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Canada Research Chairs

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Â鶹´«Ã½ is home to an incredibly talented group of chair holders who play a critical role in positioning our university as a leader in research.

Â鶹´«Ã½ 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

Stanley AsahÌý
Canada Research Chair in Social Dimensions of Clean TechnologyÌý

David KelvinÌý
Canada Research Chair in Translational Vaccinology and InflammationÌý

Christine ChambersÌý
Canada Research Chair in Children’s PainÌý

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

Zoe Finkel
Canada Research Chair in Marine Microbial MacroecologyÌý

Josef ZwanzigerÌýÌý
Canada Research Chair in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of MaterialsÌý

Julie LaRoche
Canada Research Chair in Marine Microbial Genomics and BiogeochemistryÌýÌý

Andrew RogerÌý
Canada Research Chair in Comparative Genomics and Evolutionary BioinformaticsÌýÌý

Sherry StewartÌý
Canada Research Chair in Addiction and Mental HealthÌý

Kate Swanson
Canada Research Chair in International Peace, Security and ChildrenÌýÌý

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

David VanderZwaagÌý
Canada Research Chair in Ocean Law and GovernanceÌýÌý

Doug WallaceÌý
Canada Research Chair Ocean Science and TechnologyÌýÌý

JianLi WangÌý
Canada Research Chair in Health Data Science and InnovationÌý

Stan Matwin
Canada Research Chair in Visual Text AnalyticsÌýÌý

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

Rudolf UherÌý
Canada Research Chair in Early Intervention in PsychiatryÌý

Rachel Chang
Canada Research Chair in Atmospheric ScienceÌýÌý

Stefanie Colombo
Canada Research Chair in Aquaculture NutritionÌýÌý

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

Karen Foster
Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Rural Futures for Atlantic CanadaÌý

John Frampton
Canada Research Chair in Cellular, Biomaterial and Matrix InteractionÌýÌý

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

Mohammad Hajizadeh
Canada Research Chair in Health EconomicsÌý

Javeria Hashmi
Canada Research Chair in PainÌý

Carlos Hernandez CastilloÌý
Canada Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence for HealthÌý

Lam HoÌý
Canada Research Chair in Stochastic ModellingÌýÌý

Chike JeffersÌý
Canada Research Chair in Africana PhilosophyÌýÌý

Ghada Koleilat
Canada Research Chair in Advanced Materials for Energy ApplicationÌýÌý

Barret KurylykÌý
Canada Research Chair in Coastal Water ResourcesÌýÌý

ÌýMorgan LangilleÌý
Canada Research Chair in Human MicrobiomicsÌý

Ruth LavergneÌý
Canada Research Chair in Primary CareÌýÌý

Aaron MacNeilÌý
Canada Research Chair in Fisheries EcologyÌýÌý

Catherine Mah
Canada Research Chair in Promoting Healthy PopulationsÌý

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

ÌýVittorio Maselli
Canada Research Chair in Coastal Zone Processes

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

Ruth MusgraveÌý
Canada Research Chair in Physical Oceanography Ìý

Ali NasiriÌý
Canada Research Chair in Ocean EngineeringÌýÌý

Rita OrjiÌý
Canada Research Chair in Persuasive TechnologyÌý

Sherry PictouÌý
Canada Research Chair in Indigenous GovernanceÌý

Margaret Robinson
Canada Research Chair in Reconciliation, Gender and IdentityÌýÌý

Pedram Sadeghian
Canada Research Chair in Sustainable InfrastructureÌýÌý

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

Channakeshava Sokke UmeshappaÌý
Canada Research Chair in Human Immunology and InflammationÌý

Haorui Wu
Canada Research Chair in ResilienceÌý

Dr. Vahid Adibnia
Canada Research Chair in Functional Polymeric BiomaterialsÌýÌý

Dr. Sonil NandaÌý
Canada Research Chair in Clean Agricultural Technology and EnergyÌý

Dr. Amina StoddartÌý
Canada Research Chair in Wastewater Treatment Technology and SurveillanceÌý

Megan BaileyÌý
Canada Research Chair in Integrated Ocean and Coastal GovernanceÌý

Kiran Banerjee (link to faculty member profile)Ìý
Canada Research Chair in Forced Migration Governance and Refugee Protection Ìý

David BarclayÌý
Canada Research Chair in Ocean Technology Systems Ìý

Erin BertrandÌý
Canada Research Chair in Marine Microbial Proteomics Ìý

Carolyn BuchwaldÌý
Canada Research Chair in Ocean ChemistryÌý