Grants and Awards
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Atlantic Innovation Fund
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Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
- NSERC Discovery Grants
- Other Grants
Atlantic Innovation Fund Projects
Dag Friis
Project: An Operational Efficiency and Energy
Audit in the Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery (IRIF).
Octavia Dobre and Mohamed Ahmed
Project: Advanced wireless communications research
laboratory (IRIF).
Lihong Zhang
Project: Computer-aided design laboratory for
analog and mixed-signal VLSI systems (CFI Leaders Opportunity
Fund).
Dr. Thormond Johansen
Project: Advanced well completion modeling and
optimization.
Drs. Steven Butt, Radu Popescu, Katna Munaswamy and Geoff
Rideout
Project: Advanced exploration drilling
technology
Drs. Claude Daley, Ken Snelgrove and Steve Bruneau
Project: Sustainable Technology for Polar Ships
and Structures (STePS2). This project will address the shortage of
tools and expertise in the engineering of polar ships and
structures. Research will be computer-based numerical analysis
using new advanced modeling of the ice physics and the dynamics of
ice interactions with structures.
Drs. Vlasta Masek, Siu O'Young and Neil Bose
Compressed Natural Gas Centre of Excellence
Dr. Majid Abdi and Professor Dag Friis
Project: The Compressed Natural Gas Centre of Excellence is the world's first research and development centre for large-scale marine transport of compressed natural gas. The centre, a partnership between AIF, EnerSea Canada Inc., and Memorial University, will conduct innovative research and development in CNG marine transportation and related issues with the goal of advancing technologies capable of delivering natural gas from offshore locations where pipelines cannot or do not exist.
Remote Aerial Vehicles for EN vironment Monitoring (RAVEN)
Dr. Siu O'Young
Project: Funding has been awarded to the Faculty of Engineering's Instrumentation, Control and Automation (INCA) Laboratory for innovative technology of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The Remote Aerial Vehicles for EN vironmental Monitoring (RAVEN) is a model airplane that will be used autonomously for offshore applications. The project will be the first application of commercial UAV surveillance in Atlantic Canada and will aid greatly in the areas of environmental monitoring, search and rescue, and national security. RAVEN, which is a collaborative research project between the Faculty, Provincial Airlines Ltd., the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and the two National Research Council laboratories: Institute for Aerospace Research and Institute for Ocean Technology, will allow researchers to pursue research and development on autonomous vehicles over four different industrial sectors: aerospace, mining, marine and subsea, based on a common technology.Harsh Environment Simulation
Dr. Brian Veitch
Project: Memorial University's Centre for Marine Simulation received funding for research to improve the safety and efficiency of oil and gas operations in harsh maritime environments through the development of innovative modeling and simulation capabilities. This project will incorporate three highly interdependent activities: simulation infrastructure, model development and human factors studies. The work will be conducted principally within Atlantic Canada at collaborator facilities and at sea with Husky Energy and Petro-Canada support with some activities assigned to the project's international collaborators in the UK and the Netherlands.Beyond Kyoto: Atlantic Sustainable Power R&D Initatives (ASPRI)
Dr. Tariq Iqbal
Project: The project, which has a four year schedule, involves the development, demonstration and commercialization of distributed power generation systems based on renewable energy resources. A distributed power generation system contains combinations of small wind turbines, small hydro turbines, micro turbines and fuel cells that are connected to the power system grid and are located in close proximity to electricity consumers. Distributed power generation systems or DPG systems offer secure and diversified fuel options with low or zero greenhouse gas emissions. The project is vitally important because there are tremendous long term and world wide market opportunities for distributed power generation systems. The project, which will be completed in several stages, will help create an expertise in sustainable power research and development in Atlantic Canada. The project partnership includes the University of New Brunswick, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Dalhousie University, Université de Moncton, Custom Research Ltd., NB Power Co., Blueline Innovations, Elliott Energy Systems Inc., Turbowinds Canada Inc., Atlantic Wind Test Site Inc., and Eoletech Inc.Canada Foundation for Innovation Grants
(CFI)
Dr. Brian Veitch: $500,000 for small craft
simulation backbone technology.
Dr. Bing Chen: $234,600 for establishinga northern region persistent organic pollution control laboratory.
Dr. George Mann: $96,356 to further develop the Intelligent Systems Laboratory for research into co-ordinated robotics. Dr. Mann and various graduate students are working on automating the underground vehicles by developing models or mobile robots which can simulate the underground mine and a control system which can co-ordinate the robots from the surface.
Dr. Faisal Khan: $122,452 for a laboratory facility to investigate process safety and risk management with specialized equipment for studying the characteristics of oil and gas products and by-products under different operating conditions.
Dr. Majid Abdi: Compressed Natural Gas Centre of Excellence, the world's first research and development centre for large-scale marine transport of compressed natural gas. The centre will conduct innovative research and development in CNG marine transportation and related issues with the goal of advancing technologies capable of delivering natural gas from offshore locations where pipelines do not exist or are impractical. Dr. Abdi recently received supplementary CFI funding to provide processing and testing equipment.
Dr. John Shirokoff: $302,167 (CFI and IRIF) for an Analytical X-ray Facility for Materials Science and Engineering to research materials. Dr. Shirokoff is operating a research facility with a goal to providing for materials science studied across campus and also finding solutions for various industrial problems in the province and beyond.
Dr. Vlastimil Masek: $159,269 for the development of a Micro-Mechatronics Laboratory for research in the area of smart sensors and sensor systems using Micro-Mechatronics concepts. In the application area of process industries, the proposed research aims at developing a multiphase flow characterization and flow rate measurement. The primary focus will be on the offshore oil and gas industry that has large economic potential for applying real-time multiphase meters.NSERC Discovery Grants
Dr. Wei Qui
Project: Coupled LNG ship motion with violent
sloshing flow.
Dr. Heather Peng
Project: Hydrodynamic response of mulit-body
interaction in shallow water waves.
Dr. Mohamed Ahmed
Project: Design and analysis of co-operative
diversity wireless networks.
Dr. Bing Chen
Project: An intergrated simulations-optimization
coupling approach for supporting pesticide pollution control.
Dr. Iqubal
Project: Hybrid wind energy systems for remote
communities.
Dr. Thormond Johansen
Project: Flow in the vicinity of Packers in
Advanced Well Completion.
Dr. Kelly Hawboldt
Project: Waste gas management
Dr. Andrew Vardy
Project: Visual robot navigation
Dr. Geoff Rideout
Project: Automated model complexity monitoring and adjustment for simulation-based design of dynamic systems
Dr. Yuri Muzychka
Project: Robust Modelling of Complex Internal Flows
Dr. Cynthia Coles
Project: Metal retention by undried humic acid and peat
Dr. Majid Abdi
Project: Development of novel high performance equipment for offshore processing and transportation of natural gas
Dr. Mohamed Ahmed
Project: Radio resource management (RRM) in future wireless networks
Dr. Don Bass
Project: Manual materials handling in unstable environments
Dr. Neil Bose
Project: Marine propulsion - powering performance prediction
Dr. Claude Daley
Project: Large deflection plastic behavior of new and aged ship structures
Dr. Eric Gill
Project: Theory and application of the scattering of high-frequency electromagnetic radiation from the ocean surface
Dr. Ray Gosine
Project: Topics in telerobotics and industrial automation
Dr. Kelly Hawboldt
Project: Gas management technology in oil and gas operations
Dr. Mahmoud Haddara
Project: Parametric identification of the forces acting on ships and underwater vehicles
Dr. Howard Heys
Project: Cryptographic algorithms for broadband communication networks
Dr. Tahir Husain
Project: Multimedia fate and transport modeling and quantitative environmental risk assessment
Dr. Amgad Hussein
Project: Use of FRP reinforcement for concrete slabs and plates
Dr. Tariq Iqbal
Project: Dynamic modeling and control of hybrid energy systems
Dr. Benjamin Jeyasurya
Project: Power system dynamic security assessment using intelligent systems
Dr. Ian Jordaan
Project: Design methodology for estimation of ice loads on offshore structures
Dr. Fisal Khan
Project: Risk based safety measures design and evaluation: an integrated approach
Dr. Cheng Li
Project: Architecture and performance modeling of high-speed switching systems
Dr. Leonard Lye
Project: Generalized linear models, wavelets and long range dependence in flood risk analysis
Dr. George Mann
Project: Intelligent control and navigation of robot using vision
Dr. Hesham Marzouk
Project: Utilization of high strength for offshore applications
Dr. Vlastimil Masek
Project: Ultrasonic vision system for robotic applications
Dr. Cecilia Moloney
Project: Nonlinear adaptive digital image processing methods
Dr. Katna Munaswamy
Project: Development and application of crack growth analysis and elaso-plastic analysis using p-version FEM
Dr. Sui O'Young
Project: RAVEN - Computational tool and applications
Dr. Dennis Peters
Project: Computer system design analysis and verification using relational specifications
Dr. Radu Popescu
Project: Effects of soil heterogeneity on pile foundations under seismic loads
Dr. John Quaicoe
Project: Development of control strategies and topologies for power quality improvements
Dr. M. A. Rahman
Project: Development of power apparatus and advanced motor drive systems
Dr. Rangaswamy Seshadri
Project: Limit load determination for integrity evaluation of mechanical components
Dr. John Shirokoff
Project: Structure and properties of metal-non-metal interfaces
Dr. Arisi Swamidas
Project: Characterization of flaws in metal structures using vibration-based inspection method
Dr. Brian Veitch
Project: Offshore and maritime personnel safety: Evacuation system performance
Dr. Ramachandran Venkatesan
Project: Hardware issues related to quality of service in broadband communications networks
Dr. John Walsh
Project: Ocean clutter and ionospheric analysis for ground wave radars
Dr. Mary Williams
Project: Ship navigation in complex ice
conditions
Infrastucture, Strategic and Ideas to Innovation Grants
Dr. Ian Jordaan:NSERC Grant with contributions from Chevron Canada, Petro-Canada, Husky Energy, NRC's Institute for Ocean Technology and Canadian Hydraulics Centre, and C-CORE worth $300,000 over three years. Dr. Jordaan's research for this project will focus on enhancing procedures for the estimation of the forces generated by floating ice features, including icebergs, during impact with an engineered structure. New data bases on local and global ice pressures will be analyzed and using probability methods. The knowledge generated during this project will guide the design of offshore structures that operate in ice-prone waters and will offer a solid foundation for the development of constitutive and numerical models.
Dr. Brian Veitch:
Idea to Innovation research grant by the Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research Council of Canada to work on a training
simulator for marine evacuation systems. This one year grant is
worth approximately $125,000 and involves partnerships with the
National Research Council's Institute for Ocean Technology and the
Marine Institute's Centre for Marine Simulation. The objective of
the Idea to Innovation program is to accelerate the pre-competitive
development of promising technology and promote its transfer to
Canadian companies.
Dr. Faisal Khan:
Creating a software tool that will lead to better accident
prevention and safety management of oil and gas operations. The
grant, worth close to $100,000 over two years, comes from the
Petroleum Research Atlantic Canada (PRAC) and will help the
researchers create a knowledge based expert system that will
capture expertise to help improve the outcome of hazard and
operability studies (HAZOP).
A three year grant from PRAC, NSERC and NRC as well as in-kind support from Oceanic the Institute for Ocean Technology and Chevron Texaco. Dr. Bose's research for this project, which began in November 2004, is focusing on vortex induced vibration response for deepwater risers, an important area of research for the oil and gas industry. Research of this nature has not been done to this extent. It involves high mode vibration tests on instrumented riser in uniform flow and in sheared flow; particle image velocimetry of wakes behind large riser models; pushing the bounds of Computational Fluid Dynamics behind a moving cylinder; numerical prediction of riser vibration in the time domain; and fatigue work. Dr. Bose and his team will develop model tests on instrumented risers at IOT, scale tests in the natural test site at Bonne Bay, numerical simulations both structural and hydrodynamic and fatigue studies of riser materials and design.
Other
Dr. Yuri Muzychka
Project: Maskless Patterning System
Dr. Mohamed Ahmed
Industry grant from Aliant/Bell Mobility
Project: Adaptive Space-Time Coding for Multiple Input
Multiple Output (MIMO) Antenna Systems.
Dr. Shawn Kenny and Dr. Ryan Phillips
MITACS Accelerate grant
Project: Yield Envelopes for Oblique Pipeline/Soil
Interaction Events.
Dr. Shafiq Alam
Harris Centre
Project: Treatment of severe acid mine drainage -
a sustainable approach.
Dr. Faisal Kahn
Petroleum Research Atlantic Canada (PRAC) Funding
Project: Development of a tool for risk-based
intergrity assessment of process components.
Dr. Hesham Marzouk
Petroleum Research Atlantic Canada (PRAC) Funding
Project: Structural Health Monitoring and Damage
Detection for Offshore Structures
Dr. Bing Chen
Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS)
Accelerate Funding
Project: Risk management of groundwater resources
and water supply technology.
Dr. Ken Snelgrove
University of Manitoba
Project: Hydrologic monitoring, characterization
and modeling of Goose Creek and Deer River Watersheds.
Dr. Ken Snelgrove
NL Hydro (now Nalcor Energy)
Project: Climate change impacts on energy
production for the Lower Churchill Hydroelectric Project.
Wei Qui
Petroleum Research Atlantic Canada (PRAC) Funding
Project: Development of a time-domain vortex
induced vibration (VIV) prediction and analysis tool.
Wei Qui
Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS)
Funding
Project: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
programs for marine application
Wei Qui
Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS)
Funding
Project: Mathematical modeling of planning hull
motion in waves.
Dr. Mohamed Ahmed
Privacy Commissioner
Project: Cellphone privacy
Dr. Geoff Rideout
Auto21 Network of Centres of Excellence
Project: Potential for the architecture of
hybrid-gasoline-electric vechicles to give better performance.
Dr. Eric Gill
Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS)
Funding
Project: Aspects of Current Measurement with
Single-site Long Range High Frequency Radar.
Dr. Mahmoud Haddara
Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS)
Funding
Project: Wave forces modeling on offshore
structures.
Drs. Mahmohd Haddara and Faisal Khan
Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS)
Internship Acceptance
Project: Stochastic degradation modeling for
risk-based integrity assessment.
Drs. Wei Qiu and Heather Peng
Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS)
Accelerate
Project: Development of Computational Fluid
Dynamics (CFD) code for marine application.
Dr. Amy Hsiao
Harris Centre
Project: Materials Science in Entrepreneurship,
Design and Community.
Dr. Tariq Iqbal
Harris Centre
Project: Feasibility Study of Pumped Hydro Energy
Storage for Ramea Wind-Diesel Hybrid Power System.
Dr. Faisal Khan
Qatar National Priorities Research Program (NPRP)
Project: Development of risk based design,
evaluation, and decision making tools for a gas processing
plant.