The announcement of Canada Research Chairs was made yesterday by the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (ISED).
Among the recipients was Water Institute member James Craig, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Canada Research Chair in Hydrological Modelling and Analysis, who has been renewed for five years.
Professor Craig is one of 188 new and renewed chairs from 43 Canadian institutions through an investment of $151 million to support research excellence.
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Canada
Research
Chair
in
Hydrological
Modelling
and
Analysis
NSERC Tier 2 (Renewal): $500,000 over five years
“I’m honoured to receive this extension of my CRC. This position has helped my research group and collaborators to successfully engage in ambitious computational hydrology research, and I look forward to see what we can do with another 5 years of support.”
– James Craig
“The
COVID-19
pandemic
has
shown
us
that
we
can
harness
the
power
of
science
to
solve
major
problems
facing
our
country
and
the
world.
This
funding
shows
how
much
we
value
our
researchers
and
reinforces
our
commitment
to
helping
them
do
outstanding
work
for
Canadians
in
all
fields
of
science.”
-
The
Honourable
Jean-Yves
Duclos,
Minister
of
Health