Grant: Alliance Grants

Materials capable of storing and releasing substantial amounts of energy are of significant importance in today's society due to the modern world's reliance on propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics, aerospace and mining. Currently, the manufacturing of green energetic materials is limited due to the lack of industry-academia knowledge transfer, thereby leading to slow penetration of such materials into the worldwide market. The goal of this partnership between General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Canada Inc. (GD-OTS Canada) and the Murugesu, Brusso and Saner groups at the University of Ottawa is to combine high-energy density with controlled energy release, while also addressing safe storage and transfer, all while keeping responsible innovation top of mind. This will be achieved by employing new nitrogen-rich compounds by design that release stored energy without toxic by-products (e.g., SOx, Pb, Hg) commonly associated with the production and use of currently employed energetic materials. Through this collaborative project, highly qualified personnel will receive unique training providing them with rare skill sets in the design and optimization of novel green energetic materials, thus providing a smooth transition from academia to industry. The knowledge gained and new economic opportunity provided by this NSERC-Alliance Missions research program will be beneficial to Canada.