Endowed and Externally Funded Research Chairs
Endowed and externally funded research chairs are established through the generosity of individual and/or corporate donors. Their research focuses on topics of interest to the donor and University and brings distinction to both.
Research Chairs
Barak Aharonson
John F. Wood Chair in Innovation Management
W.C. Wood Foundation
Leith Deacon
McCall MacBain Chair in Resilient Rural Communities
Isabelle Aicklen
Assistant Professorship in Weed Sciences
Laurie Barclay
Lang Chair in Leadership
The Angel Gabriel Foundation
Asim Biswas
OAC Chair in Soils and Precision Agriculture
MacLaren Family
Helen Booker
Professorship in Wheat Breeding
Stephanie Cairns
Kinross Chair in Environmental Governance
Angela Cánovas
OAC Chair in Phenomics and Systems Biology
MacLaren Family
Adrian Correndo
Chair in Sustainable Cropping Systems
Martin and Denise Pick Family
Brady Deaton
Michael McCain Family Chair in Food Security
McCall MacBain Foundation
Sara Edge
Arrell Family Chair in Food Policy & Society
Laura Van Eerd
Charlotte Products Chair in Net Zero Soil Management
Sara Epp
Latornell Professorship in Environmental Stewardship
Private Donor
Sonja Fonfara
Research Chair in Feline Health
Private Donor
Ryan Gibson
Libro Professorship in Regional Economic Development for Southwestern Ontario
Lawrence Goodridge
Leung Family Professorship in Food Safety
Tony and Connie Leung
Thomas Graham
PhytoGro Chair in Medicinal Phyto Substances
Kevin James
Scottish Studies Foundation Chair
Kevin Keener
The Barrett Family Chair in Sustainable Food Engineering
Jana Levison
Doody Family Chair for Women in Engineering
Diana and Brian Doody
Tongzhe Li
Arrell Family Chair in Behavioural and Experimental Economics
Georgia Mason
Col. K. L. Campbell University Chair in Animal Welfare
Col. K. L. Campbell and Mona Campbell
Amar Mohanty
Distinguished Research Excellence Chair in Sustainable Materials
Sadaf Mollaei
Arrell Family Chair in the Business of Food
Joshua Nasielski
MacSon Professorship in Agronomy for Eastern And Northern Ontario
MacLaren Family
Lee Niel
Col. K. L. Campbell Chair in Companion Animal Welfare
Col. K. L. Campbell and Mona Campbell
Ann Pegoraro
Lang Chair in Sport Management
The Angel Gabriel Foundation
Jesse Popp
OAC Chair in Indigenous Environmental Science
Private Donor
Nigel Raine
Rebanks Family Chair in Pollinator Conservation
Anna-Kate Shoveller
Champion Petfoods Chair in Canine and Feline Nutrition
Ilias Tsiakas
Lang Chair in Finance
The Angel Gabriel Foundation
Tina Widowski
Egg Farmers of Canada Chair in Poultry Welfare
