Federal government announces 17 Canada Research Chairs for McGill

Federal government announces 17 Canada Research Chairs for McGill Plastics, textiles, and electronics have revolutionized our modern world, but their massive production has led to the accumulation of non-biodegradable and toxic wastes. This is a problem McGill researcher Noémie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne hopes to have a hand in solving. Today she was named a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Biologically-Derived Materials, in recognition of the importance of her research for Canada's future. Other new Chairs- research projects will focus on pressing societal issues related to our sustainable future, to preserving the narratives of displaced persons, and on governing AI and the data that shape it, among other topics. The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry made the virtual announcement today of more than $295 million for science, research, and engineering in Canada through the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) 2020-2 cycle, the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) 2020 Transformation results, and the Tri-agency Scholarships and Fellowships. Granted in this round to McGill, nine new and eight renewed CRCs. McGill's researchers will participate as co-Principal Investigators and collaborators on four NFRF-T projects.