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External Research Funding Awarded in 2013-14The following is a list of external research grants from major funding competitions awarded to Ryersonfaculty in 2013-14. The list does not include sub-grants or awards that are not yet public. Available andannounceable details, reported as of September 2014, are provided below.Natural Sciences and Engineering Research CouncilCollaborative Research and Development GrantsEbrahim Bagheri (Electrical Engineering) 440,300Shudong Yu (Mechanical and IndustrialEngineering)Marcus Escobar-Anel (Mathematics)Intelligent Infrastructure for Large-Scale Product KnowledgeManagementAn Intelligent Rendering Framework for Adaptive Mixed RealityApplications on Canada's Historic Heritage SitesSemantics-Driven Learning Adaptation FrameworkModeling a Fund of HedgeFunds by means of stochastic covarianceprocessesGreen, Hybrid Communication Network for Localization inUnderground MinesModelling vibration of 37-element CANDU fuel string in an agedpressure tubeWireless Performance Monitoring of Plug-in Electric VehiculesMark Gorgolewski (ArchitecturalScience)Building performance evaluation of leading Canadian greenbuildings 48,000Ling Guan (Electrical Engineering)Ebrahim Bagheri (Electrical Engineering)Marcus Escobar-Anel (Mathematics)Xavier Fernando (Electrical Engineering) 400,000 298,600 220,000 200,000 134,667 129,560Collaborative Health Research Project GrantMichael Kolios (Physics)Stephen Waldman (ChemicalEngineering)Mark Towler (Mechanical and IndustrialEngineering)Characterization of blood storage lesions using photoacoustictechnologiesPatient-specific cartilage implants: Development and SurgicalImplantationTransformative Bioglass Coatings for Surgical Applications 242,597 177,386 165,773Discovery GrantMarcello PapiniMechanical andIndustrialEngineeringModels to determine the process parameters required to sculptdesired micro-feature topographies on flat and curved surfacesusing abrasive jet technology 290,000Lian ZhaoElectricalEngineeringMechanical andIndustrialEngineeringDynamic Radio Resource Management for Advanced WirelessCommunication SystemsNovel Building Integrated Energy Systems Toward Net-zero EnergyStatus 200,000ElectricalEngineeringChemistry andBiologyOptical coherence tomography, optical topographical imaging andfluorescence guided surgical laser ablationEnvironmental modulation of the virulence program ofenterhemorrhagic E. coli 175,000Alan FungVictor YangDebora Foster 190,000 165,0001
John MarshallHabibaBougheraraLixia YangChemistry andBiologyMechanical andIndustrialEngineeringPsychologyMark TowlerMechanical andIndustrialEngineeringXijia GuElectricalEngineeringChemistry andBiologyPsychologyMichael ArtsLili MaFei YuanKhaled chanical andIndustrialEngineeringCivil EngineeringSerhan GunerCivil EngineeringJinyuan LiuCivil EngineeringComondoreRavindranMechanical RaahemifarCory SearcyFarhad EinMozaffariKathryn WoodcockKhandaker HossainRussell RichmanMarcus EscobarAnelJahan TavakkoliJanet KoprivnikarPablo OlivaresStephen WaldmanZiad SaghirOccupational andPublic HealthCivil hemistry andBiologyMathematicsChemicalEngineeringMechanical andIndustrialEngineeringBiophysical and biochemical techniques for the analysis andtargeting of the Fc receptor supramolecular complexTowards Sustainable Green Composite Materials for MedicalImplants 165,000The Integration of Emotion and Cognitive Control in the AgingBrainInorganic biomaterials with therapeutic potential 145,000Development of High power all-fiber Q-switched and mode-lockedLasers for industrial and medical applicationsBiochemical changes in aquatic organisms in a warming world 145,000A developmental approach to the effects of scarcity on judgmentand decision-makingDesign techniques for remote calibration of passive wirelessmicrosystemsUnsafe Driver Behavior Detection Using Novel DictionaryAlgorithmMeasuring Sustainability Performance in Supply Chains 125,000Development of Cost-Effective Accelerated Bridge Construction inSkew and Right AlignmentsDevelopment of Nonlinear Analysis Tools for Concrete FrameStructures under Extreme LoadsFundamental investigation of compensation grouting usingtransparent soilPhenomenological studies on solidification and casting ofaluminum and magnesium alloys 115,000Investigation of Continuous-Flow Mixing of Non-Newtonian Fluidsthrough Advanced Flow Visualization Techniques (e.g. Tomographyand Ultrasonic Velocimetry) and Computational Fluid DynamicsHuman factors engineering tools for amusement attraction designand evaluationHigh Performance Engineered Concrete Materials and StructuralSystems for Innovative and Sustainable ConstructionResearch and Development to Support an Ultra-Energy-EfficientResidential Building Stock in OntarioStochastic covariance and first passage time for multidimensionalstochastic processesUltrasound Guidance and Monitoring of High-power UltrasoundTherapiesParasitism in Aquatic communities - Environmental Influences andMultiple StressorsPricing and Hedging under Processes with ConditionalIndependent IncrementsChondrocyte Mechanotransduction and the Pruinergic ReceptorPathwayExperimental measurement and theoretical estimation of diffusioncoefficients for multi-components fluid mixtures 100,000 160,000 145,000 135,000 120,000 120,000 115,000 110,000 105,000 100,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 90,000 85,000 50,939 50,000 41,942 26,0002
Simant RanjanUpretiAbdolreza AbhariFundamental characterization and enhancement of chemicalengineering processes using advanced optimal control techniquesData Mining for Information Retrieval and Processing in Web 2.0Social NetworkingSpatially constrained analysis of functional MRI data with CCA 20,000Dietmar xander AlvarezMathematicsMultivariate modelling of financial markets 10,000 19,000 17,000Research Tools and InstrumentsRobert BotelhoComondoreRavindranChemistry andBiologyMechanical andIndustrialEngineeringA Facility for Environmentally-controlled Live-Cell Imaging 125,697An Apparatus for Measuring the Thermal Conductivity of VariousMaterials 62,860Development of a Sensor-based Generic Remote Project DeliveryPlatformCloud-Based Business Intelligence and Analytics 50,000Statistical Correlations between SPT-N Values and Soil ParametersIdentity of micro organisms and enzymes that bio-degrade thesurfactants, required to disperse heavypetroleum oil, in a modelenvironmentBond characteristics of V-ROD GFRP bars in engineeredcementitious compositesIdentifying plant biofilters using predictive phylogenetics 50,000 50,000Shrinkage and Temperature Cracking in FRP Reinforced LiquidContaining StructuresExploiting Big Data for Customized Online News RecommendationSystemBiofouling control by ultrasound-induced cavitation within watertreatment systemsDevelopment of a Field Testing Standard for Residential GreywaterRecovery Systems 50,000Engage Grants ProgramAlagan AnpalaganAli MiriJinyuan LiuJohn MarshallElectricalEngineeringComputerScienceCivil EngineeringChemistry andBiologyKhandaker HossainCivil EngineeringLesley CampbellChemistry andBiologyCivil EngineeringMohammedKianoushPawel PralatMathematics 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000Raffi KarshafianPhysicsRussell RichmanArchitecturalScienceZouheir ngineeringExperimental Assessment of the baseline static properties ofTitanium (Beta C) bar materials for landing gear spring applicationsBuilding algorithms for calculation of identity verification scores 50,000Development of Cabin Interior Design Optimization Tool forBombarider Aerospace 48,400AhmedAbdelrahmanAlexander FerwornCivil EngineeringRadiometric correction of multispectral Lidar data 25,000ComputerScienceMulti-Orientation Mount for Micro-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles forInspection of Urban Disaster Environments 25,000Alexandre DouplikPhysics 25,000Ayse BenerMechanical andIndustrialEngineeringExperimental evaluation of biotissue ablation performance for thenovel tunable MOPA laser system towards development of a novelContext-aware Collaborative Filtering SystemBryan KoivistoChemistry andBiologyNext-Generation Light Source for Solar Simulators 25,000Jelena MisicJoon Chung 50,000 50,000 49,396 25,0003
Der Chyan (Bill) LinDewei (David) XuFei YuanGideon WolfaardtGuang Jun LiuHesham MarzoukHua LuJoseph (Carl)KumaradasKristiina ValterMcConvilleLian ZhaoMark TowlerScott TsaiSeth DworkinSoosan BeheshtiZiad SaghirJahan TavakkoliSanjiwan BholeAbhay SharmaDeborah FelsMechanical ricalEngineeringChemistry andBiologyAerospaceEngineeringCivil EngineeringDevelopment of a wearable long-term cardiac health informationsystem device 25,000Investigation of Matrix Converters for AC/DC Front-end PowerSuppliesStudy of non-invasive real-time on-chip di/dt events 25,000Combined ultrasound-antibiotic treatment of biofilms 25,000Hydraulic Random Vibration Testing System Modeling and SignalGenerationHealth monitoring strategy for Oakville Rebecca Street Bridge 25,000Mechanical andIndustrialEngineeringPhysicsReliability study for fiber optic sensor element and packaging 25,000Characterization of biological samples using Raman spectroscopy chanical andIndustrialEngineeringMechanical andIndustrialEngineeringMechanical nical andIndustrialEngineeringPhysicsDry Wearable ECG for health monitoring 25,000MCU-based Data Acquisition for Structural Health Monitoring 25,000A glass-based carrier for bone morphogenetic proteins 25,000Magnetic pre-concentration of arsenic nanoparticles in water fordetection with portable spectroscopy 25,000A Smart Manifold for Ground Source Heat Pump Applications 25,000Equipping RFID technology with image processing counting verifier 25,000Analytical model for the diffusion rate of SO2 into the asymmetrichollow fiber ceramic tube 25,000A real-time ultrasound image processing technique for computerassisted and image-guided interventional technologiesCharacterization and optimization of ceramic coatings forindustrial furnace environments 24,935Method for Quantification of Ink Consumption in Large FormatInkjet Printing 23,972Video on demand for blind and low vision viewers 22,000Energy Storage Working Group Workshop 24,980A semantics-enabled movie-space platform: market assessment 10,000Mechanical ementInformationTechnologyManagement 25,000 25,000 24,500Partnership Workshops gIdea to InnovationEbrahim BagheriElectricalEngineering4
Interaction Grants ProgramJoon ChungLesley CampbellMehrab MehrvarAerospaceEngineeringChemistry andBiologyChemicalEngineeringIntroduction of MIMS (Mixed-reality Immersive Motion Simulator)facility at Ryerson UniversityVisit to Tweed Inc.'s facility to initiate research relationship 5,000Industrial visit to Bishop Water Technologies Inc. 700 1,135Social Sciences and Humanities Research CouncilInsight GrantsAlexandraMazalekJane B. SprottRTA School ofMediaCriminal Justice &CriminologySupporting Spatial Ability with Tangible and Embodied Interactions 468,365Punishment Before Trial: Girls, Bail, and Conditions of Release 64,436Partnership Development GrantsOjelankiNgwenyamaDonna KollerBryan EvansGlobalManagementStudiesEarly ChildhoodEducationPolitics andPublicAdministrationAccelerating Digital Technology Adoption in Canadian Companies 197,296Mobilizing Knowledge: Partners for Social Inclusion for Childrenwith DisabilitiesPolicy Engagement at Multiple Levels of Governance: A Case Studyof the Living Wage and Minimum Wage Policy 182,218School redesign and neighbourhood redevelopment: A study ofeducational success, families and equityTelling a Different Story: Developing a Youth-Driven TheoreticalModel for Working with an Urban CommunityElucidating the role of parenting in child language developmentthrough meta-analytic and sibling comparison studiesThe Role of Discourse in Listening and Reading ComprehensionAmong Children with Language ImpairmentThe Texting Wilde Project: Developing Computer-AssistedMethods for the Analysis of Life WritingCognitive Biases in Strategic Decisions: The Case of InternationalAcquisition Premiums 74,944Life in the Gamocracy 52,638Comic Books, Children's Culture, and the Crisis of Innocence, 19401954 47,663Rhetorics of Wellness: Discourse-Mapping in an Illness-OrientedCultureThe Trials of Ilse Koch 41,650The Interactor Commodity: Social Media, User Generated Content,Audiences and Advertising 59,079 170,962Insight Development GrantsSejal PatelLynn LavalleeEarly ChildhoodEducationSocial WorkSheri MadiganPsychologyKathleen PeetsEarly ChildhoodEducationEnglishJason BoydShavin MalhotraAndrew O'MalleyGlobalManagementStudiesRTA School ofMediaEnglishColleen DerkatchEnglishTomaz JardimHistoryMatthew Tiessen 74,817 72,816 68,307 67,755 65,550 27,478Standard Research GrantsJeremy ShternRTA School ofMedia5
Connection GrantsSepali GurugeNursingPhilip WalshManagement rly ChildhoodEducationManagement &EntrepreneurshipSchool ofNutritionChild and YouthCareCriminal Justice &CriminologyWendy CukierJason NolanKimberly BatesCecilia RochaJennifer MartinGraham HudsonHighlighting the role of resilience, leadership, and capacitybuilding among immigrant seniors in addressing elder abuse withinimmigrant communitiesDrive Electric Vehicles Web Application 50,000Creative Catalyst: Driving Social Innovation through Art & Design 25,000Supporting outreach to help autistic youth transition to highereducationGeotagging: Key to Institutional Entrepreneurship around UrbanRetail DevelopmentFeeding Cities: Rural-Urban Connections and the Future of FamilyFarmingChild Sexual Abuse Images Online: Confronting the Problem Research, Policy, PracticeBusiness, Human Rights and Law in Transnational Context 24,962Advanced Digital and Professional Training (ADaPT) Research Zone 19,895 25,000 24,932 24,050 16,840 16,000Partnership GrantsIrene GammelEnglishCanadian Institutes of Health ResearchPartnership for Health System ImprovementElizabeth McCayNursingCeleste AlvaroArchitecturalScienceSustaining Recovery: Supporting the Transition from SpecializedServices to Community-based Primary Care for At-Risk Youth WhoHave Experienced Early PsychosisAssessing the impact of healthcare facility design on healthoutcomes: Implications for strategic investments in design 599,987A Longitudinal Assessment of Cognitive Risk for InsomniaAn Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Concrete Thinkingon Worry, Problem-Solving and Cognitive Processing in Individualswith Generalized Anxiety Disorder 417,641 200,160 252,009Operating GrantColleen CarneyNaomi KoernerPsychologyPsychology6
Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP)Mark TowlerMechanical andIndustrialEngineeringPhysicsMichael KoliosStephen WaldmanChemicalEngineeringTransformative Bioglass Coatings for Surgical Applications 320,161Characterization of blood storage lesions using photoacoustictechnologiesPatient-specific cartilage implants: Development and SurgicalImplantation 242,595 151,389New Investigator Award - GrantJosephine WongNursingMobilizing ethnoracial minority and newcomer communities toreduce HIV/STI stigma and health disparities 300,000Integrated Surgical Lighting and Navigation System 158,430Proof of Principle - Phase IVictor YangElectricalEngineeringPlanning and Dissemination Grant- Institute Community SuportMadhura MituSenguptaMichelle NelsonPolitics and PublicAdministrationNursingAccess and Innovation: The Health Impact Fund 25,000Stroke Rehabilitation and Multimorbidity Research Think Tank 20,827Early ChildhoodEducationMechanical andIndustrialEngineeringEarly ChildhoodEducationPatient Disclosure of Adverse Events in Paediatrics: Synthesis ofLiterature and Research PrioritiesDeveloping a Canadian Model of Innovation in Nursing Systems:Better Work & Better Care 24,924Integrated developmental and intervention services for inclusiveearly childhood services systems 23,323Prison Health Now: Protecting Prisoners from HIV and HCVthrough Prison-Based Needle and Syringe Programs 19,675Reducing HIV vulnerabilities and Promoting Resilience among selfidentified heterosexual African, Caribbean and Black Men inOntario 10,000Lending a Hand for Our Future: What Can We Do About the MentalHealth of Children and Youth New to Canada and Who Should BeDoing It? 2,945Planning GrantDonna KollerPatrick NeumannKathrynUnderwood 23,791Dissemination EventsEmily van derMeulenCriminal Justice &CriminologyTeam Grant- LOIJosephine WongNursingCafe ScientifiqueMorton BeiserPsychologyCANADA RESEARCH CHAIRSouraya SidaniNursingAlexandraMazalekRTA School ofMediaTier 1 Canada Research Chair in Patient-Centered HealthInterventions: Design and EvaluationTier 2 Canada Research Chair in Digital Media and Innovation 1,400,000 500,0007
CANADA FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIONLeaders Opportunity FundVictor YangSridhar KrishnanYing Jun ringCivil EngineeringJoint Translational Optical Coherence Tomography (JTOCT) facility 154,967Biomedical Signal Analysis Research Laboratory 99,013Testbed for Cyber-Physical Urban Logistics Systems 77,995OTHER FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAUTO21 Inc. - Connect Canada InternshipsAlan FungEnergy assessment and cost benefit analysis for selected small andmedium capacity industrial customers of Enbridge Gas DistributionInc.Scene localisation and pose tracking for immersive mobile vistas 50,000Organizational Development 20,000Battery Powered HVAC 20,000Raffi KarshafianMechanical sicsSterilization of dental tools using ultrasound and ozonated water ing the Toronto 2030 District 15,000Russell rospaceEngineeringMechanical andIndustrialEngineeringOptimization Methodology Development for VRF System 15,000Research and Development of Wireless Sensor Network for WaterLeak Monitoring and ReportingDeep Space Spacecraft Motion Simulator 10,000Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis of BuildingIntegrated Photovoltaic/Thermal Systems 10,000Mechanical andIndustrialEngineeringImage ArtsTesting and analysis for advanced BGA assembly bending reliability 10,000HoloFact Scanner ScienceRTA School ofMediaRTA School ofMediaDevelopment of Colour-Changing Indicator Label 10,000Evaluation of Pressure Drop of HVAC System Silencers 10,000PESA XSTREAM LIVE VENUE STREAMING SYSTEM 10,000Web Browser Video Player for 360deg Content 10,000Matthew KyanAziz GuergachiLian ZhaoAlagan AnpalaganAnton de RuiterDavid NaylorHua LuIzabella PruskaOldenhofJason LisiRamaniRamakrishnanRichard GrunbergRichard Lachman 30,000 10,0008
Seth DworkinMechanical ricalEngineeringSocial WorkDeveloping a Smart Manifold system with Groundheat Solar WindCorp 10,000Mobile Solution to Collect and Distribute Consumer Data forEnergy ManagementDevelopment of Fiber Optic Rotary sensors 10,000Theme B (Societal Issues) Vehicular Injury in AboriginalCommunities: Understanding and Reducing the Impact ofVehicular Injury in First Nations, Inuit and Metis Communities 9,000Grid Tied Converter with Power Quality Improvement Features forRenewable Energy SourcesStudy the grain refining efficioency of AnO in Mg-Al alloys 5,000Darko JoksimovicElectricalEngineeringMechanical andIndustrialEngineeringCivil Engineering 5,000Songnian LiCivil EngineeringDeveloping a Decision Support Framework for Evaluation ofPumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) in OntarioComparison of Solar Radiation Tools for Rooftops Solar PotentialAnalysisSoosan BeheshtiXijia
Seth Dworkin Mechanical and Industrial Engineering A Smart Manifold for Ground Source Heat Pump Applications 25,000 Soosan Beheshti Electrical Engineering Equipping RFID technology with image processing counting verifier
