SSEF University Research Grants

The SSEF University Research Grants was created to support the research of topics which are considered to be of interest and importance to the steel industry.

The Steel Structures Education Foundation has awarded 85 research grants since 1995 to full-time members of engineering faculties of Canadian universities. Grants are awarded on subjects judged to be of value in advancing the use of steel in construction and are awarded at the discretion of the SSEF on the merits of the applications received. Each grant is awarded for a one-year period. The total value of grants awarded in 2011 is $95,710 and was announced in June 2011.

The principal researcher of the highest ranked proposal also receives the H.A. Krentz Research Award and a gift of $5,000. The recipient will be invited to accept the Award at the SSEF Annual Meeting. This year the Annual Meeting was held on June 10, 2011 in Mont Tremblant, Québec.

The SSEF 2012 Research Grant Brochure provides descriptions of suggested research topics and conditions pertaining to the award of grants. Grants to a total value of approximately $100,000 will be announced in May 2012.

Suggestions for research topics can now be made by completing the SSEF Research Topic Suggestion Form. Please return the completed form to David MacKinnon at dmackinnon@ssef-ffca.ca.

2012 Grant Recipients

Previous Grant Years

2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

2011 Grant Recipients

Robert G. Driver
A Holistic Approach to Evaluating and Enhancing the Progressive Collapse Resistance of Steel Structures
University of Alberta
Department of Civil Engineering

Colin Rogers
Dynamic Testing of Low-Rise Steel Framed Buildings with Flexible Roof Deck Diaphragms
University of McGill
Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics

Yi Liu
Lateral torsional buckling of plate girders with flexible restraints
Dalhousie University
Department of Civil Engineering

Carlos E. Ventura
Tension-Only Brace System for Earthquake Resistance of Low Rise Buildings: Shake Table Testing
University of British Columbia
Department of Civil Engineering

Tony T.Y. Yang
Development of Innovative Steel Structural Systems for Seismic Applications in Canada
University of British Columbia
Department of Civil Engineering

Aerial view of the ROM

Congratulations to the 2011 research grant recipients: C.Ventura (University of British Columbia) in collaboration with D. Erdevicki (Erdevicki Structural Engineering), Y. Liu (Dalhousie University), C.Rogers (McGill University) in collaboration with R. Tremblay (École Polytechnique) and J.Proulx & C.P. Lamarche (Université de Sherbrooke), R. Driver (University of Alberta), and T.T.Y. Yang (University of British Columbia).

The 2011 H.A. Krentz Award goes to C. Ventura (University of British Columbia) for having the top-ranked research proposal.

The SSEF 2012 Research Grant Brochure includes suggested research topics and conditions of the award.

Download the SSEF Research Topic Suggestion Form.

Download a full list of SSEF Research Grants awarded from 1995-2011.