lakehead's canada research chairs shine at conference celebrating decade of chairs program
(december 1, 2010 " thunder bay, ontario) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's research talents were recently showcased by a number of its canada research chairs (crc) as well as their postdoctoral fellows and graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 at thinking ahead for a strong future, thenational conference celebrating the tenth anniversary of the crc program. the two-day event was held at the metro toronto convention centre on november 24 and 25.
among more than 500 ontario leading researchers who attended the conference, five of lakehead crcs and their highly qualified personnel participated, which brought tremendous recognition to the university. the attending lakehead crcs included: dr. aicheng chen (chemistry); dr. gary genosko (sociology); dr. david greenwood (education); dr. ellie prepas (natural resources management); and dr. alla reznik (physics/tbrri). dr. judy iseke (education), crc in indigenous education, sent her postdoctoral fellow and research assistant to the conference to present a poster highlighting the research they have conducted.
dr. genosko's work was further highlighted through his invitation to speak on a special panel regarding the future of art, society, and technology.
lakehead graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 were given the opportunity to present posters and showcase their work while networking with some of canada's greatest research minds.
"this event was a great success as far as raising awareness about the calibre of excellence among lakehead's crcs, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ," says dr. rui wang, vice-president (research), 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . "in addition to the recognition lakehead's chairs received, our office of research hosted a booth at the conference to bring increased attention to the institution's many world-class research initiatives," he notes.
the crc program has been credited with reversing the "brain drain" in canada. the conference was organized with the support of the council of ontario universities, tourism toronto, and the public policy forum. in addition to the participation of the canada research chairs, the conference featured prominent guest speakers including renowned chemist and nobel laureate john polanyi; minister of industry tony clement; ontario minister of research and innovation glen murray; and chair of the international business law firm torys llp robert pritchard. more than 1000 researchers, graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , and leaders from the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors took part in the event.
additional photos are forthcoming on lakehead's office of research website.
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media: some of lakehead's crcs, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 are available for media interview. for more information or to arrange interview times, please contact heather scott, communications officer, at 807-343-8177 or commun@lakeheadu.ca, or eleanor abaya, director of communications, at 807-343-8372 or eleanor.abaya@lakeheadu.ca.
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