toronto RGPIN Devices and methods to directly measure absolute absorbed dose to water in non-standard complex beams in a radiotherapy clinical setting 5 $34,000.00
Scandolo, Carlo Maria
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
University of Calgary RGPIN The power of quantum resources 5 $25,000.00
Scandolo, Carlo Maria
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
University of Calgary DGECR The power of quantum resources 1 $12,500.00
Schiettekatte, François
Department
Physique
Université de Montréal RGPIN Relaxation, friction interne et ondes gravitationnelles 5 $61,000.00
Sederberg, Matthew
Department
Engineering Science, School of
Simon Fraser University DGECR Probing condensed matter with space-time-synthesized light pulses 1 $12,500.00
Sederberg, Matthew
Department
Engineering Science, School of
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Probing condensed matter with space-time-synthesized light pulses 5 $33,000.00
Shalchi, Andreas
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Manitoba RGPIN Turbulence and Energetic Particles in Interplanetary and Interstellar Spaces 5 $28,000.00
Shi, An-Chang
Department
Physics and Astronomy
McMaster University RGPIN Theory of nanostructured soft matter 5 $34,000.00
Smolyakov, Andrei
Department
Physics and Engineering Physics
University of Saskatchewan RGPIN Equilibrium, fluctuations, and transport in magnetically controlled plasmas 5 $50,000.00
Sonier, Jeffrey
Department
Physics
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Muon studies of quantum materials under extreme environments 5 $50,000.00
Stanescu, Teo
Department
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Toronto RGPIN Design and optimization of medical devices for MRI-guided radiotherapy applications 5 $24,000.00
Stikov, Nikola
Department
Génie électrique
École Polytechnique de Montréal RGPIN Improving reproducibility in MRI with vendor-neutral acquisitions and transparent workflows 5 $41,000.00
St-Jean, Philippe
Department
Physique
Université de Montréal RGPIN Topological quantum optics 5 $33,000.00
St-Jean, Philippe
Department
Physique
Université de Montréal DGECR Topological quantum optics 1 $12,500.00
Storry, Cody
Department
Physics and Astronomy
York University RGPIN Argon Crystals for the Electron Electric Dipole Moment (eEDM) Search with the EDM^3 Collaboration 5 $24,000.00
Tavakkoli, Jahangir (Jahan)
Department
Physics
Toronto Metropolitan University RGPIN Novel Nonlinear Ultrasound Methods in Thermometry and Imaging 5 $34,000.00
Teimoorinia, Hossen
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Victoria RGPIN Deep unsupervised machine learning approaches for galaxy evolution studies 5 $24,000.00
Theberge, Jean
Department
Medical Biophysics
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Determinants of brain glutamate functional magnetic resonance spectroscopy response 5 $24,000.00
Thiessen, Jonathan
Department
Medical Biophysics
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Integrating quantitative positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure neuroinflammation 5 $34,000.00
Thywissen, Joseph
Department
Physics (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Search for Universality in the Dynamics of Strongly Correlated Ultracold Fermions 5 $95,000.00
Vinet, Luc
Department
Recherches mathématiques, Centre de
Université de Montréal RGPIN Symmetries: Algebra and Physics 5 $75,000.00
Wade, Gregg
Department
Physics
Royal Military College of Canada RGPIN Frontiers of stellar magnetism and evolution 5 $41,000.00
Walton, Mark
Department
Physics & Astronomy
University of Lethbridge RGPIN Phase Space Quantum Mechanics and the Quantum-Classical Relation 5 $24,000.00
Wells, Roger
Department
Heart Institute (Civic Hospital)
University of Ottawa RGPIN Enhanced imaging with multi-pinhole single-photon emission computed tomography 5 $50,000.00
Wolfe, Elie
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Waterloo DGECR Quantum-Inspired Causal Inference 1 $12,500.00
Wolfe, Elie
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Waterloo RGPIN Quantum-Inspired Causal Inference 5 $29,000.00
Woolgar, Eric
Department
Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
University of Alberta RGPIN New geometrical perspectives in general relativity 5 $28,000.00
Zilman, Anton
Department
Physics (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Biophysics of biological transport and signaling nanomachines: from theory to applications 5 $50,000.00