Reference number : 172-2023-2024-Q21007608, amendment number : 1, agreement type : G, recipient legal name : University of Waterloo, recipient country : CA, recipient province : ON, recipient city : Waterloo|Waterloo, recipient postal code : N2L 3G1, program name english : Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives, program name french : Programme de collaboration en science, en technologie et en innovation - Initiatives de collaboration en R-D, program purpose english : Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas., program purpose french : Collaborer à des programmes multipartites de recherche-développement dans le but de profiter de la synergie entre la recherche transformatrice à haut risque et à haut rendement et le potentiel de découvertes scientifiques et de percées technologiques révolutionnaires dans des secteurs d’intervention prioritaires., agreement title english : Physics enforced AI for multi-scale multi-phase process and material design: optimal direct air carbon capture as an example, agreement title french : Lois physiques appuyées par l’intelligence artificielle dans le cadre d’un processus et d’une conception de matériaux multi-échelle et multiphase : piégeage direct du carbone dans l’air., agreement number : 1007608, agreement value : 346500.0, agreement start date : 2023-09-01, agreement end date : 2026-03-31, description english : The ongoing race to carbon net-zero is a global effort to resolve the 
challenge of climate change. Carbon neutrality can be achieved by reducing 
emissions and removing the CO2 in industry exhaust as well as the 
atmosphere. Removing carbon in the atmosphere is called direct air carbon 
capture (DACC) and can be viewed as an emerging industry producing 
carbon credit. 
This project seeks to design a novel DACC system based on fibrous 
material. The alkaline solution is dispensed by fiber networks and reacts 
with and captures the CO2 in the atmosphere. Optimal design for such 
processes is prohibitively demanding for conventional methods, 
experimental or computational, due to the drastic scale difference (e.g., 
from alkaline droplets and liquid film of micrometers to meters long fibers 
and reacting chamber) in the system. Developing a universal framework 
combining artificial intelligence and physical laws within this project will 
facilitate faster optimal designs and scaling-up for future DACC system 
development., description french : Lois physiques appuyées par l’intelligence artificielle dans le cadre d’un processus et d’une conception de matériaux multi-échelle et multiphase : piégeage direct du carbone dans l’air., expected results english : In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems., expected results french : À court terme, les résultats prévus seront des collaborations renforcées entre l'industrie, le milieu universitaire et le gouvernement pour soutenir l'excellence en recherche. À moyen terme, les résultats attendus seront le développement de nouvelles technologies potentiellement perturbatrices avec des collaborateurs. À long terme, trouver des solutions collaboratives aux défis des politiques publiques et créer des systèmes d'innovation plus solides., additional information english : This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The total amended value is $346,500., additional information french : Cet accord a été modifié1 fois.  La valeur totale des modifications est de $346,500. dollars., owner organization : nrc-cnrc, owner organization title : National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada