Research Chairs
Canada Research Chairs
The Canada Research Chairs Program invests approximately $265 million per year ($5M per year at the University) to attract and retain some of the world’s most accomplished and promising minds. Chairholders aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
Ali Dehghantanha
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Cyber Security and Threat Intelligence
Carl Svensson
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Rare Isotope Physics
University Research Chairs
U of G launched the Research Leadership Chair program in 2017 to recognize mid- to late-career researchers who have made significant contributions to their field. Nominees have received national and international recognition and are nominated by their respective colleges.
College Research Chairs
College Research Chairs are five-year terms that recognize research excellence and impact of CEPS faculty who have proven records of distinguished and sustained scholarly work, and are considered international leaders within their disciplines.
Endowed and Externally Funded Research Chairs
The below-listed research chair positions were made possible thanks to generous donations from charitable organizations and/or private industry.
Kevin Keener
Barrett Family Foundation Chair in Sustainable Food Engineering
The Barrett Family Foundation
NSERC Industrial Research Chairs
The objective of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Industrial Research Chairs (IRC) program is to assist universities in pursuing new directions, or in building on existing strengths to achieve the critical mass required for a major research endeavour in science and engineering of interest to industry.
Peter Tremaine
High-Temperature Aqueous Chemistry
University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE), CANDU Owners Group, Nuclear Waste Management Organization, Electric Power Research Institute