Research Leadership Chairs

Research Leadership Chairs recognize research excellence of mid- to late-career-stage faculty who have proven records of distinguished and sustained scholarly work. Research Leadership Chairs are prominent researchers who have received significant recognition on both a national and international level.

Currently, the University of Guelph Research Leadership Chairs are:

2021

Leah Bent [1]
Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
CBS

Dorothee Bienzle [2]
Pathobiology
OVC

Myrna Dawson [3]
Sociology and Anthropology
CSAHS

Hafiz Maherali [4]
Integrative Biology
CBS

Dorothy Odartey-Wellington [5]
School of Languages and Literatures
COA

Ann Pegoraro [6]
School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management
LANG

Eric Poisson [7]
Physics
CEPS

Kathryn Preuss [8]
Chemistry
CEPS

Robin Roth [9]
Geography, Environment and Geomatics
CSAHS

Jan Sargeant [10]
Population Medicine
OVC

Norman Smith [11]
History
COA

Claudia Wagner Riddle [12]
School of Environmental Sciences
OAC

Tina Widowski [13]
Animal Biosciences
OAC

2019

Towhidul Islam [14]
Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies
CBE

2017

Emma Allen-Vercoe [15]
Molecular and Cellular Biology
CBS

Stephen Henighan [16]
School of Languages & Literatures
COA

Rene Kirkegaard [17]
Department of Economics and Finance
CBE

David Ma [18]
Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
CBS

David MacDonald [19]
Department of Political Science
CSAHS

Ed McBean [20]
School of Engineering
CEPS

Amar Mohanty [21]
Plant Agriculture
OAC

Shayan Sharif [22]
Pathobiology
OVC

Alfons Weersink [23]
Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics
OAC

Who We Are

The Office of Research oversees a $156 million research enterprise across seven colleges, our regional campus at Ridgetown, 15 research stations and the University of Guelph/Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Agreement. We are committed to supporting the research programs of University of Guelph faculty across all disciplines.

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