On Tuesday May 21, the Government of Canada announced the 2013 competition results for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
As part of this competition, 39 Carleton grad students are being awarded a total $1,641,300 (master’s and doctoral) for the Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships and Postgraduate Scholarships.
Among the many recipients, grad student Bryan Luu will be receiving $105,000 from NSERC (over three years) when he starts his PhD this fall to pursue his research under the guidance of Dr. Ken Storey.
Says Luu: “We both know that our metabolism can change as a result of age or stress. Some amazing animals are able to shift their metabolic rate in response to some environmental stresses (cold conditions, dry conditions, conditions lacking oxygen) in order to increase their chances of survival in the wild. I will be studying the molecular mechanisms that mediate this process to see how they can survive in such stress that we would not!”
PhD student Alexander Craig will receive $63,000 over three years from NSERC to fund research that could help reduce the cost and deployment time of a number of computer sensor systems that have a variety of uses from air traffic control and deep sea or cave exploration on through to emergency rescue applications. Craig’s Carleton advisor is Dr. Ioannis Lambadaris.
Amanda Pappin with Amir Hakami
PhD student Amanda Pappin is receiving $35,000. Pappin conducts interdisciplinary research that provides scientific tools to support air quality decision-making. Her research bridges between the two fields of air quality modeling and health sciences, where she uses air quality models to trace the health impacts of air pollution to individual sources of emissions. Her advisor is Dr. Amir Hakami.
Master’s student Gabriela Dinescu is receiving a one-year $17,500 scholarship to fund her research for her Master’s degree in Cognitive Science. Under the supervision of Dr. Chris Herdman in the Advanced Cognitive Engineering Laboratory, she will explore the interplay between computing technologies and human cognition; in particular, she will investigate if visuospatial working memory mediates the effects of cell phone conversation on driving performance.
For more information about NSERC Discovery Grants and Scholarships, please visit the World of Discoveries page on NSERC’s Web site, where you will find videos, impact stories and frequently asked questions about the Discovery Grants Program 2013.
NSERC is a federal agency that helps make Canada a country of discoverers and innovators for all Canadians. The agency supports almost 30,000 post-secondary students and postdoctoral fellows in their advanced studies. NSERC promotes discovery by funding approximately 12,000 professors every year and fosters innovation by encouraging over 2,400 Canadian companies to participate and invest in post-secondary research projects.
Thursday, May 23, 2013 in Grad Student Research, News
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