York University awarded NSERC Discovery Grants for wide range of research
TORONTO, May 21, 2019 – York University researchers have been awarded 48 Discovery Grants by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council to pursue promising research in the fields of science, engineering, health and more.
NSERC’s investment of almost $8.5 million in York University research through the Discovery Grants program will provide operating funds to support research with long-term goals, rather than single short-term projects.
The 2019 competition results for NSERC’s Discovery Grants and other programs were announced today by the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport.
Examples of the research programs that will be supported at York include:
- Investigating Atmospheric Volatiles on Planets in our Solar System and Beyond
- Adaptive Online Mining of Big Data Streams
- The Effects of Curiosity on Learning and Memory among Younger and Older Adults
“York University’s 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 Rui Wang, York’s interim vice-president research & innovation.
Twelve of the 48 Discovery Grants awarded to York were awarded to early career researchers.
The Discovery Grants Program was established to promote a diversified base of high-quality research capability in the natural sciences and engineering in Canadian universities, to encourage research excellence and to provide a stimulating environment for research training.
York University champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our 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-disciplinary 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 25 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, York is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 alumni.
York U’s fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario’s Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.
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Janice Walls, Media Relations, York University, wallsj@yorku.ca, 416 455 4710
