Bishop’s University Research Funded by NSERC and FRQSC

Funding agencies have once again acknowledged the quality and importance of the research conducted by Bishop’s University faculty members. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture, have awarded the following research grants:

Dr. Patrick Bergeron (Biological Sciences), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Discovery Grant, “The impact of environmental variability on life history tradeoffs: a multi-scale approach” ($120,000)

Dr. Jonathan Carriere (Psychology), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Discovery Grant, “Understanding and modifying mind wandering” ($120,000)

Dr. Valerio Faraoni (Physics), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Discovery Grant, “Challenging Einstein gravity at all scales” ($240,000)

Dr. Sunny Lau (School of Education), Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture, Établissement de nouveaux professeurs-chercheurs, “Collaborations interdisciplinaires entre les professeurs de français et d’anglais : favoriser l’intégration scolaire et sociale des cégépiens allophones grâce à une approche plurilingue et aux littératies multiples” ($38,656)

Dr. Adrianna Mendrek (Psychology), co-applicant, Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture, Soutien aux équipes de recherche, “Programme en neurosciences cognitives de l’éducation” ($57,200)