ResearchNB is proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Student Support Fund. A total of 25 projects were funded, representing an investment of $950,022 this round. This funding will support researchers hiring college, medical, undergraduate, and graduate students to work in a research-focused role that provides a meaningful and engaging experience.
From designing high-performance electric motor systems and improving recycled materials to enabling smarter agriculture, wildfire response, and health interventions, these projects reflect the diverse and applied research driving innovation across New Brunswick.
Students supported through this fund will gain meaningful research experience and provide professional development while advancing outcomes for meaningful projects in the province.
Congratulations to the following:
1. André Gallant - Université de Moncton, Moncton
Enhancing Robotics Adoption in Atlantic Canada Through Modular Mobile Robotics Integration
2. Myles O'Brien - Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick
Managing and AVOIDing Frailty and Adverse Musculoskeletal Health among Canadian Males and Females
3. Nicolas Pichaud - Université de Moncton, Moncton
How bumblebees make heat: mechanisms and applications for pollination
4. Kush Bubbar - UNB Fredericton
Design and Optimization of an Axial-Flux Synchronous Reluctance Motor for High-Torque, High-Power Automotive Traction Applications
5. Rebekah Oomen - UNB Saint John
Sustainable recovery of Atlantic bluefin tuna in New Brunswick
6. Yunzhijun Yu - UNB Fredericton
Designing Trustworthy AI: An Empirical Investigation of Transparency and Uncertainty Expression on User Trust Calibration
7. Etienne Hebert Chatelain - Université de Moncton, Moncton
Role of G-alpha q protein in brain physiology
8. Clodualdo Aranas - UNB Fredericton
Alloy Design and Processing of Recycled Aluminum for Electric Motor Casings
9. Véronique Chadillon-Farinacci - Université de Moncton, Moncton
Patrouiller en contexte de crise : indicateurs opérationnels et outil de déploiement pour surveiller les ressources naturelles
10. Craig MacEachern - UNB Fredericton
Modernizing Decision Support for New Brunswick Potato Production
11. Yun Zhang - UNB Fredericton
AI-Enabled Wildfire Fuel and Hazard Mapping for Operational Response in New Brunswick
12. Aziz Oukaira - Université de Moncton, Moncton
Réseau IoT et capteurs quantiques pour la surveillance prédictive des patients
13. Cédric Albert - Université de Moncton, Edmundston
Évaluation de la vulnérabilité climatique et du potentiel de migration assistée des espèces de feuillus et de conifères de la forêt Acadienne à l’aide des sites expérimentaux de TransX
14. Saqib Hakak - UNB Fredericton
Mitigating Multi-Turn Jailbreaking Attacks in Open-Source LLMs
15. Julia Riley - Mount Allison University
Spatial Ecology and Habitat Use of Two Freshwater Turtles in New Brunswick to Enhance Their Conservation
16. Yang Qu - UNB Fredericton
Biosynthesis of clinically used age-related Blurry Near Vision drugs
17. Lambert Giner - Université de Moncton, Moncton
Construire la sécurité numérique du futur avec la lumière
18. Hung Cao - UNB Fredericton
AI-Enabled Edge Analytics for Daily Proactive Heart Failure Symptom Monitoring in New Brunswick's Aging Communities
19. Moulay Akhloufi - Université de Moncton, Moncton
Precision Detection and Personalized Stratification of Brain Tumors using AI
20. Gobinda Saha - UNB Fredericton
Cold Spray Repair of Aluminum, Titanium, and Nickel Super Alloys Materials
21. Sara Eisler - UNB Fredericton
Rapid synthesis of building-integrated transparent organic photovoltaic materials via a new click reaction
22. Matthew Yao - UNB Fredericton
High-fidelity simulations of NOx formation in turbulent ammonia flames
23. Morgane Desmau - Université de Moncton, Moncton
Microbes for Soil Health: Biofilm Based Monitoring of Metals and Nutrients in NB Forests and Farms
24. Thomas Pulinilkunnil - Dalhousie Medicine NB
Modulating Protein Synthesis and Degradation to Enhance Muscle Metabolism and Enable Disease Intervention
25. Hassan Alkomy - UNB Saint John
Energy-Efficient Collision-Free Trajectory Design for Robots in Cluttered Environments
We would like to thank all the researchers who applied for this funding opportunity.
ResearchNB is proud to offer a range of funding programs available throughout the year. Discover our new suite of research funding programs on the ResearchNB website. We look forward to working with New Brunswick’s gifted, innovative, and resourceful research community to help our province grow and thrive.
For further information, contact Research Services researchservices@researchnb.ca .