NSERC Discovery Grant recipients

The below list are the recipients of the 2022 Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grants Discovery Grant amounts are awarded in instalments over a period of five years. Early career researchers were also eligible to receive a $12,500 supplement to kickstart their research program.

Julia BoughnerAnatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology College of MedicineThe Evo-Devo of Vertebrate Teeth & Jaws$280,000

Michelle CollinsAnatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology - College of MedicineExploring calcium signaling in the heart$185,000Discovery Launch Supplement for Early Career Researchers recipient - $12,500Peiqiang YuAnimal and Poultry Science College of Agriculture and BioresourcesIn-Depth Study of Feed Internal Molecular Structure and Nutrient Make-up within Cellular and Sub-cellular Dimensions Using Advanced Synchrotron Radiation Based Bioanalytical Techniques$217,360Kerry LavenderBiochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology - College of MedicineIFNa subtype-specific modulation of intrinsic, innate and adaptive immunity$140,000Discovery Launch Supplement for Early Career Researchers recipient - $12,500Anil Kumar Victoria AnsalemBiochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology - College of MedicineDiscovery and Characterization of Cellular Factors Modulating Type III Interferon Induction and Signaling$140,000Discovery Launch Supplement for Early Career Researchers recipient - $12,500Philip McLoughlinBiology College of Arts and ScienceHierarchical density dependence in large animal ecology and evolution$200,000Bishnu AcharyaChemical and Biological Engineering College of EngineeringValorization of agriculture and organic biomass to high value bioproducts$195,000Ramin AzargoharChemical and Biological Engineering - College of EngineeringSynthesis of advanced carbon materials from waste biomass and their applications in energy and electronic devices$130,000Discovery Launch Supplement for Early Career Researchers recipient - $12,500Oon-Doo BaikChemical and Biological Engineering - College of EngineeringWhy Radio frequency heating is more effective to deactivate and release non-nutritive components from pulses$140,000Timothy KellyChemistry - College of Arts and ScienceUpscaling organic and hybrid optoelectronics: synthesis, processing, and advanced characterization$310,000Christopher PhenixChemistry - College of Arts and ScienceExploring Fundamental Strategies For Imaging Hydrolytic Enzymes$180,000David SandersChemistry - College of Arts and ScienceUsing Structural Studies to Investigate the Relationships Between Enzymes and Ligands$170,000Christopher HawkesCivil, Geological and Environmental Engineering - College of EngineeringAssessing the technical aspects of spent nuclear fuel storage in deep horizontal boreholes$155,000Laura SmithCivil, Geological and Environmental Engineering - College of EngineeringDeveloping novel in situ methods to monitor and quantify groundwater storage changes in cold regions$135,000Discovery Launch Supplement for Early Career Researchers recipient - $12,500Ian McQuillanComputer Science - College of Arts and ScienceAlgorithms and Inference of Grammars and Natural Computing Models$205,000Cody PhillipsComputer Science - College of Arts and ScienceDeveloping Games and Tools to Overcome Procrastination$125,000Discovery Launch Supplement for Early Career Researchers recipient - $12,500Takuji TanakaFood and Bioproduct Sciences - College of Agriculture and BioresourcesDirected Evolution of Lactococcus lactis Xaa-Pro dipeptidase based on the rationales given through X-ray crystallographic studies$165,000Xulin GuoGeography & Planning College of Arts and ScienceIntegrating measures of grassland function using Remote Sensing$180,000Cherie WestbrookGeography & Planning - College of Arts and ScienceImpacts of Beaver Systems on Lateral and Downstream Hydrological Connectivity$255,000Ingrid PickeringGeological Sciences - College of Arts and ScienceChemistry of Selenium in Life and Interplay with Toxic Elements$310,000Alexander WeekesMathematics and Statistics - College of Arts and ScienceInteractions between representation theory, algebraic geometry, and physics$130,000Discovery Launch Supplement for Early Career Researchers recipient - $12,500Curtis WendlandtMathematics and Statistics - College of Arts and ScienceA rational approach to affine quantum algebras$130,000Discovery Launch Supplement for Early Career Researchers recipient - $12,500Donald BergstromMechanical Engineering - College of EngineeringImproved computational models for particle transport in turbulent wall-bounded flows$160,000James JohnstonMechanical Engineering - College of EngineeringDevelopment of Automated Techniques for Modelling Cartilage Morphology and Mechanics$230,000Amir Masoud GhezelbashPhysics and Engineering Physics - College of Arts and ScienceAspects of Black Holes in Modified Theories of Gravity: Holography, Weak Gravity Conjecture and Wedge Algebra$120,000Alexandre KoustovPhysics and Engineering Physics - College of Arts and ScienceStudy of the Earth's ionosphere with ground-based radars and Swarm satellites$140,000Andrei SmolyakovPhysics and Engineering Physics - College of Arts and ScienceEquilibrium, fluctuations, and transport in magnetically controlled plasmas$250,000Timothy SharbelPlant Sciences - College of Agriculture and BioresourcesFixing heterosis in Canola using apomixis$140,000Lorin EliasPsychology - College of Arts and ScienceSide Effects: How our lopsided brain influences everyday behaviour$140,000Adelaine LeungVeterinary Biomedical Sciences Western College of Veterinary MedicineNeural mechanisms integrating metabolism and reproductive behaviour in Drosophila melanogaster$160,000Suraj UnniappanVeterinary Biomedical Sciences - Western College of Veterinary MedicineHormonal Regulation of Feeding, Metabolism, Growth and Reproduction in Fish$325,000Arinjay BanerjeeVaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)Bats as a model to understand the evolution of coronavirus-host interactions$185,000Discovery Launch Supplement for Early Career Researchers recipient - $12,500Aaron WhiteVaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)Transmission and biofilm formation by pathogenic Salmonella strains$160,000

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