Sandro Zorzi, researcher in the HyRES unit of the Center for Sustainable Energy, is among the winners of the 2026 Canada–Italy Innovation Award with the project HyWeCAN – (Hydrogen Water Electrolysis through Canadian-itAlian Nexus) developed in partnership with the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
The award, presented by the Embassy of Canada in Italy, recognizes four outstanding projects that showcase the strength of scientific cooperation between the two countries.
The Canada-Italy Innovation Award aims to enable new partnerships between Canadian and Italian experts and deepen existing collaborations to deliver innovations that have impact. It provides funding to members of the Italian innovation ecosystem including start-ups, innovation experts, researchers, scientists, or creative industry professionals to develop collaborative projects with Canadian partners in areas that will drive innovative, inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development.
More information on the Award: https://www.international.gc.ca/country-pays/italy-italie/innovation.aspx
The other winners of the Award are:
- Giuseppe Tomassetti, Università di Roma Tre: “Physics-Guided Data Augmentation for Early Detection of Pancreatic Tumor Patterns”, with UBC
- Elisa Maria Alessi, CNR-Imati: “Impact dynamics of meteoroid streams on the Moon and implications for lunar exploration”, with UBC
- Giuseppe Fumero, CNR-Nanotec: “Resolving many-body scattering and its impact on quantum dynamics in hybrid light-matter systems”, with Université de Montréal
