Five McMaster projects receive NSERC funding

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January 20, 2011



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Five research projects at McMaster University will receive nearly $1,560,000 in funding
from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC)
Strategic Project Grants program.

Funding recipients were announced today by the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister
of State (Science and Technology), at an event held in Waterloo, Ontario. In total, the
government will invest $55 million in support of more than 120 research teams.

The grants support early-stage project research led by at least one researcher and a
supporting organization. The goal of the program is to increase research and training
in areas that could strongly influence Canada's economy, society or environment in the
next ten years.

The McMaster recipients are:

  • Raymond LaPierre, associate professor of engineering physics, for the
    development of nanowire infrared photodetectors, in collaboration with Dalsa
    Corporation and Lockheed Martin Corporation

  • Michael Brook, professor of chemistry, and Kalaichelvi Saravanamuttu, associate
    professor of chemistry, for research into flexible silicone microstructured lenses, in
    collaboration with Custom Contact Lenses and Kerber Applied Research Inc.

  • Anthony Petric, professor of materials science and engineering, for research into
    interconnect coatings for solid oxide fuel cells, in collaboration with Gates Canada Inc.

  • Igor Zhitomirsky, professor of materials science and engineering, for research of
    advanced supercapacitor modules for energy storage, in collaboration with Tavrima
    Canada Ltd

  • Natalia Nikolova, professor, John Bandler, professor emeritus, and Mohamed Bakr,
    associate professor, in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, for
    research into concealed weapon detection with microwave radar, in collaboration with
    Acceleware Corp., A.U.G. Signals Ltd, Defence R&D Canada, and Industry Canada

    • The McMaster Industry Liaison Office (MILO) is hosting a href=”http://milomcmaster-dailynews.eventbrite.com/”>workshop on funding
    opportunities    , including the NSERC Strategic Project Grants on Feb. 1, 2011.

    The application deadline for the next round of NSERC Strategic Project Grants is fast
    approaching. All McMaster applicants for the upcoming round must submit their
    applications to MILO by Wednesday, April 6, 2011 (first time applicants are encouraged
    to submit earlier). Additional details are available on the href=”http://milo.mcmaster.ca/pressroom/press-releases/NSERC-SPG”>MILO
    website    .

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