Grants and Contributions:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Environmental monitoring is paramount for the safety and security of workers in certain industries (chemical,x000D
petrochemical, mining etc.) as well as in the broader safety of Canadian citizens. Driven by the technologicalx000D
demands to embed electronics systems in flexible, wearable devices, environmental monitors must also bex000D
developed to be integrated with such novel technologies. The lack of materials that are concomitantly bendable,x000D
highly sensitive and low power consumers, hinders M3SH Technology, a Canadian company manufacturingx000D
electronic systems of environmental monitors, from developing products that can be compatible with the nextx000D
generation flexible electronics. In this project, M3SH Technology will leverage Dr. Luican-Mayer's researchx000D
expertise in the fabrication and characterization of a new class of ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) materialsx000D
such as graphene, to tackle this problem. The innovative idea is to fabricate and characterize field effectx000D
transistor that change their conductivity when exposed to different gas species. If successful, M3SHx000D
Technology would like to prototype and commercialize these superior, flexible electronics environmentx000D
monitors. The research pursued through this Engage proposal has the potential to increase the company'sx000D
manufacturing business and needs in Canada, leading to job creating and economic benefits for the country. Atx000D
the same time, it provides valuable training for the students involved in the project at the University of Ottawa,x000D
and the outcomes will have beneficial environmental impacts on Canadian workers and citizens.