What we do

Internal Award Recipients

Local tools

  •  
  •           Printable Version
 

University Research Awards/Fellowships: 1998-2011

The University Research Awards were first adjudicated in 1998 to recognize and promote research and creative activity at the university. Each awardee receives a $5,000 research grant and the privilege of holding the title of ‘Concordia University Research Fellow’ for one year.

For more information about the University Research Awards Program, including program objectives, eligibility and application procedures, please visit the Office of Research website.

Arts and Science
‘The Person and Society’
Established
Dr. Diane Poulin-Dubois, Department of Psychology (2012)
‘The Person and Society’
Emerging
Dr. David Waddington, Department of Education (2012)
‘The Person and Society’
Established
Dr. Marguerite Mendell, School of Community and Public Affairs (2011)
‘The Person and Society’
Emerging
Dr. David Secko, Department of Journalism (2011)
‘Technology Industry and Environment’
Emerging
Dr. Alexandre Champagne, Department of Physics (2011)
‘The Person and Society’
Established
Dr. Ronald Rudin, Department of History (2010)
‘The Person and Society’
Emerging
Dr. Patrick Leroux, Department of English and Études françaises - joint appointment (2010)
‘Technology Industry and Environment’
Emerging
Dr. Damon Matthews, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment (2009)
‘The Person and Society’
Emerging
Dr. Jennifer McGrath, Department of Psychology (2009)
‘The Person and Society’
Established
Dr. Peter Shizgal, Department of Psychology/CSBN (2009)
Senior Dr. Ann English, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (2008)
Emerging Dr. Simon Bacon, Department of Exercise Science (2008)
Senior Dr. William Reimer, Department of Sociology and Anthropology (2007)
Emerging Dr. Robert Boushel, Department of Exercise Science (2005)
Senior Dr. Barbara Woodside, Department of Psychology/CSBN (2004)
Emerging Dr. Charles Acland, Department of Communication Studies (2003)
Senior Dr. Michel Despland, Department of Religion (2003)
Emerging Dr. Natalie Phillips, Department of Psychology/CRDH (2002)
Senior Dr. Jane Stewart, Department of Psychology/CSBN (2000)
Emerging Dr. Lisa Serbin, Department of Psychology/CRDH (1998)
Engineering and Computer Science
‘Technology, Industry and Environment’
Emerging
Dr. Hoi Dick Ng, Industrial Engineering (2012)
‘Technology, Industry and Environment’
Established
Dr. Ted Stathopoulos, Department of Building, Civil & Environmental Engineering (2011)
‘Technology, Industry and Environment’
Established
Dr. Andreas Athienitis, Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering (2010)
‘Technology, Industry and Environment’
Established
Dr. Rolf Wüthrich, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (2010)
‘Technology Industry and Environment’
Established
Dr. George H. Vatistas, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (2009)
Emerging Dr. Muthukumaran Packirisamy, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (2007)
Senior Dr. Sofiène Tahar, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2007)
Emerging Dr. Catherine Mulligan, Dept. of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering (2006)
Senior Dr. Subhash Rakheja, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (2005)
Senior Dr. Suong Van Hoa, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (2001)
Senior Dr. Wagdi Habashi, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (1999)
Senior Dr. Ching Suen, Department of Computer Science (1998)
Fine Arts
Senior Prof. Raymonde April, Department of Studio Arts (2008)
Emerging Dr. Erin Manning, Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema (2008)
Senior Prof. Catherine Russell, Department of Cinema (2006)
Emerging Dr. Kristina Huneault, Department of Art History (2004)
Senior Prof. Thomas Waugh, Department of Cinema (2002)
Emerging Prof. Irene Whittome, Department of Studio Arts (2001)
Emerging Prof. Janice Helland, Department of Art History (1999)
John Molson School of Business
Emerging Dr. Marylène Gagné, Department of Management (2007)
Senior Dr. Gary Johns, Department of Management (2004)
Senior Dr. Michel Laroche, Department of Marketing (2000)

Petro-Canada Young Innovator Awards Program Recipients: 2003-2011

The Petro-Canada Young Innovator Awards Program (PCYIAP) was developed to recognize, promote and support outstanding emerging young faculty researchers whose academic work is particularly innovative, impacts positively on the learning environment of their department, and has the potential to be of significance to society at large.

Specifically, this program is intended to articulate the commitment of Suncor Energy to support participants in their research and creative activities and to enable them to carry their investigations forward. The Program is intended to help attract to and retain bright young minds at Concordia University.

For more information about the Petro-Canada Young Innovator Awards Program, including program objectives, eligibility and application procedures, please visit the Office of Research website.

Arts and Science
Dr. Ann-Louise Davidson, Department of Education – Awarded in the Strategic Research Cluster ‘The Person and Society’ (2012)
Dr. Alexandre Champagne, Department of Physics – Awarded in the Strategic Research Cluster ‘Technology, Industry and Environment’ (2010)
Dr. Andrew Ryder, Department of Psychology – Awarded in the Strategic Research Cluster ‘The Person and Society’ (2009)
Dr. Christine DeWolf, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry (2007)
Dr. Laszlo Kalman, Department of Physics (2006)
Dr. Christopher Wilds, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (2005)
Dr. Vincent Martin, Department of Biology (2004)
Dr. Yves Gélinas, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (2003)
Engineering and Computer Science
Dr. Zhigang Tian, Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering – Awarded in the Strategic Research Cluster ‘Technology, Industry and Environment’ (2011)
Dr. Hoi Dick Ng, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering – Awarded in the Strategic Research Cluster ‘Technology, Industry and Environment’ (2008-2009)
Dr. Muthukumaran Packirisamy, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (2007)
Dr. Rolf Wuthrich, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (2007)
Dr. Michelle Nokken, Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering (2006)
Dr. Kamran Siddiqui, Department of Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (2006)
Dr. Zhi Chen, Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering (2005)
Dr. Paula Wood-Adams, Department of Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (2005)
Dr. Catherine Mulligan, Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering (2004)
Dr. Catherine Mulligan, Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering (2002)
John Molson School of Business
Dr. Zeynep Arsel, Department of Marketing – Awarded in the Strategic Research Cluster ‘The Person and Society’ (2011)
Dr. Yaxuan Qi, Department of Finance – Awarded in the Strategic Research Cluster ‘The Person and Society’ (2010)

Vice-President’s Seed Funding, Facilities Optimization, and Aid to research Related Events Awards Recipients: 2011-2012

An initiative from the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies, the Seed Funding, Facilities Optimization, and Aid to Research Related Events Programs are intended to encourage and support research at Concordia in order to enable us to reach a higher plane with respect to the acquisition of research revenues and to obtain a higher profile within the research community.

For more information about the Seed Funding, Facilities Optimization, and Aid to Research Related Events Programs, including program objectives, eligibility and application procedures, please visit the Office of Research website

Aid to Research-Related Events Program (Fall Competition)

Researcher Department Project Title
Faculty of Arts & Science
Pat Forgione Chem and Biochem Quebec-Ontario Mini-Symposium on Bioorganic and Organic Chemistry (QOMSBOC)
Jim Grant Biology Sustainability: Rio + 20
Warren Linds AHSC Transforming practices: Emancipatory approaches to youth engagement
Mike Gasher Journalism Deliberation, Diversity, and Dollars: Public Strategies for Journalism in the Canadian Media Ecology
Kim Sawchuk Communication Wi: journal of mobile media
Jason Camlot English Performing the Spoken Word Archive: Poetry Performance, Past and Present
David Secko Journalism From genomes to the environment: Can we create a sustainable future? A sticky wiki installation
Joanna White Education 11th International Conference of the Association for Language Awareness
Michael Kenneally SCIS Weighing Words: Interdisciplinary Engagements With and Within Irish Literatures
Selvadurai Dayanandan Biology Recent Advances in Genomics Symposium
Csaba Nikolenyi Political Science The Selection and De-Selection of Political Elites: Multi-level Systems in Comparative Perspective
Vivek Venkatesh Education Joint Meetings of International Standards Organisation Technical Committee 232 and the International Forum for Certification of Educational Services - April 2012
Uri Shalev Psychology CSBN winter workshop: Translational research in the treatment of addiction and/or fear
Norris Ripsman Political Science The Political Economy of Regional Peacemaking
Ailie Cleghorn Education Spanish edition of Shades of Globalization in Early Childhood Settings
Erica Lehrer History Ethnographic Terminalia 2011: Montreal--field, studio, lab
Max Bergholz History None of Us Dared Say Anything: Mass Killing in a Bosnian Community during World War II and the Postwar Culture of Silence
Owen Chapman Communication Audio-Mobile: Oboro Workshop and Public Lecture
Andre Gagne Theology Debating Orthodoxy and Heresy in Early Christianities
Gilles Peslherbe Chemistry and Biochemistry CERMM Workshop Series on Computational Chemistry Software
Pierre Gauthier Geography The 18th International Seminar on Urban Form (ISUF 2011)
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
Mulligan, Catherine Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering ASTM 5th International Contaminated Sediments Conference
Aghdam, Amir Electrical and Computer Engineeing Application-Oriented Seminars in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Desai, Bipin Computer Science and Software Engineering C3S2E12: Fifth International C* Conference in Computer Science and Software Engineering
Faculty of Fine Arts
Gagnon, Francois-Marc Art History Paul-Émile Borduas: Life and Work
Montanaro, Michael Contemporary Dance Einstein Sound Orrery, for Supersonics London June 2012
Lewis, Jason Design and Computation Arts Vital to the General Public Welfare: An Exhibition of Research/Creation Outcomes
Sinner, Anita Creative Arts Therapies Participatory arts-based research: An interdisciplinary community arts workshop of emerging practices and scholarship from across Canada
Vaillancourt, Guylaine Creative Arts Therapies Music Therapy Research Institute
Bilodeau, Yves Studio Arts 11th Havana Biennial - Soft Control Maribor 2012
John Molson School of Business
Carney, Michael Management 8th Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC)
Saade, Raafat Decision Sciences Informing Sciences Conference
Qi, Yaxuan Finance Research Seminar Series in the Department of Finance

Vice-President’s Seed Funding, Facilities Optimization, and Aid to research Related Events Awards Recipients: 2010-2011

An initiative from the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies, the Seed Funding, Facilities Optimization, and Aid to Research Related Events Programs are intended to encourage and support research at Concordia in order to enable us to reach a higher plane with respect to the acquisition of research revenues and to obtain a higher profile within the research community.

For more information about the Seed Funding, Facilities Optimization, and Aid to Research Related Events Programs, including program objectives, eligibility and application procedures, please visit the Office of Research website

Seed Funding (Team) Program

Researcher Department Project Title
Faculty of Arts & Science
Chapman, O. Communication Audio-mobile: A mobile application for real-time audio-compositions in De Montigny Stream Basin and the Saint-Jacques Escarpment
Cuttler, C. Psychology Did I remember to lock the door? The role of memory distrust in checking compulsions
Li, K. Psychology Walking while listening - the impact of hearing impairment on mobility in older adults
Serbin, L. Psychology Understanding how environmental stress impacts children’s health and behaviour over time: A pilot study of salivary stress and immune system indicators
Venkatesh, V. Education “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for…”: Exploring the role of learner metacognition and academic self-regulation in the development of indexing tools for online environments
Waddington, D. Education Investigating the Civic Potential of Video Games
Salee, D. SCPA Power and Ethnocultural Diversity: Toward a Re-Interpretation of the Politics of Difference in Liberal Democracies
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
Zhang, J. ECE Design of Integrated Optical Transmitter and Receiver Module for Millimeter-Wave Radio over Fiber Distribution Systems
Zhu, W-P ECE Compressed Sensing System for Array Signal Processing
Li, S BCEE A New Computational Method for Modelling Fluid-Soil Interaction
Aghdam, A.G ECE Robust Cooperative Control for Connectivity Preservation in Multi-Agent Systems Subject to Delay
Awasti, A. CIISE Exploring the potential of RFID for quality management in reverse logistics networks
Faculty of Fine Arts
Sinner, A. Art Educ Community Art Education: Creating a model of innovative teaching and research in Canada
Snow, S. CAT Diversity Training Outreach Program: Pilot Project with Batshaw Youth and Family Services
John Molson School of Business
Walker, T. Finance Executive Equity Incentives, Insider Trading, and Managerial Misconduct: On the Effectiveness of Government Supervision and Shareholder Litigation
Kim, H. Marketing Transactions Using Networks Revisited: Asymmetric Information Search Behavior and Different Patterns of Satisfaction
Bodur, O. Marketing Motivation-Based Segmentation of Social Media Consumption

Seed Funding (Individual) Program

Researcher Department Project Title
Faculty of Arts & Science
Bodur, O. Marketing Motivation-Based Segmentation of Social Media Consumption
Secko, David Journalism New Models in Science Journalism: Focus Groups with Experimental Journalism
Muchall, Heidi Chem and Biochem Handshaking Molecules: Understanding Novel Nanoscale Structures
Lipson, Michael Political Science Ambiguity and Sensemaking in International Peacebuilding
Soar, Matt Comm Studies Information Aesthetics & Data Visualization
Mann Feder, Varda AHSC Peer Mentoring for youth Aging Out of Care: A Preliminary Study
McLean, James Journalism The Morningside Papers Project
Courtemanche, Richard Exercise Science Brain networks for preventing falls: networks for anticipatory postural adaptations
Gagne, Andre Theological Studies Gnosticism and the Nag Hammadi Coptic Texts
Gagne, Andre Theological Studies Gnosticism and the Nag Hammadi Coptic Texts
Rutland, Ted Geography Conducting Participation: Urban Planning and the Management of Participatory Political Processes in Montreal
Roth, Lorna Comm Studies “Intelligent” Design: Challenging the Cultural Innocence of Common Products and Visual Technologies
Venkatesh, Vivek Education Certifying the certifiers: International case studies of best practices in evaluating the quality of learning service providers
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
Chen, Zhi BCEE An Integrated Study of Combined Sewer Overflow (cso) for the Management of Domestic Discharges in Canadian Cities
Kuzgunkaya, Onur MIE Optimal Allocation of Reconfigurable Capacity in Supply Chains
Packirisamy, Muthu MIE Feasibility on the Development of an Integrated Detector Platform for Testing Lab on Chips (LOC) Aimed for Point-Of-Care-Testing and Point-Of-Need (PON) Applications
Wang, Liangzhu BCEE A new Commissioning Approach to Building Smoke Management Systems
Gleason, Scott ECE Development of a GNSS Satellite Remote Sensing Instrument
Amador, Luis BCEE Integrating Land Use & Transport Modeling with Transportation Management Systems
Williamson, Sheldon ECE Fast Charging Strategies for Varied Electric Vehicle Battery Chemistries
Bhat, Rama MIE Development and Characterization of a Biodynamic Model to Study Preterm Labour
Raut, Rabin ECE Development of Integrated Circuits for Signal Processing Applications in Communication and Bio-Medical Systems
Akgunduz, Ali MIE Economics of Train Scheduling
Bergler, Sabine CSE Predicting Community Ratings of Postings in Social Media
Witte, Rene CSE Semantic Assistants for Industry Applications
Fung, Benjamin CIISE Chat Log Mining for Cybercrime Investigation
Faculty of Fine Arts
Hammond, Cynthia Art History Feminist Cultural Landscapes: Research-Creation and Public memory
Cappelluto, Ana Theatre T41 In Montreal
Montanaro, Michael Contemporary Dance Dances for Small Spaces
Moore, Christopher Design and Comp. Arts Design City: Montreal as Prototype
Neuerberg-Denzer, Ursula Theatre Road to Rapture
Simon, Eric Studio Arts Collapse: Rapid Prototyping Project
John Molson School of Business
Walsh, Darlene Marketing Examining the Interaction Between Depletion and Goal Priming
Song, Byron Accountancy Internal Control Effectiveness and Investment Efficiency
Audosset-Coulier, Sophie Accountancy La publication obligatoire des honoraires d’audit depuis Enron apporte-t-elle une information utile aux destinataires de l’information financière? Une approche multi-utilisateurs

Facility Optimization Program

Researcher Department Project Title
Faculty of Arts & Science
McGrath, Jennifer Psychology Ambulatory EEG Systems (Ambulatory Physiological Recording Units
Shizgal, Peter Psychology Purchasing of Optogenetics Research Equipment
Dayanandan, S. Biology Improving Genomics and Molecular Biology Research and Training Capacity at Concordia
Brett, Christopher Biology Upgrading the Department of Biology Tissue Culture Facility at Concordia
English, Ann Chem and Biochem Refurbishment of Donated CapLCs and Replacement of Computer Monitors in CBAMS
Fraser, Dylan Biology Adult Fish Holding Facility for Ecological and Genetic Research
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
Chen, Zhi BCEE Instruments for Detecting Low level Ultrafine Ambient Air Pollutants
Zeng, Yong CIISE A 64 Channel EEG System for Designer and User Cognitive Studies
Xie, Wenfang MIE Robotic Inspection System for Automated Non-Destructive Testing
Faculty of Fine Arts
Avni, Shira Cinema Purchase and Optimization of Equipment to Outfit a Designated Animation Faculty and Graduate Research Space

Aid to Research-Related Events Program (Fall 2010 Competition)

Researcher Department Project Title
Faculty of Arts & Science
High, Steve History Cambodia, from then to now: Memory and plural identities in the aftermath of genocide
Salée, Daniel Political Science Revealing Democracy: Bill 94 and the challenges of religious and ethnocultural diversity in Quebec
Marier, Patrick Political Science Les conséquences du vieillissement de la population sur les politiques publiques
Gagnon, Monika Kin Communication Out My Window Story Space Installation
Bilodeau, Antoine Political Science The political integration of immigrants in a comparative perspective
Chaubey, Yogen Mathematics and Statistics Statistics 2011 Canada: 5th Canadian Conference in Applied Statistics
Sicotte, Genevieve Etudes francaise Économie et fictionnalité dans la France moderne et contemporaine
Frank, Marcie English Melodrama at the Interface of Media and Genre
Venkatesh, Vivek Education Learning Service Providers in Nonformal Education and Training Contexts
Kanji, Mebs Political Science Workshops on Social Science Research
Rojas Benavente, Lady CMLL The 190th anniversary of Peruvian independence and political women’s participation
Lehrer, Erica History Constructing Pluralism: Space, Nostalgia, and the Transnational Future of the jewish Past in Poland
Namaste, Viviane Simone de Beauvoir A voile et à vapeur: mieux comprendre les bisexualités. Increasing Concordia’s visibility in francophone media
Wershler, Darren English Amodern
Thornton, Patricia Geography Peopling the North Amercian City: Montréal, 1840-1900
Ravvin, Norman and Simon, Sherry Religion/Etudes francaise Failure’s Opposite: Listening to A.M. Klein
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
Hoa, Suong Van Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Second joint Us/Canada conference on composites
Youssef, Amr CIISE Workshop on Recent Trends in Information Systems Security
Desai, Bipin Computer Science and Software Engineering C3S2E’11
Aghdam, Amir Electrical and Computer Engineeing Distinguished Lecturers Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty of Fine Arts
Lewis, Jason Design and Computation Arts Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace: First Contact
Waugh, Thomas Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema Towards an Interdisciplinary Research Clearing House, Phase Two
Curtis, Sandi Creative Arts Therapies Gender, Health, and Music Therapy: An International Conference
Harnden, Bonnie Creative Arts Therapies You arrive
Huneault, Kristina Art History Rethinking Professionalism: Essays on Women and Art in Canada. 1850-1970
Moore, Christopher Design and Computation Arts Designinquiry Montreal: UNESCO Cities of Design
Simon, Eric Studio Arts Le dernier instant
Bhagwati, Sandeep Music and Theatre The Alien Lands Project
Moore, Jake Computation Arts The Compulsive Browse
Cadieux, Genevieve Studio Arts Exposition 150 + 1
Werner, Janet Studio Arts Exhibition “Falling Over Backwards”
John Molson School of Business
Betton, Sandra Finance Department Seminar series
Cho, Charles Accountancy 3rd edition of the North American Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting Research

Aid to Research-Related Events Program (Spring Competition)

Researcher Department Project Title
Faculty of Arts & Science
Despland, Emma & Duff, Tagny Biology & Comm Studies Public creation and dissemination of biological and art-based research
Staseson, Rae Comm Studies Two exhibitions at The Media Gallery, Department of Communication Studies: Movie a week (a video by Midi Onodera) and miniMedia: Rethinking the Monumental (group show)
Chalk, Frank History Large-scale conference on the media and the Will to Intervene
Kennealley, Michael Irish Studies Literatures in English: Ethical, Cultural and Transnational Perspectives
Swiffen, Amy Sociology and Anthropology The Ends of History: Questioning the Stakes of Historical Reason
White, Louellyn SCPA Free To Be Kanienkehaka: Educational Self-Determination at the Akwesasne Freedom School
Robinson, Ira Religion “History, Memory, and Jewish Identity”
Hele, Karl SCPA The Natures of Empires and the Empires of Nature
Paslherbe, Gilles Chemistry and Biochemistry 11th Annual Symposium of the centre for Research in Molecular Modeling (CERMM)
Muchall, Heidi Chemistry and Biochemistry Fundamental and Applied Pulp & Paper Modelling Symposium (FAPPMS)
Muchall, Heidi Chemistry and Biochemistry Fundamental and Applied Pulp & Paper Modelling Symposium (FAPPMS)
Despland, Emma Biology Société d’entomologie du Québec Annual Conference 2011
Kryzynski, Anna SCPA Formation et diffusion de recherche; Traduction de textes pour une publication a venir
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
Hammad, Amin CIISE Organizing the 1st National Workshop for Building Information Modeling and its Applications in the AECOO Industry
Faculty of Fine Arts
Sussman, Mark Theatre The Troy Theatre of Terror as Usual: Episodes 1-12
Hammond, Cynthia Art History Suffragettes in Bath: Activism, Gender and Urban Landscapes
Richman-Kenneally, Rhona Design and Comp Arts Text and Beyond Text in Irish Studies: New Visual, Material and Spatial Perspectives
Richman-Kenneally, Rhona Design and Comp Arts Text and Beyond Text in Irish Studies: New Visual, Material and Spatial Perspectives
April, Raymonde Studio Arts Lucidity Inward Views
Simon, Eric Studio Arts The School of Lubividska
Sinner, Anita Art Education The Heart of Wisdom: Life Writing as Empathic Inquiry
Portolese, Marisa Studio Arts Antonia’s Garden
Falsetto, Mario Mel Hoppenheim Anthony Minghella: Interviews
Zucker, Carole Mel Hoppenheim Neil Jordan: Interviews
Auer, Jessica Studio Arts Unmarked Sites
John Molson School of Business
Paulin, Michele Marketing The Service-Dominant Logic: An Evolution or Revolution in Marketing Theory and Practice?
Paulin, Michele Marketing The Service-Dominant Logic: An Evolution or Revolution in Marketing Theory and Practice?

Vice-President’s Seed Funding, Facilities Optimization, and Aid to research Related Events Awards Recipients: 2009-2010

An initiative from the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies, the Seed Funding, Facilities Optimization, and Aid to Research Related Events Programs are intended to encourage and support research at Concordia in order to enable us to reach a higher plane with respect to the acquisition of research revenues and to obtain a higher profile within the research community. For the year 2009 - 2010, approximately $770,000.00 was awarded to researchers across the four Faculties.

For more information about the Seed Funding, Facilities Optimization, and Aid to Research Related Events Programs, including program objectives, eligibility and application procedures, please visit the Office of Research website.

Seed Funding (Team) Program

Researcher Department Project Title
Faculty of Arts & Science
Kennedy, Sara Education Non-native students at a Canadian university: Investigating difficulties in oral communication
Lehrer, Erica History Curating difficult knowledge
Shneyerov, Artyom Economics Direction of bid rigging in public procurement
Venkatesh, Vivek Education Improving the design of social interactions in online courses: Case studies of educational and informal web-based communities
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
Aghdam, Amir ECE Distributed deployment algorithms for field coverage in mobile sensor networks
Assi, Chadi CIISE Joint coding-aware routing and scheduling in wireless mesh networks: A cross layer design framework
Dargahi, J. MIE Development of a new generation of tri-leaflet heart valves for monitoring leaflet motions and powering implantable biomedical micro-sensors
Fung, Benjamin CIISE Data mining techniques for cyber security response systems
Moselhi, Osama BCEE Mobile data acquisition and computing for efficient management of construction operations
Wang, Chun CIISE Improving quick-service restaurant and retail supply chain efficiency through real time promotion management and automated advertising effectiveness assessment
Wuthrich, Rolf MIE Synthesis of size controlled nano-particle by cross flow for electro-catalysts in fuel cells
Faculty of Fine Arts
Huneault, Kristina Art History A project of the Canadian women artists history initiative
John Molson School of Business
Buyukkurt, Meral DS & MIS Engaging students with interactive technologies
Segovia, Juan Accountancy Integrating activity-based costing and management with system dynamics: A business decision making simulator
Song, Byron Accountancy Political connections and bank loan contracting

Seed Funding (Individual) Program

Researcher Department Project Title
Faculty of Arts & Science
Bergdahl, Andreas Exercise Science Attachment of TRPC-1 Antibody to Stainless Steel for Suppression of Restenosis
Dayanandan, Selvadurai Biology DNA Barcoding to discover and Catalog Tree Species Diversity in Arunachal Pradesh in the Eastern Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot
de Almeida, Roberto Psychology The Cognitive and Neurological Bases of Indeterminate Sentence Interpretation
Emond, Gilbert Applied Human Sciences Le Moment Menant a la Primo-infection au VIH chez les Hommes ayant des relations sexuelles avec des hommes
Forgione, Pat Chemistry & Biochemistry Development of nanoparticle Modified Peptides as a Diagnostic Tool for the Hepatitis C Virus
Gabrial, Brian Journalism Manifest Destiny North: US Newspapers and the “Conquest” of Canada
Johnson, Aaron Psychology A New Method for Diagnosing Concussion Based on Eye Movements
Li, Karen Psychology/CRDH Age differences in fine motor reprogramming and conflict detection using simultaneous 3D motion analysis and ERP
Miller, Sydney Psychology Emotional reserve in people with Health Conditions: Towards a Conceptualization, measurement, and Treatment Strategy
O’Connor, Roisin Psychology Social anxiety and undergraduate drinking
Serbin, Lisa Psychology/CRDH The Acquisition of french-language writing skills: Characteristics, environments and pathways to success among high risk children
Stack, Dale Psychology/CRDH Continuity in the quality of mother-child relationship and prediction to peer and romantic relationships
St-Onge, Nancy Exercise Science Using rupture of a ligament as a model to elucidate the role of joint position sense in maintaining upright posture during perturbing situation
Watson, Mark Sociology & Anthropology Towards an International Comparative Framework for Urban Indigenous research
Wilds, Christopher Chemistry & Biochemistry Investigation of the Interaction of Cross-Linked DNA with Y-Family DNA Polymerases to Understand Chemotherapeutic Resistance
Yuen, Felice Applied Human Sciences Examining the Healing and Reintegration of Aboriginal Female Offenders
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
Bagchi, Ashutosh BCEE Evaluating the long-term performance of fiber optic strain sensors for structural health monitoring of civil infrastructure under cyclic loadings
Bouguila, Nizar CIISE Road Traffic Parameters Extraction and Modeling Using Image Processing and Machine Learning
Demirli, Kudret MIE Lean Hospitals
Galal, Khaled BCEE Assessment of newly developed mechanically-anchored FRP ductile systems for infrastructure rehabilitation
Hashtrudi Zad, Shahin ECE Study of the Consistency of Discrete-event Models for Cell Dynamics
Jaumard, Brigitte CIISE Towards Green and Virtue Energy Efficient Clouds / Data Centers: Follow the Wind & Sun
Kuzgunkaya, Onur MIE Cost Effective Management of Disruptions in Production Management
Medraj, Mamoun MIE Novel Approach for Developing Solid State Hydrogen Storage Materials
Narayanswamy, Sivakumar MIE Development of a Mini incubator for Acousto-optical characterisation of living cells - A novel method for assessment of living cells
Ormandjieva, Olga CSE Categorical Representation of Software Services Quality, Self-Management and Decision-Making using Markov Decision Process
Tian, Zhigang CIISE Health Monitoring and Reliability Modeling of Wind Turbine Systems
Zayed, Tarek BCEE Assessing the Condition of Sustainable Oil and Gas Pipelines Using Innovative Tools
Faculty of Fine Arts
Cadieux, Geneviève Studio Arts Pas de deux
Cross, Daniel Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema TURCOT: An interactive documentary project
John Molson School of Business
Bodur,Onur Marketing Understanding Effects of Assortment Size on Brand Perceptions
Kim, Hakkyun Marketing I Don’t Smoke, So I Can Indulge in Risky Actions: An Illusory Boost in the Self’s Health Confidence After Exposure to Anti-Smoking PSAs
Sharma, Pramodita Management The Influence of Familiness of Proactive Environmental Strategy in Family Firms
Wassmer, Ulrich Management Network Resource Accumulation and Reconfiguration Strategies: Evidence from the global air transportation industry

Facility Optimization Program

Researcher Department Project Title
Faculty of Arts & Science
Champagne, Alexandre Chemistry & Biochemistry Electrical Probe Station for Micro-- and Nano-Scale Systems
DeWolf, Christine Chemistry & Biochemistry Laser for Imaging Ellipsometer
Forgione, Pat Chemistry & Biochemistry An automated flash chromatography instrument for purifications
Fraser, Dylan Biology Back Electrofisher for Ecological and Genetic Research Backpack
Ottenwaelder, Xavier Chemistry & Biochemistry Upgrade of the inert-atmosphere drybox with an ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer
Ottenwaelder, Xavier Chemistry & Biochemistry Upgrade of the water-water heat exchanger for the X-ray diffractometer
Zazubovits, Valter Physics Spectrograph for Single Molecule / Single Photosynthetic Complex Spectroscopy
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
Drew, Robin MIE Lab Installation of CFI and Associated Equipment Brought from McGill
Haghighat, Fariborz BCEE Installation of Fume Hood in Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation Laboratory
Hammad, Amin CIISE Upgrade of existing infrastructure for outdoor usage (structural health monitoring wireless sensors and real time location sensors)
Rodrigues, Luis MIE Flight Simulator Facility Optimization
Wuthrich, Rolf MIE Towards the measurement of the Electrochemical Response of a Single Nano-Particle
Faculty of Fine Arts
Nitoslawska, Marielle Cinema Passive 3D Stereo System
Sha, Xin Wei Design & Computation Arts CRC Topological Media Lab

Aid to Research-Related Events Program (Fall Competition)

Researcher Department Project Title
Faculty of Arts & Science
Brouillette, Marc-André Études françaises Les jardins et ses rapport à l’art
Duff, Tagny Communication Studies Fluxmedia lectures + workshop
Gagnon, Monika Kin Communication Studies Public: Gardens (spec. issue)
Howe, Nina Education New Directions in Early Childhood Education in Canada
Jacob, Wilson History Working out Egypt (monog)
Leger, Benoit Études françaises Traduire contre nature
Lehrer, Erica History Ethnographic Research/Artistic Creation Mini Residency
Manning, Kimberley Political Science New Perspectives on China’s Great Leap Forward and the Great Famine
Secko, David Journalism Politics of Health Information: Adversaries or Advocates, The Government, the Media and the Academy
Sokolon, Marlene Political Science Politics of Reproduction in Canada
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
Desai, B. C. CSE C3S2E-10
Desai, B. C. CSE IDEAS-10
McQueen, Hugh MIE Display on Victoria Bridge 1860 (150th Anniversary)
Youssef, Amr CIISE Workshop on Recent Trends in Information Systems Security
Faculty of Fine Arts
Bhagwati, Annette Art History Artfully Speaking! - The Aesthetics of Language Use
Clark, Tim Studio Arts ART AND RELIGION / Scarification: Profanation et sacralisation dans l’art et la littérature actuels
Dionne, Guylaine Cinema Les mercredis de Rose
Guttman, K.G. Contemporary Dance Ideodanses / Idea-Based Dance
Jolliffe, Daniel Studio Arts Gosh! Grounding Open Source Hardware
Lefebvre, Martin Cinema ARTHEMIS international conference
Lister, Suzanne Creative Arts Therapies Therapeutic colouring book to support grieving children
Maule, Rosanna Cinema Feminist approaches to French cinema
Portolese, Marisa Studio Arts Dream Weavers
John Molson School of Business
Farashahi, Mehdi Management Connecting Theory to Practice: Canadian Multinationals in Developing and Emerging Economies - Internationalization, Knowledge and Sustainability
Magnan, Michel Accountancy Organization of annual conference of AAIG

Aid to Research-Related Events Program (Spring Competition)

Researcher Department Project Title
Faculty of Arts & Science
Best, Beverley Sociology Raymond Williams and the Structure of Feeling of Reality TV
Brouillete, Marc-Andre Études françaises Le texte littéraire dans l’espace public au Canada
Caquard, Sebastien Geography “Mapping” Environmental Issues in the City: Arts and Cartographic Cross Perspectives
Duff, Tagny Communication Studies bioreMEDIAtion
Fick, Carolyn History The Making of Haiti: The Saint Domingue Revolution from Below
Francis, Jane CMLL Life and Death in Ancient Egypt: The Diniacopoulos Collection
Gauvreau, Daniel Sociology Understanding the Populations of the Past: New Developments and Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Gray, Christopher Philosophy La science sociale traditionnelle
Nelson, Bradley CMLL Spectacle and Topophilia: Reading Early and Late Modern Contexts
Pawelek, Peter Chemistry & Biochemistry 10th Annual PROTEO Symposium
Ravvin, Norm Religion Montreal Jewish Life: The Thirties and Forties
Rojas Benavente, Lady CMLL The 230th anniversary of Peruvian Micaela Bastidas’s national fight
Rudin, Ron History La memoire d’un souvenir
Secko, David Journalism Genozymes - A World Café on the Politics of a Sustainable, Energetic Future
Soar, Matt Communication Studies Database> Narrative < Archive D>N<A
van Wyck, Peter Communication Studies “Thinking with Water”
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
Doedel, E.J. CSE Bifurcation Analysis and Applications
Witte, Rene CSE Text Mining and Business Intelligence with Gate
Faculty of Fine Arts
Bhagwati, Sandeep Music & Theatre Nexus
Bilodeau, Yves Studio Arts Robotic Art Exhibitions in 2010-2011
Evergon Studio Arts Domestic Queens
Langford, Martha Art History A Cold War Tourist and his Camera
Maule, R. & Dionne, G. Cinema Women Filmakers and Postfeminism at the Age of Multimedia Reproduction: A Virtual Archive
Morelli, François Studio Arts La publication comme alternative a l’exposition
Nitoslawska, Marielle Cinema Re-Imagined Pathways of Memory
Panet-Raymond, Sylvie Dance Hearing, Moving, Seeing, Talking
Salter, Christopher Design & Computation Arts The Ephemeral City
Traer, Patrick Studio Arts Don’t Tell Me Your Dreams
Vaillancourt, Guylaine Creative Arts Therapies Translation of Book: Musique, Musicotherapie et developpement
John Molson School of Business
Lituchy, Terri Management Comparing Management Practices in Africa, Canada, the Caribbean and the United States: Advancing the Research Agenda
 

Concordia University