VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 14, 2012) - Twelve of Canada's most renowned researchers will present their work and talk about their latest discoveries at a special lecture event at UBC Robson Square in Vancouver. Media will have a chance to engage with these researchers at the Canada Excellence Research Chairs Summit on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
There will be a photo opportunity and media availability following the event.
Date: |
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 |
Time: |
1:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Location: |
Lecture Theatre C300, UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC |
The following 12 chairholders will make presentations:
- Robert Boyd, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Quantum Nonlinear Optics, University of Ottawa
- David Cory, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Quantum Information Processing, University of Waterloo
- Ali Emadi, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Hybrid Powertrain, McMaster University
- Michael Houghton, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Virology, University of Alberta
- Younès Messaddeq, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Enabling Photonic Innovations for Information and Communication, Université Laval
- Adrian Owen, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging, The University of Western Ontario
- Fritz Roth, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Integrative Biology, University of Toronto
- Søren Rysgaard, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Arctic Geomicrobiology and Climate Change, University of Manitoba
- Thomas Thundat, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Oil Sands Molecular Engineering, University of Alberta
- Philippe Van Cappellen, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Ecohydrology, University of Waterloo
- Doug Wallace, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Ocean Science and Technology, Dalhousie University
- Howard Wheater, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Water Security, University of Saskatchewan