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Grant Allen

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ProfessorDepartment of Chemical Engineering & Applied ChemistryUniversity of Toronto

Grant Allen

Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry

Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Principal investigator on 10 research grants (10 NSERC), most recently in 2014.

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Latest funding

Developing biofilm-based microalgal bioreactors for the efficient production of fuels, chemicals and clean water
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$472,000
Fundamental studies of drying, combustion and ash properties of biomass and impacts of pulp and paper mill operations
NSERC · 2011 · Co-investigator
$1,876,000
Bioreaction engineering to maximize mixed microbial systems that convert wastes into value added
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$150,000

All 16 grants and awards

Developing biofilm-based microalgal bioreactors for the efficient production of fuels, chemicals and clean water

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Allen, Grant

$472,000

Fundamental studies of drying, combustion and ash properties of biomass and impacts of pulp and paper mill operations

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Tran, Honghi

$1,876,000

Bioreaction engineering to maximize mixed microbial systems that convert wastes into value added

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Allen, Grant

$150,000

Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation for characterization of value-added biomaterials from underutilized biomass and activated sludge

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Master, Emma

$144,970

BioZone: A Bioengineering Research Facility for Energy, Environmental and Economic Sustainability

Co-investigatorCFI2009Innovation Fund: New Initiatives Fund 2009

Principal investigators: Edwards, Elizabeth

Keywords: Biorefineries, Bioproducts, Biofuels, Bioremediation, Enzymatic screening, Systems biology, Metabolic Engineering, Metagenomics, High throughput protein production

$2,533,654

Catalytic TOC analyzer for solids, liquid and gases

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Acosta, Edgar

$49,856

Infrastructure for cellular and protein engineering

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Mahadevan, Radhakrishnan

$135,031

Microsensor system for studying microbiial structures in engineered and environmental systems

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Liss, Steven

$40,396

Bioreaction engineering for the effective treatment and upgrading of wastewater and air emissions

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Allen, Grant

$215,000

Maximizing the value of wastewater and biosolids in pulp and paper operations

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Allen, Grant

$255,391

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Profile data last refreshed on September 26, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and public research funding records.

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