The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), two of Canada’s federal research funding agencies, recently announced their latest round of grant recipients.

Among the scholars who received federal funding are nine MacEwan faculty members who will collectively receive more than $600,000 for research in a number of disciplines, ranging from chemistry and biological sciences to sociology and business.

“Tri-agency funding is an important part of growing MacEwan’s research enterprise,” says Dr. Craig Kuziemsky, associate vice-president, Research. The grants provide faculty members with dedicated funding to pursue two core tasks – the creation of knowledge to solve pressing societal issues and the development of talent through involvement of students and community partners in their research.

“Our continued success at receiving Tri-agency funding from NSERC and SSHRC affirms the high quality and innovative scholarly activity being done at MacEwan,” says Dr. Kuziemsky. “I am very proud of all these colleagues.”

Here are this year’s NSERC and SSHRC recipients:

NSERC Discovery Grant and Early Career Researcher Stipend
Project: Development of alternative solvents, catalysts and tools for biomass conversion

Dr. Christopher Striemer, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
NSERC Discovery Grant
Project: Exploring the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying visuomotor adaptation and its relationship with attention

Dr. Samuel Mugo, Professor, Department of Physical Sciences, Chemistry
NSERC Discovery Development Grant
Project: Biomimetic hybrid multi­responsive polymers for multiplexed chemical sensing analytics

Dr. Matthew Ross, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Sciences, Chemistry
NSERC Discovery Development Grant
Project: Improved understanding of microplastic emissions via stormwater runoff

Dr. Fernando Angulo, Associate Professor, International Business, Marketing, Strategy and Law
Dr. Etayankara (Murli) Muralidharan, Associate Professor, International Business, Marketing, Strategy and Law (co-applicant)
Dr. Albena Pergelova, Associate Professor, International Business, Marketing, Strategy and Law (co-applicant)
SSHRC Insight Grant
Project: Retaining hybrid identity and purpose: Strategic responses to pressures when firms internationalize

Erin Gray, Associate Professor, School of Social Work
SSHRC Insight Grant (co-applicant)
Project: Workforce perceptions of social work professionalism: What role for social justice? 

Dr. Sandy Jung, Professor, Department of Psychology
SSHRC Partnership Development Grant (co-applicant) 
Project: Common language for intimate partner violence risk appraisal and mitigation: An evidence-based policing approach