Ian McCarthy’s Canada Research Chair Renewed

The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), formally announced 181 Canada Research Chairs newly awarded or renewed in 45 Canadian universities. As part of that announcement, Associate Professor Ian McCarthy’s Canada Research Chair in Technology and Operations Research has been renewed for five years.

The formal announcement can be found here:
http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/media-medias/releases-communiques/2009/september-septembre-eng.aspx

About Canada Research Chairs:
The Canada Research Chairs program stands at the centre of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world’s top countries in research and development.

Chairholders aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences. They improve our depth of knowledge and quality of life, strengthen Canada’s international competitiveness, and help train the next generation of highly skilled people through student supervision, teaching, and the coordination of other researchers’ work.