Western projects get internal boost
Western News | June 21, 2012
By Jason Winders
Five Western projects are one step closer to moving their work toward
commercialization with awards from the Western Innovation Fund (WIF).
The awards, launched in 2004 and distributed annually by the Office of the Vice-President (Research), provide incentive for researchers to explore commercial opportunities outside the lab. Applicants can only receive one grant per type of project or technology. Projects are expected to be of short duration (6-12 months). Up to $50,000 in funding is available and is repayable only if there is a positive commercial outcome.
Approximately $200,000 in funding will be shared by the following winning projects:
- Jin Jiang, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, received $25,000 for the project, A wireless backup and validation system for monitoring critical variables at industrial facilities;
- Jayshri Sabarinathan, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, received $25,000 for the project, Novel optical micro-pressure sensors based on photonic crystal waveguides;
- Kamran Siddiqui, Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, received $48,850 for the project, Smart and cost-effective dual-axis solar tracking and load bearing system;
- Mark Workentin and Paul Ragogna, Chemistry, Faculty of Science, received $50,000 for the project, Efficient photochemical approach to robust hydrophobic coatings on materials with spatial control;
- Jun Yang, Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, received $49,305 for the project, A technique for fabrication of unique high-quality microfiltration membranes.
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