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NSERC-NRC-BDC Nanotechnology Special Opportunity Competition Results
NSERC is pleased to announce the results of the special nanotechnology funding opportunity offered under a new cross-agency collaboration involving NSERC, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). The initiative is designed to foster largescale, technology-driven partnerships encompassing university researchers, NRC scientists, and commercial interests.
A call for preliminary proposals in June 2007 attracted 50 submissions. From that group, 13 were invited to submit full proposals. The 13 proposals were adjudicated in late January 2008 by a combination of external peer review and the program’s selection panel (composed of three representatives from NRC, three academics selected by NSERC, and one individual from BDC).
Due to the extremely strong calibre of the proposed projects, NRC and NSERC decided to each add $1.5 million to the nanotechnology initiative. This elevated the total allocation to $15 million, allowing the panel to select five projects for funding, one more than originally planned.
NSERC’s allocation supports the participation of university researchers, while NRC’s funding enables the involvement of scientists from its research institutes.
| Principal Investigator Institution Co-applicants |
Project Title Industry Partners |
Full Award for 3 years |
|---|---|---|
|
Carreau, Pierre École Polytechnique de Montréal with:
|
Polyester Nanocomposites for Greener Transportation, Construction and Packaging Applications
|
$1,410,000 |
|
Hall, Trevor University of Ottawa with:
|
SUNRISE: Semiconductors Using Nanostructures for Record Increases in Solar-Cell Efficiency
|
$1,420,000 |
|
Hughes, Stephen Queen’s University with:
|
Nanostructured Single and Entangled Photon Sources for Quantum Information Processing
|
$1,365,510 |
| Leclerc, Mario Université Laval with:
|
Polymeric / Inorganic Semiconductor Nano-Composite Materials for Low Cost Photovoltaic Applications
|
$1,500,000 |
|
Signorell, Ruth University of British Columbia with:
|
Instrumentation for Real-Time Chemical and Physical Characterization of Nano-Aerosols
|
$1,498,100 |
Please note that the table above lists only NSERC-funded researchers and the industry partners.