NRC Research Centre Advisory Boards

NRC Research Centre Advisory Boards provide strategic and independent advice to the directors general and vice-presidents responsible for NRC research centres. Comprised of individuals appointed by the vice-presidents from among the research centres' stakeholder communities, the Research Centre Advisory Boards provide perspectives and advice on overall strategic direction and priorities of the research centres while helping to ensure alignment with the NRC's objectives of supporting business innovation and advancing scientific knowledge.

Aerospace Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • John Jastremski (Chair)
  • Mikael Cardinal
  • Erika Holtz
  • Suzanne Kearns
  • Chris McKenna
  • Enguerran Michel
  • Jean-François Morel
  • Laura Petrescue
  • Jane Somerville
  • Jean Thomassin
  • David Zingg

Aquatic and Crop Resource Development Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • Rory Francis (Chair)
  • Angela Bedard-Haughn
  • Janelle Carlin
  • David Courtemanche
  • Timothy Jackson
  • Sankaran KrishnaRaj

Automotive and Surface Transportation Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • Tom Schnekenburger (Chair)
  • René-Pierre Allard
  • John Laughlin
  • Christopher Moyle
  • Maria Negulescu
  • Stephen Veldhuis
  • Désirée Tremblay
  • Mustafa Bilgen
  • Marie-Louise Bouchard
  • Ryan Klomp
  • Rick McLellan
  • Benoit Tessier

Clean Energy Innovation Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • Chris Burns (Chair)
  • Monica Gattinger
  • Arvinder Kainth
  • Ashley Mercer
  • Bruno Pollet
  • Joy Romero
  • Ivette Vera-Perez
  • Clement Villemont
  • Eric Trudel

Construction Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • Nick Xenos (Chair)
  • Michael Brennan
  • Mary Cianchetti
  • Steve Fleck
  • Rodrigue Gilbert
  • Shannon Glenn
  • Mark Green
  • Sriram Narasimhan
  • Nikica Ljiljanic
  • Wendy Moir

Digital Technologies Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • Eli Fathi (Chair)
  • Kara Beckles
  • Cristina Conati
  • Yuhong Guo
  • Jason Edward Lewis
  • Calvin Li
  • Vanessa Thomas
  • Ivan Zhang

Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • Pauline Barmby
  • Brian Glendenning
  • Anna Kapiniari
  • David Lafrenière
  • Makenzie Lystrup
  • Jim Rennie
  • Adrian Russell
  • Lynn Sutherland

Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • Anne-Claude Gingras (Chair)
  • Brendan Fish
  • Jacki Jenuth
  • Paul McVeigh
  • James Piret
  • Jeffrey Ulmer
  • Michele Wood
  • Andrew Casey

Medical Devices Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • Kendall Ho (Chair)
  • Roger Bossé
  • Edna Chosack
  • Giovanni Facciponte
  • Ekat Kritikou
  • Jenn Parrott
  • Neeraj Vats

Metrology Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • Michelle Adams
  • Ryan Klomp
  • Lisa Lambert
  • Kevin McKinley
  • Anne-Marie Monteith
  • James Olthoff
  • David Waller

Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • Melanie Nadeau (Chair)
  • Joanna Eyquem
  • Dave Finn
  • Mike Fitzpratrick
  • Ioan Nistor
  • Jeff Stockhausen
  • Ana-Maria Tomlinson

Quantum and Nanotechnologies Research Centre Advisory Board

Member

  • André McDonald (Chair)
  • Nabil Bassim
  • Michel Couillard
  • Alannah Hallas
  • Karin Hazinger