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2023 research grants competition - results by peer review committee

Chemistry
Applicant name Institution Program Title Term Amount awarded
Abbatt, Jonathan
Department
Chemistry (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Multiphase Oxidation Chemistry in the Atmosphere 5 $131,000.00
Adronov, Alex
Department
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
McMaster University RGPIN Macromolecular Assemblies and Nanostructures 5 $99,000.00
Agarwal, Nisha
Department
Science, Faculty of
University of Ontario Institute of Technology RGPIN Development of new Atomic Force Microscopy and Raman modalities for detection and characterization of cannabinoids in biomimicking vascular environment 5 $28,000.00
Agarwal, Nisha
Department
Science, Faculty of
University of Ontario Institute of Technology DGECR Development of new Atomic Force Microscopy and Raman modalities for detection and characterization of cannabinoids in biomimicking vascular environment 1 $12,500.00
Arndtsen, Bruce
Department
Chemistry
McGill University RGPIN Organometallic Catalysts for New Classes of Coupling Reactions 5 $149,000.00
Atkinson, Jeffrey
Department
Chemistry
Brock University DDG Bola-lipids as probes and disrupters of biological membranes 2 $20,000.00
Beauchemin, André
Department
Chemistry
University of Ottawa RGPIN New Reagents and Methodologies for the Synthesis of Nitrogen-Containing Molecules 5 $99,000.00
Bennet, Andrew
Department
Chemistry
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Design, Synthesis, and Activity of Biologically Active Carbasugars 5 $67,000.00
Berti, Paul
Department
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
McMaster University RGPIN Carboxyketose synthase catalysis and inhibition 5 $39,000.00
Bertram, Allan
Department
Chemistry
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Reactivity, phase behavior, diffusion, and viscosity within atmospheric aerosols for a better understanding of air quality, climate, and health 5 $111,000.00
Blunck, Rikard
Department
Physique
Université de Montréal RGPIN Influence of Lipid Matrix on Ion Channel Oligomerization and Function 5 $39,000.00
Bohne, Cornelia
Department
Chemistry
University of Victoria RGPIN Supramolecular Dynamics of Complex Out-of-equilibrium Host-guest Systems 5 $67,000.00
Charron, Carlie
Department
Chemistry
Dalhousie RGPIN Novel Synthetic Methods for Stabilization of Peptide Nanotubes 5 $32,000.00
Charron, Carlie
Department
Chemistry
Dalhousie DGECR Novel Synthetic Methods for Stabilization of Peptide Nanotubes 1 $12,500.00
Claverie, Jerome
Department
Chimie
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Advanced (de)polymerization techniques for sustainable technologies 5 $131,000.00
Cui, Haissi
Department
Chemistry (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto DGECR Visualizing and Tracking Aminoacylation Reactions in Mammalian Cells 1 $12,500.00
Cui, Haissi
Department
Chemistry (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Visualizing and Tracking Aminoacylation Reactions in Mammalian Cells 5 $32,000.00
Ding, Zhifeng
Department
Chemistry
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Electrochemiluminescence /Chemiluminescence of Nanoclusters, Graphene and Perovskite Quantum Dots towards Single Event Detections 5 $111,000.00
Djaoued, Yahia
Department
Campus de Shippagan
Université de Moncton RGPIN Élaboration et caractérisation de couches minces opales inverses de matériaux composites multifonctionnels. 5 $39,000.00
East, Allan
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Regina DDG Theoretical Studies of Ion Solvation and Mobility 2 $20,000.00
Frenette, Mathieu
Department
Chimie
Université du Québec à Montréal RGPIN Visible Light to Make, Break and Study Molecules: Mechanistic Investigations, Photochemical Protein Tagging, Pressure Sensors, Raman Microscopy and Laser-Induced Infrared Emission 5 $27,000.00
Gagnon, Alexandre
Department
Chimie
Université du Québec à Montréal RGPIN Organobismuth chemistry: from a priori predictions to unexplored territories. 5 $39,000.00
Gagosz, Fabien
Department
Science, Faculty of
University of Ottawa RGPIN New Tools and Methods for Organic Synthesis 5 $52,000.00
Gentile, Francesco
Department
Chemistry
University of Ottawa RGPIN Coupling Molecular Simulations and Machine Learning to Advance Large-Scale Virtual Drug Discovery 5 $37,000.00
Gentile, Francesco
Department
Chemistry
University of Ottawa DGECR Coupling Molecular Simulations and Machine Learning to Advance Large-Scale Virtual Drug Discovery 1 $12,500.00
Gilroy, Joe
Department
Chemistry
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Multiple Bonds of Group 15 Elements as Building Blocks for Functional Materials 5 $83,000.00
Gradinaru, Claudiu
Department
Chemical and Physical Sciences (Mississauga)
University of Toronto RGPIN Biological Function Emerging from Disorder and Dynamics: Proteins under a Single-Molecule Microscope 5 $67,000.00
Gravel, Michel
Department
Chemistry
University of Saskatchewan RGPIN Synthetic Studies on Medium-Sized and Large Annulenes 5 $52,000.00
Hall, Dennis
Department
Chemistry
University of Alberta RGPIN Reactivity-Guided Discovery of Practical Boron-Based Synthetic Methods, Catalysts and Pharmaceutical Bioisosteres 5 $131,000.00
Hemmer, Eva
Department
Chemistry
University of Ottawa RGPIN Next Generation Multifunctional Rare-Earth-based Materials – Paving the Way to Real-Life Applications 5 $67,000.00
Hili, Ryan
Department
Chemistry
York University RGPIN Exploring the Chemical Diversity of Nucleic Acids 5 $114,600.00
Hollett, Joshua
Department
Chemistry
The University of Winnipeg RGPIN New models of electronic structure from a fundamental understanding of electron-electron interactions 5 $52,000.00
Hopkins, William
Department
Chemistry
University of Waterloo RGPIN Ion Chemistry in Dynamic Electric Fields: Fundamentals and Applications 5 $99,000.00
Hudson, Robert
Department
Chemistry
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Design, Synthesis, Evaluation and Applications of Oligonucleotide Analogues Bearing Nucleobase Modifications 5 $32,000.00
Jessop, Philip
Department
Chemistry
Queen's University RGPIN Chemical Applications of Carbon Dioxide with Water and Amines 5 $83,000.00
Jiang, Feng
Department
Wood Science
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Tuning surface chemistry of lignocellulosic nanomaterials for advanced materials and applications 5 $52,000.00
Joudan, Shira
Department
Chemistry
University of Alberta DGECR New analytical approaches to connect reactions of anthropogenic contaminants to exposure pathways 1 $12,500.00
Joudan, Shira
Department
Chemistry
University of Alberta RGPIN New analytical approaches to connect reactions of anthropogenic contaminants to exposure pathways 5 $32,000.00
Kakkar, Ashok
Department
Chemistry
McGill University RGPIN Macromolecular platform for functional nanomaterials 5 $52,000.00
Karamad, Mohammadreza
Department
Chemistry
Simon Fraser University DGECR Materials discovery for hydrogen storage and lithium extraction 1 $12,500.00
Karamad, Mohammadreza
Department
Chemistry
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Materials discovery for hydrogen storage and lithium extraction 5 $28,000.00
Kerr, Michael
Department
Chemistry
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Enabling methodologies for organic synthesis 5 $52,000.00
Korzynski, Maciej
Department
Chemical and Physical Sciences (Mississauga)
University of Toronto RGPIN Post-synthetically modified metal-organic frameworks for high-density information storage 5 $28,000.00
Korzynski, Maciej
Department
Chemical and Physical Sciences (Mississauga)
University of Toronto DGECR Post-synthetically modified metal-organic frameworks for high-density information storage 1 $12,500.00
Kruse, Peter
Department
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
McMaster University RGPIN Surface and Interface Chemistry in Percolation Networks of Low-Dimensional Materials with Sensing Applications 5 $39,000.00
Kwan, David
Department
Biology
Concordia RGPIN Controlling protein machinery: Engineering biosensors, enzymes, and inhibitors 5 $39,000.00
Lam, Edmond
Department
Chemistry
McGill University DGECR Chitosan nanocrystals for sustainable material design and application 1 $12,500.00
Lam, Edmond
Department
Chemistry
McGill University RGPIN Chitosan nanocrystals for sustainable material design and application 5 $32,000.00
Leach, Gary
Department
Chemistry
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Single-Crystal Plasmonic Nanostructures - From Fabrication to Application 5 $32,000.00
Leclerc, Mario
Department
Chimie
Université Laval RGPIN Design, Synthesis and Characterization of New Electroactive and Photoactive Polymers 5 $83,000.00
Lee, Myongwon
Department
Chemistry
Queen's University DGECR Functional Structures based on Main-group Supramolecular Interactions 1 $12,500.00
Lee, Myongwon
Department
Chemistry
Queen's University RGPIN Functional Structures based on Main-group Supramolecular Interactions 5 $28,000.00
Lemaire, Martin
Department
Chemistry
Brock University DDG Redox-active ligand coordination chemistry for molecule-based magnetic materials and quantum science 2 $20,000.00
Leung, Kam
Department
Chemistry
University of Waterloo RGPIN Low-dimensional hybrid nanomaterials and their interfacial chemistry for catalysis, green energy and nanoelectronics applications 5 $52,000.00
Mabury, Scott
Department
Chemistry (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Discovery, Fate and Disposition of Novel Polyfluorinated Substances 5 $39,000.00
MacDonell, Ryan
Department
Chemistry
Dalhousie DGECR Simulation of photochemical reactions with near-term quantum computers 1 $12,500.00
MacDonell, Ryan
Department
Chemistry
Dalhousie RGPIN Simulation of photochemical reactions with near-term quantum computers 5 $28,000.00
MacLachlan, Mark
Department
Chemistry
The University of British Columbia RGPIN New Directions in Supramolecular Chemistry 5 $83,000.00
Magolan, Jakob
Department
Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
McMaster University RGPIN Enabling Efficient Organic Synthesis with Organosulfur Reagents and Intermediates 5 $32,000.00
Maheshwari, Vivek
Department
Chemistry
University of Waterloo RGPIN Material development with controlled elemental and ion morphology at nanoscale 5 $32,000.00
Marquardt, Drew
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Windsor RGPIN Investigation of the molecular interactions of vitamin E with cellular membranes: Towards solving a 100-year-old mystery 5 $32,000.00
Marriott, Robert
Department
Chemistry
University of Calgary RGPIN Increasing the reliability of sulfur recovery and chemical processing in carbon dioxide 5 $99,000.00
McBreen, Peter
Department
Chimie
Université Laval RGPIN Investigation of the roles of weak forces and molecular flexibility in enantioselective hydrogenation on chirally modified Pt 5 $52,000.00
McNulty, James
Department
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
McMaster University RGPIN Development of New Synthons and Catalysts and Applications in Organic Synthesis 5 $39,000.00
Meanwell, Michael
Department
Chemistry
University of Alberta DGECR Discovery of New Chemical Reactivity for the Synthesis and Functionalization of Biologically Relevant Molecules 1 $12,500.00
Meanwell, Michael
Department
Chemistry
University of Alberta RGPIN Discovery of New Chemical Reactivity for the Synthesis and Functionalization of Biologically Relevant Molecules 5 $28,000.00
Mehrkhodavandi, Parisa
Department
Chemistry
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Exploration of Main Group Metals in Catalysis in the Green Polymer Laboratory 5 $67,000.00
Ménard, Gabriel
Department
Chemistry
University of Calgary RGPIN Inorganic Electrochemistry for Clean Energy Applications 5 $52,000.00
Metallinos, Costa
Department
Chemistry
Brock University DDG Advancing Epimeric Pyrroloimidazolones in Asymmetric Synthesis 2 $20,000.00
Morgan, Kalindi
Department
Chemistry
University of Northern British Columbia DGECR Harnessing gene cluster family-encoded chemodiversity and insect microbiome biodiversity – towards sustainable agrochemicals 1 $12,500.00
Morgan, Kalindi
Department
Chemistry
University of Northern British Columbia RGPIN Harnessing gene cluster family-encoded chemodiversity and insect microbiome biodiversity – towards sustainable agrochemicals 5 $28,000.00
Mosey, Nicholas
Department
Chemistry
Queen's University RGPIN Materials for Energy Applications via Advanced Chemical Simulations 5 $52,000.00
Nikonov, Georgii
Department
Chemistry
Brock University RGPIN Low-valent main group compounds for activation of small molecules and catalysis 5 $52,000.00
Nitz, Mark
Department
Chemistry (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Small Molecule Probes for Chemical Biology 5 $99,000.00
Noël, James
Department
Chemistry
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Fundamental interfacial chemical processes, structures, and compositions underlying corrosion mechanisms 5 $83,000.00
Ollevier, Thierry
Department
Chimie
Université Laval RGPIN New Methods for Green Organic Synthesis 5 $39,000.00
Palmer, David
Department
Chemistry
University of Saskatchewan RGPIN Enzyme catalysis: structure-function relationships, inhibition, and biocatalysis 5 $67,000.00
Pearson, Jason
Department
Chemistry
University of Prince Edward Island RGPIN New Computational Models for Electronic and Molecular Structure Prediction and Analysis 5 $39,000.00
Peng, Hui
Department
Chemistry (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Environmental Chemical-Protein Interaction Network (eCPIN): Nuclear Receptors 5 $39,000.00
Peslherbe, Gilles
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Concordia RGPIN Modeling Molecular Interactions, Structure and Reactions in Nanoscale to Bulk Solvation Processes of Fundamental (Bio)Physical and Environmental Chemistry Relevance 5 $52,000.00
Prince, Elisabeth
Department
Chemical Engineering
University of Waterloo RGPIN Topology-driven design of functional polymer networks 5 $28,000.00
Prince, Elisabeth
Department
Chemical Engineering
University of Waterloo DGECR Topology-driven design of functional polymer networks 1 $12,500.00
Rochefort, Alain
Department
Génie physique
École Polytechnique de Montréal RGPIN Low-Dimensional Organic Materials for Energy, Electronic and Environment Applications 5 $32,000.00
Schreckenbach, H. Georg
Department
Chemistry
University of Manitoba RGPIN Quantum Chemical Modelling of Complex Systems: Fundamental Insights and Applications 5 $67,000.00
Schriemer, David
Department
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Calgary RGPIN Next-generation bioanalytical concepts and systems for structural proteomics 5 $67,000.00
Singer, Robert
Department
Chemistry
Saint Mary's RGPIN New Materials, Separations and Catalysis with Ionic Liquids 5 $32,000.00
Smith, Rodney
Department
Chemistry
University of Waterloo RGPIN Understanding Disorder in Solid State Materials for Sustainable Energy Technologies 5 $52,000.00
Sorensen, John
Department
Chemistry
University of Manitoba RGPIN Unlocking hidden biosyntheic potential in lichen and other fungi 5 $52,000.00
Stamplecoskie, Kevin
Department
Chemistry
Queen's University RGPIN Tailoring the Excited State Properties of Metal Clusters for Photonics Applications 5 $39,000.00
Tam, Michael
Department
Chemical Engineering
University of Waterloo RGPIN Cellulose Nanomaterials for a Sustainable and Shared Future 5 $52,000.00
Taylor, Scott
Department
Chemistry
University of Waterloo RGPIN Cyclic Peptide Antibiotics: Total Synthesis and Mechanism of Action Studies 5 $67,000.00
Thibault, Pierre
Department
Chimie
Université de Montréal RGPIN Next generation immunopeptidomics 5 $67,000.00
Thibodeaux, Christopher
Department
Chemistry
McGill University RGPIN Mechanisms in RiPP Biosynthesis 5 $39,000.00
Trevani, Liliana
Department
Science, Faculty of
University of Ontario Institute of Technology DDG Advanced materials and electrochemical tools for energy conversion and storage 2 $20,000.00
Trudel, Simon
Department
Chemistry
University of Calgary RGPIN Inorganic nanomaterials: Structure, properties and function 5 $52,000.00
Tykwinski, Rik
Department
Chemistry
University of Alberta RGPIN Acetylenic scaffolding for the synthesis of carbon-rich structures 5 $111,000.00
VanderSchee, Cassidy
Department
Chemistry
The King's University RGPIN Vanadium Transformation and Reactivity in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region 5 $28,000.00
VanderSchee, Cassidy
Department
Chemistry
The King's University DGECR Vanadium Transformation and Reactivity in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region 1 $12,500.00
von Lilienfeld-Toal, Otto Anatole
Department
Chemistry (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Compositional symmetries for improved quantum machine learning across chemical compound space 5 $52,000.00
Voyer, Normand
Department
Chimie
Université Laval RGPIN Natural Product Chemistry of Plants and Lichens From Northern Ecosystems 5 $39,000.00
Voyer, Normand
Department
Chimie
Université Laval RGPNS Natural Product Chemistry of Plants and Lichens From Northern Ecosystems 5 $11,000.00
Walsby, Charles
Department
Chemistry
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Metal Complexes as Probes and Modulators of Biological Processes 5 $32,000.00
Wang, Jichang
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Windsor RGPIN The study and application of chemical oscillators for the synthesis of functional materials 5 $32,000.00
Wilds, Christopher
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Concordia RGPIN Chemical Modification of the Nucleic Acid Scaffold to Develop Materials and Tools for Applications in Nanoscience and Biotechnology 5 $39,000.00
Wilson, Katie
Department
Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland DGECR Computational modeling of the structure and mechanism of membrane embedded glycosyltransferases 1 $12,500.00
Wilson, Katie
Department
Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland RGPIN Computational modeling of the structure and mechanism of membrane embedded glycosyltransferases 5 $37,000.00
Wilson, Mark
Department
Chemistry (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Advancing Nanocrystal-Sensitized Triplet-Fusion Photon Upconversion 5 $52,000.00
Winnik, Mitchell
Department
Chemistry (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Block copolymer self-assembly, rod-like nanoparticles, and their applications 5 $99,000.00
Wiseman, Paul
Department
Chemistry
McGill University RGPIN Mining the molecular noise in fluorescence microscopy and super-resolution images via fluctuation and wavelet analysis 5 $83,000.00
Woolley, Andrew
Department
Chemistry (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Designing, synthesizing, and analyzing photoswitchable bioactive molecules 5 $99,000.00
Workentin, Mark
Department
Chemistry
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Physical Organic Chemistry of Materials:Probing Structure Reactivity to Developing Templates for Applications 5 $83,000.00
Xu, Yunjie
Department
Chemistry
University of Alberta RGPIN Signatures of Chirality Recognition, Transfer and Amplification: Mechanisms and Applications 5 $149,000.00
Ye, Zuo-Guang
Department
Chemistry
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Design, Synthesis and Characterization of High-Performance Solid State Multifunctional Materials 5 $83,000.00
Zandberg, Wesley
Department
Okanagan
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Development of high-throughput techniques and tools enabling glycomic analysis of gastrointestinal mucus 5 $52,000.00
Zelisko, Paul
Department
Chemistry
Brock University RGPIN Silicon Biotechnology and Bio-Inspired Silicon Chemistry 5 $32,000.00
Zenkina, Olena
Department
Science, Faculty of
University of Ontario Institute of Technology RGPIN “Smart” Hybrid Chromogenic Molecularly-based Materials with Programmable Properties for Electronic/Sensing Devices. 5 $39,000.00