this funding opportunity is seeking submissions from researchers to conduct a literature review exploring which novel, emerging, and/or adjunct mental health interventions are most promising in their capacity to address women veterans’ mental health needs. researchers may also choose to focus their review on evaluating the evidence for one or more specific interventions while demonstrating their applicability to women veterans’ mental health.

researchers are encouraged to use a broad search strategy so that applicable research relevant to women’s’ mental health within different militaries and contexts is included. research conducted internationally, including the united states of america, united kingdom, new zealand and australia, should be considered. researchers are also encouraged to expand the search strategy beyond veterans to include serving military members.

studies from grey literature should be captured in addition to peer-reviewed literature. sub-analysis or interpretation may be needed to demonstrate generalizability to the canadian veteran population.

researchers are expected to follow established methods for reviews (i.e., prisma). some members of the research team should have previous experience with conducting and publishing high-quality literature reviews.

for more than a decade, this program has provided funding for research projects carried out by faculty members and their 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 .

areas of interest

environment

• remediation of soil impacted by recalcitrant petroleum hydrocarbons, salts (mostly nacl) or both, to as close to pristine conditions as possible
• improved delineation of soil impacted by petroleum hydrocarbons, salts or both
• boreal forest wetland reclamation
• novel environmental monitoring technologies (e.g., remote sensing, edna)
• fundamental understanding of the interactions of minerals and residual hydrocarbon in the aqueous phase and what causes enhanced separation (e.g., use of additives such as polymers)
• enhancements in sox, nox reduction technologies

in-situ bitumen recovery

• bitumen-hydrocarbon-steam phase behaviors (vlle) with temperature and pressure variation (up to > 200°c)
• dispersion and diffusion in porous media of methane in bitumen 
• formation of hydrates upon depressurization of c2-c3-c1-bitumen-hc mixtures
• miscible and partially miscible finger modeling (using macroscopic parameters)
• mass transfer in solvent finger/bitumen matrix networks (diffusion and dispersion)
• modeling of heat and mass transfer boundary layers in steam-thermal-solvent processes
• modeling of asphaltene or asphaltene-rich heavy phase transport in heavy oil recovery process 

in-situ facilities

• improvements in multiphase pumps, novel water softening, water hardness analyzers, waste heat utilization, external heat source engines, abrasion resistant materials
• improved methods to detect, remove or prevent scaling and fouling on piping and vessels while minimizing downtime
• improved methods of produced fluid measurement - quantification of multiphase produced fluid streams in presence of high temperature, vapour, solvents and viscous bitumen
• improved methods to differentiate between native bitumen and reproduced injected solvent which have overlapping hydrocarbon components
• economic optimization of in-situ solvent recovery processes and facilities under global constraints

analytical techniques for petroleum products

• in-use online analysis of petroleum products
• failure modes of in-service petroleum products
• failure modes of industrial components that are lubricated with petroleum products
• forensic analysis of lubricants and related industrial equipment
• analytical techniques for new and used lubricants
• oxygenate and speciation measurement in hydrocarbons
• bio-content determination in petroleum hydrocarbons
• metal measurement in process waters including sour water

refinery products, processes and facilities

• novel approaches for the removal of sulphur, phosphorous and nitrogen from hydrocarbon streams
• improved understanding of fouling and corrosion of process equipment both hydrocarbon and inorganic, and means to mitigate same
• novel approaches for quality enhancements for fuel products, oxygenate containing fuel products, and asphalts
• improvements in yields, run lengths, and molecular composition of product streams in refinery processing equipment
• improved production of basestocks from crudes
• breakthrough technology for energy efficiency improvement in refinery processing equipment, namely fired heaters and heat exchanger
• enhanced process control system - modeling of refinery systems (improved molecular characterization, reaction kinetics, hydrodynamic modeling)
• novel techniques for water conservation within a modern refinery
• novel techniques to predict cold flow properties of fuels from feed qualities and operating conditions in fixed bed reactors
• novel quench system designs for fixed bed reactors providing uniform fluid flow and quick installation and inspection

machine learning applied to simulation of chemical processes

• predictive analytics: equipment failure prediction, such as compressors, pumps, etc.
• hybrid modeling of chemical processes: combining first principle models with data driven models for a more comprehensive simulation
• use of machine learning algorithms for root cause analyses purposes.
• machine learning research in petroleum processes
• tower flooding predictions with data driven algorithms
• artificial neural network modeling and optimization of chemical processes, including fcc, hydrotreating, reforming, distillation, etc.
• data anomalies and deviation detection with machine learning for monitoring purposes

chemicals

• improvements related to polyethylene manufacturing
• improvements related to polyethylene products particularly polyethylene for injection and rotational molding applications
• improvements related to ethane/propane gas cracking to produce ethylene
• improvements related to manufacturing of vinyl intermediates, aromatics and naphtha based solvents
• improvements related to plastics recycling – technology improvements to enable improved flexible plastic packaging recycle chains
• improvements related to advanced recycling technologies
• investigate the effect of different bio sources in biofuels (gas and diesel) on polyethylene physical properties
• investigate and improve the organoleptic properties of polyethylene
• investigate methods to improve the barrier properties of rotational and injection molded parts
• investigate methods to improve the paintability of rotational and injection molded parts
• explore applications of polyethylene combined with bio-based materials
• investigate methods to evaluate and improve the environmental stress crack resistance performance of polyethylene
• safe transfer of synthetic polymer particles and dust properties
• investigation into and new methods to characterize the long term performance of polyethylene

geoscience

• diagenetic history, cementation, clay formation, burial history and petrographic studies of the mcmurray fm to determine the variation in ore quality
• emplacement variability and degradation of northern alberta bitumen using novel approaches
• resolve the stratigraphy and sedimentology of post cretaceous sediments in the athabasca region
• applications of remote sensing to mine development
• investigation of mud sedimentation in shallow water clastic depositional environments
• modeling of oil migration pathways through the palaeozoic sediments of the athabasca basin
• application of geophysical methods in predicting oil sands reservoir properties
• application of geophysical methods, other than seismic, to characterize the caprock formation in oil sands thermal projects
• hybrid modelling of reservoir processes
• optimization of reservoir operation

literature review and synthesis of best practices and approaches to measurement-based care in military and veteran mental health care systems.

the funding opportunity seeks proposals to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of using of llm-based chatbots for trauma-informed support for sexual assault survivors in the military. the project should involve user studies, a research framework, and collaboration with subject matter experts to review and update the chatbot's knowledge base and response strategy.

with a focus on ethical ai principles, the goal is to ensure user safety, prevent re-traumatization, and protect data privacy through robust evaluation protocols.

the burroughs wellcome fund aims to stimulate the growth of new connections between thinkers working in largely disconnected fields who might together change the course of climate change’s impact on human health. in the three years between fall 2023 and summer 2026, we will dedicate $1m to supporting small, early stage grants of $2,500–$50,000 toward achieving this goal.

we are mainly but not exclusively interested in activities that build connections between basic/early biomedical scientific approaches and ecological, environmental, geological, geographic, and planetary-scale thinking, as well as with population-focused fields, including epidemiology and public health, demography, economics, and urban planning. also of interest is work piloting new approaches or interactions toward reducing the impact of health-centered activities, such as developing more sustainable systems for health care, care delivery, and biomedical research systems.

for more information, please contact jill sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca

founded in 1945, the cancer research society (crs) is a canadian not-for-profit organization whose sole mission is to fund research on all types of cancer to help prevent, detect, and treat this disease.

per year.

this is a joint initiative between the natural sciences and engineering research council of canada (nserc) and the us national science foundation (nsf). recognizing the potential for international collaboration to accelerate materials research and education objectives, the nsf encourages bilateral cooperation between us and canadian academic researchers.

the dmref program offers a unique opportunity for canadian academic researchers to team up with their us colleagues to build interdisciplinary teams of researchers working synergistically to build the fundamental knowledge base needed to advance the design and development of materials in pursuit of the following goals:

• unify the materials innovation infrastructure (mii), a framework of integrating advanced modelling, computational and experimental tools, and quantitative data
• harness the power of materials data
• educate, train, and connect the materials research and development workforce

through a lead agency model, the us principal investigator (pi) will submit a single collaborative proposal on behalf of the research team, which will undergo a review process by nsf, the lead agency. in parallel, the eligible participating canadian researchers on the team must submit one simplified application to nserc. please refer to the apply section for more details.

please contact jill sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca for more information.

applications are submitted on the sps grant platform; for eligibility criteria and application instructions, click here.

download application guidelines here.

the internal application deadline for this program is december 13, 2024.  the external deadline is 05 january 2025 (23:59 cet / 17:59 est)

for more information, please contact jill sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.

connection grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the research partnerships program.

these grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. these events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and engage with participants on research issues they value. events and outreach activities funded by a connection grant can often serve as a first step toward more comprehensive and longer-term projects.

connection grants support workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes, documentaries or other events or outreach activities that facilitate:

• disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary exchanges in the social sciences and humanities;
• scholarly exchanges between those working in the social sciences and humanities and those working in other research fields;
• intersectoral exchanges between academic researchers in the social sciences and humanities and researchers and practitioners from the public, private and/or not-for-profit sectors; and/or
• international research collaboration and scholarly exchanges with researchers, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and non-academic partners from other countries.