Canada 150 Research Chair
The Canada 150 Research Chairs Program seeks to enhance Canada's reputation as a global centre for science, research and innovation excellence, in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary. It provides Canadian institutions with a one-time investment to attract top-tier, internationally-based scholars and researchers to Canada. The U of L is home to 1 of 24 awards.
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Borries Demeler
C150 Chair in Biophysics
Canada Research Chairs (CRC)
Established by the Government of Canada, the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program strives to make Canada one of the world’s top countries in research and development. There are two types of Canada Research Chairs:
- Tier 1 Chairs are earmarked for outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields.
- Tier 2 Chairs are earmarked for emerging scholars that have the potential to lead in their field.
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Louise Barrett
Tier 1 CRC in Cognition, Evolution and Behaviour
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Matthew Bogard
Tier 2 CRC in Aquatic Environments
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Monique Giroux
Tier 2 CRC in Métis Music
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Jean-Denys Hamel
Tier 2 CRC in Organofluorine Chemistry & Catalysis
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Trushar Patel
Tier 2 CRC in RNA & Protein Biophysics
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Apooyak'ii, Tiffany Prete
Tier 2 CRC in Indigenous Resiliency
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Steve Wiseman
Tier 2 CRC in Aquatic and Mechanistic Toxicology
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Julie Young
Tier 2 CRC in Critical Border Studies
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Stacey Wetmore
Tier 1 CRC in Computational Chemistry
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Brenda Leung
Emmy Droog Chair in Complementary & Alternative Health
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Miranda Leibel
Evelyn Hamilton Chair in Liberal Education
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Susan Dieleman
Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership
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Vacant
Kolb Professorship/Chair in Neuroscience
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Shelley Hoover
RDAR Research Professor, Apiculture ad Pollination Entomologist
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Michelle Konschuh
RDAR Research Professor, Irrigated Crop Production
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Kim Stanford
RDAR Research Professor, Livestock Pathogens
Board of Governors Research Chairs
The Board of Governors Research Chair (BoGRC) program recognizes faculty who have demonstrated, or who have shown potential for, exceptional scholarly distinction. As accomplished scholars, BoGRCs are role models who play leadership roles in their field of expertise, stimulate growth in the research enterprise, and are dedicated to the training of the next generation of researchers, scholars, and artists.
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Carly Adams
Tier I BoGRC
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Debra Basil
Tier I BoGRC in Marketing and Management
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Theresa Burg
Tier I BoGRC in Molecular Ecology
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Darren Chistensen
Tier II BoGRC in Addictions
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Elizabeth Galway
Tier I BoGRC in Children's Literature, Culture, and Identity
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Claudia Gonzalez
Tier I BoGRC in Sex and Differences in Cognition
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Paul Hayes
Tier I BoGRC in Organometallic Chemistry
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Chris Hopkinson
Tier I BoGRC in Terrestrial Ecosystems Remote Sensing
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Mary Kavanagh
Tier I BoGRC in Fine Arts
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Richard Larouche
Tier II BoGRC in Children's Physical Activity
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Robert LeBlanc
Tier II BoGRC in Literacy Studies
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Jenny McCune
Tier II BoGRC in Plant Conservation
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Kevin McGeough
Tier I BoGRC in Archaeological Theory and Reception
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Gerlinde Metz
Tier I BoGRC
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Katharina Stevens
Tier II BoGRC in Ethics of Argumentation
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Paul Vasey
Tier I BoGRC