Two Engineering Researchers Win NSERC Discovery Accelerator Grants

June 29, 2010

Professor Milica Radisic (IBBME, ChemE) has been awarded $120,000 over the next three years by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council’s (NSERC) Discovery Accelerator Supplements (DAS) program. The grant will assist Professor Radisic to hire more students and commit more resources to her research into the development of new therapies for heart disease. The grant recognizes Professor Radisic as an impact leader in her field.

Also receiving a Discovery Accelerator Supplements grant is Professor Murray Thomson (MIE, ChemE). Professor Thomson's research concerns developing a fundamental understanding of biofuel combustion.

Follow the link to read more about 12 U of T Researchers who received Discovery Accelerator Supplements grants from NSERC.

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