Investing in research excellence in the Faculty of Science

McMaster University Professors Stuart Phillips (left) & Paul McNicholas were among the 28 Faculty of Science researchers to receive Canada Research Chair, Canada Foundation for Innovation and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada awards and grants announced by the federal government Aug. 28.

Renewed Canada Research Chairs

Mathematics & Statistics Professor Paul McNicholas, Canada Research Chair in Computational Statistics (Tier 1)

Kinesiology Professor Stuart Phillips, Canada Research Chair in Skeletal Muscle Health in Aging (Tier 1)

Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) Grant

Psychology, Neuroscience & Behavior Assistant Professor Lauren Fink

Biology Assistant Professor Alexander Little

Chemistry & Chemical Biology Assistant Professor Joseph Okeme

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Grants

*Received a Discovery Launch Supplement – awarded to early career researchers in the first year of their Discovery Grant.

+Received a Northern Research Supplement – designed to augment and promote Canadian university-based northern research and training.

Chemistry & Chemical Biology Professor Alex Adronov

Biology Assistant Professor Rebecca Batstone*

Chemistry & Chemical Biology Professor Paul Berti

Biology Professor Ben Bolker

Physics & Astronomy Professor Soo Hyun Byun

Physics & Astronomy Assistant Professor Ryan Cloutier

Biology Assistant Professor Emily Choy*+

Psychology, Neuroscience & Behavior Associate Professor David Feinberg

Psychology, Neuroscience & Behavior Assistant Professor Lauren Fink*

Mathematics & Statistics Assistant Professor Cameron Franc

Physics & Astronomy Professor Paul Higgs

Physics & Astronomy Professor Takashi Imai

Kinesiology Professor Peter Keir

Mathematics & Statistics Assistant Professor Anastasis Kratsios*

Chemistry & Chemical Biology Professor Peter Kruse

Mathematics & Statistics Professor Paul McNicholas

Chemistry & Chemical Biology Professor Jim McNulty

Biology Professor Carmel Mothersill

Psychology, Neuroscience & Behavior Professor Sukhvinder Obhi

Mathematics & Statistics Assistant Professor Jenna Rajchgot

Psychology, Neuroscience & Behavior Associate Professor Hong-jin Sun

Biology Professor Joanna Wilson

Biology Professor Xu-Dong Zhu

NSERC Research Tools & Instruments Grant

Earth, Environment & Society Associate Professor Joe Boyce

Earth, Environment & Society Assistant Professor Alemu Gonsamo

Physics & Astronomy Professor Takashi Imai