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Industry Minister announces $80 million in investment for 80 new Canada Research Chairs
June 25, 2003
Canada Research Chairs Press Release
Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund/
Fonds d’infrastructure pour les Chaires de recherche du Canada
| Institution / Établissement | Projects Approved / Projets appuyés |
| Brandon University | 1 |
| Brock University | 1 |
| Carleton University | 2 |
| Dalhousie University | 4 |
| Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal | 1 |
| McGill University | 4 |
| McMaster University | 2 |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland | 1 |
| Okanagan University College | 1 |
| Queen’s University | 4 |
| Simon Fraser University | 2 |
| Université Laval | 5 |
| Université de Montréal | 2 |
| Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières | 1 |
| University College of the Cariboo | 1 |
| University of Alberta | 4 |
| University of British Columbia | 5 |
| University of Calgary | 5 |
| University of Guelph | 4 |
| University of Lethbridge | 3 |
| University of Manitoba | 1 |
| University of New Brunswick / Université du Nouveau-Brunswick | 1 |
| University of Ottawa / Université d’Ottawa | 2 |
| University of Regina | 1 |
| University of Saskatchewan | 2 |
| University of Toronto | 5 |
| University of Victoria | 1 |
| University of Waterloo | 1 |
| University of Western Ontario | 2 |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | 1 |
| Total 31 institutions / établissements | 70 |
Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund/
Fonds d’infrastructure pour les Chaires 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 |
| Brandon University | ||
| Carrington, Margaret | Numerical Studies in Finite Temperature Field Theory and Black Hole Dynamics |
$111,600 |
| Brock University | ||
| Hudlicky, Tomas | Enhanced Infrastructure for Synthetic Organic Chemistry |
$184,991 |
| Carleton University | ||
| Liu, Peter Xiaoping | Establishment of the Interactive Network Computing and Teleoperation Laboratory |
$127,490 |
| Phillips, Ruth | Visual Studies Laboratory |
$287,029 |
| Dalhousie University | ||
| Davis, Jerome | Monitoring Oil Industry Change: Construction of a COMPUSTAT Derived Oil Industry Database to Analyse Systematic Oil Industry Change and its Consequences for Canadian Policy-Making |
$42,836 |
| McMaster, Christopher | A Biosignalling Resource Centre: From Genes to Proteins to Cells and Back Again |
$125,000 |
| VanderZwaag, David | Ocean Law and Governance Research Institute |
$125,000 |
| Zwanziger, Josef | Acquistion of Infrastructure for Synthesis of Materials and for Characterization of Materials by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopies |
$199,635 |
| Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal | ||
| Kashyap, Raman | Photonics-Optics Research Infrastructure |
$125,000 |
| McGill University | ||
| Sabor, Peter | Frances Burney and 18th Century Studies Research Centre |
$67,354 |
| Pause, Arnim | Functional Studies for the Characterization of Hepatitis C Virus |
$100,964 |
| Fournier, Alyson | The Cellular Biology of Neurite Outgrowth Inhibition |
$137,631 |
| Böckenholt, Ulf | Inter-University Centre for Research on E-Commerce |
$145,338 |
| McMaster University | ||
| Boyle, Michael | Database infrastructure required for study ing environmental influences on child health and development both nationally and internationally |
$119,282 |
| Payne, Ana Abigail | Research Data Laboratory for the Study of Canadian Public Economics Issues |
$457,227 |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland | ||
| Mezey, Pal(Paul) | Scientific Modeling and Simulation Laboratory |
$390,112 |
| Okanagan University College | ||
| Berg, Lawrence | Infrastructure to support development of an applied socio-spatial research program under direction of the Canada Research Chair in Human Rights, Diversity and Identity at OUC |
$74,585 |
| Queen's University | ||
| Fam, Amir | Equipment for laboratory testing of innovative FRP-concrete hybrid systems and structures retrofitted using FRP |
$125,000 |
| Jessop, Philip | Laboratory for High Pressure Green Chemistry |
$125,000 |
| Grogan, Paul | Laboratory and Field Equipment to Study Climate Change Effects on Northern Ecosystems |
$140,000 |
| Troje, Nikolaus | Real-time Motion Capture System and Virtual Social Reality Laboratory |
$200,000 |
| Simon Fraser University | ||
| Wright, Stephen | Centre for Intergroup Relations and Social Justice |
$120,000 |
| Clague, John | Sedimentology Laboratory for Natural Hazards Research |
$125,000 |
| Université Laval | ||
| Larue, Bruno | Computer equipment for the Canada Research Chair in International Agri-Food Trade |
$15,686 |
| Roy, Denis | Equipements scientifiques de pointe dédiés à la tracabilité moléculaire des bactéries probiotiques présentes dans les aliments fonctionnels et l'écosystème intestinal de l'Homme |
$125,000 |
| Turgeon, Laurier | Laboratoire d`enquête et d`entrevue multimédia: recherche, formation et conservation du patrimoine ethnologique |
$125,873 |
| Pibarot, Philippe | Chaire de recherche en maladies valvulaires cardiaques |
$176,828 |
| Julien, Jean-Pierre | Equipment for production and analysis of genetically modified mice |
$227,402 |
| Université de Montréal | ||
| Fraser, William | Interdisciplinary Perinatal Research Unit, CHUME, Université de Montréal |
$120,000 |
| Renault, Eric | Équipements informatiques pour le laboratoire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en économétrie de la finance |
$28,585 |
| Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières | ||
| Castonguay, Stéphane | Base de données intégrée en histoire environnementale |
$74,619 |
| University College of the Cariboo | ||
| D'Angiulli, Amedeo | Centre for Early Intervention and Development (CEID) |
$250,000 |
| University of Alberta | ||
| Austin, Wendy | The Relational Ethics in Health Research Centre |
$55,328 |
| Deutsch, Clayton | Collaboration Facility for the Calculation, Reconciliation, and Presentation of Natural Resources Uncertainty |
$85,000 |
| Wong-Wylie, Douglas | Visual Neuroscience and Eye Movement Recording Labs |
$106,857 |
| Elezzabi, Abdulhakem | Researching Ultrafast Phenomena of Matter with High-Power Femtosecond Laser Pulses |
$159,378 |
| University of British Columbia | ||
| Gaynor, Erin | Laboratory of Bacterial Pathogenomics |
$125,000 |
| Kadla, John | Integrated laboratory for Biopolymers and Biomaterials from Renewable Resources |
$142,701 |
| Levings, Megan | Laboratory in Transplantation Immunology |
$149,460 |
| Barr, Ronald | Laboratory for studies of infant behaviour and development |
$174,912 |
| Cairns, Brian | In vivo single neurone recording facilities for neurophysiological and neuropharmacological research |
$180,000 |
| University of Calgary | ||
| Childs, Sarah | Imaging of blood vessel growth in zebrafish genetic mutants |
$75,414 |
| Mercader, Julio | Research Laboratory on Chimpanzee Archaeology |
$111,046 |
| Graham, Susan | The Language and Cognitive Development Lab |
$115,183 |
| El-Sheimy, Naser | Mobile Multi-Sensor Geomatics (M2G) Systems |
$125,000 |
| Larter, Stephen | Geochemical Analysis Facility |
$171,800 |
| University of Guelph | ||
| Mccann, Kevin | Community and Ecosystem Analysis Laboratory: From Model Ecosystems to Whole Lakes |
$96,169 |
| Klironomos, John | Advanced Soil Ecology Analysis Laboratory to Support Research on the Ecology of Soil Organisms from Natural, Managed and Disturbed Ecosystems |
$119,510 |
| France, James | Establishment of the Centre for Nutritional Modelling in Animal Production Systems |
$119,966 |
| McBean, Edward | Development of vulnerability assessments for water supply systems. Field and laboratory-scale characterizations for failure mechanisms, measurement protocols, redundancy, and surrogate tests |
$125,000 |
| University of Lethbridge | ||
| Mcdonald, Robert | Establishment of a Neurobiology of Learning and Memory Laboratory in Southern Alberta |
$120,759 |
| Hontela, Alice | Establishment of an Ecotoxicology Laboratory in Southern Alberta |
$121,514 |
| Rasmussen, Joseph | A Laboratory for Aquatic Ecosystem Research in Southern Alberta |
$123,628 |
| University of Manitoba | ||
| Buchanan, Douglas | Design, measurement and analysis of VLSI materials and devices |
$166,100 |
| University of New Brunswick é Université du Nouveau-Brunswick | ||
| MacQuarrie, Kerry | Infrastructure to support groundwater-surface water interaction research |
$69,828 |
| University of Ottawa / Université d’Ottawa | ||
| Scaiano, Juan | Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and analytical equipment for the study of radicals in new materials and catalysts |
$197,861 |
| Boukerche, Azzedine | PARADISE Research Laboratory: infrastructure for research in PARAllel, Distributed and Interactive Simulation of LargE scale Systems and Mobile Wireless Networking |
$257,306 |
| University of Regina | ||
| Huang, Guo (Gordon) | Energy and Environmental Research Laboratory |
$150,402 |
| University of Saskatchewan | ||
| Haas, Thomas | A biophysical approach to unravel the relationship of Integrin structure and function |
$125,000 |
| George, Graham | X-ray fluorescence array detector for X-ray absorption spectroscopy at the Canadian Light Source |
$314,402 |
| University of Toronto | ||
| Heximer, Scott | Defining the role of RGS protein function during the regulation of vasoconstrictor signaling in the cardiovascular system |
$125,000 |
| Moore, Christopher | Laboratory for the investigation of the development of social understanding and personal identity in infants and preschool aged children |
$139,826 |
| Anderson, Adam | Cognitive neuroscience of emotion: Behavioral, autonomic, and fMRI examinations |
$195,238 |
| Stambolic, Vuk | A signal transduction/proteomics laboratory to investigate phosphatidylinositol signaling |
$249,770 |
| Lo, Hoi-Kwong | Quantum Key Distribution Test-bed: Optical Layer and Classical Post-Processing Layer |
$300,000 |
| University of Victoria | ||
| Anholt, Bradley | Laboratory Equipment for molecular identification of protists and population genetics of invasive species |
$76,093 |
| University of Waterloo | ||
| Pawliszyn, Janusz | New Analytical Methods and Technologies |
$124,295 |
| University of Western Ontario | ||
| Rupert, Peter | Computer Modelling and Simulation of Complex Behavioural Systems |
$51,112 |
| Chronik, Blaine | Magnetic Resonance Systems Development Laboratory at the University of Western Ontario |
$235,420 |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | ||
| Howard-Hassmann, Rhoda | Establishment of an International Database on Reparations |
$75,000 |
| TOTAL | 70 projects / projets | $10,256,345 |
