Grants and Contributions

This project aims to enhance understanding of Canada's surficial geology by developing an automated method using remote satellite imagery to map landforms like eskers and estimate their composition. By integrating machine learning and morphometric analysis, the project seeks to streamline natural resource projects, particularly those reliant on gravel from eskers, by providing precise remote estimates of aggregate deposits, benefiting infrastructure development initiatives.

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, primarily from agricultural activities, pose a significant challenge to global warming, with Canada contributing substantially. By integrating satellite imagery and field-based measurements, this project aims to map high-risk areas for N2O emissions in western Canada, potentially reducing emissions by 40% through targeted mitigation strategies, with real-time recommendations for climate change adaptation.

This project, involving remote sensing specialists and oceanographers from universities and government departments, aims to leverage NASA's PACE mission to improve the accuracy of ocean color observations, particularly in eastern Canada, to better understand the ocean's capacity to uptake carbon and its changes over time. By enhancing phytoplankton biomass estimation and extracting additional information on phytoplankton properties, the research aligns with objectives to address climate change, foster partnerships, and enhance ocean monitoring efforts critical for ecosystem health and carbon management.

This project aims to develop open-access tools integrating LIDAR-derived forest fuel assessments with satellite data to extrapolate critical forest fuel attributes across Canada's forested areas, crucial for effective forest management and fire decision-making. By leveraging innovative modeling techniques and open data distribution, the project seeks to advance forest fuel assessment methods, potentially reaching an Application Readiness Level of 6, offering valuable resources for stakeholders and enhancing wildfire risk management.

WASH support and complementary actions for the population affected by ENSO 2024 in the Chone Canton, province of Manabí.

This project consists of developing language assessment modules in family law. These assessments would be offered from Kortojura’s online platform.

This project entails producing and sharing online 10 podcasts through which simple, useful and relevant legal information will be offered to vulnerable francophone women experiencing situations of domestic violence.

Seeds are the primary source of plant-based protein, and a comprehensive understanding of the spatiotemporal developmental and metabolic pathways at the cellular level is essential for unraveling the fundamental mechanisms that can enhance plant-based protein crops. Metabolomics analysis holds immense promise and advantages compared to conventional methods. It often serves as the foundation for understanding the biochemical intricacies within cells. This research aims to create a high-resolution spatiotemporal atlas of the transcriptome, chromatin accessibility, and the metabolome for canola and pea, during seed development and in vitro embryogenesis, all at the cellular level. Furthermore, this multi-omics data will be integrated with pan?omics platforms and systems biology approaches. Additionally, an atlas focused on seed development under heat stress conditions will be generated. This dataset will serve as a foundational resource, enabling the prediction of complex seed component traits and the elucidation of regulatory networks for enhancing crop yield and seed quality.

The construction of a new 24-bed for the Kivalliq Seniors Long Term Care Facility. The project will enable Nunavut elders to age in place within the territory, helping to restore vital familial bonds, facilitate ongoing cultural knowledge integration within communities, and promotes the development of clinical capacity in the north.

Purchase 2 para-transit minibuses and build 8 semi-enclosed bus shelters, 12 non-enclosed stops and 16 bus stop signs to establish new fixed-route transit service to mobilize community members, enabling their access to education, local services and businesses, and lubricate capital flow within and into the community in Elsipogtog First Nation.