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Laurentian University professors awarded new SSHRC funding

Laurentian University professors awarded new SSHRC funding

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council invests in four projects

SEP. 8, 2015 – Laurentian University is pleased to congratulate four faculty members who have been awarded new funding from Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for 2015.

 

Three faculty members were awarded funding under SSHRC’s Insight Development Grant program:

- Dr. Tammy Gaber, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Architecture
Project: Beyond the Divide: A Century of Canadian Mosque Design and Gender Allocations
Award:  $63,935

 

-  Dr. Susan Glover, Associate Professor, Department of English, Faculty of Arts
Project: Indigenous Writing and Literary Networks in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Canada
Award:  $66,748

 

-  Dr. Tim Nieguth, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science (Barrie), Faculty of Arts
Project: The True (Blue) North: The Prime Minister and Canadian Nation Building since 2006
Award: $74,044

 

Insight Development Grants support research in its initial stages. The grants enable the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas. Funding is provided for short-term research development projects, of up to two years, proposed by individuals or teams.

 

A fourth faculty member was awarded a grant under SSHRC’s Connection Grant program.  These grants are intended to support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives that present opportunities to exchange knowledge.

 

- Dr. Alicia Hawkins, Associate Professor, School of the Environment, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Architecture
Project : Circles of Interaction : the Wendat and their neighbours in the time of Champlain
Award : $24,530

 

"We are delighted with the strong showing by our Laurentian faculty in this year’s applications for SSHRC funding," said Laurentian University Vice-President, Research, Dr. Rui Wang.  "Their success speaks to the depth and the quality of research conducted in all departments at Laurentian University, and we congratulate all of the recipients."

 

Earlier this year, Laurentian University faculty and graduate students were awarded a total of $1,329,500 in new funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). 

Laurentian names Dr. Rui Wang as new Vice-President, Research

Laurentian names Dr. Rui Wang as new Vice-President, Research

Laurentian University’s Board of Governors today unanimously approved the appointment of Dr. Rui Wang as Vice-President, Research, effective January 19, 2015, for a renewable term ending June 30, 2020.

JUNE 20, 2014 – Laurentian University’s Board of Governors today unanimously approved the appointment of Dr. Rui Wang as Vice-President, Research, effective January 19, 2015, for a renewable term ending June 30, 2020. 

In his role, Dr. Wang will help promote and enhance research intensity across all seven faculties at Laurentian University, and will attract new research chairs and scholars-in-residence in the University’s areas of research strength. 

“Dr. Wang is well-established as an internationally-recognized scientist in his own right, and also brings extensive experience in university administration and a deep knowledge of Northern Ontario and Simcoe County,” said Laurentian University President and Vice-Chancellor, Dominic Giroux. “He is an extremely valuable addition to Laurentian’s executive team and we are impressed by his energy and his vision.” 

Since 2004, Dr. Wang has served as Vice-President of Research and then as Vice-President of Research, Economic Development and Innovation at Lakehead University. Previously, he held teaching and research positions at Université de Montréal and University of Saskatchewan. 

Educated in Shandong and Xi’an of China, Dr. Wang completed his Ph.D. in Physiology at the University of Alberta. He is an acknowledged leader in the study of metabolism and the physiological functions of a group of small molecules of gas, known as gasotransmitters. Over his research career to date, he has received close to $11 million in funding for his own research activity. Dr. Wang has trained more than 45 post-doctoral fellows, 20 Ph.D. and M.Sc. students, as well as other visiting scholars and trainees, and has published more than 220 peer-reviewed papers in leading scientific journals. He has accumulated appointments as adjunct, visiting or honorary professor in nine universities in China, the United States, and Québec, and has received more than 30 professional awards. 

 “With its great momentum, visionary and dynamic leadership, and numerous areas of unique research strengths, Laurentian University has gained national recognition for its excellence in research and innovation,” said Dr. Wang. “I am excited about the opportunities and challenges ahead and looking forward to working with the Laurentian community to champion its research and innovation mission from success to successes.” 

Dr. Wang replaces Dr. Patrice Sawyer who is completing his term as Vice-President on June 30, 2014. Dr. Anne-Marie Mawhiney, Special Advisor to the President, will serve as Acting Vice-President, Research from July 1, 2014 until January 16, 2015. 

Laurentian University would like to acknowledge the exceptional collaboration of the Advanced Medical Research Institute of Canada (AMRIC) located at Health Sciences North (HSN) as it will provide valuable assistance in the transfer of Dr. Wang's research program to Greater Sudbury. 

"The recruitment of Dr. Wang by Laurentian University and of members of his research team by AMRIC truly strengthens Greater Sudbury’s position as a hub of medical research,” said Dr. Denis Roy, President and CEO of Health Sciences North.