Twenty-two researchers on the College of Waterloo have been awarded greater than $10 million to assist their analysis from the Ontario Analysis Fund (ORF).
The ORF Analysis Excellence program supplies as much as one-third of the full worth of a analysis challenge with main strategic worth to the province.
“When we invest in research, we invest in our province’s future,” says Nolan Quinn, Minister of Schools and Universities. “These critical investments will ensure Ontario’s researchers can continue making discoveries that drive key sectors, create good-paying jobs, and improve the lives of all Ontarians.”
Amongst this spherical of ORF winners are Waterloo researchers who’re tackling huge future-focused issues going through humanity and our planet. By means of disciplinary and interdisciplinary work throughout 5 interconnected colleges, their analysis is poised to remodel applied sciences, well being, societies and sustainability for a greater future.
“Thank you to our provincial government partners for this significant investment in research operations and infrastructure,” says Charmaine Dean, vice-president, Analysis and Worldwide. “From enabling sustainable commercialization of metallic additive manufacturing to growing the way forward for 5G communications to advancing sustainability within the automotive sector, Waterloo’s profitable tasks not solely drive innovation in Ontario but in addition have clear commercialization potential, maximizing the worth of the funding.
The next researchers obtained $2 million ORF Analysis Excellence funding:
Dr. Raouf Boutaba | School of Arithmetic
$2,000,000
Dr. Raouf Boutaba and a workforce of Waterloo researchers are advancing the subsequent technology of 5G and 6G community improvements to satisfy the calls for of recent and progressive cellular community functions reminiscent of autonomous automobiles, industrial automation and healthcare supply. Their challenge will probably be carried out in collaboration with three personal sector companions: Rogers Communications, Rockport Networks and NoviFlow. Rogers will present entry to its experimental 5G testbed, whereas applied sciences from Rockport and NoviFlow type an integral a part of Waterloo’s in-lab 5G testbed.
Dr. Slim Boumaiza | School of Engineering
$2,000,000
Dr. Slim Boumaiza will lead a analysis initiative with personal sector companions to develop sensible mid-band 6G radio methods. His workforce will give attention to superior antenna arrays, transceivers and digital sign processing algorithms to create high-performing prototypes. By addressing key 6G challenges, their work goals to unlock its business potential, guaranteeing these methods are prepared for real-world use and advancing quicker, extra dependable and progressive communication applied sciences.
Dr. Hamid Jahed | School of Engineering
$2,000,000
With the purpose of constructing the automotive business extra sustainable, Dr. Hamid Jahed’s analysis will discover utilizing chilly spray to scale back automobile weight and management emissions, be part of totally different supplies with coatings, restore elements to chop waste and enhance electrical automobile battery warmth administration with 3D printing. His goal is to make automobiles lighter and extra environment friendly, in the end serving to to construct a greener future for transportation.
Dr. Ehsan Toyserkani | School of Engineering
$2,000,000
Dr. Ehsan Toyserkani is advancing the sustainability of metallic additive manufacturing (3D printing) for serial manufacturing. His analysis integrates real-time sensors and synthetic intelligence algorithms to detect and proper defects throughout varied additive manufacturing processes. By enhancing effectivity and reliability, his work goals to make additive manufacturing extra accessible to industries whereas supporting the event of requirements that foster innovation and sensible functions.
The next Waterloo researchers obtained ORF Analysis Infrastructure funding for his or her tasks.
School of Well being
Dr. Kaylena Ehgoetz Martens: $100,000
Dr. Nikolas Knowles: $100,000
School of Engineering
Dr. Kyle Daun: $300,000
Dr. Christian Euler: $84,721
Dr. Yue Hu: $100,000
Dr. Milad Kamkar: $80,000
Dr. Tianyuan Li: $100,000
Dr. Yilan Liu: $80,000
Dr. Alana Lund: $110,000
Dr. Veronika Magdanz: $80,000
Dr. Cosmin Munteanu: $80,000
Dr. Elisabeth Prince: $92,689
