Research & Innovation
Research Towards a Better Future
Turning the CNE into a research lab
School of Occupational and Public Health professor Kathryn Woodcock has turned the Ex into an outdoor lab for undergraduates and grads to learn about amusement ride safety. Woodcock, director of THRILL, is providing the students an opportunity to learn about ride inspection, see how the ride technology works and get a better understanding of the industry.
Two Ryerson researchers successful with Ontario Research Fund's Research Infrastructure Program
Two noted Ryerson researchers, Dérick Rousseau and Gideon Wolfaardt, both from the Department of Chemistry and Biology, were named as Ontario Research Fund (ORF) recipients. Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation Minister Glen Murray announced $7.5 million in support for 104 projects involving 1,300 researchers at 14 institutions across the province. To date, $1.9 billion has been invested in research funding since the programs began in 2003.
>>Click here for Ontario government press release
First Stop, Ryerson
Making his first public appearance the day after being named to cabinet, the new Minister of Research and Innovation, Glen Murray, was at Ryerson to announce more provincial government support for research. Calling Ryerson a 'hotspot' for innovation and urging researchers to work collaboratively with peers at other institutions, Murray announced funding through the Early Researcher Awards (ERA) and the Ontario Research Fund (ORF).
Accelerating research
Professors Marcello Papini, mechanical and industrial engineering, and Deborah Fels, information technology management, have received funding of more than $120,000 each to accelerate their promising research programs. This is a program to support outstanding researchers who show strong potential to become international leaders in their field.
Research News
Research Announcements
Prestigious fellowship takes Robert Burley back to Bauhaus
Robert Burley has been selected for a $23,000-fellowship funded by the Andrew C. Mellon Foundation. Burley is spending July and August at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montreal researching Lucia Moholy, one of the most prolific photographers at the Bauhaus between 1924 and 1928...
Privacy and Cyber Crime Institute receives federal funding for groundbreaking research
The Ryerson University Privacy and Cyber Crime Institute has received $62,000 in funding from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) of Canada for three research projects. "This announcement recognizes Ryerson's leading national role in research into privacy related issues," said Avner Levin, director, Privacy and Cyber Crime Institute...
Graduate research gets $245,000 boost
Graduate researchers at Ryerson are getting a $245,000 boost from a new pilot program for postdoctoral fellows (PDFs) from MITACS, a national research network that connects university-based researchers with industry partners through collaborative research projects...
Paris commuters using Mobile Transit Companion application developed on campus
Postdoctoral student Hossein Rahnama is project leader on a Ryerson-developed app launched to Paris Metro commuters recently. The app is especially useful for passengers with special needs...
Capitalizing on climate change
In visiting role at Harvard's Graduate School of Design, urban planning professor Nina-Marie Lister merges teaching and research where she will work with colleagues in urban planning and landscape architecture...
Students envision a green future
Greening a strip mall, rooftop composts in Chinatown earn architectural science students top two spots in international competition...
