Location

Institution

Lead Researcher

Project

Provincial Funding

Greater Toronto Area

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Dr. Greg Naterer

Creating cleaner, energy-efficient power sources

$125,000

Greater Toronto Area

University of Toronto

Dr. Vy Dong

Developing new tools for constructing organic molecules

$380,000

Greater Toronto Area

University of Toronto

Dr. Elizabeth Edwards

Developing solutions for pressing environmental and energy problems

$218,144

Greater Toronto Area

University of Toronto

Dr. Mansoor Barati

Developing solutions for efficient energy, high-quality materials and environmentally responsible processes

$92,043

Greater Toronto Area

University of Toronto

Dr. Olivera Kesler

Realizing the potential of fuel cell technology

$200,000

Greater Toronto Area

University of Toronto

Dr. Jochen Halfar

Determining human impact on marine climate change

$118,922

Greater Toronto Area

University of Toronto

Dr. Helene Wagner

Discovering how landscape modification impacts ecosystems

$37,187

Greater Toronto Area

University of Toronto

Dr. Arthur Weis

Anticipating the effects of climate change

$603,200

Greater Toronto Area

University of Toronto

Dr. Georgia Fotopoulos

Monitoring urban centres to protect our infrastructure

$149,787

Greater Toronto Area

University of Toronto

Dr. Nathan Basiliko

Learning how soil microorganisms work to help us manage our resources in the face of climate change

$84,308

Greater Toronto Area

University of Toronto

Dr. Kaley Walker

Determining how ozone is changing our atmosphere

$211,428

Greater Toronto Area

University of Toronto

Dr. Myrna Simpson

Discovering the effects of contaminants in soil, air and water

$200,000

Guelph

University of Guelph

Dr. Laura Van Eerd

Optimizing nitrogen use to maintain crop yields and minimize environmental impact

$125,219

Guelph

University of Guelph

Dr. Peter Tremaine

Developing new energy technologies

$171,330

Guelph

University of Guelph

Dr. William David Lubitz

Developing tools to predict the best places to locate wind turbines

$121,197

Guelph

University of Guelph

Dr. Karl Cottenie

Advancing more scientific ecosystem-based management practices

$63,099

Guelph

University of Guelph

Dr. Marc Habash

Assessing how micro-organisms affect our drinking water

$124,350

Hamilton

McMaster University

Dr. David Novog

Using technology to improve safety at nuclear power facilities

$106,313

Kingston

Queen’s University

Dr. Kurt Kyser

Protecting ecosystems through improved element tracing

$313,903

Kingston

Queen’s University

Dr. Paul Grogan

Predicting how arctic ecosystems will respond to climate change

$50,000

Kitchener-Waterloo

University of Waterloo

Dr. Maren Oelbermann, Dr. Merrin Macrae, Dr. Hargurdeep Saini

Repairing damage done to our ecosystems

$177,475

Kitchener-Waterloo

University of Waterloo

Dr. Claude Duguay

Developing new approaches to mapping and monitoring snow and ice properties

$243,070

Kitchener-Waterloo

University of Waterloo

Dr. Mary Wells, Dr. Michael Worswick, Dr. Norman Zhou

Helping Ontario manufacturers produce products based on customer demands

$200,000

Kitchener-Waterloo

University of Waterloo

Dr. Kevin Lamb, Dr. Francis Poulin, Dr. Marek Stastna

Exploring how climate change will affect water quality

$78,613

London

The University of Western Ontario

Dr. Irena Creed

Ensuring healthy forests

$236,325

Ottawa

Carleton University

Dr. Paul Simms

Environmental test pit for pilot-scale testing of mine waste management technologies

$50,634

Ottawa

Carleton University

Dr. Susan Bertram

Developing natural pest controls

$85,000

Ottawa

University of Ottawa

Dr. Charles Darveau

Uncovering the reason for the decline in pollinating insects

$102,014

Ottawa

University of Ottawa

Dr. Glenn Milne

High performance computer for numerical simulations of earth system evolution

$130,000

Ottawa

University of Ottawa

Dr. Julian Starr

What sedges can tell us about the conservation and management of our natural resources

$89,683

Thunder Bay

Lakehead University

Dr. Lionel Catalan, Dr. Steve Kinrade, Dr. Charles Xu

Developing beneficial uses for waste from natural resources

$136,526

Windsor

University of Windsor

Dr. Stéphanie Doucet

Exploring how animals communicate visually and how it relates to their survival

$49,998

University of Windsor

Dr. Melania Cristescu

Monitoring and managing the spread of dangerous invasive species

$50,000

Windsor

University of Windsor

Dr. Jerald Lalman

Using agricultural crops and residues to produce hydrogen

$49,575