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Canada Research Chairs

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Ä¢¹½AV is home to an incredibly talented group of chair holders who play a critical role in positioning our university as a leader in research.

Ä¢¹½AV the program

TheÌýCanada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) is a tri-agency initiative (i.e., SSHRC, NSERC, and CIHR) that invests approximately $311 million per yearÌýtoÌýmake Canada one of the world’s top countries in research and development.

The Canada Research Chairs program supports and attracts the world’s best researchers in the fields of engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities and social sciences. In addition to conducting research that improves our depth of knowledge and quality of life, chairholders train the next generation of leaders in their fields through student supervision and teaching.

Tier 1 Chairs

  • Seven years
  • For outstanding researchers who are acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields
  • Renewed at the discretion of the faculty and the university

Tier 2 Chairs

  • Five years
  • For exceptional emerging researchers who are acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their fields
  • Renewed (once only) at the discretion of the faculty and the university

Meet our chairholders

Alison ThompsonÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Pyrrole Chemistry for Chemical Biology and EnergyÌýÌý

Christine ChambersÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Children’s PainÌý

David KelvinÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Translational Vaccinology and InflammationÌý

Doug WallaceÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Ocean Science and TechnologyÌýÌý

Greg FairnÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Multiomics of Lipids and Innate ImmunityÌý

JianLi WangÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Health Data Science and InnovationÌýÌý

Julie LaRocheÌý ÌýÌý
Canada Research Chair in Marine Microbial Genomics and BiogeochemistryÌý Ìý

Kate SwansonÌý ÌýÌý
Canada Research Chair in International Peace, Security and ChildrenÌýÌý

Michael UngarÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Child, Family and Community ResilienceÌýÌý

Mita DasogÌý ÌýÌý
Canada Research Chair in Advanced Design for Water-Energy Sustainability

OmiSoore Dryden
Canada Research Chair in Antiracism in Health Education and Practice

Rudolf UherÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Early Intervention in PsychiatryÌý

Sherry StewartÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Addiction and Mental HealthÌý

Stanley AsahÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Social Dimensions of Clean TechnologyÌý

Violet FordÌý ÌýÌý
Canada Research Chair in Circumpolar Indigenous Marine Governance and International Law

Zoe Finkel
Canada Research Chair in Marine Microbial MacroecologyÌý

Aaron MacNeilÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Fisheries EcologyÌýÌý

Ali NasiriÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Ocean EngineeringÌýÌý

Amina StoddartÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Wastewater Treatment Technology and SurveillanceÌý

Barret KurylykÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Coastal Water ResourcesÌýÌý

Brandon HeungÌý ÌýÌý
Canada Research Chair in Digital and Precision Agriculture

Carlos Hernandez CastilloÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence for HealthÌý

Carolyn BuchwaldÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Ocean ChemistryÌý

Catherine MahÌý ÌýÌý
Canada Research Chair in Promoting Healthy PopulationsÌý

Chike JeffersÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Africana PhilosophyÌýÌý

Debbie MartinÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples’ Health and Well-BeingÌýÌý

Erin BertrandÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Marine Microbial ProteomicsÌýÌý

Floris GoerlandtÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Risk Management and Resource Optimization for Marine IndustriesÌý

Francesca Di CaraÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Human Immunology and Host Pathogen InteractionsÌý Ìý

Ghada KoleilatÌý ÌýÌý
Canada Research Chair in Advanced Materials for Energy ApplicationÌýÌý

Haorui WuÌý ÌýÌý
Canada Research Chair in ResilienceÌý

Javeria HashmiÌý ÌýÌý
Canada Research Chair in PainÌý

Kiran BanerjeeÌý ÌýÌý
Canada Research Chair in Forced Migration Governance and Refugee ProtectionÌýÌý

Lam HoÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Stochastic ModellingÌýÌý

Margaret RobinsonÌý ÌýÌý
Canada Research Chair in Reconciliation, Gender and IdentityÌýÌý

Megan BaileyÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Integrated Ocean and Coastal GovernanceÌý

Mohammad HajizadehÌý ÌýÌý
Canada Research Chair in Health EconomicsÌý

Morgan LangilleÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Human MicrobiomicsÌý

Natalya EvansÌý ÌýÌý
Canada Research Chair in Observational Chemical Oceanography

Olga TheouÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity, Mobility and Healthy AgingÌý

Rachel ChangÌý ÌýÌý
Canada Research Chair in Atmospheric ScienceÌýÌý

Rita OrjiÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Persuasive TechnologyÌý

Ruth LavergneÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Primary CareÌýÌý

Ruth MusgraveÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Physical OceanographyÌýÌý

Sandra MeierÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Developmental Psychopathology and Youth Mental Health

Sherry PictouÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Indigenous GovernanceÌý

Sonil NandaÌý Ìý Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Clean Agricultural Technology and EnergyÌý

Stefanie ColomboÌý ÌýÌý
Canada Research Chair in Aquaculture NutritionÌýÌý

Vahid AdibniaÌý ÌýÌý
Canada Research Chair in Functional Polymeric BiomaterialsÌý