Description

The Research Services Office (RSO) is pleased to present our annual NSERC Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) Grants session to all NSERC-eligible faculty members at the University of Guelph. This session will provide helpful advice and tips for faculty preparing an upcoming NSERC RTI application. 

Topics we will cover include:

• NSERC Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) Program Overview - Kersty Kearney, Awards & Agreements Officer, RSO
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Research and Training Plan
• RTI Committee & Applicant Panel Discussion
• Open Q&A

*Please note, this session will not be recorded. The RSO slide deck will be circulated after the session. 

The virtual session will be hosted via Microsoft Teams, and we request that you register in advance to receive a calendar invite.

Register for the NSERC Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) Grants Information Session.

The session will begin promptly at 11:00 am. 

Our panel includes the following RTI Review Committee Members and recent successful RTI applicants: 

Panelists

• Dr. Ashutosh Singh, Professor, Biological and Biomedical Engineering, CoE
  • Evaluation group: 1611 - Materials and Chemical Engineering
• Dr. Kathryn Preuss, Professor & Chair, Department of Chemistry, CCMPS
  • Evaluation group: 1604 - Chemistry
• Dr. Gregoy Bedecarrats, Professor & Acting Chair, Department of Animal Biosciences, OAC
  • RTI recipient 2025
• Dr. Craig Bailey, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, OVC
  • RTI recipient 2024
• Dr. Jeremy Simpson, Human Health Sciences, CBS
  • RTI recipient 2025

Panel Moderator: Kersty Kearney, Awards & Agreements Officer, Research Services Office

For questions related to the NSERC RTI program, please connect with the following internal supports:

College Research Managers

Kersty Kearney, Awards and Agreements Officer, Office of Research Services, kearneyk@uoguelph.ca.