Grant: Canada Research Chairs
Saint Mary's University
$100,000.00
Sustainable Chemistry and Materials
FY 2024-25
Summary
Sustainability concepts can be applied to materials chemistry over multiple length scales. For
example, at the nanoscale we might ask how can nanomaterials, which bring about exciting new
innovations including personalized medicine and contaminant scavenging, be synthesized in more
environmentally friendly ways? At the macroscale, we may ask how to best innovate in the mining
sector to ensure that chemical methods used to extract precious metals are both environmentally
friendly and cost effective? In this proposal, we are seeking to advance sustainable chemistry by
exploring innovations in materials research across many length scales, from nano to macro and
beyond.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Nova Scotia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2020-00073
Name nom
Brosseau, Christa
Department département
Chemistry - Saint Mary's University
Organization id
85
Institution établissement
Saint Mary's University
Province en
Nova Scotia
Province fr
Nouvelle-Écosse
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2020
Award amount
100000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF10401; RDF20601
Field of research list names en
Analytical chemistry;Materials engineering
Field of research list names fr
Chimie analytique;Génie des matériaux
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
Sustainable Chemistry and Materials
Keywords
sensors; materials; nanotechnology; green chemistry; ; sustainability; analytical chemistry; pulp and paper; mining; ; environmental chemistry
Application summary
Sustainability concepts can be applied to materials chemistry over multiple length scales. For
example, at the nanoscale we might ask how can nanomaterials, which bring about exciting new
innovations including personalized medicine and contaminant scavenging, be synthesized in more
environmentally friendly ways? At the macroscale, we may ask how to best innovate in the mining
sector to ensure that chemical methods used to extract precious metals are both environmentally
friendly and cost effective? In this proposal, we are seeking to advance sustainable chemistry by
exploring innovations in materials research across many length scales, from nano to macro and
beyond.
