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March 15, 2013
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Leaders Opportunity Fund – Funding for infrastructure associated with a Canada Research Chair /
Fonds des leaders – Financement de l’infrastructure liée à une Chaire de recherche du Canada

 

- CFI Infrastructure Chart March 2013

- Cumulative Chart (Includes number of chairs) March 2013

 

Institution / Établissement

Projects Approved / Projets appuyés

Brock University

2

Cape Breton University

1

Concordia University

1

Dalhousie University

2

École Polytechnique de Montréal

1

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

1

Lakehead University

1

Laurentian University / Université Laurentienne

1

McGill University

1

McMaster University

2

Ryerson University

3

Université Laval

2

Université du Québec – Institut national de la recherche scientifique

1

Université du Québec à Rimouski

1

University of British Columbia (The)

2

University of Manitoba

1

University of Regina

2

University of Saskatchewan

1

University of Toronto

3

University of Western Ontario (The)

1

University of Winnipeg (The)

1

Total  21  institutions / établissements

31

 

 

Leaders Opportunity Fund – Funding for infrastructure associated with a Canada Research Chair /

Fonds des leaders – Financement de l’infrastructure liée à une Chaire de recherche du Canada

 

List of Approved Projects by Institution / Liste des projets appuyés par établissement

 

Chairholder/

Chaire de recherche

Project title / Titre du projet

Maximum CFI Contribution /
Contribution maximale
de la FCI

Brock University

Conway, Janet

Digital Media Centre for the Global Study of Social Movements

$63,001

Cheung, Stephen

Integrated Environmental Physiology Tools for Transpecies and Field Research

$99,807

Total

2

$162,808

Cape Breton University

Sparling, Heather

Expanding Capacity: The Rotary Music Performance Room & Digitization Lab

$72,074

Total

1

$72,074

Concordia University

Lynes, Krista

Feminist Media Studio

$90,000

Total

1

$90,000

Dalhousie University

Matwin, Stan

A Computing Platform for Visual Text Analytics, Combining Fast Database Operators and Large-Scale Regular Expression Processing

$125,000

Welch, Gregory

Advanced Organic Materials Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory

$125,000

Total

2

$250,000

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Moutanabbir, Oussama

 

Chemical Vapor Deposition System for Group-IV Semiconductor Nanoscale and Quantum Structures

125 000 $

Total

1

125 000 $

Kwantlen University

Bernstein, Daniel

Lifespan Cognition Laboratory

$75,000

Total

1

$75,000

Lakehead University

Sameshima, Pauline

Arts Integrated Research Lab

$25,446

Total

1

$25,446

Laurentian University / Université Laurentienne

Basiliko, Nathan

Biogeochemistry and Microbial Ecology Research Facility for Studies of Environmental Change in Canadian Forests and Wetlands

$54,989

Total

1

$54,989

McGill University 

Multhaup, Gerhard

A Molecular Approach Using Small Molecules with Beneficial Effects on Amyloid Aß42 for Prevention of Alzheimer Disease

$395,057

Total

1

$395,057

McMaster University

Connelly, Catherine

Management, Organizational Behavior, and Human Resources Infrastructure

$99,750

Magarvey, Nathan

Processing and Development of Next-Generation Natural Biotherapeutics

$216,820

Total

2

$316,570

Ryerson University

Chow, Joseph

Testbed for Cyber-Physical Urban Logistics Systems

$97,640

Krishnan, Sridhar

Biomedical Signal Analysis Research Laboratory

$99,013

Yang, Victor

Infrastructure for the Combined Optical Coherence Tomography and Optical Topographic Imaging for Laser Cutting Surgery

$154,967

Total

3

$351,620

Université Laval

Bilodeau, Steve

Support for Establishment of a Canada Research Chair in Transcriptional Genomics

107 993 $

Gros-Louis, Francois

Infrastructure Gros-Louis

130 000 $

Total

2

237 993 $

Université du Québec – Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Roberge, Jonathan

Laboratoire Nouveaux Environnements Numériques et Intermédiation Culturelle (NENIC)

51 356 $

Total

1

51 356 $

Université du Québec à Rimouski

Berteaux, Dominique

Infrastructure électronique d’acquisition et de traitement de l’information pour l’étude de la biodiversité nordique

95 200 $

Total

1

95 200 $

University of British Columbia (The)

Cohen Freue, Gabriela

Computing Infrastructure for High Throughput Genomics and Proteomics Data, and the Development of Biostatistical Methods for Translational Health Initiatives

$119,990

Vilarino-Guell, Carles

Development of Next Generation Sequencing Technologies Platform Support

$122,217

Total

2

$242,207

University of Manitoba

Mahmud, Salaheddin

Research Facility for Pharmaco-epidemiology and Vaccine Safety and Effectiveness

$125,000

Total

1

$125,000

University of Regina

Chan, Christine

Infrastructure for Development of a Knowledge-Based Decision Support System for Monitoring and Control of Ammonia Emissions from the Carbon Dioxide Capture Process System

$53,505

Yost, Christopher

Genomics Research Platform for Environmental Microbiology

$61,000

Total

2

$114,505

University of Saskatchewan

Trask, Catherine

Laboratory Equipment for Ergonomics Research

$106,161

Total

1

$106,161

University of Toronto 

Newman, Peter

Mobile Computer-Assisted Survey Research Laboratory for HIV Vaccine Implementation Science

$33,840

Cox, Brian

Sequence Analysis of Development and Disease

$125,000

Howell, Patricia Lynne

Crystallization and Imaging Facility

$164,000

Total

3

$322,840

University of Western Ontario (The)

Cao, Jiguo

Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory in Statistical Methodology and Applications

$179,336

Total

1

$179,336

University of Winnipeg (The)

Wiebe, Christopher

Enhancing the X-Ray Diffraction Capabilities at the University of Winnipeg

$79,016

Total

1

$79,016

TOTAL

31 projects / projets

$3,472,178

 

NOTE:
As part of this announcement, an additional $1,041,653 was awarded under the Infrastructure Operating Fund, a mechanism that assists institutions with the incremental operating and maintenance costs associated with the new infrastructure.

 NOTER :
Dans le cadre de cette annonce, la FCI a attribué 1 041 653 $ additionnels à même le Fonds d’exploitation des infrastructures, un programme qui aide les établissements bénéficiaires à faire face aux coûts d’exploitation et de maintenance découlant de leurs nouvelles infrastructures.

 

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