Active Canada Research Chairs
Memorial is home to 17 active Canada Research Chairs, with several nominations pending. Our Canada Research Chairs are held by some of our leading researchers in fields such as Ethnomusicology, ocean mapping and neuroscience and brain repair.
The Canada Research Chairs Program was established by the Government of Canada to enable Canadian universities to achieve the highest levels of research excellence.
The Chairs Program offers Memorial an opportunity to strengthen its research culture, infrastructure and reputation by retaining outstanding researchers and recruiting new faculty members with exceptional research records.
Tier 1 Chairs
Tier 1 Chairs, tenable for seven years and renewable, are for outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields.
Dr. Harris Berger, Canada Research Chair in Ethnomusicology
Dr. Octavia Dobre, Canada Research Chair in Ubiquitous Connectivity
Dr. Michael Leitges, Canada Research Chair in Cell Signaling and Translational Medicine
Dr. Uta Passow, Canada Research Chair in Biological Oceanographic Processes
Dr. John Schouten, Canada Research Chair in Social Enterprise
Dr. Sue Ziegler, Canada Research Chair in Boreal Biogeochemistry
Tier 2 Chairs
Tier 2 Chairs, tenable for five years and renewable once, are for exceptional emerging researchers, acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field.
Dr. Touati Benoukraf, Canada Research Chair in Bioinformatics for Personalized Medicine
Dr. Alex Bihlo, Canada Research Chair in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
Dr. Angela Carter, Canada Research Chair in Equitable Energy Governance and Public Policy
Dr. John Jamieson, Canada Research Chair in Marine Geology
Dr. Hai Nguyen, Canada Research Chair in Health Policy Evaluation and Health Care Sustainability
Dr. Michelle Ploughman, Canada Research Chair in Rehabilitation, Neuroplasticity and Brain Recovery
Dr. Heather Reader, Canada Research Chair in Chemistry of the Ocean and Atmosphere
Dr. Katleen Robert, Canada Research Chair in Ocean Mapping
Dr. Benjamin Zendel, Canada Research Chair in Aging and Auditory Neuroscience
Dr. Baiyu (Helen) Zhang, Canada Research Chair in Coastal Environmental Engineering