The Arthur B. McDonald Research Chairs
The Arthur B. McDonald Chairs were established in 2016 as a way to honour Dr. McDonald, a ¹û½´ÊÓƵ Alumnus and Nobel Laureate, and to recognize and retain professors of high-calibre at the university.
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Dr. Vasantha Rupasinghe, Faculty of Agriculture
Dr. John Archibald, Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Mark Stradiotto, Faculty of Science
Dr. Jean Marshall, Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Randall Martin, Faculty of Science
The President’s Research Excellence Awards
The ¹û½´ÊÓƵ University President’s Research Excellence Awards recognize the research achievements of ¹û½´ÊÓƵ University faculty at all stages of their career. Â
Emerging Investigator
The President’s Research Excellence Awards for Emerging Investigators have been created to honour those who, early in their careers, have made noteworthy contributions to ¹û½´ÊÓƵ’s research culture.
Emerging Investigator Award Terms of Reference [PDF - 81KB]
Research ImpactÂ
The President’s Research Excellence Awards for Research Impact have been created to recognize researchers who have, in recent years, made a major and impactful contribution to their field of research. Â
Research Impact Award Terms of Reference [PDF - 106KB]
2024
Dr. Locke Davenport-Huyer, Faculty of Dentistry
Dr. Travis Esau, Faculty of Agriculture
Dr. Theo Johnson-Freyd, Faculty of Science
Dr. Sarah Moore, Faculty of Health
Dr. Margaret Robinson, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Haorui Wu, Faculty of Health
2023
Dr. Michael Halpin, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Brandon Heung, Faculty of Agriculture
Dr. Finlay Maguire, Faculty of Computer Science
Dr. Caitlin McArthur, Faculty of Health
Dr. Amina Stoddart, Faculty of Engineering
Dr. Alana Westwood, Faculty of Science
2022
Dr. Erin Bertrand, Faculty of Science
Dr. Francesca Di Cara, Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Brendan Leung, Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Eric Oliver, Faculty of Science
Dr. Olga Theou, Faculty of Health
Dr. Tom Ue, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
2021
Dr. Jeanette Boudreau, Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Leah Cahill, Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Saurabh Chitnis, Faculty of Science
Dr. Shashi Gujar, Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Israat Haque, Faculty of Computer Science
Prof. Naiomi Metallic, Faculty of Law
2020
Dr. Zhenyu Cheng, Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Noreen Kamal, Faculty of Engineering
Dr. John Frampton, Faculties of Engineering and Medicine
Dr. Adelina Iftene, Faculty of Law
Dr. Floris Goerlandt, Faculty of Engineering
Dr. Melanie Zurba, Faculty of Management
2019
Dr. Mita Dasog, Faculty of Science
Dr. Rita Orji, Faculty of Computer Science
Dr. Karen Foster
Faculty of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Dr. Stefanie Colombo, Faculty of Agriculture
Dr. Barret Kurylyk, Faculty of Engineering
Dr. Mohammad Hajizadeh, Faculty of HealthÂ
2018
Dr. Marsha Campbell-Yeo, Faculty of Health
Dr. Robin Urquhart , Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Natalie Rosen, Faculty of Science
Dr. Alex Quinn, Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Alex Speed, Faculty of Science
Dr. Tony Walker, Faculty of Management
2024
Dr. Floris Goerlandt, Faculty of Engineering
Dr. Sue Goyette , Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Noreen Kamal, Faculty of Engineering
2023
Dr. Raluca Bejan, Faculty of Health
Dr. Tony Walker, Faculty of Science
2022
Dr. Daniel Boyd, Faculty of Science
Dr. Dana Kabat-Farr, Faculty of Management
Dr. Jeanna Parsons Leigh, Faculty of Health
2021
Dr. Elaine Craig, Faculty of Law
Dr. David Kelvin, Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Mark Obrovac, Faculty of Science
2020
Dr. Paul Bishop, Faculty of Engineering
Dr. Jeremy Brown, Faculties of Engineering and Medicine
Dr. Jenny Chen, Faculty of Management
Prof. Joanna Erdman, Faculty of Law
Distinguished Research Professorships
The title of Distinguished Research Professor is granted to a limited number of individual ¹û½´ÊÓƵ faculty members who have achieved distinction in scholarship.Â
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(2024 – 2029) - Prof. Elaine Craig, Faculty of Law
(2024 – 2029) - Dr. Hélène Deacon, Faculty of Science
(2024 – 2029) - Dr. Josef Zwanziger, Faculty of Science
(2023-2028) -Â Marsha Campbell-Yeo, Faculty of Health
(2023-2028) - Graham Dellaire, Faculty of Medicine
(2022-2027) - Paul Amyott, Faculty of Engineering
(2022-2027) -Â Sara Kirk, Faculty of Health
(2022-2027) - Heike Lotze, Faculty of Science
(2021-2026) - Robert Currie, Faculty of Law
(2021-2026) - Craig McCormick, Faculty of Medicine
(2021-2026) -Â Ratika Parkash, Faculty of Medicine
(2021-2026) -Â Nur Zincir-Heywood, Faculty of Computer Science
(2020-2025) -Â Lois Jackson, Faculty of Health
(2019-2024) -Â Susan Howlett, Faculty of Medicine
(2019-2024) -Â Krista Kesselring, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
(2018-2023) -Â David Burton, Faculty of Agriculture
(2018-2023) - Janice Graham, Faculty of Medicine
(2018-2023) -Â Susan Kirkland, Faculty of Medicine
(2018-2022) - Francoise Baylis, Faculty of Medicine
(2017-2022) - Ingrid Sketris, College of Pharmacy
(2017-2022) - Zhizhang Chen, Electrical and Computer Engineering
(2017-2022) - Evangelos Milios, Computer Science
(2016-2021) - John Archibald, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
(2016-2021) - Jocelyn Downie, Schulich School of Law
(2016-2021) - Graham Gagnon, Civil and Resource Engineering
(2016-2021) - Yuri Leving, Russian
(2016-2021) - Julia Wright, English
(2012-2017) - Roy Duncan, Microbiology and Biophysics
(2012-2017) - Alan Fine, Physiology & Biophysics
(2011-2016) - Robert Brownstone, Surgery/Anatomy & Neurobiology
(2011-2016) - John Cullen, Oceanography
(2011-2016) - Philip Girard, Law
(2011-2016) - Gregory Hanlon, History
(2011-2016) - Richard Nowakowski, Math & Stats
(2011-2016) - Hal Whitehead, Biology
(2010-2015) - Richard Devlin, Law
(2010-2015) - Raymond Klein, Psychology
(2010-2015) - Ian Meinertzhagen, Psychology
(2010-2015) - Arnold Mitnitski, Medicine
(2010-2015) - Mary Anne White, Chemistry
(2009-2014) - Richard Brown, Psychology
(2009-2014) - Sarah Iverson, Biology
Killam Memorial Chairs
The Killam Chairs are awarded to academics of the highest distinction at ¹û½´ÊÓƵ, with appointments of up to five years.Â
University Research Chairs
The University Research Chair designation is given to new faculty members who have demonstrated exceptional achievement and pre-eminence in a particular field of research.
More to explore
For more information about research awards and prizes please contact resprize@dal.ca.