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.

Advanced Electronics and Photonics Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • Marie-Josée Turgeon (Chair)
  • Karin Hinzer
  • Lukas Chrostowski

Aerospace Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • John Jastremski (Chair)
  • Benoit Breault
  • Laura Petrescue
  • Nicholas Robinson
  • Peter Rosenthal
  • Jean Thomassin
  • David Zingg

Aquatic and Crop Resource Development Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • Rory Francis (Chair)
  • Angela Bedhard-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
  • Agostino Zucco
  • Désirée Tremblay

Clean Energy Innovation Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • Carl Weatherell (Chair)
  • Chris Burns
  • Monica Gattinger
  • Arvinder Kainth
  • Ashley Mercer
  • Bruno Pollet
  • Joy Romero
  • Kalev Ruberg
  • Ivette Vera-Perez
  • Clement Villemont

Construction Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • Nick Xenos (Chair)
  • Peter Beaulieu
  • Michael Brennan
  • Mary Cianchetti
  • Steve Fleck
  • Rodrigue Gilbert
  • Shannon Glenn
  • Mark Green
  • Jean Léger
  • Sriram Narasimhan

Digital Technologies Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

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

Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • Stefi Baum (Chair)
  • 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

Medical Devices Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • Kendall Ho (Chair)
  • Roger Bossé
  • Edna Chosack
  • Giovanni Facciponte
  • Jan Gunash
  • 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

Nanotechnology Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • Carolyn Moorlag (Chair)
  • Devika Chithrani
  • Joëlle Margot
  • Sarah J Vella
  • Pauline Walsh

Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

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

Security and Disruptive Technologies Research Centre Advisory Board

Members

  • Jacques Beauvais (Chair)
  • Heather Ito