TMU researchers secure funding from the Ontario Government’s Research Fund
The Ontario government has announced close to $3.9 million in new funding for 12 Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) research and innovation projects through its Ontario Research Fund.
Two TMU researchers have been awarded prestigious grants through the Fund’s Research Excellence program, and 10 have received support through its Research Infrastructure program. The research projects span a wide range of goals – from reducing buildings' energy consumption and environmental impact and enhancing the safety of connected autonomous vehicles to improving the 3D-printing readiness of computer-aided design files and supporting the early detection and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.
“Congratulations to all the researchers receiving this investment by the Ontario Research Fund,” said Steven N. Liss, vice-president, research and innovation at TMU. “By advancing sustainable technologies, improving public safety, streamlining manufacturing and promoting better health outcomes, these projects will improve the lives of Canadians and the global community.”
TMU recipients of Ontario Research Fund: Research Excellence
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
- Jenn McArthur: Making Ontario buildings smart: Driving adoption through scalable technology advances and novel business strategies
Faculty of Science
- Yeganeh Bahoo Torudi: Utilizing novel geometric-based deep learning and CAD tools to facilitate model fabrication for additive manufacturing processes
TMU recipients of Ontario Research Fund: Research Infrastructure
Faculty of Arts
- Natasha Rajah: CRC in Sex, Gender, and Diversity in Brain Health, Memory, and Aging
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
- Reza Faieghi: Perception, motion planning and control of connected autonomous vehicles (CAV)
- Emre Karataş: Emissions characterization of alternative fuels at high pressures
- April Khademi: CRC in AI for Medical Imaging
- Owais Khan: Cardiovascular biomechanics measurement facility for blood flow and biomechanical testing
- ChungHyuk Lee: Advanced and rapid fabrication platform of electrode structures for fuel cells and electrolyzers
- Guangjun Liu: Development of autonomous drones for indoor environments
- Jenn McArthur: Affordable Living Integrated Residential Testbed (ALIRT)
- Dafna Sussman: Maternal Fetal Diagnostics
Faculty of Science
- Mojca Mattiazzi Usaj: Studying phenotypic heterogeneity and aging in budding yeast with fluorescence-activated cell sorting
Learn more about the Ontario Research Fund. (external link, opens in new window) This fund supports groundbreaking research at Ontario’s hospitals and postsecondary and research institutions to enable discoveries that save and improve lives.
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