The Canadian Science Policy Centre (CSPC) in partnership with Canada's Chief Science Advisor Dr. Mona Nemer recently announced the Delegates for the 2024 Science Meets Parliament (SMP) program.
Fifty emerging leaders of the scientific community from across Canada have been selected to attend the two-day event this spring, including four researchers from the University of Waterloo.
Lai-Tze Fan
Lai-Tze Fan, SSHRC Tier II Canada Research Chair in Technology and Social Change & Assistant Professor in Sociology & Legal Studies
Laura Hug
Laura Hug, NSERC Tier II Canada Research Chair in Environmental Microbiology & associate professor in Biology
Michelle Rutty
Michelle Rutty, SSHRC Tier II Canada Research Chair in Tourism, Environment and Sustainability & assistant professor in Geography and Environmental Management
Derek Schipper
Derek Schipper, NSERC Tier II Canada Research Chair in Organic Material Synthesis & associate professor in Chemistry
Katherine Mack, a Perimeter Institute researcher affiliated with Waterloo is also a delegate.
This program is intended to help strengthen the connection between the science and policy communities and is an excellent opportunity for researchers to learn about the inclusion of scientific evidence in policy making in Parliament.