Funding decision

ARCHIVED – NSERC-German Research Foundation (DFG) call for proposals on Sustainable Processes and Chemistry

The table below shows the last 5 years of funding recipients by the year they applied.

You can find older results by searching NSERC’s Awards Database.

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Year	Researcher	Project Title	Institution	Area(s) of Application	Funding Amount	Type of Call
2022	Rivard, Eric	Environmentally-viable non-metal electrocatalysis for the hydrogenation of organic carbonyls and carbon dioxide	University of Alberta	Energy storage and conversion; Manufacturing processes and products	$139,500	International - Collaboration - DFG - Sustainable chemistry
2022	Godin, Robert	Development of Organic Photocatalyst Materials to Broaden the Use of Sustainable Photocatalysis in Organic Syntheses	The University of British Columbia	Energy efficiency; Human pharmaceuticals	$295,675	International - Collaboration - DFG - Sustainable chemistry
2022	Trifkovic, Milana	Optimally structured catalyst layer for PEM Fuel Cells	University of Calgary	Energy storage and conversion; Materials sciences	$258,000	International - Collaboration - DFG - Sustainable chemistry
2022	Natale, Giovanniantonio	Engineering Pickering emulsions toward sustainable synthesis	University of Calgary	Manufacturing processes and products; Materials sciences	$300,000	International - Collaboration - DFG - Sustainable chemistry
2022	Dang, Thu-Thuy	Systematic development of new oxidative biocatalysts for the sustainable production of pharmaceutical compounds	The University of British Columbia	Human pharmaceuticals	$298,700	International - Collaboration - DFG - Sustainable chemistry
2022	Tang, Tian	Fundamental Investigation on the Transport and Reaction Phenomena in Nanoporous Materials for Sustainable Technologies	University of Alberta	Energy storage and conversion; Environment	$293,000	International - Collaboration - DFG - Sustainable chemistry
2022	Chen, Weixing	Design of Alberta asphaltenes-derived hard carbons towards the fabrication of low cost Li- and Na-ion batteries	University of Alberta	Energy storage and conversion; Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use)	$300,000	International - Collaboration - DFG - Sustainable chemistry
2022	Karan, Kunal	Accelerating the design and integration of sustainable ionomers for hydrogen fuel cells and water electrolyzer	University of Calgary	Energy storage and conversion; Polymers, rubber and plastics	$300,000	International - Collaboration - DFG - Sustainable chemistry
2022	Reuter, Stephan	Plasma-electrification of chemical produce - towards a green circular industry with net-zero carbon output and sustainable processing (Planet)	École Polytechnique de Montréal	Climate and atmosphere; Modelling and mathematical simulation of natural processes	$296,000	International - Collaboration - DFG - Sustainable chemistry
2022	Schafer, Laurel	CO2 Fixation in Nitrogen Containing Fine Chemicals	The University of British Columbia	Manufacturing processes and products; Other manufactured products and processes	$300,000	International - Collaboration - DFG - Sustainable chemistry
2022	Secanell Gallart, Marc	Towards Computational Design of Hydrocarbon-Based Catalyst Coated Membranes for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Water Electrolysis	University of Alberta	Energy storage and conversion; Modelling and mathematical simulation of natural processes	$300,000	International - Collaboration - DFG - Sustainable chemistry
2022	Li, Zhi	Ion-sieving Capacitive Extraction of Lithium from Alberta Oilfield Brine towards Sustainable Supply Chain	University of Alberta	Materials sciences; Mineral resources (prospecting, exploration, mining, extraction, processing)	$300,000	International - Collaboration - DFG - Sustainable chemistry
2022	Tykwinski, Rik	Enhanced solar-energy capture through optimization of up- and down-conversion in organic molecules	University of Alberta	Materials performance; Energy storage and conversion	$285,250	International - Collaboration - DFG - Sustainable chemistry
2022	Guay, Martin	Biological and electrochemical process design for biocatalytic CO2 conversion	Queen's University	Energy storage and conversion; Environmental impact of economic activities (including agriculture)	$279,750	International - Collaboration - DFG - Sustainable chemistry
2022	Musselman, Kevin	NSERC-DFG SUSTAIN: Integrated development of sustainable solvent strategies for perovskite solar cells	University of Waterloo	Alternative energy resources; Manufacturing processes and products	$300,000	International - Collaboration - DFG - Sustainable chemistry
2022	Metzger, Michael	NSERC-DFG SUSTAIN: Prussian White for Sustainable Separation and Purification Technologies	Dalhousie University	Energy storage and conversion; Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use)	$300,000	International - Collaboration - DFG - Sustainable chemistry

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