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Government of Canada strengthens research excellence by investing $159.1 million to fund 181 Canada Research Chairs across the country

September 23, 2009

Canada Research Chairs - News Release

Leaders Opportunity Fund – Funding for infrastructure associated with a Canada Research Chair /
Fonds des leaders – Financement de l’infrastructure liée à une Chaire de recherche du Canada

- Provincial Cumulative Totals (PDF, 45KB)

 

Institution / Établissement Projects Approved /
Projets appuyés
Cape Breton University 1
École Polytechnique de Montréal 1
McGill University 6
Ryerson University 1
Simon Fraser University 1
Thompson Rivers University 1
Université de Moncton 1
Université de Montréal 3
Université de Sherbrooke 2
Université du Québec – École de technologie supérieure 1
Université du Québec en Outaouais 1
Université du Québec à Rimouski 1
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières 2
University of British Columbia (The) 4
University of Guelph 2
University of Manitoba 3
University of New Brunswick 3
University of Northern British Columbia 1
University of Saskatchewan 2
University of Toronto 4
University of Victoria 1
University of Waterloo 2
University of Western Ontario (The) 1
Wilfrid Laurier University 1
Total  24  institutions / établissements 46

 

Leaders Opportunity Fund – Funding for infrastructure associated with a Canada Research Chair /
Fonds des leaders – Financement de l’infrastructure liée à une Chaire de recherche du Canada

List of Approved Projects by Institution /
Liste des projets appuyés par établissement

 

Chairholder/ Chaire de recherche Project title / Titre du projet Maximum CFI Contribution /
Contribution maximale
de la FCI
Cape Breton University
Bartlett, Cheryl Mobile Science Wtisi for Ecosystem and Biodiversity Research $75,000
Total 1 $75,000
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Guéhéneuc, Yann-Gaël Software Patterns and Patterns of Software 103 450 $
Total 1 103 450 $
McGill University 
Wagner, Michael Encoding and Retrieving Information with Prosody: Perception and Eye-Tracking Lab 65 000 $
Son, Seok-Woo A Linux Cluster for Studying Stratosphere-Troposphere Coupling and its Impact on the Climate Systems 80 000 $
Servio, Phillip Gas Hydrate Research in Energy and Environmental Science 122 166 $
Amabili, Marco Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid-Structure Interaction and Active Vibration Control of Shell Structures for Aerospace, Aeronautical and Supercavitating Vehicles 144 069 $
Fried, Eliot Creation of a State-of-the-Art Computational Materials Modeling Laboratory in the Faculty of Engineering at McGill University 145 158 $
Nilsson, Tommy Role of the Secretory Pathway in Regulating Facultative Thermogenesis, a Systems Medicine Approach to Combat Obesity 198 385 $
Total 6 754 778 $
Ryerson University
Wolfaardt, Gideon Scanning Confocal Laser Microscope $30,000
Total 1 $30,000
Simon Fraser University
Girt, Erol Two Chamber Sputter System for Deposition and Characterization of Complex Multilayer Magnetic Film Structures $200,000
Total 1 $200,000
Thompson Rivers University
Fraser, Lauchlan The Community and Ecosystem Ecology Centre $99,475
Total 1 $99,475
Université de Moncton
Surette, Marc Infrastructure to Support the Research Program in Cellular Lipid Metabolism 74 920 $
Total 1 74 920 $
Université de Montréal
De Koninck, Rodolphe Infrastructure informatique pour la Chaire de recherche du Canada en études asiatiques associée au Centre d’Études de l’Asie de l’Est 33 784 $
Lacaille, Jean-Claude Facility for Integrated Molecular And Physiological Study of Neuronal Networks 121 832 $
Jolicoeur, Pierre Multimodal Brain Imaging of Sensory Attention and Short-Term Memory 162 399 $
Total 3 318 015 $
Université de Sherbrooke
Couturier, Yves Laboratoire d’étude des pratiques professionnelles d’intégration des services en situations réelles de travail 21 891 $
Pelletier, Fanie Evolutionary Demography and Conservation - Démographie évolutive et conservation 48 491 $
Total 2 70 382 $
Université du Québec – École de technologie supérieure
Bonev, Ilian Portable Metrology Equipment 116 389 $
Total 1 116 389 $
Université du Québec en Outaouais
Bock, Wojtek Photonic Sensors Calibration Facility 291 183 $
Total 1 291 183 $
Université du Québec à Rimouski
Gravel, Dominique Canada Research Chair in Continental Ecosystem Ecology 124 593 $
Total 1 124 593 $
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
St-Laurent, Diane Laboratoire d'évaluation et de recherche observationnelle sur l'enfance à risque 74 457 $
Daneault, Claude Systèmes d'analyse chromatographique ionique et d'extraction accélérée avec solvant 108 513 $
Total 2 182 970 $
University of British Columbia (The)
McAusland, Carol Trade and Environment Research Laboratory (TERL): Infrastructure to Analyze the Environmental Impacts of International Trade and Facilitate Collaboration Amongst Researchers in these Issues $32,011
Weis, Dominique Andrée Marie Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research, Analytical Facilities $58,818
Coops, Nicholas Remote Sensing of Forest Functioning and Structure $59,250
Conway, Edward Characterization of the Molecular Links Between Coagulation and Innate Immunity: in Vitro and in Vivo Modeling Systems $125,000
Total 4 $275,079
University of Guelph
Weese, J Scott Microbiological Evaluation of Emerging Bacterial Zoonotic Diseases $122,258
Blodau, Christian Integrated Environmental Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry Laboratory $179,656
Total 2 $301,914
University of Manitoba
Eck, Peter Nutrigenomics Research Laboratory $125,000
Kazem-Moussavi, Zahra Brain Function Laboratory $125,000
Marcus, Jeffrey Phylogenomics Research Laboratory $125,003
Total 3 $375,003
University of New Brunswick
Domene, Jose School to Work Transition Laboratory $72,411
Kidd, Karen Laboratory for Assessing the Chemical Contamination of Food Webs $109,724
Martyniuk, Christopher Title: Advanced Genomics, Novel Proteomics, and Bioinformatics Capabilities to Study the Effects of Aquatic Contaminants on the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis in Fish $151,274
Total 3 $333,409
University of Northern British Columbia
Parkes, Margot Community Health Sciences Infrastructure for the Integrated Study of Health, Ecosystems & Society $51,869
Total 1 $51,869
University of Saskatchewan 
Griebel, Philip Fluorescence Cell Sorting and Functional Characterization of Dendritic Cells $272,822
Dalai, Ajay Biomass Conversion and Environmentally Friendly Chemical Processing Facility $289,700
Total 2 $562,522
University of Toronto 
Chau, Tom Pediatric Rehabilitation Intelligent Systems Multidisciplinary (PRISM) Lab $79,413
Bombardier, Claire Post-Marketing Surveillance Infrastructure for Arthritis: Supporting the Optimal Use of Therapies and Best Practices for Rheumatologic Care in Canada $156,362
Pfeiffer, Harald Gravity GPU Cluster for Studies of Strong-Field General Relativity $166,000
Okamoto, Kenichi Infrastructure for Imaging and Optical Manipulation of Intracellular Processes Using Chromophore-Assisted Light Inactivation $373,436
Total 4 $775,211
University of Victoria
Sinton, David Laboratory for Integrated Microfluidics and Nanofluidics $75,000
Total 1 $75,000
University of Waterloo
Itier, Roxane An EEG and Eye Movement Monitoring Laboratory $48,197
Keshav, Srinivasan Infrastructure for Research in Tetherless Computing $98,352
Total 2 $146,549
University of Western Ontario (The)
Fanchini, Giovanni The Nano-Optoelectronics Shop - Small-Scale Solution-Processing and in Situ Electronic and Optical Imaging at the Quasimolecular Level $259,249
Total 1 $259,249
Wilfrid Laurier University
Eys, Mark Group Dynamics in Physical Activity Laboratory $74,683
Total 1 $74,683
TOTAL 46 projects / projets $5,671,643

 

NOTE: As part of this announcement, an additional $1,701,493 was awarded under the Infrastructure Operating Fund, a mechanism that assists institutions with the incremental operating and maintenance costs associated with the new infrastructure.

 NOTER : Dans le cadre de cette annonce, la FCI a attribué 1 701 493 $ additionnels à même le Fonds d’exploitation des infrastructures, un programme qui aide les établissements bénéficiaires à faire face aux coûts d’exploitation et de maintenance découlant de leurs nouvelles infrastructures.

 

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