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2021 research grants competition - results by peer review committee

Physics
Applicant name Institution Program Title Term Amount awarded
Barrett, Brynle
Department
Physics
New Brunswick RGPIN A Next-Generation Absolute Quantum Gyroscope using Ultra-Cold Atoms 5 $33,000.00
Bazalova, Magdalena
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Victoria RGPIN Facilitation ultRahigh dOse-rate aNd spaTIally-fractionatEd Radiotherapy (FRONTIER) 5 $50,000.00
Bechhoefer, John
Department
Physics
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Information, work, and heat in small systems 5 $61,000.00
Bernier, Jean-Sébastien
Department
Physics
University of Northern British Columbia RGPIN Non-equilibrium dynamics of correlated quantum materials 5 $33,000.00
Beyerlein, Kenneth
Department
Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Centre
Institut national de la recherche scientifique RGPIN Real-time imaging of light-induced transformations in phase-change materials 5 $29,000.00
Bhardwaj, Ravi
Department
Physics
University of Ottawa RGPIN Structured light-matter interactions: from fundamentals to applications 5 $41,000.00
Boettcher, Igor
Department
Physics
University of Alberta RGPIN Solid State Quantum Simulation: From Hyperbolic Space to Emergent Spin-3/2 Fermions 5 $33,000.00
Boschini, Fabio
Department
Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Centre
Institut national de la recherche scientifique RGPIN Light-manipulation of quantum matter in an ultrafast fashion 5 $29,000.00
Bouchard, Hugo
Department
Physique
Université de Montréal RGPIN Simulation of physical processes with Monte Carlo methods in the keV and MeV energy range 5 $34,000.00
Bradac, Carlo
Department
Physics and Astronomy
Trent University RGPIN Nanoscale sensing and actuation with quantum emitters in 2D and 3D semiconductors 5 $33,000.00
Bradley, Michael
Department
Physics and Engineering Physics
University of Saskatchewan RGPIN Plasmas for Growth and Processing of Advanced Materials 5 $24,000.00
Brewer, Kimberly
Department
Diagnostic Radiology
Dalhousie RGPIN Development of Quantitative Multi-Contrast Molecular Imaging 5 $34,000.00
Brown, Aidan
Department
Physics
Toronto Metropolitan University RGPIN Nonequilibrium physics of signaling and spatial organization at the cellular scale 5 $24,000.00
Cami, Jan
Department
Physics and Astronomy
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN The interaction of cosmic fullerenes with their environment:confronting models with observations 5 $34,000.00
Carbone, Emile
Department
Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Centre
Institut national de la recherche scientifique RGPIN Exploration of non-equilibrium phenomena at a reactive surface induced by a plasma 5 $29,000.00
Charlebois, Maxime
Department
Chimie, biochimie et physique
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières RGPIN Quantum impurity solvers for quantum materials 5 $24,000.00
Chau, Kenneth
Department
Okanagan
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Multi-scale computational nanophotonics 5 $28,000.00
Costantino, Santiago
Department
Ophtalmologie
Université de Montréal RGPIN Single Cell Optical Manipulations 5 $41,000.00
Cowan, Nicolas
Department
Physics
McGill University RGPIN The Surfaces and Atmospheres of Exoplanets 5 $75,000.00
Crites, Abigail
Department
Astronomy and Astrophysics (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Novel Millimeter-Wavelength Spectrometers for Studying the Epoch of Reionization 5 $24,000.00
Fleischauer, Michael
Department
Physics
University of Alberta RGPIN Dynamic alkali metal alloys for low cost, high performance energy storage 5 $29,000.00
Frayne, Richard
Department
Radiology
University of Calgary RGPIN Advanced Deep Learning Approaches to Enhance Magnetic Resonance Tomography 5 $50,000.00
Freeman, Mark
Department
Physics
University of Alberta RGPIN Einstein-de Haas probes of equilibrium and nonequilibrium magnetism and superconductivity 5 $50,000.00
Gagné, Jonathan
Department
Physique
Université de Montréal RGPIN Disentangling the Kinematics of the Solar Neighborhood to Calibrate the Ages of Stars and Exoplanets 5 $39,000.00
Gallagher, Sarah
Department
Physics and Astronomy
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Quasar Winds and Black Hole Growth at Cosmic Noon 5 $34,000.00
Goyal, Sidhartha
Department
Physics (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Phenomenological models of large complex populations of cells: from microbes to tissues 5 $34,000.00
Grutter, Peter
Department
Physics
McGill University RGPIN Scanning Probe Microscopy development and applications for time resolved structure-function studies 5 $61,000.00
Guidolin, Leila
Department
Systems and Computer Engineering
Carleton University RGPIN Deconstructing the extracellular matrix: imaging 3D-bioprinted models to understand the effect of abnormal mechano-environment on collagen remodeling 5 $33,000.00
Haggard, Daryl
Department
Physics
McGill University RGPIN Physics at the Black Hole Frontier: The McGill Extreme Gravity and Accretion Group 5 $50,000.00
Hébert, Alain
Department
Génie mécanique
École Polytechnique de Montréal RGPIN Application of Boltzmann Transport Equation solutions to nuclear reactor physics and radiotherapy applications 5 $24,000.00
Hilke, Michael
Department
Physics
McGill University RGPIN Quantum Low Dimensional Materials and their Topological and Collective Properties 5 $28,000.00
Hilts, Michelle
Department
Okanagan
The University of British Columbia RGPIN The development of advanced imaging and dosimetry for permanent breast seed implant radiation therapy 5 $41,000.00
Huberman, Samuel
Department
Chemical and Biological Engineering
University of Ottawa RGPIN Probing phonon hydrodynamics in 2D materials 5 $29,000.00
Hussein, Amina
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Alberta RGPIN New frontiers in intense laser-matter interactions 5 $24,000.00
Irwin, Judith
Department
Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy
Queen's University RGPIN From Galaxy to Intergalactic Medium -- the Magnetic Connection in the Age of the Square Kilometre Array 5 $28,000.00
Jamison, Alan
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Waterloo RGPIN Quantum Simulation and Chemistry with Ultracold Mixtures and Molecules 5 $29,000.00
Jensen, Kristan
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Victoria RGPIN Quantum gravity and hydrodynamics: a surprising partnership 5 $39,000.00
Karimi, Ebrahim
Department
Physics
University of Ottawa RGPIN Structured Quantum Waves: From Quantum Cryptography to Extreme Quantum Microscopy 5 $61,000.00
Kildea, John
Department
Oncology
McGill University RGPIN Neutron-induced Carcinogenic Effects (NICE)-an examination of the biophysics underlying radiation carcinogenesis using neutrons 5 $34,000.00
Kojima, Kenji
Department
Science Division
TRIUMF RGPIN Investigation of Quantum Matter by Quantum Point Magnetic Probes 5 $24,000.00
Kupchak, Connor
Department
Electronics
Carleton University RGPIN Transitioning Quantum Communication Devices into Telecommunication Infrastructures 5 $29,000.00
Lau, Hoi-Kwan
Department
Physics
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Quantum Information Processing with Bosonic Systems 5 $29,000.00
LeBlanc, Lindsay
Department
Physics
University of Alberta RGPIN Atomic quantum technologies: from foundations to applications 5 $34,000.00
Lepage, Martin
Department
Médecine nucléaire et radiobiologie
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Methods for ultrasensitive and quantitative multimodal molecular imaging of vascular inflammation 5 $41,000.00
Li, Ruohong
Department
Physics
University of Windsor RGPIN collinear laser quantum control of nuclear spins 5 $33,000.00
MacRae, Andrew
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Victoria RGPIN Collective Spin Excitations in an Atomic Vapour for Quantum Information 5 $29,000.00
Malac, Marek
Department
Physics
University of Alberta RGPIN Exploring physics of electron microscopy 5 $28,000.00
Man, Allison
Department
Physics and Astronomy
The University of British Columbia RGPIN The Rise and Fall of Star Formation in Galaxies 5 $39,000.00
Mansbach, Rachael
Department
Physics
Concordia RGPIN A physics-based approach to artificial intelligence for understanding of biophysical search spaces 5 $39,000.00
Metzger, Michael
Department
Physics and Atmospheric Science
Dalhousie RGPIN Advanced Battery Research for a Future with Sustainable Energy, Mobility, and Water 5 $24,000.00
Monajemi, Thalat Theresa
Department
Radiation Oncology
Dalhousie RGPIN Illuminating the future of radiotherapy: 3D printed scintillation detectors 5 $24,000.00
Ouriadov, Alexei
Department
Physics and Astronomy
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI: Development of hardware, software and its PET-based validation. 5 $24,000.00
Paramekanti, Arun
Department
Physics (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Controlling Quantum Materials: Exotic Orders and Light-Induced Dynamics 5 $41,000.00
Plume, Rene
Department
Physics and Astronomy
University of Calgary RGPIN Magnetic Fields and Carbon Chemistry in Star Forming Regions 5 $24,000.00
Rastgoo, Saeed
Department
Physics and Astronomy
York University RGPIN Probing the quantum gravitational structure of spacetime via black holes and gravitational waves 5 $24,000.00
Rauscher, Alexander
Department
Pediatrics
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Anisotropic Biological Tissues 5 $41,000.00
Rheinstadter, Maikel
Department
Physics and Astronomy
McMaster University RGPIN Functional and functionalized membranes 5 $41,000.00
Rotenberg, Nir
Department
Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy
Queen's University RGPIN Frontiers of nonlinear quantum optics: from fundamentals to technology 5 $33,000.00
Ruan, John
Department
Physics
Bishop's RGPIN The Next Breakthrough Multi-Messenger Gravitational-Wave Discoveries 5 $29,000.00
SADAF, SHARIF
Department
Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Centre
Institut national de la recherche scientifique RGPIN III-nitride selective epitaxial nanostructures: From full-color light sources to solid-state single photon sources 5 $24,000.00
Samokhin, Kirill
Department
Physics
Brock University RGPIN Theory of noncentrosymmetric and other unconventional superconductors 5 $28,000.00
Seymour, Colin
Department
Biology
McMaster University RGPIN Physical mechanisms involved in the generation of radiation-induced signalling events 5 $24,000.00
Simmons, Stephanie
Department
Physics
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Telecom colour centres in silicon: an all-silicon quantum computing and communications platform 5 $61,000.00
Sivakoff, Gregory
Department
Physics
University of Alberta RGPIN Probing Accretion and Relativistic Jet Physics with the Dynamic Multimessenger Universe 5 $50,000.00
Sivanandam, Suresh
Department
Astronomy and Astrophysics (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Infrared Diagnostics of Galaxy Formation and Evolution 5 $50,000.00
Soddu, Andrea
Department
Physics and Astronomy
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Role of brain dimensionality in altered states of consciousness. 5 $24,000.00
Spencer, Locke
Department
Physics & Astronomy
University of Lethbridge RGPIN Far-Infrared TNT: [T]ech[N]ology and [T]echniques for Experimental Astrophysics in the Far-Infrared 5 $34,000.00
Syme, Alasdair
Department
Radiation Oncology
Dalhousie RGPIN Organic Electronics and Organic Scintillators in Radiation Detection Applications 5 $24,000.00
Tabard-Cossa, Vincent
Department
Physics
University of Ottawa RGPIN Elucidating and Manipulating Polymer Transport through Nanopores 5 $61,000.00
Uribe, Carlos
Department
Radiology
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Towards personalized medicine with theranostics: quantitative molecular imaging and artificial intelligence 5 $24,000.00
Valencia, Diana
Department
Physical & Environmental Sciences (Scarborough)
University of Toronto RGPIN Thermo-chemical Evolution and Formation of Super-Earths and Mini-Neptunes 5 $34,000.00
van den Hoogen, Robert
Department
Math & Statistics
St. Francis Xavier University RGPIN Alternative and Averaged Theories of Gravity 5 $24,000.00
Vidal, François
Department
Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Centre
Institut national de la recherche scientifique RGPIN Numerical simulations of plasmas for applications 5 $28,000.00
Villemain, Olivier
Department
Medical Biophysics
University of Toronto RGPIN Towards 3D ultrafast Doppler imaging with a portable ultrasound scanner 5 $24,000.00
Wallman, Joel
Department
Applied Mathematics
University of Waterloo RGPIN Correcting realistic quantum errors 5 $39,000.00
Yang, Chongyin
Department
Physics and Atmospheric Science
Dalhousie RGPIN Structure and Properties of Halogen-Graphite Intercalation Electrodes for Low-Cost and High-energy Li-ion Batteries 5 $39,000.00