The RCEC’s mandate is to evaluate new and renewal nominations submitted for the following categories of Chairs: Canada Research Chairs; University Research Chairs; and Chaires de Recherche sur le Monde Francophone. All nominations are subject to the highest evaluation criteria as set out by the federal government’s Canada Research Chairs Program.
Research chairs evaluation committee
The Research Chairs Evaluation Committee (RCEC) is composed of members representing research fields funded by Canada’s three federal granting agencies (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC).
Overview
Committee members serve a one-year term, which may be renewed. The selection of members takes into account the Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation’s commitment to ensure diversity and to promote equity and inclusivity with regards to the four designated groups in Canada: women, Aboriginal peoples, members of visible minorities, and persons with disabilities.
RCEC membership list
Sylvain Charbonneau – Vice-President, Research and Innovation; Chair
Tri-Agency representation: NSERC
Martine Lagacé – Associate Vice-President, Research, Promotion and Development
Full Professor, Faculty of Arts, Department of Communication
Tri-Agency representation: SSHRC
Guy Levesque – Associate Vice-President, Innovation, Partnerships and Entrepreneurship
Tri-Agency representation: NSERC
Julie St-Pierre – Associate Vice-President, Research Support and Infrastructure
Full Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, Immunology
Tri-Agency representation: CIHR
Lionel Briand – Full Professor, Faculty of Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Tri-Agency representation: NSERC
Mamadou Fall – Full Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering
Tri-Agency representation: NSERC
Ebrahim Karimi – Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
Tri-Agency representation: NSERC
Adam Shuhendler – Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
Tri-Agency representation: NSERC
Carole Yauk – Full Professor, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
Tri-Agency representation: NSERC
Nafissa Ismail – Full Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Psychology
Tri-Agency representation: CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC
Céline Castets-Renard – Full Professor, Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section
Tri-Agency representation: SSHRC
Dave Holmes – Full Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing
Tri-Agency representation: CIHR and SSHRC
Jeremy Grimshaw – Senior Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), Full Professor, Faculty of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Tri-Agency representation: CIHR
Hanns Lochmüller – Senior Scientist, Molecular Biomedicine Program, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute, Full Professor
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Tri-Agency representation: CIHR