Funding decision
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) support for sustainable processes and chemistry initiative encourages international collaboration on environmental sustainability.
By competition year:
The fiscal year in which NSERC received the applications.
| Year | Researcher | Project Title | Institution | Partner(s) | 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 |