NSERC Leaders
The NSERC Leaders network serves as a key point of contact between NSERC and Canadian universities by sharing information on NSERC’s strategic priorities, and policy and program developments. Through regular communication with the network, NSERC Leaders will also help shape policies, plans and activities at NSERC.
The NSERC Leaders network is comprised of representatives from universities across Canada that are eligible to administer NSERC funds for graduate training and research. NSERC Leaders are nominated by the president or senior delegate of their institution to represent the parent and affiliate institutions.
NSERC Leaders and NSERC management meet formally three times a year. The annual winter meeting will coincide with the SSHRC Leaders meeting, and both networks will meet jointly to discuss items of common interest. Other meetings and consultations may be scheduled, as necessary, throughout the year.
For more information about NSERC Leaders, please email NSERCLeadersCRSNG@nserc-crsng.gc.ca.
Executive summaries of NSERC Leaders annual meetings
Current NSERC Leaders
| Institution | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia University | Suzie Currie | Dean, Pure and Applied Science |
| Athabasca University | Shauna Zenteno | Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology |
| Brandon University | Bernadette Ardelli | Dean, Faculty of Science |
| British Columbia Institute of Technology | Kim Dotto | Dean, Applied Research & Centre for Applied Research and Innovation |
| Brock University | Michelle McGinn | Associate Vice-President, Research |
| Burman University | Delano S. Lewis | Associate Professor, Biology |
| Canadian Mennonite University | Jonathan Dueck | Vice-President, Academic |
| Cape Breton University | Tanya Brann-Barrett | Associate Vice-President, Academic and Research |
| Carleton University | Sandra Crocker | Associate Vice-President, Strategic Initiatives and Operations |
| Concordia University | Emad Shihab | Associate Dean, Research and Innovation |
| Concordia University of Edmonton | Carla Craveiro Salvado | Associate Vice-President, Research |
| Dalhousie University | Laurent Kreplak | Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Science |
| École de technologie supérieure | Ghyslain Gagnon | Doyen de la recherche |
| First Nations University of Canada | Jacqueline Ottmann | President |
| HEC Montréal | Caroline Aubé | Director, Research and Knowledge Transfer |
| Institut national de la recherche scientifique | François Légaré | Director of the Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre |
| Lakehead University | Shannon Zurevinski. | Associate Professor, Graduate and Undergraduate Coordinator |
| Laurentian University | Thomas Merritt | Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| MacEwan University | Craig Kuziemsky | Associate Vice-President, Research |
| McGill University | Benoit Boulet | Associate Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation |
| McMaster University | John Preston | Associate Dean, Research, Innovation and External Relations, Faculty of Engineering |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland | John Hanchar | University Research Professor |
| Mount Royal University | Connie Van der Byl | Associate Professor, Bissett School of Business |
| Mount Saint Vincent University | Jacqueline Gahagan | Associate Vice-President, Research |
| Nipissing University | April James | Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator |
| NSCAD University | Ann-Barbara Graff | Vice-President, Academic and Research |
| Ontario College of Art and Design University | Alexis Morris | Assistant Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| Ontario Technology University | Les Jacobs | Vice-President, Research and Innovation |
| Polytechnique Montréal | François Bertrand | Director, Research and Innovation Directorate |
| Queen’s University | Kent Novakowski | Associate Vice-Principal, Research |
| Redeemer University | Kevin Vander Meulen | Director, Research |
| Royal Roads University | Matt Dodd | Professor, School of Environment and Sustainability |
| Saint Mary’s University | Adam Sarty | Associate Vice-President, Research, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research |
| Simon Fraser University | Daniel Leznoff | Professor and Undergraduate Program Chair |
| St. Francis Xavier University | Richard Isnor | Associate Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies |
| St. Mary's University | Gary Grothman | Assistant Professor, Biology |
| St. Thomas University | Peter Toner | Associate Vice-President, Research |
| TÉLUQ | Yoann Dessery | Research and Planning Officer |
| The University of British Columbia | Purang Abolmaesumi | Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| The University of Western Ontario | Miriam Capretz | Associate Dean, Research |
| The University of Winnipeg | Melanie Martin | Professor, Physics |
| Thompson Rivers University | Heather Price | Professor, Psychology |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | David Cramb | Dean, Faculty of Science |
| Trent University | Rayf Shiell | Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy |
| Trinity Western University | Richard Chandra | Associate Provost, Research |
| Université de Moncton | Francis LeBlanc | Vice-recteur adjoint à la recherche et Doyen de la Faculté des études supérieures et de la recherche |
| Université de Montréal | Luc Stafford | Professor, Physics |
| Université de Sherbrooke | Marco Festa-Bianchet | Professor, Biology |
| Université du Québec | Etienne Carbonneau | Director of Research and Internationalization Support |
| Université du Québec à Chicoutimi | Mohamed Bouazara | Vice-rectorat à la recherche, à la création et à l'innovation |
| Université du Québec à Montréal | Christian Edem Kokou Agbobli | Vice-recteur à la recherche, à la création et à la diffusion |
| Université du Québec à Rimouski | Pietro-Luciano Buono | Doyen de la recherche |
| Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières | Sébastien Charles | Vice-recteur à la recherche et au développement |
| Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Louis Imbeau | Doyen à la recherche et à la création |
| Université du Québec en Outaouais | Adel El Zaïm | Vice-President for Research, Creation, Partnerships and Internationalization |
| Université Laval | Luc Beaulieu | Professor, Physics |
| Université Sainte-Anne | Martine Béland | Vice-President, Academics and Research |
| University of Alberta | Andre McDonald | Associate Vice-President, Strategic Research Initiatives and Performance |
| University of Calgary | Robert Thompson | Associate Vice-President, Research |
| University of Guelph | Beverley (Bev) Hale | Associate Vice-President Research, Agri-Food Partnership |
| University of Lethbridge | Trushar Patel | Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science |
| University of Manitoba | Gail Davoren | Professor, Biological Sciences |
| University of New Brunswick | Kevin Englehart | Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies |
| University of Northern British Columbia | Kathy Lewis | Interim Vice-President, Research |
| University of Ottawa | Mohamad Nasser-Eddine | Associate Vice-President, Research Support and Infrastucture |
| University of Prince Edward Island | Rabin Bissessur | Interim Associate Vice-President, Research, Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies |
| University of Regina | Kathryn Bethune | Professor, Geology |
| University of Saskatchewan | Ron Borowsky | Professor, Neuroscience |
| University of the Fraser Valley | Garry Fehr | Associate Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies |
| University of Toronto | Mark Lautens | Professor, Chemistry |
| University of Victoria | Julia Baum | Professor, Biology |
| University of Waterloo | Anita Layton | Professor, Applied Mathematics |
| University of Windsor | Trevor Pitcher | Professor, Biology |
| Vancouver Island University | Nicole Vaugeois | Associate Vice-President, Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | Jonathan Newman | Vice-President, Research |
| York University | Amir Asif | Vice-President, Research and Innovation |
