Friday, June 27, 2014
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) selected nine researchers from the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ for increased funds to support their research deemed to be novel or potentially transformative, and likely to contribute to groundbreaking advances.
The
recipients
of
the
Discovery
Accelerator
Supplements
announced
today
are
among
more
than
100
researchers
at
À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ
who
have
received
more
than
$20
million
to
further
their
research
through
programs
such
as
Discovery
grants
and
grants
for
equipment.
This funding provides a valuable boost to researchers entering a critical phase of their work and supports it at the next level. The results will, in turn, advance technology around the world and the Canadian economy.Professor D. George Dixon — vice-president, university research at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ
Professor Hany Aziz. (Credit: University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ)Â
One
of
the
nine
to
receive
a
supplement, ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌý±á²¹²Ô²âÌý´¡³ú¾±³ú from
the
Department
of
Electrical
and
Computer
Engineering
hopes
his
research
will
change
the
future
of
electronic
devices
and
solar
panels.
He
and
his
research
team
are
studying
organic
semiconductors
–
the
next
generation
of
materials
that
will
convert
electrical
power
into
light
in
devices
such
as
laptops
and
cell
phones,
and
harvest
light
from
the
sun
and
convert
it
into
energy
in
solar
cells.Â