UBC Engineering projects awarded over $6M in NSERC Alliance grants 

UBC
February 3, 2021

Twenty-two research projects led by UBC Engineering researchers have collectively been awarded over $6 million in Alliance grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC), the Government of Canada announced today.

Launched in April 2019, the Alliance grants program supports collaborative research projects led by university researchers and partner organizations from the private, public or not-for-profit sectors.

Twenty-seven UBC projects were awarded a total of $6.6 million in Alliance grant funding from NSERC between April 2019 and December 31, 2020. For a full list of these projects, see the announcement on the UBC Research + Innovation website.

UBC Engineering-led projects

  • Purang Abolmaesumi, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Next-generation of non-destructive testing of composites using advanced ultrasound imaging
    Partner: Boeing Company
    NSERC Funding: $41,904
  • Shahria Alam, School of Engineering
    Sustainable recycled wood ash-based mortar and concrete from production to large-scale application
    Partner: Fawdry Homes Ltd., M & K Ready Mix, Tolko Industries Ltd.
    NSERC Funding: $144,000
  • Mohammad Arjmand, School of Engineering
    Synthesis of Graphene Nanomaterials and Development of Their Multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposites
    Partner: ZEN
    NSERC Funding: $480,000

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