University of Montreal: federal grants and contributions: 21 agreements; $4.3M value; 5 departments; 5 programs.
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This contribution agreement allows a team of scientists based at Université de Montréal to continue its involvement with JWST scientific operations by supporting the Canadian scientific community in the use of JWST, the analysis of its data, as well as in the communications activities related to scientific outreach.
This grant is to provide support to the science team responsible for an investigation to be made about exoplanets to be observed as part of a Guaranteed Time Observation (GTO) program allocated to Canada during the JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) mission.
To assess risk and vulnerability related to the impacts of climate change. To support research to better understand the impacts of climate change.
This project is intended to validate a portable technology based on surface plasmon resonance and passively pumped microfluidic techniques for disease screening in mobile clinics, remote regions and in space. We will also train a generation of scientists capable of meeting the challenges of remote site health care. The research proposed in this project will lead to multiple benefits for Canada, including the availability of disease detection technology that works in remote communities, the strengthening of Canada's position as a leader in the development of space technologies, and the contrib
Collaboration among the partner institutions in the field of intelligent systems in computer science will result in the creation of an advanced pool of courses. The partner institutions will utilize web-based technologies and develop a new concept to establish an international virtual laboratory. Students in Canada and the EU will have opportunities for exchange and for collaborative interaction with each other, using a web-based cooperation system.
Extended exposure to the isolated and extreme conditions at the Concordia station may induce mental fatigue, a state associated with mood disturbances, safety concerns, and work errors. The BREEZE-project aims to comprehensively evaluate mental fatigue, sleep, and physical fitness during an Antarctic overwintering campaign by tracking psychological, (neuro)physiological, and behavioral parameters. Assessments will include questionnaires on fatigue, sleepiness, coping strategies, and mood, as well as polysomnography, exercise heart rate, genotype analysis, arterial oxygen saturation, actigraphy
Following the JWST ERS and Cycle 2 GO Announcement of Opportunity published on July 6, 2023, the CSA is providing funding via a Grant Agreement to the university to conduct their research using the JWST data. This project will collect data with NIRISS and NIRSpec for 15 of the most promising water-world candidates. It will provide vital constraints on the existence of water worlds and will allow characterization of the chemical diversity of their atmospheres. The existence of water worlds has important implications for theories of planet formation, and they represent a new regime of atmosphe
Following the JWST ERS and Cycle 2 GO Announcement of Opportunity published on July 6, 2023, the CSA is providing funding via a Grant Agreement to the university to conduct their research using the JWST data. This program will analyze the observation of one transit of the cloud-free hot-Jupiter WASP-96b with NIRSpec/G395H to determine its atmosphere composition, and the effects of dynamics-induced chemistry. Because WASP-96b is cloudless, it is a prime target to study these effects. It has long been recognized that the atmosphere composition of hot-Jupiters can inform us about their formatio
Using the NIRSpec instrument on the JWST, this project will be monitoring the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-76b as it completes a full orbit around its host star to paint an accurate picture of the atmosphere's chemical composition. Ultra-hot Jupiters like WASP-76b feature extreme temperature differences between their permanent day and night sides, which makes the interpretation of observations more complicated. To address this, the planet's full 3D temperature structure and cloud cover will be measured. This will provide a detailed understanding of WASP-76b's atmospheric chemistry and its formation
This project uses JWST/NIRCam and NIRSpec to map dust and warm (1000 – 4000 K) gas in the Perseus cluster – the archetype for radio-mode AGN feedback. By combining JWST data with extensive multiwavelength observations, the study will produce the first detailed dust map of a cluster core and reveal the origin of the multiphase gas shaped by black hole jets.
This project will produce the most precise 3D temperature map of an exoplanet to date using JWST/NIRSpec eclipse mapping of the ultra-hot Jupiter KELT-20b. Sensitive to water and CO emission, the observations will probe horizontal and vertical temperature structure, revealing how stellar energy is redistributed and how molecular dissociation shapes the atmosphere. The results will also constrain the planet’s C/O and refractory-to-volatile ratios, which are key tracers of its formation and migration.
One of the primary objectives of XRISM is to understand the gas motions of the Perseus cluster of galaxies and how these connect to the black hole feedback processes. We propose a collaboration that will bring a unique set of expertise and observations. We will build a recurrent inference machine (i.e. a type of neural network) that can successfully deconvolve the intrinsic X-ray spectrum of a source from the XRISM instrumental response function. Overall, this collaboration will significantly enhance the XRISM science case for Perseus, and more generally, galaxy clusters.
Following the JWST ERS and Cycle 2 GO Announcement of Opportunity published on July 6, 2023, the CSA is providing funding via a Grant Agreement to the university to conduct their research using the JWST data. This project seeks to uncover the composition of the lowest density ultra-short period (USP) planet ever observed, TOI-561b. NIRSpec will be used to determine if this planet has at atmosphere at all, as well as determining the composition of that atmosphere. The findings will help elucidate the formation story of under-dense USP planets and connect small planet atmospheres to interior c
Following the JWST ERS and Cycle 2 GO Announcement of Opportunity published on July 6, 2023, the CSA is providing funding via a Grant Agreement to the university to conduct their research using the JWST data. This project will observe a uniquely hot and dense sub-Neptune exoplanet, TOI-842b, in order to determine its structure and composition. The study will determine if the exoplanet is an exposed Neptune mantle, like Neptune that lacks the large H2 envelope, as well as determine the composition and thermal structure of its atmosphere. These results will obtain one of the deepest understand
Following the JWST ERS and Cycle 2 GO Announcement of Opportunity published on July 6, 2023, the CSA is providing funding via a Grant Agreement to the university to conduct their research using the JWST data. This project will conduct a survey proposal of 249 white dwarf stars within 25 parsecs of the sun in order to constrain the flux distributions of a large number of white dwarfs in the mid-infrared. The goal is to detect infrared excesses from cool brown dwarfs, young Jupiters, optically thin dust disks from shredding exo-planetesimals, and cyclotron emission from magnetic white dwarfs.
This project aims to perform a full panchromatic characterization of the warm Neptune TOI-674 b (640 K) using JWST, observing both transmission (0.6 – 12 µm) and emission (3 – 5.2 µm) spectra. TOI-674 b is uniquely suited for this dual-geometry study, enabling constraints on aerosol properties, atmospheric chemistry, and thermal structure. The results will break cloud-metallicity degeneracies, probe CH4/CO chemistry, assess potential tidal heating, and reveal formation and migration pathways, establishing TOI-674 b as a benchmark for warm Neptune atmospheres.
This project will use JWST/NIRSpec and MIRI to obtain high-precision spectra of 14 cold (250 – 500 K) brown dwarfs, creating the first comprehensive “cold world spectral library”. Combined with archival data, it will establish benchmark atmospheric properties – tracing clouds, chemistry, mixing, and auroral processes. This will help guide interpretation of upcoming JWST detections of cold, directly imaged exoplanets and advance comparative planetology across planets and brown dwarfs.
This project will use JWST/NIRSpec and MIRI/MRS to obtain the first spectroscopic study of an auroral-emitting extrasolar world – the cold brown dwarf WISEP J1935-1546. Building on prior methane emission detections, the observations will search for CH4, H3+ and NH3+ features and test whether the emissions arise from a thermal inversion or magnetic interactions. The results will link planetary, substellar and exoplanetary atmospheric processes, demonstrating JWST’s unique reach for such faint targets.
The CRISPR/Cas system has revolutionized the analysis of gene function in mammalian cells. Cas enzymes cut DNA at a specific genomic site as targeted by a single guide RNA (sgRNA) complimentary to the desired modification site. This system was rapidly adopted by the functional genomics community to perform pooled screens because of its simplicity and efficiency. However, current pooled screen read-outs are limited to assays with strong selective pressure, but are ill-suited to measure phenotypic effects on the state and differentiation of targeted cells. As such, arrayed screens are superior
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.