The mandate for the five NSERC Regional Offices' Advisory Committees is to:
Members are initially asked to serve a one-year term, following which re-appointments will be made for either one-, two- or three-year terms to ensure an orderly transition.
Members include representation from the following groups involved in research, innovation and advanced training:
Members | |
Name | Organization |
David Burns Vice-President, Research |
University of New Brunswick |
Mary Butler Vice-President, Research College and Community Development |
New Brunswick Community College |
Fred Cotaras Chief Technology Director |
Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems Inc. |
Robert Gilmour (Committee Chair) Vice-President, Research and Development |
University of Prince Edward Island |
Bradley Goodyear Executive Director, Atlantic and Nunavut |
National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program |
Patricia Hearn Executive Director, Atlantic Regional Office |
Industry Canada |
Lyne Lirette-LeBlanc Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency |
Ted Lomond Executive Director |
Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industry Association |
Chris Mathis President & CEO |
Springboard Atlantic |
Stan Matwin Professor and Canada Research Chair |
Dalhousie University |
Debbie Plouffe Vice-President of Research |
Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada (CATC) |
Kristin Poduska Associate Professor |
Department of Physics & Physical Oceanography Memorial University of Newfoundland |
Dave Small Director, Advanced Research and Innovation |
SPIELO International |
Kevin Vessey Dean of Research and Graduate Studies |
Saint Mary’s University |
David Whitehouse Manager, Research and Product Development |
Martec Limited |
Ex-Officio Members | |
Name | Organization |
Raymond Ivany NSERC Council Member President and Vice-Chancellor |
Acadia University |
Robert Niven NSERC Council Member Founder and Chief Executive Officer |
Carboncure Technologies |