Ottawa Renews Two CRCs

Geographer, food scientist to receive support for another five years

Two U of G faculty members have had their Canada Research Chair (CRC) funding renewed for another five years.

Profs. Rob De Loë, Geography, and Alejandro Marangoni, Food Science, have been Tier 2 CRCs since 2001. Industry Canada announced last week that the University will receive $100,000 a year for the next five years for each of these CRCs.

De Loë, who holds the Chair in Rural Water Management, focuses on rural water quality and watershed management. Marangoni, the Chair in Food and Soft Materials, is working to develop a qualitative and quantitative understanding of the static structure of various soft food materials.

“Both Alejandro and Rob have excelled over the past five years,” says Prof. Alan Wildeman, vice-president (research), “and it is fitting recognition by the Canada Research Chair program that they continue to meet the national standards of excellence defined by that program.”

U of G currently has 24 CRCs and expects to eventually have 35. Ottawa established the CRC program in 2000 to help attract and retain excellent faculty.