Meet UCalgary's Canada Research Chairs

Our CRCs create new knowledge, strengthen Canada's international competitiveness, and help train the next generation of leaders.

The Canada Research Chairs Program invests up to $311 million per year to attract and retain some of the world’s most accomplished and promising minds. Chairholders aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences.

Meet our current CRCs

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Current UCalgary Canada Research Chairs

ResearcherChair TitleTierFacultyDepartmentAgency
Adams, JenniferCreativity in STEM Education2Faculty of ScienceDepartment of ChemistrySSHRC
Barha, CindyNeuroscience, Brain Health and Exercise2Faculty of KinesiologyFaculty of KinesiologyCIHR
Barnabe, CherylRheumatoid Arthritis and Autoimmune Diseases2Cumming School of MedicineDepartments of Medicine and Community Health SciencesCIHR
Beck, PaulPrecision Medicine1Cumming School of MedicineDepartment of Medicine - Division of GastroenterologyCIHR
Belostotski, LeonidHigh-Sensitivity Radiometers & Receivers (HI RAD)2Schulich School of EngineeringDepartment of Electrical and Software EngineeringNSERC
Bennett, MarlynIndigenous Children’s Well-Being2Faculty of Social Work and the Werklund School of EducationIndigenous Children's WellbeingSSHRC
Bergerson, JouleEnergy Technology Assessment2Schulich School of EngineeringDepartment of Chemical and Petroleum EngineeringNSERC
Bezdek, KarolyComputational and Discrete Geometry1Faculty of ScienceMathematics & StatisticsNSERC
Black, KerryIntegrated Knowledge, Engineering and Sustainable Communities2Schulich School of EngineeringDepartment of Civil EngineeringNSERC
Borgland, StephanieMolecular Physiology of Addiction1Cumming School of MedicineHotchkiss Brain InstituteCIHR
Brockway, Merilee (Meredith)Early Life Exposures and Child Health Outcomes 2Faculty of NursingFaculty of NursingCIHR
Callahan, BrandyNeuropsychology of Adult Brain Disorders2Faculty of ArtsDepartment of PsychologyCIHR
Chintoh, ArabaChild and Adolescent Mental Health2Cumming School of MedicineDepartment of PsychiatryCIHR
Chu, Li-FangCellular Reprogramming2Faculty of Veterinary MedicineComparative Biology and Experimental MedicineCIHR
Cone, JacksonComputational Behavioural Neuroscience 2Faculty of ArtsDepartment of PsychologyNSERC
Cuthbert, ColleenPatient and Family Centered Cancer Survivorship2Faculty of NursingFaculty of NursingCIHR
Deniset, JustinTranslational Immuno-Cardiology 2Cumming School of MedicineDepartment of Cardiac Sciences and Physiology & PharmacologyCIHR
El-Sheimy, NaserGeomatics Multi-Sensor Systems1Schulich School of EngineeringDepartment of Geomatics EngineeringNSERC
Emery, CarolynConcussion1Faculty of KinesiologySports Injury Prevention Research Centre (SIPRC)CIHR
Exner-Cortens, DeineraChild Health Promotion2Faculty of ArtsDepartment of PsychologyCIHR
Forkert, NilsMedical Image Analysis2Cumming School of MedicineDepartments of Radiology and Clinical NeurosciencesNSERC
Gallo, MarcoBrain Cancer Epigenomics2Cumming School of MedicineDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Department of Physiology & PharmacologyCIHR
Gilch, SabinePrion Disease Research2Faculty of Veterinary MedicineComparative Biology and Experimental MedicineNSERC
Gregory, AnnViromics and One Health2Faculty of ScienceDepartment of Biological SciencesNSERC
Harris, AshleyMagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Brain Injury2Cumming School of MedicineDepartment of RadiologyCIHR
Harrison, JoeBiofilm Microbiology and Genomics2Faculty of ScienceDepartment of Biological SciencesCIHR
Hemberger, MyriamDevelopmental Genetics and Epigenetics1Cumming School of MedicineDepartment of Medical GeneticsCIHR
Hirota, SimonHost-microbe Interactions and Chronic Disease2Cumming School of MedicineSnyder Institute for Chronic DiseasesCIHR
Jenne, CraigImaging Approaches Towards Studying Infections2Cumming School of MedicineDepartment of Microbiology-Immunology and Infectious DiseasesCIHR
Kaplan, JedGlobal Geospatial Intelligence for Earth Systems Modelling1Faculty of ScienceDepartment of Earth, Energy, and Environment and Department of Computer ScienceNSERC
Karimi, AliRace, Social Justice and Digital Media2Faculty of ArtsDepartment of Communication, Media and FilmSSHRC
Karimipour, HadisSecure and Resilient Cyber-Physical Systems2Schulich School of EngineeringDepartment of Electrical and Software EngineeringNSERC
Kattan, LinaIntegrative Transportation Systems through Automation and Connectivity1Schulich School of EngineeringDepartment of Civil EngineeringNSERC
Khan, NargisTuberculosis and Other Highly Infectious Respiratory Pathogens2Cumming School of MedicineDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious DiseasesCIHR
Kim, Seonghwan (Sam)Nano Sensing Systems2Schulich School of EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical and Manufacturing EngineeringNSERC
Kimura-Hara, SusanaAquatic Analytical Chemistry2Faculty of ScienceDepartment of ChemistryNSERC
Krawetz, RomanBone and Joint Stem Cell Biology2Cumming School of MedicineCell Biology & AnatomyCIHR
Kuo, Arthur (Art)Neuromuscular Biomechanics1Faculty of KinesiologyHuman Performance LabNSERC
Kutz, SusanArctic One Health1Faculty of Veterinary MedicineDept of Ecosystem and Public HealthNSERC
Lai, LarissaCreative Writing2Faculty of ArtsDepartment of EnglishSSHRC
Laidlaw, EmilyCybersecurity Law2Faculty of LawFaculty of LawSSHRC
Leason, JenniferIndigenous Maternal-Child Wellness2Faculty of ArtsDepartment of Anthropology and ArchaeologyCIHR
Lebel, CatherinePediatric Neuroimaging2Cumming School of MedicineDepartment of RadiologyCIHR
Lee, JongbokCancer Immunology2Cumming School of MedicineDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyCIHR
Lenters, KimberlyLanguage and Literacy Education2Werklund School of EducationSpecialization, Language and LiteracySSHRC
MacCallum, JustinBiomolecular Structure and Design2Faculty of ScienceDepartment of ChemistryCIHR
Madigan, SheriDeterminants of Child Development2Faculty of ArtsDepartment of PsychologySSHRC
Markides, JenniferIndigenous Youth Wellbeing and Education2Faculty of Social Work and the Werklund School of EducationSpecialization, Curriculum and LearningSSHRC
Melin Meachem, AmandaPrimate Genomics and Dietary Ecology2Faculty of ArtsDepartment of Anthropology and Archaeology, Department of Medical GeneticsNSERC
Morrissy, SoranaPrecision Oncology2Cumming School of MedicineDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyCIHR
Myers, EricaEnvironmental, Energy and Resource Economics2Faculty of ArtsDepartment of EconomicsSSHRC
Nguyen, Dang KhoaNumber Theory and Arithmetic Geometry2Faculty of ScienceMathematics & StatisticsNSERC
Nicola, WiltenComputational Neuroscience2Cumming School of MedicineCell Biology & AnatomyCIHR
Nobrega, DiegoAntimicrobial Resistance and One Health 2Faculty of Veterinary MedicineFaculty of Veterinary MedicineNSERC
Orlandi, JavierComplex Neural Systems2Faculty of ScienceDepartment of Physics and AstronomyNSERC
Piers, WarrenThe Mechanisms of Homogeneous Catalytic Reactions1Faculty of ScienceDepartment of ChemistryNSERC
Pietroniro, AlainSustainable Water Systems in a Changing Climate1Schulich School of EngineeringDepartment of Civil EngineeringNSERC
Priest, JeffreyGeomechanics of Gas Hydrates2Schulich School of EngineeringDepartment of Civil EngineeringNSERC
Proud, DavidInflammatory Airway Diseases1Cumming School of MedicineSnyder Institute for Chronic DiseasesCIHR
Roach, PamelaIndigenous Health Systems Safety 2Cumming School of MedicineDepartment of Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health SciencesCIHR
Salami, Bukola Black and Racialized Peoples’ Health 1Cumming School of Medicine and Faculty of Nursing CIHR
Samuel, SusanPrecision Medicine and Data Science1Cumming School of MedicineDepartments of Pediatrics and Community Health Sciences CIHR
Sanati-Nezhad, AmirBio-microelectromechanical systems (BioMEMS)2Schulich School of EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical and Manufacturing EngineeringNSERC
Sitter, Kathleen CMulti-Sensory Storytelling in Research and Knowledge Translation2Faculty of Social WorkDepartment of Social WorkSSHRC
Spanswick, EmmaGeospace Dynamics and Space Plasma Physics2Faculty of ScienceDepartment of Physics and AstronomyNSERC
Sparks, HollyEquine Regenerative Medicine2Faculty of Veterinary MedicineVeterinary Clinical & Diagnostic SciencesNSERC
Srivistava, AnupAccounting, Decision-making and Capital Markets2Haskayne School of BusinessHaskayne School of BusinessSSHRC
Stadnyk, Tricia AHydrological Modelling2Faculty of ArtsDepartment of GeographyNSERC
Strous, MarcGeomicrobiology1Faculty of ScienceDepartment of GeoscienceNSERC
Surewaard, BasWild Microbiome and Infections 2Cumming School of MedicineMicrobiology, Immunology and Infectious DiseaseCIHR
Tait, CarolineIndigenous Health Equity and Inclusion1Faculty of Social Work and Cumming School of MedicineDepartment of Community Health SciencesCIHR
Tieleman, PeterMolecular Simulation1Faculty of ScienceDepartment of Biological SciencesNSERC
Vijayan, Mathilakath MEnvironmental Physiology and Toxicology1Faculty of ScienceDepartment of Biological SciencesNSERC
Voth, Daniel Inter-Indigenous Politics2Faculty of ArtsDepartment of Political Science and International Indigenous StudiesSSHRC
Waters, C KennethLogic and the Philosophy of Science1Faculty of ArtsDepartment of PhilosophySSHRC
Whittier, Danielle Pediatric Musculoskeletal Imaging2Cumming School of Medicine and Faculty of NursingDepartment of Cell Biology and AnatomyCIHR
Willett, WesleyVisual Analytics2Faculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer ScienceNSERC
Yang, GuangRegulatory Genomics2Cumming School of MedicineDepartment of Medical GeneticsNSERC
Yipp, BryanPulmonary Immunology, Inflammation and Host Defense2Cumming School of MedicineDepartment of Critical Care MedicineCIHR
Zamponi, GeraldMolecular Neuroscience1Cumming School of MedicineHotchkiss Brain InstituteCIHR
Zardini-Buzatto, AdrianaLipidomics2Faculty of ScienceDepartment of Biological SciencesNSERC
Zwicker, JenniferDisability Policy for Children and Youth2School of Public PolicyHealth PolicyCIHR

Former UCalgary CRCs

NameStart DateEnd DateChair TitleTierFacultyDepartmentAgency
Altier, Christopher20122022Inflammatory PainTier 2MedicineSnyder Institute for Chronic DiseasesCIHR
Arthur, Nancy20042014Tri-Faculty Chair in Professional EducationTier 2EducationDivision of Applied PsychologySSHRC
Behie, Leo A.20012015Biomedical and Biochemical EngineeringTier 1Engineering-NSERC
Berlinguette, Curtis P20082010Energy ConversionTier 2ScienceDepartment of Chemical & Biological EngineeringNSERC
Birss, Viola I.20042010Electrochemistry of fuel cells and related systemsTier 1ScienceDepartment of ChemistryNSERC
Carpendale, Sheelagh MST20042010Information VisualizationTier 2ScienceDepartment of Computer ScienceNSERC
Carpendale, Sheelagh MST20102015Information VisualizationTier 1ScienceDepartment of Computer ScienceNSERC
Carroll, Susanne20052015Second Language StudiesTier 1ArtsSchool of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and CultureSSHRC
Chaconas, George20032011Molecular Biology of Lyme DiseaseTier 1MedicineDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyCIHR
Chadee, Khrisendath20052021Gastrointestinal InflammationTier 1MedicineDepartment of Microbiology-Immunology and Infectious DiseasesCIHR
Cheng, Frank20052015Pipeline EngineeringTier 2EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical and Manufacturing EngineeringNSERC
Childs, Sarah20032010Angiogenesis and GeneticsTier 2MedicineDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyCIHR
Cook, Linda S20042010Cancer EpidemiologyTier 2MedicineDepartment of Internal MedicineCIHR
De Visscher, Alex20052010Air Quality and Pollution Control EngineeringTier 2EngineeringDepartment of Chemical and Petroleum EngineeringNSERC
Dolata, Petra20142011History of EnergyTier 2ArtsDepartment of HistorySSHRC
Dong, Tao20142011Molecular Ecology of Waterborne MicrobesTier 2Veterinary MedicineDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyNSERC
Donovan, Eric F20142014Auroral StudiesTier 2ScienceDepartment of Physics and AstronomyNSERC
Duncan, Neil20022009Orthopedic BioengineeringTier 2EngineeringDepartment of Civil EngineeringNSERC
Dunn, Jeffrey F20042004Biomedical ImagingTier 1MedicineDepartment of RadiologyCIHR
El-Sheimy, Naser M20032013Mobile Multi-Sensor Geomatics (M2G) SystemsTier 2EngineeringDepartment of Geomatics EngineeringNSERC
Exner, Derek V20112018Cardiovascular Clinical TrialsTier 1MedicineDepartment of Cardiac Sciences and Community Health SciencesCIHR
Facchini, Peter J20022012Plant Metabolic ProcessesTier 2ScienceDepartment of Biological SciencesNSERC
Fedigan, Linda Marie20022015Primatology and Bio-anthropologyTier 1ArtsDepartment of Anthropology and ArchaeologyNSERC
Fields, Kenneth20082013Creative Performance and New TechnologiesTier 2ArtsDepartment of MusicSSHRC
Fong, Philip W. L.20092019Software SecurityTier 2ScienceDepartment of Computer ScienceNSERC
Frayne, Richard20032013Image ScienceTier 2MedicineDepartments of Radiology and Clinical NeuroscienceCIHR
Gaudet, Jeffrey20072013Developmental GeneticsTier 2MedicineDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Medical GeneticsCIHR
Gauthier, Anne H.20012010Comparative Public PolicyTier 2ArtsDepartment of SociologySSHRC
Ghali, William20012010Health Services ResearchTier 2MedicineDepartments of Community Health Sciences and General Internal MedicineCIHR
Ghannouchi, Fadhel M20052019Intelligent RF Radio TechnologyTier 1EngineeringDepartment of Electrical and Software EngineeringNSERC
Gibson, John J20062006Water ResourcesTier 2ScienceDepartment of Civil EngineeringNSERC
Giembycz, Mark20102016Pulmonary PharmacologyTier 1MedicineSnyder Institute for Chronic DiseasesCIHR
Glannon, Walter P20062010Medical Bioethics & Ethical TheoryTier 2ArtsDepartment of PhilosophyCIHR
Gordon, Grant20112021Cellular Mechanisms of Cerebral Blood Flow ControlTier 2MedicineHotchkiss Brain InstituteCIHR
Graham, Susan20032015Language and Cognitive DevelopmentTier 2ArtsDepartment of PsychologySSHRC
Hawkins, Richard20052012Social Contexts for TechnologyTier 1ArtsDepartment of Communication and CultureSSHRC
Hayashi, Masaki20072017Physical HydrologyTier 2ScienceDepartment of GeoscienceNSERC
Herwig, Holger H.20012010Military and Strategic StudiesTier 1ArtsDepartment of HistorySSHRC
Hildebrand, Alan R.20012010Planetary ScienceTier 2ScienceDepartment of GeoscienceNSERC
Hill, Josephine20072017Hydrogen and CatalysisTier 2EngineeringDepartment of Chemical and Petroleum EngineeringNSERC
Hill, Matthew N20122022Neurobiology of StressTier 2MedicineHotchkiss Brain InstituteCIHR
Hoskin, Paul W. O.20072009Solid Earth Geochemistry of Orogenic BeltsTier 2ScienceDepartment of Geological SciencesNSERC
Jette, Nathalie20102017Neurological Health Services and Population Health ResearchTier 2MedicineDepartment of Clinical NeurosciencesCIHR
Jirik, Frank R20012015Molecular Medicine and Transgenic ResearchTier 1MedicineDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyCIHR
Kantzas, Apostolos20012011Energy and ImagingTier 2EngineeringDepartment of Chemical and Petroleum EngineeringNSERC
Keith, David W20042011Energy and the EnvironmentTier 1EngineeringDepartment of Physics and AstronomyNSERC
Keren, Michael20022016Communication, Culture and Civil SocietyTier 1ArtsDepartment of Communication, Media and FilmSSHRC
Kim, Sung-Woo20072012Cancer ResearchTier 2MedicineDepartment of Physiology and PharmacologyCIHR
Kubes, Paul20012021Leukocyte Recruitment in Inflammatory DiseaseTier 1MedicineSnyder Institute for Chronic DiseasesCIHR
Kwok, Daniel Y.20062009Interfacial PhenomenaTier 2EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical and Manufacturing EngineeringNSERC
Lachapelle, Gérard20012015Wireless LocationTier 1EngineeringDepartment of Geomatics EngineeringNSERC
Larter, Stephen20042018Petroleum GeologyTier 1EngineeringDepartment of GeosciencesNSERC
Lvovsky, Alexander I20052015Experimental Quantum InformationTier 2ScienceDepartment of Physics and AstronomyNSERC
Lytton, Jonathan20072014Molecular Cardiovascular BiologyTier 1MedicineDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyCIHR
MacDonald, Justin A20042014Smooth Muscle PathophysiologyTier 2MedicineDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyCIHR
Marshall, Deborah20082018Health Systems and Services ResearchTier 2MedicineMcCaig Institute for Bone and Joint HealthCIHR
Marshall, Shawn J20072017Climate ChangeTier 2ArtsDepartment of GeographyNSERC
Martin, Renée H.20022009GeneticsTier 1MedicineDepartment of Medical GeneticsCIHR
McCauley, Edward F20012010Population EcologyTier 1ScienceDepartment of Biological SciencesNSERC
McFarlane, Sarah20022012Developmental NeurobiologyTier 2MedicineDepartment of Cell Biology and AnatomyCIHR
McGhee, James20022012Developmental BiologyTier 1MedicineDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyCIHR
McKay, Derek M20062020Intestinal Immunophysiology in Health and DiseaseTier 1MedicineDepartment of Physiology and PharmacologyCIHR
Mercader, Julio20032013Tropical Forest ArchaeologyTier 2ArtsDepartment of Anthropology and ArchaeologySSHRC
Monchi, Oury20152021Non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's diseaseTier 1MedicineDepartments of Clinical Neurosciences and RadiologyCIHR
Muruve, Daniel20092019Innate Immunity, Inflammation and Kidney DiseaseTier 2MedicineSnyder Institute for Chronic DiseaseCIHR
Okoniewski, Michal20022012Applied ElectromagneticsTier 2EngineeringDepartment of Electrical and Software EngineeringNSERC
Patel, Kamala20012010Leukocyte TraffickingTier 2MedicineDepartment of Physiology & PharmacologyCIHR
Policzer, Pablo20052015Latin American PoliticsTier 2ArtsDepartment of Political ScienceSSHRC
Ro, Dae-Kyun20062016Plant BioproductsTier 2ScienceDepartment of Biological SciencesNSERC
Robbins, Stephen M.20012010Molecular Genetics of CancerTier 2MedicineDepartments of Oncology and Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyCIHR
Roberts, Joanne20092014Economics of OrganizationsTier 2ArtsDepartment of EconomicsSSHRC
Ronsky, Janet L.20012011Biomedical EngineeringTier 2EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical and Manufacturing EngineeringNSERC
Ruwanpura, Janaka20072013Project Management SystemsTier 2ScienceDepartment of Civil EngineeringNSERC
Schmidt, Tannin A20142017BiomaterialsTier 2KinesiologyCentre for Bioengineering Research and EducationNSERC
Schriemer, David C20142014Pharmaceutical ProteomicsTier 2MedicineDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyCIHR
Shi, Yan20142011Immune RegulationTier 2MedicineDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyCIHR
Starblanket, Gina GS20192022Politics of DecolonizationTier 2ArtsDepartment of Political ScienceSSHRC
Storek, Jan20052009Molecular MedicineTier 2MedicineDepartment of Microbiology Immunology and Infectious DiseasesCIHR
Straus, Sharon20072008Knowledge Translation and Quality of CareTier 2MedicineDepartment of Community Health SciencesCIHR
Stys, Peter20072021Axo-glial BiologyTier 1MedicineHotchkiss Brain InstituteCIHR
Surette, Michael20022010Microbial Gene ExpressionTier 2MedicineDepartment of Microbiology Immunology and Infectious DiseasesCIHR
Tay, Joo-Hwa20132019Wastewater EngineeringTier 1Engineering-NSERC
Taylor, Michael Scott20042018International Energy and Environmental EconomicsTier 1ArtsDepartment of EconomicsSSHRC
Verhoef, Marja20012011Complementary MedicineTier 2MedicineDepartment of Community Health SciencesCIHR
Wallace, John L20042009Inflammation ResearchTier 1MedicineDepartment of Physiology and PharmacologyCIHR
Walsh, Michael20012014Vascular Smooth Muscle ResearchTier 1MedicineDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyCIHR
Watrous, John H20022006Quantum ComputingTier 2ScienceDepartment of Computer ScienceNSERC
Welch, Gregory C20152020Solar Energy Materials and DevicesTier 2ScienceDepartment of ChemistryNSERC
Welsh, Donald20032013Gap Junction Regulation and Vascular ControlTier 2MedicineHotchkiss Brain and Libin Cardiovascular Research Institutes and Department of Physiology and PharmacologyCIHR
Woods, Donald E20012009MicrobiologyTier 1MedicineDepartment of Microbiology Immunology and Infectious DiseasesCIHR
Yong, Voon Wee20042018NeuroimmunologyTier 1MedicineDepartments of Oncology and Clinical NeurosciencesCIHR
Yoon, Ji-Won20012004DiabetesTier 1MedicineDepartment of Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesCIHR
Ziegler, Tom20022015Theoretical Inorganic ChemistryTier 1Science-NSERC