Irina Garces Arguello, Carleton University

Research

Adaptive devices additive manufacturing nanocomposites Smart materials

Latest funding

Engineering the Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed Skin Tissue
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$30,000
Advancements in Materials, Fabrication Methods, and Design for Denture Framework Assembly
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$45,000
Designing and utilizing materials as machines: towards customizable, low-cost self-sensing actuating smart materials for adaptable systems and devices
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 4 grants and awards

Engineering the Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed Skin Tissue

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Harris, Andrew A

Keywords: 3d bioprinting; biomechanics; extra-cellular matrix; skin tissue; tissue mechanics

$30,000

Advancements in Materials, Fabrication Methods, and Design for Denture Framework Assembly

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Kabir, Abu Syed Humaun ASH

Keywords: additive manufacturing; denture framework; high entropy alloys; integrated manufacturing; polymers; smart design; ti-6al-4v

$45,000

Designing and utilizing materials as machines: towards customizable, low-cost self-sensing actuating smart materials for adaptable systems and devices

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Garces Arguello, Irina

$12,500

Designing and utilizing materials as machines: towards customizable, low-cost self-sensing actuating smart materials for adaptable systems and devices

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Garces Arguello, Irina

Keywords: adaptive devices; smart materials; nanocomposites; additive manufacturing

$64,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Adaptive devices Dear Professor Garces Arguello, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on adaptive devices connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Designing and utilizing materials as machines: towards customizable, low-cost self-sensing actuating smart materials for adaptable systems and devices" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]