Grant: Collaborative Research and Training Experience
École Polytechnique de Montréal
$300,000.00
NSERC CREATE Training Program in Simulation-Based Engineering Science
EF 2019-20
Résumé
Canada faces an unprecedented shortage of Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) with advanced degrees. Worse, only 1 in 5 young Canadians opt for a career in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). This seriously threatens Canada's global competitiveness. Its leadership in research and innovation is eroding quickly. The World Economic Forum reports: in 2010 Canada dropped out of the top ten countries in the Global Competitiveness Index; in 2015, it had slipped down to the 15th position.This proposal, directed to the academic stream of the CREATE program, will counter this trend by offering a carefully designed Research Training Program (RTP) to be shared with all Canadian engineering schools. It is backed by U. Ottawa, U. Laval, and U. Montreal and supported by private sector stakeholders. Its added value will increase the number of engineers (from BS to PhD) opting for a career in Simulation Based Engineering Science (SBES). Trainees will become leaders in industrial sectors fueling Canada's economic growth. Our RTP is aligned with the goals of the CREATE program: it offers the means to foster creativity and innovation and a breadth of education and skills. Our team has assembles experts from all key fields of SBES expertise: Applied Mathematics, Engineering, and Computational Sciences. Its unique blend of SBES and Pedagogy research ensures that trainees acquire the knowledge and skills to be productive at the job readiness level expected by their employers.SMEs in the engineering, manufacturing, aerospace, and chemical sectors are the fastest growing segment of the Canadian economy and create the bulk of jobs in Canada. Their growth is at the same time fueled by the availability of affordable simulation tools, and stunted by the lack of HQPs to use them properly. The close regional proximity of the 4 universities to the large clusters of SMEs located within a 250 km radius from Montreal guarantees that the Polytechnique-driven RTP will have the largest impact on Canada's competitiveness in a global market and its international leadership in high impact research and innovation.
Programme
Collaborative Research and Training Experience
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Quebec, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
481695-2016
Name nom
Pelletier, Dominique
Department département
Génie mécanique
Organization id
64
Institution établissement
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Province en
Québec
Province fr
Québec
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2019
Competition year année de concours
2016
Award amount
300000
Program id
CREAT
Program name en
Collaborative Research and Training Experience
Program name fr
Programme de formation orientée vers la nouveauté, la collaboration et l'expérience en recherche
Group en
RESEARCH TRAINING AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT
Group fr
FORMATION EN RECHERCHE ET PERFECTIONNEMENT DES COM
Committee code
1078
Committee name en
CREATE Program
Committee name fr
Programme FONCER
Area of application code
1206
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Engineering
Area of application fr
Génie
Research subject code
2108
Research subject group en
Mechanical engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie mécanique
Research subject en
Aerospace, aeronautical and automotive engineering
Research subject fr
Génie aérospatial, aéronautique et automobile
Installment
inst:4 - 4
Partie
4
Nb partie
4
Application title
NSERC CREATE Training Program in Simulation-Based Engineering Science
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Canada faces an unprecedented shortage of Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) with advanced degrees. Worse, only 1 in 5 young Canadians opt for a career in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). This seriously threatens Canada's global competitiveness. Its leadership in research and innovation is eroding quickly. The World Economic Forum reports: in 2010 Canada dropped out of the top ten countries in the Global Competitiveness Index; in 2015, it had slipped down to the 15th position.This proposal, directed to the academic stream of the CREATE program, will counter this trend by offering a carefully designed Research Training Program (RTP) to be shared with all Canadian engineering schools. It is backed by U. Ottawa, U. Laval, and U. Montreal and supported by private sector stakeholders. Its added value will increase the number of engineers (from BS to PhD) opting for a career in Simulation Based Engineering Science (SBES). Trainees will become leaders in industrial sectors fueling Canada's economic growth. Our RTP is aligned with the goals of the CREATE program: it offers the means to foster creativity and innovation and a breadth of education and skills. Our team has assembles experts from all key fields of SBES expertise: Applied Mathematics, Engineering, and Computational Sciences. Its unique blend of SBES and Pedagogy research ensures that trainees acquire the knowledge and skills to be productive at the job readiness level expected by their employers.SMEs in the engineering, manufacturing, aerospace, and chemical sectors are the fastest growing segment of the Canadian economy and create the bulk of jobs in Canada. Their growth is at the same time fueled by the availability of affordable simulation tools, and stunted by the lack of HQPs to use them properly. The close regional proximity of the 4 universities to the large clusters of SMEs located within a 250 km radius from Montreal guarantees that the Polytechnique-driven RTP will have the largest impact on Canada's competitiveness in a global market and its international leadership in high impact research and innovation.
