Mónica Barra, University of Waterloo

Research

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Latest funding

Calixarene inclusion compounds and photochromic materials
NSERC · 2003 · Principal investigator
$140,000
300 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer
NSERC · 2002 · Co-investigator
$294,834
Spectrofluorometer
NSERC · 1999 · Co-investigator
$92,338

All 7 grants and awards

No publications available.

Calixarene inclusion compounds and photochromic materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2003Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Barra, Monica

$140,000

300 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer

Co-investigatorNSERC2002Research Tools and Instruments - Category 2 ($150,000 - $325,000)

Principal investigators: McMahon, Terrance

$294,834

Spectrofluorometer

Co-investigatorNSERC1999Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Meiering, Elizabeth

$92,338

Host/guest organic chemistry: molecular recognition and selectivity of reactions

Principal investigatorNSERC1999Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Barra, Monica

$133,056

Host/guest organic chemistry: calixarenes as constrained reaction media

Principal investigatorNSERC1997Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Barra, Monica

$63,000

Host/guest organic chemistry: calixarenes as constrained reaction media

Principal investigatorNSERC1995Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Barra, Monica

$53,746

Organic photoreactions in calixarene solid complexes

Principal investigatorNSERC1995Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Barra, Monica

$94,863

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.

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