The Government of Canada has awarded Concordia funding for three new Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) and two renewals, a total investment of $5.2 million over several years.
Tristan Glatard, Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc and Aashiq Kachroo are the three new CRCs. The funding will support their research programs in big data analysis, the Internet of Things and the synthesis of biological processes.
Mia Consalvo and Ahmed Kishk were both given renewed research mandates in game design and wireless antenna systems, respectively.
Additionally, Michael Hallett, a professor in the Department of Biology in the Faculty of Arts and Science who currently holds the CRC in Bioinformatics Algorithms, has received $122,854 in research infrastructure funding through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund for his transcriptional signature networks biomarker project. This amount will be matched by Quebec’s Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur and boosted by industry partners for a total of $310,444 over one year.
Kirsty Duncan, Canada’s minister of Science and Sport, made the funding announcement on November 13. She said that the federal government is committed to promoting equity and diversity within research and to supporting research leaders.
“These prestigious Canada Research Chairs are improving the lives of Canadians and pushing the boundaries of human knowledge, helping ensure a bright future for Canada.”
Christophe Guy, Concordia’s vice-president of Research and Graduate Studies, notes that the investment underscores the importance of fostering the creativity that leads to cutting-edge research.
“Next-generation research at Concordia brings fresh thinking to problem-solving. This vision, when paired with important funding from the federal government, helps keep Canadian innovation at the forefront of discovery.”
Meet the latest cohort of Concordia CRCs