The University of Waterloo was the site of the federal government’s announcement that $54 million will be committed to fund 10 new Canada Excellence Research Chairs. The announcement was made November 28 at the Institute for Quantum Computing. In 2010, the program spread about $200 million among 19 researchers, including two at the University of Waterloo. Minister of State for Science and Technology Gary Goodyear said the federal government recognizes the importance of supporting leading-edge research and world-class researchers. “Canada Excellence Research Chairholders are some of the world’s leading minds, and their presence in our universities will create jobs and long-term economic growth, as well as enable Canada to be at the cutting edge of innovative research,” he said. [application and nomination process]
Tuesday, November 29, 2011