The Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of State (Science and Technology) announced more than $43 million in support for 77 scientific teams at universities across the country. The projects are being funded through two grants, the Strategic Network Grants and the Strategic Project Grants, administered by the NSERC.

Among the recipients, two Polytechnique professors received a Strategic Project Grant:

Ke Wu, full professor, Department of Electrical Engineering
Project: Millimetre-wave Identifications, Sensing and Tracking (MIST) for Low-Profile Integrated Services of Security and Logistics 
Grant amount: $634,503  

Raman Kashyap, full professor, Departments of Electrical Engineering and Engineering Physics
Project : GRAPPAS: Glass Preforms Rolled and Planarized for Photonics Applications in Sandwich Structures Form
Grant amount: $373,250

“Our government understands that for an economy to grow and prosper and for the quality of life of Canadians to improve, we must support innovation. The strategic investments we're announcing today will allow companies to increase their R&D activities in Canada by accessing the expertise and knowledge of scientific teams at universities. Furthermore, by supporting partnerships such as these, we are addressing the long-term needs of our industries and helping them turn ideas into real benefits for Canadians.”

— Greg Rickford, Minister of State (Science and Technology)

“By taking fundamental research and moving it towards solving real-world problems, these talented research teams are helping improve the lives of Canadians, and build Canada's future economic prosperity. These collaborations exemplify NSERC's goals to connect and apply the strength of the talented researchers in our learning institutions with the needs of industry.”

— Janet Walden, Chief Operating Officer, NSERC

About NSERC

NSERC is a federal agency that helps make Canada a country of discoverers and innovators. 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.

About Strategic Project Grants

SPGs help address Canada's science and technology priorities. The primary goal of these grants is to increase research and training in targeted areas that could strongly enhance Canada's economy, society and/or environment in the next 10 years.

This year, 75 research projects were selected from 23 Canadian universities. These institutions will receive more than a combined $35 million over the next three years:.

Congratulations!

See also:

Professor  Wu's expertise
Professor Kashyap's expertise
NSERC website