York University researchers awarded more than $5.6 million by NSERC
The Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced today that 32 researchers at York University have been awarded more than $4.9 million in NSERC grants, while 10 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows have received a total of $700,000 in funding for scholarships and fellowships.
“Our researchers are making important contributions to scientific, engineering and technological discoveries in Canada and abroad as reflected by NSERC’s investment in York’s research programs,” said Robert Haché, York’s vice-president research & innovation.
Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, announced more than $465 million for more than 4,000 awards for research that will further discoveries in a full range of fields in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. These awards comprise the 2016 competition results for NSERC’s Discovery Grants, Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships, NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships and Postdoctoral Fellowships Program.
In the Discovery Grants Competition, the funding was granted for research programs covering a wide range of topics, including:
- The Analysis of Planetary Surfaces
- Motor and Sensory Optimization of Mobile User Interfaces
- Protection of the Next Generation of Power Distribution Systems
- Human visual perception of shape, lightness, and lighting
- Theory and practice of molecular communication
The Discovery Grants Program supports ongoing programs of research in every scientific and engineering discipline. York researchers were also awarded funding in the Research Tools & Instruments Competition. The funding enhances the discovery, innovation and training capability of university researchers in the natural sciences and engineering by supporting the purchase of research equipment and installations.
York University is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our 52,000 students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. York students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world's most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. York U is an internationally recognized research university – our 11 faculties and 24 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide.
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Janice Walls, York University Media Relations, 416 736 2100 ext. 22101, wallsj@yorku.ca
