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Announcement of the NSERC Discovery Grants, Canada Graduate Scholarships, Postgraduate Scholarships and Postdoctoral Fellowships

September 8, 2017

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan announced over $500 million for more than 4,000 awards that are the result of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) 2017 competition for the discovery research programs programs. The programs, which include funds for scholarships, fellowships, research supplements and equipment grants, support researchers and students who are furthering our understanding of the world and how it works.

Jamie Cassels, QC – President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Victoria

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science

Dr. B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC

Dr. Stephanie Willerth, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria

David Castle, Vice-President of Research, University of Victoria; Dr. Dean Karlen, R.M. Pearce Professor of Physics; Dr. Brad Buckham, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Director, West Coast Wave Initiative; Dr. Stephanie Willerth, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria; The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science; Jamie Cassels, QC – President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Victoria; Dr. B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC; Dr. Fraser Hof, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science; Dr. B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC; Dr. Stephanie Willerth, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria

Dr. B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC; The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, and David Castle, Vice-President of Research, University of Victoria, speaking with Dr. Brad Buckham, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Director, West Coast Wave Initiative

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, speaking to Dr. Dean Karlen, R.M. Pearce Professor of Physics

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, speaking to Dr. Fraser Hof, Professor, Department of Chemistry and one of his students

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, speaking to Dr. Stephanie Willerth, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, and her students and Industry Partners

Dr. B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC; The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science; Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for Saanich, Green Party

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, speaking with a student

Dr. Mark MacLachlan Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies (pro-tem), UBC; Dr. Patricia Schulte, Professor, Zoology, UBC; Dr. Dominique Weis, Professor, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, UBC; The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence; Enikö Megyeri-Lawless, Director, Engineering and Life Sciences Division, NSERC; Dr. Gail Murphy, Vice President, Research and Innovation, UBC

Alfred LeBlanc, VP Communications, Corporate International Affairs, NSERC; Dr. David H. Turpin, University of Alberta; Dr. Justine Karst, University of Alberta ; The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; Dr. Walter Dixon, VP Research, University of Alberta

Pierre Charest, VP Research Grants and Scholarships, NSERC; Dr. Orland Hoeber, University of Regina; The Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness; Dr. David Mallory, VP Research, University of Regina

Group photo of attendees at the Echo Announcement at the University of Toronto with the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and NSERC representative Elizabeth Boston, Director, Mathematical, Environmental and Physical Sciences

Norman Marcotte Director, Science Promotion and Operations, NSERC; Professor Carey Simonson, Engineering Researcher, University of Saskatchewan; Kate Young, Parliamentary Secretary for Science; Vanessa Cowan, Toxicology PhD student, University of Saskatchewan; Peter Stoichef, President of the University of Saskatchewan

Group photo of attendees at the Discovery Grants Roll-out Announcement at the Université de Sherbrooke with the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie and NSERC representative Serge Villemure, Director, Scholarships, Fellowships & Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering

Photo credit: Michel Caron, Université de Sherbrooke/John Yanyshyn, The Canadian Press/Philippe Renoir, ISED