Seven researchers from the Faculty of Applied Sciences (FAS) have received a total of $750,000 from Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund (CFI’s JELF). CFI’s JELF was created to help institutions recruit and retain outstanding researchers. The funding will help enable innovation by providing researchers with the tools needed to drive cutting-edge research.

Earlier this month, three of the FAS researchers, Vahid Hosseini, Shawn Sederberg and John Shen were also recipients of the BC Knowledge Development Fund.  

Recipients of the CFI’s JELF:

Vahid Hosseini, Associate Professor, School of Sustainable Energy Engineering
Project title: Studying Alternative Transportation Decarbonization Pathways in Canadian Climate 
CFI’s contribution: $100,000

Lawrence Kim, Assistant Professor, School of Computing Science
Project title: Swarm Robots and Mixed Reality for Positive Behavior Change
CFI’s contribution: $100,000

Vincenzo Pecunia, Associate Professor, School of Sustainable Energy Engineering
Project title: Printable Green Semiconductors for Eco-Friendly Self-Powered Smart Sensors
CFI’s contribution: $100,000

Shawn Sederberg, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Science
Project title: Synthesized and Structured Mid-infrared Fields as Probes for Quantum Materials and Molecules
CFI’s contribution: $125,000

John Shen, Professor, School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering
Project title: Medium-Voltage Direct Current (VMDC) Research Infrastructure
CFI’s contribution: $125,000

Andrea Tagliasacchi, Associate Professor, School of Computing Science
Project title: Multi-view Capture and Real-time Processing of Neural Radiance Fields
CFI’s contribution: $100,000

Xing-Dong Yang, Associate Professor, School of Computing Science
Project title: An Accessible Physical Computing Environment for Blind or Low Vision People 
CFI’s contribution: $100,000

Read the official news release from CFI here >>