The role of the Institute Research Funds (IRF) is to allow BCIT employees to pursue research initiatives that are not able to obtain funding from other sources or allow researchers to leverage institute funds to obtain research funding from external agencies and partners that they would otherwise be unable to access.
2025-26
16th Round of Funding
How do I apply?
There are 3 levels of Institute Research Funds:
- Phase 0: to pay students to perform “proof of concept” research on new ideas that could turn into research programs for faculty or staff.
- Phase 1: to fund research applications that will require partial release time from duties for the principal investigator, or to fund the preparation of applications for external grants.
- Phase 2 and Phase 3: to foster the development of world class researchers capable of making a credible application for Canada Research Chair or other external funding of similar caliber.
Instructions, application forms, and deadline dates are below.
Phase 0 Institute Research Funds are a $2000 funding grant to pay students to perform “proof of concept” research on new ideas that could turn into research programs for faculty or staff. Proof of concept research could involve literature searches, data analysis, experimentation or other forms of preliminary investigation. The intent of this fund is to develop a research question that can then be put forward for further funding at the Phase I level.
There will be 10 of these grants available each year, awarded on an application (non-competitive) basis. Applications can be submitted at any time, to Dean Applied Research Kim Dotto.
Phase 1 Institute Research Funds are to fund research applications that will require partial release time from duties for the principal investigator, or to fund the preparation of applications for external grants.
Phase 1 IRF funding has a total value of up to $75,000 – maximum $25,000 per year for a maximum of 3 years.
2025 Deadlines
- Friday January 24, 2025: Deadline for IRF Phase 1 applications to School Research Committees.
- Friday February 14, 2025: Deadline for School Research Committees to review Phase 1 applications and forward to Institute Research Committee.
- March 4, 2025: Institute Research Committee meeting to approve Phase 1 applications.
- April 1, 2025: Funding available (fiscal 2025-26).
Instructions and Application Form
Phase 2 or Phase 3 IRF appointments are intended to foster the development of world class researchers capable of making a credible application for Canada Research Chair or other external funding of similar caliber.
The maximum duration of an IRF Phase 2 grant is 3 years with a total funding of $100K (maximum $35K per year), the maximum duration of a Phase 3 grant is 2 years with a total funding of $100K (maximum $50K per year).
Instructions and Application Form
School Research Committee Chairs
Applications are sent to the Chair of your School Research Committee:
- School of Business: Kenton Low
- School of Computing & Academic Studies: Aaron Hunter
- School of Construction & the Environment: Eric Saczuk
- School of Energy: Mehrzad Tabatabaian
- School of Health Sciences: Shan Satoglu
- School of Transportation: Steve Perry
- Services & Support: Joe Boyd
and brought forward by the School Research Committees to the Institute Research Committee for approval.
Awards
July 24, 2024: We are pleased to announce that the Institute Research Committee (IRC) has approved BCIT’s first Phase 3 research project and our second Phase 2 project, as recommended by their School Research Committees, starting in the 2024 Fiscal Year:
- Anika Singh, Project Leader, Natural Health and Food Products Research Group, $100,000 for the three year Phase 2 IRF project “Innovative Nanocarrier Systems for Enhanced Bioavailability and Functional Integration of Lipophilic Bioactives in Food Matrices.” The project will receive $34,000 in 2024-25.
- Barry Pointon, Faculty, Physics, School of Computing and Academic Studies, $100,000 for the two year Phase 3 IRF project “BCIT Participation in Hyper-K Canada with Applied R&D Supporting the Super-Kamiokande and Hyper-Kamiokande experiments”. The project will receive $50,000 in 2024-25.
March 20, 2024: We are pleased to announce the Institute Research Committee (IRC) recently approved the following new Phase 1 research projects in the 15th round of Institute Research Funds starting in the 2024 Fiscal Year, as recommended by their School Research Committees:
- Michal Aibin, Faculty, Computing, School of Computing and Academic Studies, $25,000 per year for the three year project “Forest Fires Prevention using Robotics and Computer Vision”.
- Miranda Amundsen, Faculty, Nursing, School of Health Sciences, $25,000 per year for the three year project “Connecting Research, Education, and Clinical Practice: The Role of Nursing & Allied Health Clinician Scientists”.
- Dr. Michelle House-Kokan, Faculty, Specialty Nursing, School of Health Sciences, and Ms. Farah Jetha, Program Head, Specialty Nursing, School of Health Sciences, $25,000 per year for the two year project “Understanding the Impact of the Specialty Nursing Clinical Evaluation Approach”.
- Ms. Anna Lary, Faculty, Electrical, School of Construction & the Environment, $25,000 per year for the two year project “Case Study: A profile of women and gender-diverse individuals in trades programs at BCIT”.
- Dr. Moein Manbachi, Project Leader, SMART, Applied Research, and Ms. Minoo Shariat-Zadeh, Project Leader, SMART, Applied Research, $25,000 per year for the three year project “Optimizing Energy Hub Resiliency: A Holistic and Robust Approach via Advanced Digital Twin Modeling and Seamless Integration”.
In reviewing the applications, IRC members clearly recognized the quality of the proposals and the importance of the research that applicants were considering engaging in. We appreciate the work and effort everyone put into the application process, and wish everyone success in conducting their research.
Further information on Phases 0, 1, and 2 of the Institute Research Funds and the Fund Application Forms can be found on the Institute Research Funds webpage. The Applied Research Liaison Office would be very pleased to help potential applicants with their applications or to investigate other opportunities to seek out research funding.
Congratulations,
Jennifer Figner
Provost and Vice President, Academic
May 8, 2023: We are pleased to announce the Institute Research Committee (IRC) recently approved the following new research projects through the Institute Research Funds for the 2023 Fiscal Year as recommended by their School Research Committees:
Phase 1
- Mr. Hassan Saberi, Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Energy, $25,000 for the project “SMART MCC (Motor Control Centre) with Digital Twin for training”.
- Mr. Forrest Bjornson and Ms. Lisa Henault, Faculty, Natural Resources and Engineering, School of Construction and the Environment, $25,000 for the project “Thermal refugia for salmonids in a changine climate: Integrating findings to prioritize ecological restoration methods”.
- Dr. Yvette Jones, Project Leader, MAKE+ and Ms. Joey Dabell, Project Leader, SMART, Applied Research, $25,000 for the project “Creating an equitable and inclusive experience for fully accessible EV charging”.
- Mr. Robert (Ho-Sup) Kim and Ms. Amanda Egert, Faculty, Nursing, School of Health Sciences, $25,000 for the project “Examining the Pedagogical Value of Faculty Debriefing Education in Simulation Learning Outcomes”.
March 14, 2022: We are pleased to announce the Institute Research Committee (IRC) recently approved the following new research project through the Institute Research Funds for 2022 Fiscal Year as recommended by their School Research Committees:
Phase 1
- Maryam Tanha, Faculty, School of Computing and Academic Studies, $25,000 for the project “An Open‐Source and on‐Device Android Malware Detection Framework”.
May 3, 2021: We are pleased to announce the Institute Research Committee (IRC) recently approved the following new research projects through the Institute Research Funds for 2022 Fiscal Year as recommended by their School Research Committees:
Phase 2
- Barry Pointon , Faculty, Physics, School of Computing and Academic Studies, $34,000 for the project “Applied Research and Development of Photosensors and Machine-Learning Tools and Supporting the Super-Kamiokande and Hyper-Kamiokande Experiments”. BCIT’s first Phase 2 IRF funding!
Phase 1
- Sirine Maalej, Faculty, School of Energy, $19,750 for the project “Building Management Systems Optimization Using Machine Learning Models”.
- Ali Palizban, Faculty, School of Energy, $25,000 for the project “Improving Energy Efficiency of Distribution Transformer Operation”.
- John Dian, Faculty, School of Energy, $25,000 for the project “Cellular IoT-based Structural Health Monitoring System (CISHMS)”.
- Bo Li, Faculty, School of Construction and the Environment, $25,000 for the project “Performance Analysis of Heat Recovery Ventilator Coupled with Gas-Fired Furnace in Musqueam Indigenous Homes: Insights from Energy Conservation and Indoor Air Quality Improvement Perspectives”.
- Robert Delorme, Faculty, School of Business + Media, $25,000 for the project “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work: Measuring the Impact on Occupations in Canada”.
- Sonia Dhaliwal, Program Planning, School of Business + Media, $24,908 for the project “Literature Review: Barriers to Indigenous Employment”.
- Hong Sy, Research Analyst, Natural Health & Food Products Research Group, Applied Research, $25,000 for the project “The Production of a Plant Based Food Product from a Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeasts (SCOBY) using Spent Grains as a Substrate”.
- Borna Noureddin, Faculty, School of Computing and Academic Studies, $25,000 for the project “Digital Tools and Social Transformation”.
- Michal Aibin, Faculty, School of Computing and Academic Studies, $25,000 for the project “Authentication by Machine Learning in Autonomous IoT Systems”.
- Youdan Zhang, Instructional Development Consultant, Learning and Teaching Centre and Oleg Longu, Instructional Development Consultant, Learning and Teaching Centre, $9,689 for the project “Post-Pandemic Blended/Online Learning Design”.
- Cheri MacLeod, Instructional Development Consultant, Learning and Teaching Centre, Lin Brander, Reference Librarian, Library and Rosario Passos, Instructional Development Consultant, Learning and Teaching Centre, $7,400 for the project “How can the Learning and Teaching Centre (LTC) increase the uptake of Open Educational Resources (OER) use, including Open Textbooks, in the classroom and in online course design?”
Phase 0
- Hazrah Moothoo, Research Assistant, and Jamie Finley, Research Assistant, Natural Health & Food Products Research Group, Applied Research, $2,000 for the project “An evaluation of data analysis approaches to treat scientific data from a multi-year common garden study on North American elderberries”.
- Hong Sy, Research Analyst, Natural Health & Food Products Research Group, Applied Research, $2,000 for the project “The Production of a Plant Based Food Product from a Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeasts (SCOBY) using Spent Grains as a Substrate”.
- Ying Liu, Research Associate, Natural Health & Food Products Research Group, Applied Research, $2,000 for the project “Extraction of bioactive from agricultural waste streams for treating a typical inflammatory skin diseases”.
In reviewing the applications, IRC members clearly recognized the quality of the proposals and the importance of the research that applicants were considering engaging in. We appreciate the work and effort everyone put into the application process, and wish everyone success in conducting their research.
Further information on Phases 0, 1, and 2 of the Institute Research Funds and the Fund Application Forms can be found on the Institute Research Funds webpage. The Applied Research Liaison Office would be very pleased to help potential applicants with their applications or to investigate other opportunities to seek out research funding.
May 19, 2020: We are pleased to announce that the Institute Research Committee (IRC) recently approved the following proposals for the 2021 Fiscal Year as recommended by their School Research Committees:
- Ms. Minoo Shariat-Zadeh, Faculty, Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team (SMART), Applied Research, $25,000 for 2021 Fiscal Year for the first year of the three year project “Phasing out Diesel with Methanol for Power Generation in Arctic Canada.”
- Dr. Michael Harder, Faculty, Physics, SoCAS, $25,000 for 2021 Fiscal Year for the project “New Frontiers in Nanoscale Physics: Exploiting Strong Light-Matter Interactions for Novel Spintronic Technologies.”
- Dr. Rodrigo Mora, Faculty, Building Science, SoCE, Dr. Olga Petrov, Faculty, Environmental Engineering Technology, SoCE, and Dr. Eric Saczuk, Faculty, Geographic Information Systems, SoCE, $25,000 for 2021 Fiscal Year for the first year of the project “Urban Microclimatic Factors Conducive to Urban Heat Island and Air Pollution: A Pilot Study at the BCIT Burnaby Campus.”
- Reza Vahidinia, Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Energy, $25,000 for 2021 Fiscal Year for the project “Radiofrequency Exposure Safety Hazards of The Internet of Things (loT) Devices.”
- Ms. Samantha Juan, Faculty, Nursing, SoHS, $25,000 for 2021 Fiscal Year for the project “The Application of Virtual Reality (VR) Based Simulation on Empathy in Healthcare.”
- Mr. Chang Han, Faculty, Technology Management, SoT, $25,000 for 2021 Fiscal Year for the first year of the project “A Novel Method of Alternative Production and Manufacturing of Wood-Plastic Composite (WPC) Material Using Waste Wood and Recycled Plastic to Create Customized Consumer Products for the WPC Products Marketplace.”
and the following continuing projects:
- Dr. Michal Aibin, Faculty, Computer Systems Technology (SoCAS), $25,000 for 2021 Fiscal Year for the final year of the project “Machine and Deep Learning Techniques for Optimization of Optical Networks.”
- Mr. Daniel Block, Learning Technology Specialist and Ms. Jennifer Madigan, Instructional Development Consultant, (ESI) and Ms. Francine Anselmo, Faculty, Medical Radiography (SoHS), $11,119 for 2021 Fiscal Year for the second year of the project “VR Efficacy in the Classroom: Quantifying the Impact on Student Learning When Using Virtual Reality Simulation to Supplement Traditional Classroom Learning.”
- Dr. Sanja Boskovic, Associate Dean, Aerospace (SoT) and Dr. Eric Saczuk, Faculty, Geomatics (SoCE), $25,000 for 2021 Fiscal Year for the second year of the project “Feasibility Study to Determine the Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Augmented Reality Integration for Aircraft Inspection (for the purpose of developing the training material).”
- Dr. Kian Karimi, Faculty, Civil Engineering (SoCE) and Dr. Min Sun (UVic), $25,000 for 2021 Fiscal Year for year two of the project “Contemporary issues in design and fabrication of tubular steel structures.”
- Dr. Borna Noureddin, Faculty, Computing (SoCAS), $25,000 for 2021 Fiscal Year for year 3 of the project “Ubiquitous Human Activity Monitoring: Development of Novel Smartphone Based Sensors, Applications and Games and Their Uses and Social Implications.”
- Dr. Carol Wenzel, Faculty, Biotechnology (SoHS), $21,000 for 2021 Fiscal Year for the project “Identifying traits controlling drought tolerance in Setaria.”
Round 10 (2019/20)
- Mr. Manfred Mandl, Faculty, Business Administration (SoB), $19,600 for the second year of the project “The Al/Automation Impact on Key Sectors of the BC Economy & on Human Capital Development.”
- Mr. Yap Yin (Sam) Choo, Faculty, Operations Management (SoB), $25,000 for the project entitled “Impacts of vertical structure of airline-airport relationship on airport efficiency.”
- Ms. Sonia Dhaliwal, SITE Centre, (SoB), $25,000 for the project “A study of barriers to Indigenous employment: A case of the Lil’wat Nation.”
- Dr. Kian Karimi, Faculty, Civil Engineering (SoCE) and Dr. Min Sun (UVic), $25,000 for 2019/2020, $25,000 for 2020/2021 and $25,000 for 2021/2022 for the project “Contemporary issues in design and fabrication of tubular steel structures.”
- Dr. Borna Noureddin, Faculty, Computing (SoCAS), $25,000 for 2019/2020 and $25,000 for 2020/2021 for years 2 and 3 of the project “Ubiquitous Human Activity Monitoring: Development of Novel Smartphone Based Sensors, Applications and Games and Their Uses and Social Implications.”
- Dr. Shannon Kelly, Program Head, Communications (SoCAS), $25,000 for 2019/2020 for year two of the project “How Can Technical Projects Involving Consultation with Indigenous Communities and Stakeholders Be Better Implemented Through Authentic Engagement and the Building of Sustainable Relationships.”
- Dr. Barry Pointon, Faculty, Physics (SoCAS), $25,000 for 2019/2020 for year two of the project “HALO-1kT Supernova Neutrino Detector Collaboration.”
- Dr. Nathan Devos, Faculty, Communications (SoCAS), $24,951 for 2019/2020 for year two of the project “Measuring First Term Students’ General English Language Proficiency.“
- Dr. Michal Aibin, Faculty, Computer Systems Technology (SoCAS), $25,000 for 2019/2020 and $25,000 for 2020/2021 for the project “Machine and Deep Learning Techniques for Optimization of Optical Networks.”
- Dr. John Dian, Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering (SoE), $25,000 for 2019/2020 for year two of the project “Practical Solution for Low Power Synchronized Data Acquisition System.”
- Dr. Jeff Bloemink, Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering (SoE), $25,000 for 2019/2020 for the project “Electrical Power Grid Enhancement Through the Use of Power Electronics.”
- Ms. Manu Gill, Faculty, Nursing (SoHS), $25,000 for 2019/2020 for year two of the project entitled “Preventing Retained Surgical Items as a Postoperative Complication: Exploring the Impact on Nursing Practice of Augmented-Reality Assisted Surgical Count.”
- Dr. Carol Wenzel, Faculty, Biotechnology (SoHS), $14,372 for 2019/2020 for the project “Identifying traits controlling drought tolerance in Setaria.”
- Ms. Samantha Juan, Faculty, Nursing, (SoHS), $25,000 for 2019/2020 for the project “The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Project in the BSN Prog.”
- Dr. Sanja Boskovic, Associate Dean, Aerospace (SoT) and Dr. Eric Saczuk, Faculty, Geomatics (SoCE), $25,000 for 2019/2020 and $25,000 for 2020/2021 for the project “Feasibility Study to Determine the Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Augmented Reality Integration for Aircraft Inspection (for the purpose of developing the training material).”
- Ms. Joey Dabell, Project Leader, SMART, Applied Research, $24,912 for 2019/2020 for the project “Building Recycling Pathways Towards Personal Net Zero and Informing Recommendations for Policy Makers: A Student-focused Citizen Research Approach.”
- Mr. Daniel Block, Learning Technology Specialist and Ms. Jennifer Madigan, Instructional Development Consultant, (ESI) and Ms. Francine Anselmo, Faculty, Medical Radiography (SoHS), $11,119 for 2019/2020, $11,119 for 2020/2021 and $12,176 for 2021/2022 for the project “VR Efficacy in the Classroom: Quantifying the Impact on Student Learning When Using Virtual Reality Simulation to Supplement Traditional Classroom Learning.”
Round 9 (2018/19)
- Dr. Barry Pointon, Faculty, Physics (SoCAS) – $25,000 for project entitled “HALO-lkT Supernova Neutrino Detector Collaboration“.
- Dr. Borna Noureddin, Faculty, Computing (SoCAS) – $25,000 for project entitled “Ubiquitous Human Activity Monitoring: Development of Novel Smartphone Based Sensors, Applications and Games and Their Uses and Social Implications“.
- Dr. Shannon Kelly, Program Head, Communications (SoCAS) – $25,000 for project entitled “How Can Technical Projects Involving Consultation with Indigenous Communities and Stakeholders Be Better Implemented Through Authentic Engagement and the Building of Sustainable Relationships”.
- Dr. Nathan Devos, Faculty, Communications (SoCAS) – $24,000 for project entitled “Measuring First Term Students’ General English Language Proficiency“.
- Mr. Bo Li, Graduate Program Coordinator, Building Science (SoCE) – $14,500 for project entitled “Impacts of Ventilation Means on Energy Use in Residential Condo Units in BC“.
- Dr. John Dian, Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering (SoE) and Dr. Amir Yousefi, Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering (SoE) – $25,000 for project entitled “Practical Solution for Low Power Synchronized Data Acquisition System“.
- Mr. Taco Niet, Faculty, Mechanical Engineering (SoE) – $25,000 for project entitled “Developing International Energy Systems Modelling“.
- Ms. Bonnie Johnston, Instructional Development Consultant (LTC) – $25,000 for project entitled “Locating the Learning in the BC Trades Training System“.
- Mr. Manfred Mandl, Director, SITE Centre for Applied Research (SoB) – $19,600 for project entitled “The Al/Automation Impact on Key Sectors of the BC Economy & on Human Capital Development“.
- Dr. Sanja Boskovic, Associate Dean Aerospace and Mr. Bruce Thompson, Heavy Equipment Group (SoT) – $25,000 for project entitled “To Determine Relative Emissions and Efficiencies of Diesel/CNG Engines Under Varying Load Conditions“.
- Ms. Manu Gill, Nursing (SoHS) – $25,000 for project entitled “Preventing Retained Surgical Items as a Postoperative Complication: Exploring the Impact on Nursing Practice of Augmented‐Reality Assisted Surgical Count“.
Round 8 (2017/18)
- Dr. Djamel Khelifi (SoCAS) – $25,000 (for 2017/2018), for project entitled “Synthesis and Analysis of Anti-cancer Bioactive Falcarinol-type Polyacetylenes from Devil’s Club.”
- Ms. Glynda Doyle and Dr. Janet Morrison (SoHS) – $25,000 (for 2017/2018) for project entitled “Fostering Healthcare Student Perceptions of Inter-professional Roles Using Clinical Case Studies in an Educational Clinical Information System Environment.”
- Dr. John Dian and Dr. Amirhossein Yousefi (SoE) – $24,600 (for 2017/2018) for project entitled “Synchronization of Wireless BLE Devices.”
- Mr. Timothy Carson (SoCE) – $23,400 (for 2017/2018) for project entitled “Overcoming Barriers to Intercollegiate Collaborative Practices to Support Student Success.”
- Dr. Barry Pointon (SOCAS) –$25,000 (for 2017/2018) for project entitled “HALO-1kT Supernova Neutrino Detector Collaboration.”
Round 7 (2016/17)
- Dr. Mirela Gutica (SoCAS) – $25,000 (for 2016/2017), $25,000 (for 2017/2018), and an additional $25,000 (for 2018/2019) for project entitled “Building Advanced Learning Technologies for Improving Girls’ and Women’s Participation in STEM.”
- Ms. Maureen Connelly (SoCE) – $25,000 (for 2016/2017), $25,000 (for 2017/2018), and an additional $25,000 (for 2018/2019) for project entitled “Noise Mitigation of Steel Gouging Stations, Product Design and Solutions.”
- Dr. Edmond Zahedi and Mr. Jochen Boehm (SoHS) – $24,455 (for 2016/2017) for project entitled “Determination of Posture and Fasting Effects on the Reproducibility of Readings from a New Instrument Estimating Vascular-Age.”
Round 6 (2015/16)
- Dr. Svetlana Nikolic-Brzev (SoCE), Dr. Neil Cox (SoE), and Dr. James Booth (SoCAS) – $25,000 (for 2015/2016) and an additional $25,000 (for 2016/2017) for project entitled “Innovative Technology for Non-Destructive Strength Assessment of Concrete Masonry Blocks.”
June 2016 – Dr. Brzev has retired from BCIT and her part in the project has been taken up by Dr. Sudip Talukdar (SoCE).
- Dr. Djamel Khelifi (SoCAS) & Dr. David Hasman (SoCAS) – $25,000 (for 2015/2016) and an additional $25,000 (for 2016/2017) for project entitled “Synthesis, Mass Spectral Investigation, and Bioassaying of Potential Anti-Cancer Polyacetylene Compounds.”
- Mr. Taco Niet (School of Energy) – $25,000 (for 2015/2016), $25,000 (for 2016/2017) and an additional $25,000 (for 2017/2018) for project entitled “Modeling of Grid Interconnections and Renewable Energy Systems.”
- Mr. Ron Kato (SoCE) & Dr. Rodrigo Mora (SoCE) – $24,696.30 (for 2015/2016) for project entitled “Pilot Study: Investigation of the Performance Gap of High Performance Buildings.”
- Mr. Steve Yallouz (School of Business) – $22,700 (for 2015/2016), $22,700 (for 2016/2017), and an additional $22,700 (for 2017/2018) for project entitled “Canadian Corporate responses to world-wide government mandated energy related environmental compliance initiatives: Their financial impact on business and industry in BC and Canada.”
- Dr. Ali Palizban (School of Energy) – $25,000 (for 2015/2016), $25,000 (for 2016/2017), and an additional $25,000 (for 2017/2018) for project entitled “Optimization and Modernization of Electric Power Distribution Systems.”
Round 5 (2014/15)
- Takashi Nakamura (School of Computing & Academic Studies) – $25,000 (for Year 1), $25,000 (for Year 2) and an additional $25,000 in funding (for Year 3) through the VP Research Seed Fund for project entitled “Extraction and Use of Vibration Signatures from Ambient Vibration Data for Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges”.
- Dr. Mehrzad Tabatabaian & Dr. Sanja Boskovic (School of Energy) – $25,000 (for Year 3) in funding through the Discovery Parks Fund for project entitled “Thermoelectric Power Generation from Waster Heat Co-Gen Applications for CEER (Centre for Energy Education and Research)”.
- Colleen Chan (School of Construction and the Environment) – $25,000 (for Year 1), $25,000 (for Year 2) and an additional $21,700 in funding (for Year 3) through the Discovery Parks Fund for project entitled “Redesigning a Biosand Filter for Pesticide Removal in Drinking Water in Developing Countries”.
- Dr. Laila Benkrima (Applied Research & Technology Centre) – $23,153.48 in funding (for Year 1) through the VP Research Seed Fund for project entitled “Sourdough Fermentation for Gluten Degradation: Development and Quality Evaluation of Whole Grain Wheat Sourdough Bread for Individuals with Gluten Sensitivities.”
- Jo-Ann Johnston (School of Business) – $20,000 in funding (for Year 1) through the VP Research Seed Fund for project entitled “Effectiveness of using ‘Game Mechanics’ as a Tool to Increase Student Engagement and Motivation on Quiz Scores.”
Round 4 (2013/14)
- Dr. Borna Noureddin and Dr. Jaimie Borisoff (School of Computing & Academic Studies, Technology Centre) – $25,000 (for Year 1), $25,000 (for Year 2) and an additional $25,000 in funding (for Year 3) through the VP Research Seed Fund for project entitled “Development of an Integrated Mobile Data Collection System: Context Aware Data Logging for Wheelchair Design and Evaluation.”
- Jason Goodnough & Dr. Jaimie Borisoff (School of Health Sciences, Technology Centre) – $25,000 (for Year 1), $25,000 (for Year 2) and an additional $25,000 in funding (for Year 3) through the VP Research Seed Fund for project entitled “Merging Wheelchairs and Orthotic Technology for Improved Functional Mobility.”
- Svetlana Brzev, Neil Cox, Glenn Pellegrin and James Booth (School of Construction and the Environment, School of Energy, & School of Computing & Academic Studies) – $24,982 in funding (for Year 1) through the VP Research Seed Fund for project entitled “An Innovative Device for Non-Destructive Strength Assessment of Concrete Masonry Blocks.”
- Mubasher Faruki, Wayne Collins, Michelle Kearns and Lisa O’Neill (School of Business, School of Transportation, and Learning & Teaching Centre) – $25,000 (for Year 1) and an additional $25,000 in funding (for Year 2) through the VP Research Seed Fund for project entitled “Building a Framework to Embed Educational Media in the Curriculum.”
- Rob Sawatzky (School of Construction & the Environment) – $25,000 (for Year 2) and an additional $25,000 in funding (for Year 3) through the VP Research Seed Fund for project entitled “Establishing Best Practices for Small-Scale Biomass Energy Systems, Utilizing Fuel from the Wood Manufacturing and Construction Sectors.”
Round 3 (2012/13)
- Cyri Jones, Glynda Doyle and Richard Vurdela (School of Business) – $23,550 in funding (for Year 1) through the Discovery Parks Fund for project entitled “Exploring the intersection of mobile devices, social networked learning technologies and e-portfolios to support deep learning and transitions from classroom to practice.”
- Aaron Hunter (School of Computing and Academic Studies) – $24,226 (for Year 1), $22,053 (for Year 2) and an additional $22,053 in funding (for Year 3) through the VP Research Seed Fund for project entitled “Intelligent Agents for Power Management in Vehicle-to-Grid Systems.”
- Silvia Raschke & Fitsum Tariku (School of Construction and the Environment & Support and Service / Technology Centre) – $25,000 in funding (for Year 1) and an additional $24,968 (for Year 2) through the Discovery Parks Fund for project entitled “Identifying structural modifications in grow operations and assessing their impact on first responder safety and building envelope durability – a pilot study.”
- Taco Niet (School of Energy) – $25,000 in funding (for Year 1) through the VP Research Seed Fund for project entitled “Modeling of Grid Interconnections and Renewable Energy Systems.”
- Ellen Wasan (School of Health Sciences) – $25,000 in funding (for Year 1) and an additional $25,000 (for Year 2) through the VP Research Seed Fund for project entitled “Development of a topical nifedipine formulation for the treatment of Raynaud’s disease and chilblains.”
- Bruce Thompson (School of Transportation) – $25,000 in funding (for Year 1) through the VP Research Seed Fund for project entitled “Identifying the source of fuel economy, horsepower and emission improvement when using Hydrogen Fuel Enhancement Generators with engines.”
Round 2 (2011/12)
- Ed Bosman (School of Business) – $24,050 in funding (for Year 1) through the VP Research Seed Fund for project entitled “Use of Business by Design Cloud ERP System as a Tool to Teach CRM and Analytics.”
- Mirela Gutica (School of Computing and Academic Studies) – $25,000 in funding (for Year 1) and an additional $25,000 in funding (for Year 2) through the VP Research Seed Fund for project entitled “Research Platform for Adaptation to Affect in the Context of Intelligent Tutoring Systems.”
- Rodrigo Mora (School of Construction & the Environment) – $24,978 in funding (for Year 1) and an additional $24,358 (for Year 2) through the Discovery Parks Fund for project entitled “Remote Sensing & Monitoring Integral to Homes: Test-Bed on High-Performance Low-Income Homes in Remote BC Regions.”
- Sanja Boskovic & Mehrzad Tabatabaian (School of Energy) – $25,000 in funding through the Discovery Parks Fund for Phase 2 of project entitled “Thermoelectric Power Generation from Waste Heat Co-gen Applications for CEER.”
- Nancy Paris, Karen Mooder & Shan Satoglu (Support & Service / Technology Centre) – $25,000 in funding (for Year 1) through the Discovery Parks Fund for project entitled “Lab-on-a-Chip Antibiogram for Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Gastro-Intestinal Infections: Design of Validation Study and Preliminary Technical Performance Evaluation.”
Round 1 (2011)
- Ali Palizban (School of Energy) – $15,000 in funding (for Year 1) through the Discovery Parks Fund and VP Research Seed Fund for project entitled “Volt Var Optimization (VVO) of Power Distribution Systems.”
- Svetlana Brzev (School of Construction & the Environment) – $25,000 in funding through the Discovery Parks Fund for project entitled “Development of Non-Destructive Testing Device for Quality Control of Concrete Masonry Blocks and the Block Manufacturing Research Facility.”
- Borna Noureddin, Jaimie Borisoff (School of Construction & the Environment & Support & Service / Technology Centre) – $25,000 in funding through the Discovery Parks Fund for project entitled “The Use of Ultralight Wheelchairs With Dynamic Seating in the Community: Development of a Wheelchair Data Logger System.”
- Sarah McLeod (School of Health Sciences) – $24,793 in funding through the Discovery Parks Fund for project entitled “Role of the Proteins YKL-40 and YKL-39 in interactions between cancer cells and tumour-associated macrophage cells.”
- Caroline Soo (Technology Centre / Services & Support, School of Health Sciences) – $24,932 in funding (for Year 1) through the VP Research Seed Fund for project entitled “Exploration and validation of the use of the Wii Fit and other gaming technology as a quantitative clinical tool in the Prosthetics and Orthotics field.”