Special Awards
Grants are not the only way that researchers and artist-researchers are recognized for contributions to their field. In 2021, the following University of Windsor members were also recognized with awards from diverse organizations.
- Aalborg University Honorary Doctorate - Dr. Hoda ElMaraghy, Faculty of Engineering
- Fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering – Dr. Ram Balachandar, Faculty of Engineering
- Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists Member - Dr. Adrian Guta. Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Ontario Bar Association Excellence in Class Actions Award - Professor Jasminka Kalajdzic, Faculty of Law
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Technical Committee on Services Computing Rising Star Award - Dr. Ning Zhang, Faculty of Engineering
- IT World Canada, Women in Security & Resilience Alliance, and Canadian Women in Security Forum Canada’s Top Women in Cybersecurity - Dr. Dima Alhadidi, Faculty of Science
- Florida Comedy Film Festival Best Writer Award - Professor Mike Stasko, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Boys vs. Girls
- Chicago Comedy Film Festival Best Feature Film and Audience Choice Awards - Professor Mike Stasko, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Boys vs. Girls
- Canadian International Comedy Film Festival Best Canadian Feature Film Award - Professor Mike Stasko, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Boys vs. Girls
The support that makes it possible
The offices supporting research at University of Windsor are constantly working to build up and enhance the research ecosystem. We know that researchers cannot do their vital work without an institution that fully sustains them through funding, administrative support, sound financial stewardship, and excellence in safety and ethics.
Research at the University of Windsor would not be possible without the support of these key offices:
- Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation
- Office of Research and Innovation Services
- Research Finance Office
- Office of Research Ethics and the Research Ethics Board
- Animal Care Committee
- Research Safety Committee
It All Starts With a Seed (Grant)
Establishing a career in research is no small task. University of Windsor’s internal seed grants are essential to helping new researchers build their programs so that they can pursue the major grants that will propel them to breakthroughs. With programs designed to dismantle barriers, get students involved, and provide a pathway for researchers to present their work at conferences, University of Windsor seed grants help research grow. Faculty awards, and specialized grants from other University of Windsor offices such as the Office of Open Learning and the Centre for Teaching and Learning, round out this critical element of the campus research ecosystem.
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Undergraduate research experience grants
Dr. Rebecca Major credits a University of Windsor internal grant received in 2020-2021 with helping her secure a SSHRC Insight Development grant in 2021-2022. “The $5,000 I received from the University as a seed grant meant that I could hire a grad student to help me begin laying the groundwork of the project and prepare a great grant proposal,” says Dr. Major.
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Seed grants for new projects
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Travel grants
Because the internal grant funded the necessary training of her student, her SSHRC-funded work has a head start. Their study, which examines the impact of Indigenous women on electoral politics in Canada, is well into its data collection phase and will create space where Indigenous women can share their experiences and inspire other Indigenous women to reclaim the political space that belongs to them. “We used to hold space in politics, but colonization disrupted that,” adds Dr. Major, who intends to return storytelling power to Indigenous women through her research.
Direct funding contributions from Deans and the Vice-President of Research and Innovation bolster the success of researchers applying for major grants. University of Windsor also supports many grants through in-kind contributions to research, including course releases, access to shared space and infrastructure, sharing the costs of hiring graduate students, and more.
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Knowledge mobilization grants
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Other faculty and departmental grants
$260,751
Funds contributed by the VPRI to research grants
$128,964
Value of in-kind contributions by Faculty to research grants (approximate)
$32,500
Funds contributed by Faculties to research grants
Research revenue increases to $36M
Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, University of Windsor researchers continued a trend of stable or increasing research revenue. Over the last 5 years, research revenue at University of Windsor has increased by 39%, from $25,909,675 in 2017-2018.
39%
Increase in research revenue since 2017-2018
683
Active funded research projects in 2021-2022
266
New projects kicked off in 2021-2022
Behind the impact: University of Windsor research stats for May 1, 2021 – April 30, 2022
Research revenue since 2017
Scholarly output since 2017
Field-weighted citation impact since 2017
250
Researchers holding grants in 2021-2022
28%
Increase in scholarly output since 2017
$31.4M
New funds awarded in 2021-2022 (lifetime value of grants)
5%
Increase in FWCI since 2017
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
$10.8M
New funds awarded from NSERC (lifetime value of award)
59
New awards
Scholarly output
University of Windsor’s scholarly output (journal articles, books, conference proceedings, etc) has increased 28% over the past five years, growing from 940 in 2017 to 1207 in 2021. Our field-weighted citation impact (FWCI) is also up, exceeding a previous high in 2018. This measurement compares the number of citations to University of Windsor researcher articles to the average that might be expected for that researcher’s field, where 1 represents average. This means that as University of Windsor’s FWCI rises away from 1, University of Windsor researchers are being cited more and more, increasing the impacts that they have on scholarship in their respective fields.
This measurement only tracks published research – but other kinds of research outputs are all around us. University of Windsor maintains proud partnerships with Art Windsor Essex, the Capitol Theatre and other venues for the exhibition of art and performance, and other creative expressions by University of Windsor researchers can be found in bookshops, small art galleries, film festivals, and many other places locally, nationally, and internationally.
UWindsor researchers make an impact with publications
The most-frequently cited paper that included a University of Windsor author during the 2017-2022 period was “Highly stretchable polymer semiconductor films through the nanoconfinement effect,” on which Dr. Simon Rondeau-Gagne from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry was a leading author. Since its publication in 2017, this paper has been cited 702 times, giving it an FWCI of 25.27. The paper details a new approach to creating stretchable, organic semiconductors for electronics. “This paper really revolutionized the field stretchable electronics and sensors, and the broad materials sciences field by creating a new approach to soft electronic materials,” says Dr. Rondeau-Gagne. The research has already found disruptive applications and generated important impact in bioelectronics, biomedical engineering, sensing, and in sustainable energy generation.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
25
New awards
$4M
New funds awarded from SSHRC (lifetime value of award)
Canadian Institutes for Health Research Council (CIHR)
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New awards
$5.5M
New funds awarded from CIHR (lifetime value of award)
Revenue by funding source
Research revenue by faculty