Dr. Stephen BrooksSponsored Research & Grants

Research funding,
grants & institutional
consortia.

Sustained federal, national, and industry investment powering breakthrough research in ocean scientific visualization, geometric mesh algorithms, and interactive spatial computing.

Supported by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF), NSERC Discovery Grants, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), and Mitacs.

~$400MProgram ScaleTransforming Climate Action Consortium
20+Years Faculty ResearchDalhousie University (2004–Present)
60Advisees & Scholars6 Active Researchers • 54 Lab Alumni
4National Sponsoring BodiesCFREF • NSERC • CFI • Mitacs
FLAGSHIP RESEARCH CONSORTIUM

Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF)

Consortium Contributor
Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF)Transforming Climate Action InitiativeNearly $400M Consortium Scale ($154M CFREF Investment)
2023Present

Transforming Climate Action: Addressing the Missing Ocean

Part of Canada's landmark university-led ocean research initiative uniting 170+ researchers across Dalhousie, Université Laval, UQAR, and Memorial University. Contributing computer graphics and scientific visualization pipelines to make ocean-first climate models interactive and interpretable.

Role: Research Contributor & Lab Lead (Ocean Science Visualization)
Consortium Partners: Dalhousie, Université Laval, UQAR, Memorial University
Impact: Interactive visual simulations and ocean data modeling for climate change science
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)Discovery Grants Program
2020Present

Spatial Computing and Geometric Encoding in Computer Graphics

Fundamental research into novel algorithms for geometric representations, adaptive mesh encoding, non-photorealistic rendering (NPR), and scalable spatial information visualization.

Role: Research Contributor & Lab Lead (Ocean Science Visualization)
Consortium Partners: Dalhousie, Université Laval, UQAR, Memorial University
Impact: Interactive visual simulations and ocean data modeling for climate change science
RESEARCH PORTFOLIO

Discovery, Infrastructure & Innovation Awards

3 Sponsored Programs
Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)20082018
Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF)

High-Performance Interactive Graphics and Spatial Visualization Laboratory

Infrastructure award establishing advanced graphics workstations, multi-GPU computing clusters, stereoscopic displays, and spatial interaction hardware at Dalhousie University.

Mitacs20202023
Mitacs Accelerate

Virtual Reality Game Exploration and Spatial Navigation Systems

Collaborative research and development partnership supporting graduate students in real-time VR rendering, hand-object interactions, and spatial presence.

NSERC2006Present
Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA)

NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Sponsorships

Annual competitive research funding supporting high-achieving undergraduate honors researchers in ocean simulation, acoustic modeling, and mesh simplification.

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS & STIPENDS

Funding for Prospective Graduate Researchers

Graduate thesis researchers (PhD and Master's) working under Dr. Brooks are eligible for research assistantships, NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships, Dalhousie Faculty of Computer Science fellowships, and CFREF graduate stipends.

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