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OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC AND PROVOST
8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC
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MEMORANDUM
ATTENTION
Senate ?
DATE November 24, 2009
FROM ?
Jon Driver, Vice-President, Academic and
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Provost, and Chair, SCUP
RE: ?
Centres And Institutes Report 2008/2009 (SCUP 09-49)
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At its October 21, 2009 meeting SCUP reviewed and approv d the C ntres and Institutes Report
2008/2009. SCUP draws Senate's attention to the two CentreNktLtVve failed to submit annual reports as
required in Policy R. 40.01. The report is attached for the information of Senate.
end.
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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THINKING OF THE WORLD
SCUP 09-49
OFFICE OF THE VICE—PRESIDENT, RESEARCH
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B. Mario Pinto,
Ph.D.
Vice-President, Research
Professor of Chemistry
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ATTENTION
Senate Committee for University Priorities
MAILING ADDRESS
8888 University Drive
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FROM B. Mario Pinto, Vice-President, Research
Burnaby BC Canada
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RE Centre and Institute Report 2008/2009
TEL:
778.782.4152
FAX:
778.782.4860
vpres@
st -u.ca
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DATE September 21, 2009
vww.sfu.ca/vpresearch
As specified under SFU Policy R 40.01 "Centres and Institutes," the Governing
Committee for Centres, comprising the Vice-Presidents, Academic and Research, is
pleased to submit to the Senate Committee for University Priorities the fifteenth annual
report on the activities of the Centres. A copy of the Policy is also attached for your
reference.
The report covers primarily the fiscal year 2008/2009. It consists of two parts: a
description of each Centre covered under the Policy, and a table showing the status of
each Centre in several important areas. In addition, information on Centres that were
either established or dissolved since the end of FY 2008/2009 is included.
Centres are divided into two categories, according to the Policy:
• Schedule A Centres are under the direct authority of the Faculty Deans. The
Deans report to the Governing Committee on the Centres under their
authority. The enclosed status report indicates the degree to which the reports
of the Centres are found by the Dean to be adequate.
• Schedule B Centres either have a university-wide mandate or comprise multi-
university consortia in which SFU participates. The Vice-President, Academic
and the Vice-President, Research are responsible for these Centres. These are
also included in the status report.
As requested by the Senate Committee on University Priorities (SCUP) on April 19,
2003, included in the Status Report is information on the resources given to the
The
Centres/Institutes
annual reports
by
were
the
prepared
University.online
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for the second time, if you wish to see the
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SIMON ERASER UNIVERSITY
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THINKING OF THE WORLD
online version they can be viewed in the office of the Vice-President, Research.
Attachments: ?
Status Report on Centres and Institutes
Descriptions of Centres and Institutes
Policy R 40.01 "Centres and Institutes"
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B. Mario Pinto
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Coln than C. Driver
Vice-President, Research
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-President, Academic
and Provost
To the Board for Information
Michael Stevenson
President and Vice-Chancellor
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R. 40.01 CENTRES AND INSTITUTES ?
SCHEDULE A
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Schedule A
Date
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BoG
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Adequate
UniversityreSOUrCeSprovided tOce!!!..
Approva'
Establ shed
Report
Space
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Personnel
Equipment
Budget
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Faculty of Applied Science
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Centrefor Poticysèarchon Science
"an ' d Technology (CPROST) i11618 .. 1/19/89
.y
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.
Yes
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.
No
No
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f
Ni
Centrefor Poliy
StudIéé on Culture and Communities
.......
s
o ?
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517
...
No
.
..........
.
10/15/07
.Yes
es
?
.
No
.
Yes
Centre forThiriémI' j icy and Research
?
.
1b
,
89
.4j7/94....................
Yes ?
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• ?
: ?
•
No
.to•
Yes
Co operative Resource Management Institute
12/16/97
11126198
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Institute of Micromachine and Microfabrication Research
10/20/92
11/26/93
.Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
unctional Programing Group
Logic
a ' nd F
?
m
5/23/91
9124/91
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies
2006
:5/18/06
Yes
No
No
No
No
C in
,
tre detudes francophones Quebec-Pacifique
5/24/01
5/24
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- ,
0
-
1
..y
Yes
No
Yes
No
Centre for Coastal Std
6/14/01
6114
.......
.
...............
0.
Yes ?
.
No
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.
Yes
Yes
?
j
No
Centre Re-search
for Forensic
71F9/07
.:7/1 ?
17.....................
Yes..................
Yes
Yes
No
?
i
No
Centre for Global Political Economy
6/26/02
4/17,03
Yes
Yes
No
Yes ?
J
No
Centre for International Studies
6/27/05
6/27/05
In the process of being dissolved.
I
Centre for Labour Studies
2196
5123/96
Yes
?
a
Yes
Yes
Yes
?
I
Yes
Centre for Public Poiiêy Research
2003
11/21/02
.Yes
?
.
No
Yes
No
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i
No
Centre for Research on Adaptive Behaviour in Economics (CRABE)
9/02
2(20/03
Yes
No
No
No
No
Centre for Restorative Justice
3/22/01
3/22/01
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Centre for Scottish Studies
5/99
5127/99
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Centre for Sustainable Community Development
11/4/88
1/19/89
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Centre for the Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures
9121/06
9121/06
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Centrefor the Reduction ofViolenceAmong Children and Youth
9/20107
9120/07
Yes
No
No
No
No
Criminology Research Centre
1979
2127/79
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
David Lam Centre
4/1/89
. ?
4127/94
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Feminist Institute for Studies on Law and Society
4/3/90
5/22/90
Yes
Ye"s
No
No
No
Gerontology Research Centre
5/10/82
6129/82
Yes
Yes
No
No
N-o
Institute for CanadiánUrbanResearch Studies
5/14/92
5126/92
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Institute for Critical Studies in Gender and Health (ICSGH)
2/17/05
2117105
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Institute for Studies in Criminal Justice Policy
7/21180
9123/80
Yes
Yes ?
.
No
No
No
Institute for the Humanities
6/8/83
9/27/83
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Institute of Governance Studies
12/5194
6/22195
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Mental Health, Law and Pótièy Institute
5/2/91
6/25/91
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Faculty. of Business Administration
.
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.
CIBC Centre for Corporate Governance and Risk
? n ii
2116106
2/16106
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
CMA Centre for StiOhange anderformance Measurement
9/22/05
9/22/05
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes -
Centre for Global Workforce Strategy
5/22/09
5/22/09
Established in reporting period, no report required.
Cen&ef6tüdieslnG1tAssetandWealth Management
2007
1/25/07
Yes
No
No
No
No
W.J. VanDusen BC
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.sinessStu dies Inst itute
?
11/16/81
1/23/82
Yes
No
No
No
No
Faculty
of
Education
Centre for Education,
' Ea ,
w and Society
1984
7/14/94
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cenfréf&theSttidyof Educational Leadership and Policy
11/15/07
11/15/07
Yes
Yes
No
.Yes
..........to
David 'Meeler Institute for Research in Mathe matics Education
4/19/07
7/19/07
Yes
No
No
No
No
institute for Research on Early Educalion and Child Health (REACH)
5/19/05
5/19/05
Yes
No
No
...........
Institute for Studies ?
teacher Education
1983
7/17/94
Yes
No
No
No
No
International Centre of Art for Social Change
11/15/07
11/15/07
Yes
No
No
No
No
Faculty
of
Health Sciences
Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction
11/15/07
11/15/07
Report Not Submitted
1511dren's Health Policy Centre
3/7
3/22/07
Yes
Yes ?
....... No
Faculty
of
Science
Centre for Experimental and Constructive Mathematics
025/90
5126192
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
aral Hazards Research
CentréIàr Ntu
5/19/05
5/19/05
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Centre for VVildlife Ecology
11/21/02
11/21/02
Yes
Yes
No
No
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No
Chemical Ecology Research Group (CERG)
1981
3/24/81
Report Not Submitted
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R. 40.01 C.NU<.bANL) iNiliUi
SCHEDULE B
Date
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Adequate
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.University resources provided to Centre
S rh d'
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B
Established:
Approval
Report
Space ?
Personnel
Equipment
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Budget
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ce President, Academic
tYes
r Dialogue
:1/02
:2/21/02
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No
tYes
ute for the Study of Te aching and Learning in the Disciplines
2/22107
2/22/07
Yes
No
No
Associate Vice President, Research
4D LABS
5/19/05
5/19/05
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
BC Synci
i6ii 6 n
.
kthite (Dissolved: Sept. 17/09)
7/18/02
7/18/02
Yes
No
No
No
NO
No
Be ?
land Cognitive Neuroscience Institute
9/22105
9/22/05
:Yes
Yes
Jo
o
.......................................udies in Publishing
Canadian Centre for
1987
7/14/94
Yes
No
No
No
jNo
Centre for Disability Independence Research and Education
11/15/07
11/15/07
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
IYes
Yes
Centre forEducation Research and Policy
1/17/08
1/17/08
Yes
Yes
No
:No
No
Centre for lnagiaiiveEduéatiOfl
2007
4/19/07
9/21/06
:'ye-s
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
' a - n
-
Centre for Operations Research
?
d Decision Sciences
2006
Centre for Scientific Computing
.3/2.....
3/22....................................................................................
No
No
NO
Centre for Stud
i
es in Prfr ?
and Media Cultures
2006
7/20/06
Yes
No
Interdisciplinary Research in the Mathematical and Computational
Sciences (IRMACS)
1120/05
1/20/05
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice
.
Policy
5/1/91
1128/92
Yes
No
No
No
No
International ?
ercrirne Research Centre (ICRC)
4/17/08
4/17/08
Yes
•:Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
NanomedcanádaResearch Network
4/19/07
4/19/07
Yes
No
No
No
No
Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS)
1996
4/22/99
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Tn-U niversity ?
M ?
eson
Facility (TRIUMF)
Marine Sciences Society (Bamfield)
1968 ?
9/22/81
6/18/69
?
7/23/70
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
NO
Yes
No
Yes
Western Canadian Universities
6.
UNIVERSITY RESOURCES
Schedule
FTyp......
Faculty ofApp lied Science
Centre for Policy Research on Science and
Space
..ificesatHarbour
Ce
n
tre ,
thd:Aooco square feet. Seven offices, storage
T
e1n oIog y
(CPROST)
rooms, conferenceroorn, andcornmon space/cubicles.
Centre
?
Communities
Space
.HarbourCentre Office
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3551
Funds
From: CMNS-CECC overhead recovery: $20000
From: CMNS for overhead share from Rural Communities Project: $ 862.83
Centrefor TourismPolicyandResearch
TheUniversityprovdes the Centre with laband meeting space for approximately 12
graduate students enrolled in the School of Resource and Environmental Management.
Funds
The Centres operating budget of approximately $8,500 is embedded within operating
.
budget of the School of Resource and Environmental Management.
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Resource
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inTASC . and two offices (6.7m2)inTASC2.
Institute of Micromachine and Microfabrication
Space
There is no separate space provided for the institute. All research activity that require
Research
microfabrication or micromachining is done utilizing the clean-room at the school of
Engineering Science. Individual members utilize their own research area for their
respective research and development.
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Equipment
iEngineering Science Microfabricaon and Micromachining Facility
Logic and Functional Programming Grou
p
S p ace
Lab
1
Equipment
Mac and PC computers, printer
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
.
Centre détudes francophones Québec-Pacifique
Space
WMX 2601 (shared with T.A.$)
Equipment
One computer and one scanner.
Centre for Coastal Studies
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. Personnel
.5 Program Assistant vacant (revenue funded and paid by through Continuing Studies)
.5 Coordinator salary (revenue funded and paid by through Continuing Studies)
Equipment
All equipment purchased and covered by Continuing Studies in Science
Centre for Forensic Research
Space
515 sq. M of labo
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ratory and office
?
spac ?
e ?
in Saywell Hall, North w
ing, 9000 level.
Personnel
1/8
time of a lab manager until March 091
Centre for GloI1(ci Economy
Space
shared office AQ 6082
Equipment
1 computer
Centre for Labour Studies
S p ace
Office (AQ 6011)
Personnel
One course release, to Mark Leier, as Director: stipend to director, $5,000 per annum.
Equipment
Telephone
Funds
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: $2805.00
SSHRC_
Cluster Researc:_$8000
Centre for Public Policy Research
Personnel
Directors. Public Policy Faculty, and Public Policy Program Managers time in organizing
workshops and seminars. Directors time in assisting ACT and interaction with UBC. U Vic,
IJNBC on PICS.
Centre for Restoe
j ustice
Space
Small office/resource space which hold Restorative Justice resources and is an office for
many visiting international scholars in the area of Restorative Justice (average 2 per year).
Office is also used by the Centre's workstudy student, and to host off-campus visitors.
Equipment
Books DVD5 videos one computer, 2 desks 2 chairs 4 bookshelves two filing cabinets
Centre for Scottish Studies
Personnel ?
Secretarial help for budget from Dept of Humanities (approx. 30 hours)
Centre for SusfileCornmunity Development
Space
West Mall Complex. 2nd _111
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.oor west end: a suite of 7 offices. 2 meeting rooms,
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4 siI
.
rooms for equipment, storage. etc. Harbour Centre: room 3355.
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•wn....
one
One
course
1/2 time
release
director;
for Director;
one 112
one
time
course
associate
release for
dio...
Associate
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Director:
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five (normally)
in1
sessional teaching stipends; five supervisor and tutor-marker stipends for distance
education courses from Continuing Studies. ?
The Centre also has 3 Adjunct Faculty
(Getter, Miewald, and Stern), 19 Associates, and several PhD and MA student researchers.
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3 ?
flt; 1 faxmaHjejd
photocopier
Funds
$6,455 operating base budget
Centre for the Comparative Study of Muslim Societies
Space
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Cultures
and C
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.
Fu....
Amount: $15000
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Source: Dean of Arts and Social Scien ?
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UNIVERSITY RESOURCES
Criminology Research Centre
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Space
?
Office space, equipment, and research library is provided by the School. In the past. the
CRC has provided office space to the Centre for Restorative Justice, visiting research
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fellows, visiting scholars, and occasional practicum students.
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With the move to Saywell
Hail in 2007, the configuration of the CRC space has changed. The Centre for Restorative
:Justice has its own space and currently. the Criminology Research Centre provides
supplementary space for meetings, tutorials and thesis defences.
Personnel
?
The Centre funds the
salary
...........
of one full time administrator.
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Equipment
?
A leased computer, printer, office furniture, telephone, fax, and photocopying is provided by
the School. The Centre funds its own computer accessories and programs, office supplies,
and library documents.
Funds ?
The Dean of Arts generously provides its share ofoverhead from grantsand contracts to
the CRC. During the 2008/09 fiscal year, this amounted to S33.583. The major source of
funding was the BC Government.
David Lam Centre
Space
?
April -August. 2008: Rooms 2604 and 7060 at HC
September, 2008 - : Room 2107 at HC
Equipment ?
Desks and chairs. All other equipment - computers, printers:copy machines, fax machines,
telephones, etc., -- all paid for by Lam Centre endowment or grant income.
Feminist Institute for Studies on Law and Society
Space ?
An office has been allocated to us in the Spring .............
of 2009.
Gerontology Research Centre
Space ?
Six offices and a common area for the GRC library collection at Harbour Centre
Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies
Space
?
ICURS research laboratory- approx
?
space 600 sq ft
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.
Institute for Critical Studies in Gender and Health
Space
?
Rooms 3215. 3220, 3230, 3262 at Harbour Centre Campus
(ICSGH)
Funds ?
FASS: $5000
Institute for Studies in Criminal Justice Policy
Space ?
Office space within the School of Criminology: ASSC1 10226. Telephone was removed in
arly 2009 due to cost.
Institute for the Humanities
Space ?
Room 2444 Harbour Centre Office space
Personnel
?
Salary for one ................full-time
continuing Program Assistant through the Dean of Arts and Social
Sciences office (approx. $48,000 per year) until April 2009. Current: salary for one half-
time Manager for the Institute for the Humanities, through the Dean of Arts and Social
Sciences.
nstitute of Governance Studies
Space
?
AQ 6026
Equipment ?
Computer/printer/telephone
Mental Health, Law and Policy Institute
Space
?
Office space is provided in RCB 7206
Equipment ?
Five personal computers for use by graduate students. MHLPI members, and visiting
scholars and students.
Funds
?
Administrative stipend to the Director ($16,608 annually).
No additional funds (exceptfor grants arid contracts granted to the Centre).
Faculty of Business Administration
'
51
i
ffif6ritre for corpora
?
Governance and Risk
Space
?
Shared office space in Segal Building
Management
?
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Personnel ?
Michael
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Parent, Director
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Robert Adamson, Executive Director (part-time)
Lisa Papania. Research Associate
Equipment ?
1 d es ktop computer
Funds
?
As per donor contracts with CIBC, CICA and BC-ICA
CMA Centre for Strategic Change and Performance
Space
?
The CMA Centre is located in the Segal Graduate School of Business. It occupies one
Measurement
office (Room 3935) for the Director and one adjacent space with a desk for visitors.
.
Funds
?
The Centre operates on a $100,000 annual budget provided by the donor for Ihe Centre,
CMA Canada.
Faculty of Education
.Space ?
.In January 2008, we relocated from Harbour Centre to an office on the 15th floor of SFU
Centre for Education, Law and Society
Surrey, adjacent to other Centres in the Faculty of Education. This space provides room for
our Coordinator, our Administrator, 1-2 Research Assistants, and our tiles and resources.
This location also allows us to work more closely with
.
our Faculty and with the school
districts south of the Fraser. We are very happy with this move, and are pleased with the
office space.
The Faculty does not provide funds to CELS for operating expenses, although in a previous
.year, funds were received from the Dean's office for our research on cyber-kindness.
sonne
?
t provide staff
i6 '
ECS. The CELS Coordinator and part-time
Administrator, as well as the Research Assistants, are funded through the CELS
Endowment and project-specific grants. We do, however, benefit from time to time from the
expertise of the CET, Financial Services and other personnel in the FOE and University.
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I
I
UNIVERSITY RESOURCES
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Equipment ?
The University provides two computers for use by the Research Assistants/Administrator.
The office furniture is also provided by the Universty, and we have access to the fax and
..................................................................................................otocopiermachine.
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Funds ?
The work of CELS primarily
i
s funded through the GELS endowment, plus project-specific
grants.
This past fiscal year, the GELS Endowment principal of S1,411,589 (April 1108) contributed
$70,579 of working funds to GELS. These working funds support a part-time Coordinator, a
one-day per week Administrator, Research Assistants, and program development work.
The Director is also provided with two course releases to allow her to manage the work of
GELS and to develop new initiatives.
We also received a large grant ($337,718) from the Law Foundation, which extends from
January 2008 to December 2011. This aim of this grant is to improve the legal literacy of
youth in grades 6 through 10, and includes research, curriculum development. professional
developmentfor teachers, and web-based classroom resources.
Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and
Space
?
Office space for the director and associate director (faculty office space)
Policy
Equipment
?
Two computers (shared faculty equipement)
Faculty of Health Sciences
Children's Health Policy Centre
Space
?
The Faculty of Health Sciences provides Harbour Centre office space for Centre members
and Blusson Hall office space for the Director and Associate Director.
Faculty of Science
Centre for Experim e ntal and C
' ',
onstruc ti ve
Space
?
The centre is located in room P 8495 in the Shrum Science building.
Mathematics
Personnel ?
The centre shared ...................
(50/50) one computer systems adminstrator (Glenn Davies) with
IRMACS until 31/12/08. Since 1/1109, John Hebron from the NSG looked after our
computer systems. He worked two afternoons per week in the CECM.
Equipment
?
Two Intel Quad-Core desktop computers were purchased by M Monagan for the CECM lab.
One has a large disk which was needed for one research project and a second has a Core
17 processor needed for a second research project (for parallel algorithm development).
Total price under $4,000.
Funds ?
The centre receives no base funding from the university. In the year we received no money
from any source. In 2007-2008 we received an $8,000 donation from Maplesoft and $5000
from the Dean (from a Maptesoft contract overhead). In 2009-2010 we expect to receive a
similar amount.
Centre for NaturatI-Iazards Research
Space ?
Director's office -TASC1 7417
Laboratory - TASC1 7408
Laboratories of CNHR members in Departments of Earth Sciences and Geography
Equipment
?
Sedimentological and geotechnical laboratory equipment
Centre for Wildlife Ecology
S p ace
?
Approx. 3700 sq. ft. offices and laboratories
Schedule B
Vice President, Academic
Centre for Dialogue
Space
?
Harbour C_entre Room 3050 classroom provided to Undergraduate Semester in Dialogue
Funds ?
$147,645 VPA (to fund Undergraduate Semester in Dialogue)
$198,000 Lohn Foundation (to fund Undergraduate Semester in Dialogue)
$77,200 Harbour Centre Administration (to fund Centre for Dialogue, Office of the
Academic Director, mainly a Coordinator position)
Institute for the Study of Teaching ...Learning inth..
Funds ?
.$68,000 from VPA
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.
Disciplines
Associate Vice President, Research
BS
..ce
?
.Fl Funded Space
:Description ................ Net area (excluding common)
:Clean Room.................382.1 m2
Wet Labs...................694.9 m2
Total 4D LABS..............1,077 m2
Area with common elements: 613.89 m2
ersonnel ?
Senior Clean Room Engineer, Driëo..
Clean Room Process Engineer, Cherng
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Process Engineer, Kubik
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Clean Room Technician, Baticki
Clean Room Technician, Li
Clean Room Technician, Sieb
Technician, McCague
Technician, Macnab
Assistant to the Directors, Wong
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UNIVERSITY RESOURCES
p
.
n? .
t
?
Equipment for
? labs nTASC2
JFunds
VPR Office - $40,000
havioural and Cognitive Neuroscience Institute
Space
?
A BC LEEF Chair related CFI application was submitted in June 2009 to-locate the BCNJI in
r
a designated labspace at SFU as an interface, facilitator and translater between
multidisciplinary brain imaging resources development on one hand and the translation into
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Centre for Disability Independence Research and
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Shared office space with the ENSC Rehab Lab in TASC2 Room 7440.
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Andrew Der. Coordinator, CDIRE (part-time, since May 2009)
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Operating funds, KIN Director, 2008, $1500.
Conference funds, VP Academic, $750.
Operating funds, FAS Dean, $1500.
Visioning Workshop grant. DHRN, 2007-8, $6700.
Video Project grant, DHRN, 2008-9, $5000.
Centre for Education Research and Policy
SpaceOur Centre used offices in the West Mall Complex as follows: one visitor office, one staff
administrator office, and two secure offices to house researchers working with confidential
data. We also occupy a common meeting space in the West Mall Complex, which we use
for research meetings.
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Funding received from SFU's Community Trust Endowment Fund: $236,740.8.
Centre for Imaginative Education
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We have a room in the Faculty of Education area: EDB 8548.
Centre for Scientific Computing
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Since 2004 the CSCs open multi-disciplinary research facility - The Scientific Computing
and Imaging Research Facility (SCIRF) has been in operation. This facility, funded through
the successful CFI application on fuel cell applications, is run by CSC Board of Advisors
members, Drs. T. Moeller and J. Stockie.
The CSC Lab located in PIMS/MITACS space utilizes computer equipment purchased
through NSERC funding obtained by CSC members (the numerical
analysts in Mathematics and computer graphics and visualization experts in CS). It is an
active lab, frequented primarily by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
In addition to the two Labs, two offices are provided through PIMS/MITACS.
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Dr. Peter Borwein - Executive Director - Burnaby Mtn. Chair - seconded from the Math
Dept.
Dr. Veselin Jungic - Research Director - seconded from the Math Dept. - .5FTE
Mr. Glenn Davies - Senior Systems Administrator - .5FTE
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VPR office• $40,000, VPA office - $30,000, Dean of Science office - $30,000
International Cybercnme Research Centre (ICRC)
Space ?
Office space and equipment is provided by the School at our Surrey campus. Three staff
offices are allocated for the use of the ICRC in the Galteria section of the campus.
Personnel ?
Part time support for the salary of an office administrator is paid by the ICRC. In addition, a
research assistant is also employed. Polcyb fully funds the wages of an Executive Director.
They also contribute an amount to the office administrators salary.
Equipment
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Office furniture and a photocopier is provided by the School. The Centre funds its own
computer, printer, and programs and accessories; office supplies; and pays for the
telephone and fax services as well as the actual cost of photocopying.
Funds ?
A faculty position will be funded by the School beginning in September 2009,
PaCiflC Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS)
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Administrative office space is shared with MITACS in the TASC-2 building. One office is
designated for the site administrator and one office is for the site director.
In addition, PIMS has a computer tab located in the TASC-2 building (8000 level) housing
approx. 30 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from the Math, Statistics, and
Computing Science departments.
PIMS administers a seminar room located in the TASC-2 building (Rm 8500) for graduate
seminars and workshops.
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VPR Office - $20,000, President's Office
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$20,000, Dean of Science Office -$20,000,
Dean of Applied Science Office - $20,000 (Funds are sent to PIMS central for the payment
of SRi's membership fee.)
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Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology (CPROST)
Director: R. Smith BA (Car), MA, PhD (S Fraser), 778.782.5116 Tel, 778182.5239 Fax;
, http://www.sfu.ca/cprost
CPROST was established in 1988. Its primary research is the relationship between public policy
and management of technology. The centre brings together practitioners and scholars to study
the interaction of advances in science and technology, its implementation in the marketplace, and
the impact on community and individual interests.
Centre for Policy Studies on Culture and Communities
Co-Director: A.C.M. Beale Assoc Dean FCAT, BA, MA, PhD (McG), 778.782.8838 Tel,
778.782.5239 Fax; Co-Director: C.A. Murray BA, MA (Wat), PhD (Qu), 778.782.5322 Tél,
778.782.5239 Fax; murraye©sfu.ca, http://www.cultureandcommunities.ca/
The Centre for Policy Studies on Culture and Communities promotes teaching,, research, and
public outreach on cultural politics, policy and planning in communities from the local to the
global. Our concern is with how these support the cultural practices and ways of life in
communities that contribute to sustainability and to an inclusive society. The Centre promotes
studies of policy not restricted to governments or public administration, but addressing the
interaction of networks of voluntary, not for profit, neighbourhood and virtual- community citizen-
based initiatives as well as all levels of government, private foundations, and knowledge creators
and disseminators. In 2007-8 the Centre's major research project is the "Centre of Expertise on
Culture and Communities" a project funded by Infrastructure Canada. Project website is
http://www.cultureandcommunities.ca/
Centre for Tourism Policy and Research
Director: P. Williams BA (Ott), MA (Wat), PhD (Utah State), 778.782.3103 Tel, 778.782.4968 Fax;
peter_williams@sfu.ca , http://www.sfu.ca/-dossa
The Centre for Tourism Policy and Research is housed within the School of Resource and
Environmental Management. The School plays a leading role in managing the operation of the
Centre. The Centre provides academic counsel to graduate students, supports the delivery of
professional development seminars and workshops, and conducts tourism policy and planning
research projects for public and private sector tourism organizations.
Co-operative Resource Management Institute
Director: A. S. Harestad BSc, MSc, PhD (Br Col), 778.782.4659 Tel, 778.782.4968 Fax;
http://www.rem.sfu.ca/crmi
This institute is a unit on the Burnaby campus that houses personnel from natural resource
management agencies. The Institute can facilitate solutions to difficult multidisciplinary issues in
resource management by providing an environment where personnel from different management
agencies such as forestry, fisheries, and wildlife can work side-by-side along with Simon Fraser
University faculty, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and research associates on a daily
basis. The university benefits from greater concentration of expertise in resource management on
campus and from new opportunities for multidisciplinary, collaborative research programs.
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Institute of Micromachine and Microfabrication Research
Director: A. M. Parameswaran BE (Madr), MSc, PhD (Alta), 778.782.4971 Tel, 778.782.4951 Fax;
param©sfu.ca, http://www.sfu.ca/immr
This institute will stimulate, encourage and enhance micromachining and microfabrication
research by providing a focus and resource base for collaborative and multidisciplinary research
leading to new processes and new devices of benefit across a wide array of disciplines.
Logic and Functional Programming Group
Director: V. Dahl MSc (Buenos Aires), PhD (Aix-Marseilles I), DipI Et App (Aix-Marseilles II),
778.782.3372 Tel, 778.782.3045 Fax; lfp@cS.Sfu.ca,
http://www.cs.
sfu.ca/research/groups/Logic-
Functional.html
This group was established in 1990 under Simon Fraser University's policy AC-35 to facilitate
research on the theory and applications of declarative programming (in particular logic
programming, and function programming, constraint logic programming and logic grammars). It is
strongly interdisciplinary comprising several Simon Fraser University unit members from several
SFU units (computing science, linguistics, mathematics, engineering science), and two University
of BC units (linguistics, computing sciences), the University of Victoria, Université de Provence,
Roskilde University, Trinity Western University, ILOG in France, and the University of Dallas. The
group aims at furthering state-of-the-art on theoretical and practical aspects of developing
declarative programming tools, at investigating the uses of these tools for concrete intelligent
systems, and facilitating result transfers and collaborations with other academic units and with
industry. Members' interests include logic, functional and constraint-based programming theory
and tools, natural language processing, linguistic theory automation, deductive data bases,
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knowledge representation, hardware design, expert systems, robotics, distributed processing,
mobile code and virtual worlds, tools for molecular biology, and software for the handicapped.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies
Director. G. F. MacDonald BA (Tor), PhD (Yale, LLD (Caig), QC, 604.682.3455 Tel,
604.682.3310 Fax; gmacdonaldtelus.net
The objective of the centre is to promote the understanding of the history and principles of
Northwest Coast Indigenous art through research and connoisseurship, and to promote its
application to contemporary art and design in British Columbia with special reference to the
interests of Indigenous Peoples. The centre will provide a meeting place for students and
scholars of diverse backgrounds, and serve as a virtual access portal for Native community
centres, museums and academic departments around the world.
Centre d'études francophones Quebec-Pacifique
Director: Christian Guilbault B.A., M.A. (Laval), Ph.D. (UofA) , 778.782.6783 Tel, 778.782.5932
Fax; guiIbaulsfu.ca
The centre is a research and documentation centre. Its mandate includes gathering and
disseminating information relating to French literatures, cultures and language of the Pacific
region, as well as interdisciplinary research in literature, linguistics, cinema and culture. It
supports and sponsors conferences, colloquia and visiting speakers. As the only research centre
of its kind west of the Rockies, it's activities and programs focus on the distinct culture of French
speakers of BC and the Pacific Rim. In addition, the centre acts as a liaison between the Centre
d'études Québécoises (CETUQ) of the University of Montreal and the Pacific Region.
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Centre for Coastal Studies
Director: P. Gallaugher BSc, BEd (Br Col), PhD (S Fraser), 778.782.4653 Tel, 778.782.3851 Fax;
patricia_gallaugher@sfu.ca
, http://www.sfu.ca/cstudies/science/coastal.htm
The Centre promotes interdisciplinary research, education and dialogue on coastal ecosystems,
particularly in British Columbia and Canada. By linking social and natural sciences with local
knowledge, the Centre focuses on key themes: coastal and marine resource conservation,
diversification of coastal economies, linking knowledge with policy and decision makers, and
building capacity for resource management. Activities include collaborative research involving
universities, industry, communities, First Nations, NGOs and governments; public education;
programs and projects that enhance capacity building and information sharing. The work of the
Centre provides opportunities for interdisciplinary networking and community outreach.
Centre for Forensic Research
Co-Director: M.F. Skinner BA (Alta), PhD (Camb), 778.782.4171 Tel, 778.782.4140 Fax; Co-
Director: G.S. Anderson BSc.(Hon), M.P.M., PhD (S Fraser), 778.782.3589 Tel, 778.782.5666
, http://www.sfu.calvpresearch/centres+institutes/forensic.html
The Centre for Forensic Research is designed to create new knowledge in the forensic sciences
for the purposes of solving crimes, identifying human remains, determining elapsed time since
death and circumstances of death on local and global scales. Our core researchers specialize in
entomology, bone chemistry, anthropology, DNA and botany. The Centre is designed to attract
researchers and students internationally who seek a facility with well-equipped; secure
laboratories and experienced colleagues to create new research initiatives arising from the
challenge of cold cases, recent deaths and large scale mass disasters. The Centre serves the
research and day-to-day needs of law enforcement and death investigation agencies nationally
and provincially. The services and product of the Centre for Forensic Research are available to all
parties who seek an independent forensic scientific opinion.
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Centre for Global Political Economy
Director: S. McBride BSc (Lond), MA, PhD (McM), 778.782.4375 Tel, 778.782.4786 Fax;
cg pe©sfu .ca, http://www.sfu.ca/cgpe
This centre is housed in the Department of Political Science, and involves faculty from other
academic units at Simon Fraser University to provide a focus for existing strength in the field of
global political economy and to win a position as an international centre for such research. This
will be accomplished through external grants, high quality publications and a variety of other
activities.
Centre for Labour Studies
Director: M. Leier BA, MA ( Fraser), PhD (Nfld), 778.782.5827 Tel, 778.782.5837 Fax;
, http://www.sfu.ca/labour
The centre promotes the study and understanding of labour, working people, and their
organizations from a comprehensive social, cultural, historical, political and economic
perspective. The centre aims to provide a range of taught courses and programs (both credit and
non-credit), offer research opportunities and assistance to both Simon Fraser University students
and provincial labour Organizations, and create mutually supportive and beneficial links between
the academic and labour communities.
Centre for Public Policy Research
Director: N. Olewiler BA (Col), MA (S Fraser), PhD (Br 001), 778.782.5289 Tel, 778.782.5288
, http://www.sfu.ca/mpp
The purpose of the centre is to promote interdisciplinary research, education, and dialogue on a
broad range of public policy issues in Canada. The Centre supports and initiates research,
publications, colloquia, conferences, visiting researchers and speakers, and international
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relationships. It is the research arm of the Public Policy Program at Simon Fraser University,
complementing the master in public policy graduate degree program.
Centre for Research on Adaptive Behaviour in Economics (CRABE)
Director: J. Arifovic BA (Sarajevo), MA, PhD (Chic) , 778.782.5603 Tel, 778.782.5944 Fax;
, http://www.sfu.ca/crabe
The centre's activities and program are intended to initiate and promote research related to
experimental and behavioural economics, and computational methods of the study of learning,
adaptation and evolution in economic environments. The centre will facilitate the conduct of
faculty and student research projects by providing infrastructure for computer simulations,
economic experiments with human subjects and survey studies. The centre will also organize
conferences, colloquia, visiting speakers' seminar series, and visiting scholar programs.
Centre for Restorative Justice
Co-Director: E. Elliott BPE (Ott), MSW(Car), PhD (S Fraser), 778.782.
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4730 Tel, 778.782.4730
Fax; Co-Director: B. Morrison BA, PhD (ANU), 778.782.7627 Tel, 778.82.4140 Fax; cfrj@sfu.ca
http://www.sfu.ca/cfrj
The centre, in partnership with individuals, the community, justice agencies and Simon Fraser
University exists to support and promote the principles and practices of restorative justice. The
centre provides education, innovative program models, training, evaluation and research through
a resource centre and meeting place that facilitates outreach, promotion, dialogue and advocacy.
Centre for Scottish Studies
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Director: L. Davis BA (Sask), MA, PhD (Calif), 778.783.4833 Tel, 778.783.5737 Fax;
, http:/Jwww.sfu.ca/scottish
The centre is active in promoting teaching, research and community programming in Scottish
studies. It supports and initiates research, publications, non-credit and credit instruction,
colloquia, conferences, visiting speakers and international relationships. In the pursuit of these
objectives, the centre provides support to existing individual, departmental and cross-
departmental activities at Simon Fraser University in the area of Scottish studies.
Centre for Sustainable Community Development
Director: M. Roseland BA MA (Wesleyan, Conn), PhD (Br Col), 778.782.4161 Tel, 778.782.5473
, http://www.sfu.calcscd
Sustainable community development aims to integrate economic, social and environmental
objectives in community development. Sustainable community development is based on a
consideration of the relationship between economic factors and other community elements such
as housing, education, the natural environment, health,accessibility and the arts. SCD has
emerged as a compelling alternative to conventional approaches to development, a participatory,
holistic and inclusive process that leads to positive, concrete changes in communities by creating
employment reducing poverty, restoring the health of the natural environment, stabilizing local
economies, and increasing community control. The SFU Centre for Sustainable Community
Development (CSCD), formerly the Community Economic Development Centre, was founded in
1989. The Centre's mission is to support the sustainable development of communities through
education, research and community mobilization; it provides research, training and advisory
services throughout BC and Canada as well as internationally. The CSCD offers an
undergraduate certificate and post-baccalaureate diploma (also available through distance
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Centre for the Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures .
Director: D. MacLean BA (NY State), MA, PhD (McG), 778.782.4437 Tel, 778.782.5837 Fax;
ccsmsccsfu .
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The centre facilitates the academic discussion and public understanding of the cultures and
societies of Muslim peoples of the past and present. By focusing attention on the diversity of
Muslims, the centre encourages the shift in analysis from that of a single religious ideascape
defined by Islam to a more complex view of Muslims as agents in the construction of their own
history. It sponsors and supports conferences, workshops, public lectures, visiting scholars,
international exchange, library augmentation, and language acquisition in the area of Muslim
studies.
Centre for the Reduction of Violence Among Children and Youth
Director: to-be-announced
The Centre was approved by the Board of Governors on September 20, 2007, some of the
Centre's main objectives are to: Inform public policy regarding pathways to violent behavior and
provide public policy recommendations or the effective allocation of limited resources; Establish
training of professionals in effective and evidence-based interventions for youth and families in
collaboration with key stakeholders including schools, law enforcement, community groups,
provincial and federal government ministries and other organizations; Integrate basic scientific
research on risk and protective factors for violence from across Canada and abroad; Attract other
researches and funding to this important issue; Develop greater research capacity at SFU and
increase its dissemination through publications of scientific research papers and monographs
Demonstrate the social and economic benefits of these strategies. Strengthen the knowledge
economy by hosting international conferences on youth violence.
Criminology Research Centre
Director: W. Glackman BA (Calif), MA, PhD (S Fraser), 778.782.4127 Tel, 778.782.4140 Fax;
, http://www.sfu.calcrc
The Criminology Research Centre was established in 1978 to facilitate criminological research by
faculty and graduate students. Funds to establish and maintain the centre were provided by the
Solicitor General of Canada for the first 15 years of operation. Since that time , grants and
contracts obtained by School of Criminology faculty from provincial, federal and private sources
have maintained the centre at a minimal level. Currently, the centre operates largely as an
administrative unit for funding received by faculty of the School. Funding to pay the salary of an
administrator is derived from these sources. In addition, a modest library is maintained for the use
of the Simon Fraser University community.
David Lam Centre
Director: P. Crowe BA (Calg), MA (CaIg), MA (Br Col), PhD (Br Col), 778.782.5111 Tel,
778.782.5112 Fax; dlam-info@sfu.ca
, http://www.cic.sfu.ca/
This interdisciplinary centre, which began operation in 1989, integrates university, government,
professional and business resources for research, education, training and development and
community outreach activities. Its focus is on international, intercultural, and interlingual
communication in Canada and overseas, with a special emphasis on the people and institutions
of the Pacific Rim. Activities include international and intercultural communication research and
development projects, research in support of Chinese, Japanese and other East Asian culture,
language and communication courses and workshops, cross-cultural management and
communication seminars, and the Pacific Region Forum on Business and Management
Communication.
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Feminist Institute for Studies on Law and Society
Co-Director: D. Chunn BA (Br Col), MA, PhD (Tor), 778.782.4761 Tel, 778.782.5799 Fax; Cc-
Director: W. Chan BA (Car), MA (Sheff), PhD (Camb), 778.782.4469 Tel, 778.782.5799 Fax;
fisls@sfu.ca
The institute was established in 1990 to facilitate and continue the development of feminist
analyses on law and society at Simon Fraser University. It is designed to provide an environment
for creative interaction among scholars and community representatives who are involved in its
work locally, nationally and internationally, and to bridge gaps between legal and social science
research.
Gerontology Research Centre
Director: A. Sixsmith BA, MA (Keele), PhD (Lond), 778.782.5375 Tel, 778.782.5066 Fax;
and rew_sixsmith@sfu.ca
http://www.
sfu.ca/grc
Established in 1982, the Gerontology Research Centre (GRC) promotes and conducts innovative
interdisciplinary research on topics relating to individual and population aging, serves as a
clearinghouse for information and provides consultation and technical assistance to the academic
community, government, public and private organizations. The GRC houses a specialized
collection of research materials that is maintained by a full-time information specialist, Raymond
G. Adams (see report under Other'. The GRC has an active publications program, including
"GRC News" and "Seniors Housing Update (see list under 'Continuing') and organizes regular
workshops and conferences (see list under 'Community'). The GRC is the base for the
Secretariat for the BC Network for Aging Research (BCNAR); and will be host for the International
Society for Gerontechnology's 7th World Conference (ISG2010) to be held in Vancouver, May 27-
30, 2010. Centre research activities focus on applied gerontology in a number of key areas:
1.
Aging and the Built Environment - Research on planning, design, development and
evaluation of housing, care facilities, community environments and enabling technology.;
2.
Changing Demography and Lifestyles - Examination of impact of changes in the timing of life
events and in retirement, pension and income support policy and programs;
3.
Culture and Aging - Research and development of programs to promote health, well-being
and a sense of community among ethnic groups;
4.
Health Promotion/Population Health and Aging - Examination of determinants and
consequences of population health, develop and evaluate programs that assist seniors to
improve their mental and physical health, cope with chronic illness, and prevent disability;
5.
Prevention of Victimization and Exploitation of Older Persons - Research and development
of programs to prevent financial, psychological, physical and sexual abuse of older people,
and facilitate access to rights and services; and
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Technology and Aging - Research, development and evaluation of technologies to support
independent living and enhance quality of life.
The associated Department of Gerontology offers a Minor, Diploma, Masters, and Ph.D. with
concentrations in 'environment and aging' or 'health and aging.' BCNAR is a unique framework for
bringing together researchers from different disciplines, research streams, academic institutions,
community based organizations and health regions. BCNAR has four dynamic themes that
address the current needs and challenges of aging research in the province:
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Embracing Frontiers: support innovative discovery that leads to improved quality of life for
older adults;
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Bridging: build and strengthen collaboration and idea generation between organizations that
share a mutual interest in aging research;
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research capacity building and utilization; and
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provincial capacity in aging research.
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Within each of these themes, the Network focuses on six research areas: (1) Facilitating Daily
Living; (2) Prevention; (3) Seniors Mental Health; (4) Health Service Utilization; (5) Balancing
Risk; and (6) Understanding Resilience. ISG2010 will be the major international conference for
researchers in the field of technology and aging, who will share their knowledge and experience
through lectures, symposia, workshops, papers and posters. Topics to be addressed will include
rehabilitation engineering, robotics, telemonitoring, telecare, lOT, biomechanics and ergonomics,
assistive technology, inclusive design and usability, smart homes and smart fabrics, sensor
technology, and cognitive aging and computer games. In addition to a strong scientific program
the Conference will feature an exhibition and trade show, an exciting social program, and pre-
and post-conference special interest events.
Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies
Director: P. L. Brantingham AB (Col), MA (Fordham), MSP, PhD (Florida State), 778.782.3515
Tel, 778.782.4140 Fax; pbranting©sfu.ca
The institute is intended to further multidisciplinary research on urban issues. More specifically its
objectives are to to provide a focus for research about urban problems and issues in Canada; to
promote interdisciplinary collaboration and research; to provide an institutional focus for
International scholarship concerning urban problems; to provicie a facility in which data for the
study of urban problems can be collected, catalogued, and made readily accessible through
modern data management; to provide a facility in which research and techniques can be made
available to those having a responsibility for policy. The focus has evolved into an emphasis on
public urban safety and security as well as vulnerability and risk. This focus is supported with
memoranda of understanding between Simon Fraser University and several government
ministries. The primary university/government MOU is with the Ministry of Public Safety and the
Solicitor General including a formal research protocol with
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Division of the RCMP. Under this
MOU, ICURS engages in developing innovative and evidence-based approaches to advancing
public safety research in general and crime reduction in particular.
Institute for Critical Studies in Gender and Health (ICSGH)
Co-Director: 0. Hankivsky BA (Tor), MA, PhD (WOnt) 778.782.5182 Tel, 778.782.5288 Fax;
Co-Director: M.H. Morrow BA (Br Col), MA, PhD (Tor), 778.782.6906 Tel, 778.782.5288 Fax;
, http://www.sfu.ca/ —icSgh/
This institute anchors a vibrant interdisciplinary community of over 30 scholars, researchers and
students. Its objectives and foci support the University's strategic research plan in the areas of i)
health, genomics and physiological sciences and ii) history, culture, social relations and
behaviour. The ICSGH complements the Faculty of Health Sciences, which seeks to integrate
social and natural science research with population outcomes, societal application, and policy
analysis. The ICSGH also plays a key role in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences which has
identified health and public policy as a priority research area. Each year, the institute identifies a
key area of research that is supported through seminars devoted to directed readings, public
lectures, and an annual conference. Annual conferences bring together local, national and
international scholars, activists, and practitioners from a number of disciplines and areas of
research to consider conceptual and practical issues related to the institute's research mandate.
Conferences provide opportunities for discussion and debate, the development of intellectual
networks and collaborative partnerships, and the chance to produce new and original research.
Institute for Studies in Criminal Justice Policy
Director D. MacAlister BA, MA (S Fraser), LLB (Br Col), LLM (Qu), 778.782.3019 Tel,
778.782.4140 Fax; dmacalis@sfu.ca
, http://www.sfu.ca/criminOlOgy/reSearCh/indeX.html
The institute was established with the initial support of the Donner Canadian Foundation in 1980.
The purpose of the institute is to contribute to the examination of criminal justice policy by
providing a setting in which academics, justice System personnel and members of the community
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can assemble to apply scholarly research to policy development and analysis. The institute
undertakes projects on its own initiative as well as under contract.
Institute for the Humanities
Director: A. M. Feenberg-Dibon Dibon Licence d'Anglais, Diplome dEtudes Superieures
(Sorbonne), PhD (California), 778.782.3763 Tel, 778.782.5788 Fax; grahama@sfu.ca
http://www.sfu.calhumanities-institute
This institute provides various means to support and develop humanities programs and
humanities concepts which are in existence throughout the University. The institute is devoted to
the exploration and dissemination of knowledge about traditional and modern approaches to the
humanities, and
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explores critical perspectives that relate social concerns to the cultural and
historical legacy of the humanities. The institute initiates and plans conferences, seminars,
projects and publications in a range of interrelated humanities fields and social sciences. The
audience for these activities will be found in the University and the community. The institute and
the Department of Humanities are affiliated.
Institute of Governance Studies
Director: P. J. Smith BA, MA (McM), PhD (Lond), 778.782.3088 Tel, 778.782.4293 Fax;
, http://www.sfu.ca/igS
The Institute of Governance Studies is intended to further research on governance issues.
Specifically its objectives include: 1. To provide a focus for research on issues and problems of
governance - in Canada, at the municipal, regional/metropolitan provincial and federal levels, in
comparative domestic and Aboriginal systems and in the newly emerging global order. 2. To
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promote collaboration and research on issues of governance among scholars in a variety of
disciplines located at Simon Fraser University. 3. To promote an institutional focus for
international scholarship concerning issues of governance. 4. To provide a forum within the
Vancouver metropolis, British Columbia and Canada for the presentation and dissemination of
research and ideas on issues of governance. 5. To provide a facility in which data for the study of
contemporary governance and related public policy can be collected, catalogued and made
readily accessible through data management and exchange. 6. To provide a facility in which
research and techniques can be made available for exchange with those having responsibility for
contemporary governance. The current description is accurate
Mental Health, Law and Policy Institute
Director: Ronald Roesch BS (Arizona State), PhD (III), 778.782.3370 Tel, 778.782.3427 Fax;
, http://www.sfu.ca/
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This Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute (MHLPI) was established in 1991 to promote
interdisciplinary collaboration in research and training in areas related to mental health, law and
policy. Its membership is drawn from the Department of Psychology and the School of
Criminology at Simon Fraser University as well as government and community agencies in
Canada and internationally. The MHLPI has received federal and provincial grants for a variety of
research projects in the area of mental health and law, and also sponsors lectures and
workshops. The MHLPI also publishes forensic psychology books, including manuals for
assessing risk for violence and recidivism and assessing mental health problems in pretrial jails.
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CIBC Centre for Corporate Governance and Risk Management
Director M. Parent MBA, PhD (Qu), 778.782.5214 Tel, 778.782.5153 Fax: mparentsfu.ca
http://www.
sfubusiness.ca/cibc-centre
The Centre's mandate is to provide innovative, interdisciplinary and collaborative research on
current topics and issues in corporate governance and risk management. More specifically, the
Centre's mandate focuses on the nature and effects of good corporate governance as well as the
relationship between corporate governance and strategic, financial, technical, ethical and social
risk. The Centre facilitates and disseminates research through its own research program
including the research of its Director, Executive Director, Fellows and Research Associates. The
Centre also has a mandate to engage relevant stakeholders through seminars, public dialogues,
conferences, visiting scholars and the Centre's website. The Centre has an international rather
than only national focus. In executing on this mandate, the Centre fosters national and
international collaboration among various scholars and practitioners in the area of corporate.
governance stakeholders including other academic centres dealing with corporate governance
and risk management issues.
CMA Centre for Strategic Change and Performance Measurement
Director: T. Lawrence BComm, PhD. (Alta), 778.782.5154 Tel, 778.782.5153 Fax;
torn lawrence@sfu.ca
hftp://www.
sfubusiness.ca/cma-centre
The purpose of the Centre is to promote research and knowledge dissemination about how
organizations plan and execute strategic change, and how best to measure the performance of
organizations undergoing such change. Funded by the Certified Management Accountants (CMA)
of Canada, the centre will conduct research into three broad yet highly interrelated themes:
strategic change and the execution of strategic change, appropriate measurements for the
evaluation of the performance of such changes, the evolution of organizations undergoing rapid
change.
Centre for Global Workforce Strategy
Director: D. C. Thomas BSc (Appalachian State), MBA (N Carolina), PhD (S Carolina),
778.782.6796 Tel, 778.782.5122 Fax; jkimq@sfu.ca
The Centre for Global Workforce Strategy will carry out multidisciplinary research on issues
surrounding effective work force management strategies. It will initially consolidate the activities of
three ongoing multinational research projects. The first project, The Cultural Intelligence Project,
involves participants from 12 countries in defining, developing, and validating an instrument to
measure Cultural Intelligence - the measure of an individual's ability to interact effectively with
the cultural aspects of an environment. It is a key competency requirement for the management
of cultural diversity. The second project is Canadian participation in Cranet (the Cranfield Network
on Comparative Human Resource Management). Established in 1989, Cranet is an expanding
group of top business schools and academic institutions collaborating to provide unique and
rigorous data on human resource management practices across the world. Researchers carry out
a regular international survey of organizational policies and practices and provide benchmarks for
a systematic comparative analysis of trends in HRM policies and practices. Cranet is a unique
resource for researchers, management practitioners, and policy makers, seeking an up-to-date
overview of HR management's ever-changing global face. The third project involves the study of
bicultural individuals in organizations. Given the changing patterns in the world's workforce it is
increasingly possible that more employees and managers will be bicultural. Bicultural individuals
have a dual pattern of identification with different cultures. The ability of biculturals to operate
within more than one culture as a native raises a number of interesting and important questions
for global workforce management.
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As the Centre develops additional themes within the overall mandate of the Centre will be added.
Other Centre activities will include:
• Practitioner forums, media outreach, and academic conferences
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Preparation and distribution of educational material for use by universities and
professional associations
• Outreach and networking activities, such as the hosting conferences or public forums on
topical subjects, and workshops to promote the activities and findings of the Centre to
both academic and business audiences
• Regular offerings of professional development programs
Centre for Studies in Global Asset and Wealth Management
Director: P. Klein BSc, LLB, MBA (WOnt), PhD (Tor), 778.782.5605 Tel, 778.782.4920 Fax;
gawrnsfu.ca, http://www.sfubusineSS.Ca/gaWm
The centre, which was approved by the Board of Governors on January 25, 2007, will focus on
two fundamental issues with respect to financial investing. First is to address the growing need to
research and assess global financial markets. Affiliated with the school's Global Asset and
Wealth Management MBA Program, this centre's mandate is to develop a better understanding of
the ever-increasing array of global investment instruments and their suitability as client
investment opportunities. The centre will complement the school's markets research and trading
room, where faculty and students can use the latest technologies to access global stock
exchanges and on-line financial databases to explore and evaluate the details of particular
investment strategies. Increasingly we see the creation of new asset classes, such as hedge
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funds and boutique investments. Evaluating these new instruments, posing new instruments, and
maximizing investment alternatives will be central activities of this new centre. Secondly, the
centre will develop research expertise with respect to the development of investment policies to
better guide advice that is given to investors. More and more investors have invested in a broad
array of investment opportunities, many of which are truly global. Such investors often must deal
with highly specialized issues such as complex taxation consideration, large accrued capital gains
and multi-generational concerns, situations in which simple investment structures are clearly not
sufficient. What is needed are investment policies that more appropriately reflect such
individualistic situations, rather than polices reflected in current investment planning, focusing on
an average, stereotypic investor wherein decisions come down to selecting a debt/equity mix and
little else. The centre will marshal the academic resources for undertaking such advanced
research and analytical capabilities. These academic resources would include researchers
affiliated with the centre, visiting research fellows, and an affiliated PhD stream, as well as inter-
institutional research linkages.
W.J. VanDusen BC Business Studies Institute
Director: Dr. Daniel Shapiro BA (CaIg), MA, PhD (Cornell), 778.782.4183 Tel, 778.782.5833 Fax;
dshapiro©sfu.ca, http://www.sfubusiness.ca/research
Established to focus research efforts on issues of particular relevance to corporations and
government agencies in BC. The institute brings the expertise and research acumen of the
Faculty of Business Administration to the Segal Graduate School of Business where faculty and
business executives have greater and more direct opportunities to work together. The institute
sponsors lectures and has an executive-in-residence program to bring business leaders into the
University's classroom.
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Centre for Education, Law and Society
Director: Wanda Cassidy BA, MEd (S Fraser), PhD (Chic), 778.782.4484 Tel, 778.782.4203 Fax;
cassidy©sfu.ca, http://www.cels.sfu.cal
The Centre was established in 1984 and given formal approval by the Board of Governors in
1994. Its central purpose is to improve the legal literacy of children and young adults through a
program of research, teaching, curriculum development, and community initiatives. Law-related
education encompasses: an understanding of law, its role in society and impact on the individual;
the relationship between law and governance/ citizenship/democracy; issues relating to social
justice and fundamental human rights; conflict and dispute resolution; school law, policies,
procedures and culture. CELS works primarily with teachers and prospective teachers, school
administrators, and educational and legal organizations to help fulfill its mandate. Projects
include: research into cyber-bullying
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investigating the ethics of care and justice in school settings; investigating youths' legal literacy;
assessing students' and teachers' understanding of human rights, citizenship, identity and
sustainability. Projects vary from year to year, depending on the needs of the educational
community, the Centre's priorities, and the ability to obtain external funding. Three Undergraduate
courses and one Graduate course in Law Education have been developed and are offered, on a
regular basis through the Faculty of Education. The three Undergraduate courses also are
available through Distance Education. The Centre attracts a number of graduate students
interested in human rights, social justice, citizenship education, the ethics of care, and school
culture.
Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy
Director: D. Laitsch BA (VPI&SU), MEd (Virginia), PhD (American DC), 778.782.7589 Tel,
778.782.8119 Fax; daniel_Iaitsch@sfu.Ca, http:I/www.cselp.ca/
CSELP focuses on research that supports the advancement and improvement of K-12 and Post-
Secondary education in the province of British Columbia. The specific mission of the Centre is to
use a variety of academic and distributive resources to expand the public policy knowledge base
and its role in developing leadership capacity in British Columbia. The Centre works to strengthen
communicative networks between researchers, policy makers, practitioners and the public to
increase the power of research to inform the work of each constituent group. CSELP seeks to
become the premier source for ideas, resources, and practices in educational leadership and
policy in British Columbia and Canada.
David Wheeler Institute for Research in Mathematics Education
Co-Director: P. Liljedahl BSc, PhD (S Fraser), 778.782.5643 Tel, 778.782.3203 Fax; Co-Director:
S.R. Campbell BA (CaIg), PhD (S Fraser), 778.782.3630 Tel, 778.782.3203 Fax; Co-Director: R.
Zazkis BA, MA, DSc (Haifa Technion), 778.782.3662 Tel, 778.782.3203 Fax; Co-Director: N.
Sinclair.BA (McG), MSc (S Fraser), PhD (Qu), 778.782.4303 Tel, 778.782.3203 Fax;
zazkis@sfu.ca
David Wheeler Institute for Research in Mathematics Education is a research group at Simon
Fraser University, combining and integrating a variety of humanistic and scientific approaches in
different areas related to Mathematics Education. The institute's mission is to generate and share
knowledge about acquiring mathematical literacy and understanding at all ages and to advance
humanity by enriching the lives and options of learners. Current research projects focus on
mathematics teacher education in both cognitive and affective domains, on mathematical anxiety,
on aesthetics of mathematical experience and on uses of computer technology that promotes
learning and teaching. We also have a special interest in advancing knowledge about the learning
of mathematics in general, and situating this knowledge within the lived experiences of learners.
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We aim to do this by reaching out and drawing on international expertise in a variety of research
initiatives. Through community outreach in real world settings, we strive to promote effective
change that meets the needs of students, teachers, parents, and the community at large. We
believe in integration of research and practice; as such our outreach programs provide a platform
for conducting classroom research and for implementing research results in practice. An
important part of this process is ongoing collaboration among researchers and teachers and
school districts, as well as the creation of partnerships with the families, administrators, and policy
makers who will potentially benefit from our research.
Institute for Research on Early Education and Child Health (REACH)
Director: M. Hoskyn BHE, MA (Br Col), PhD (Calif), 778.782.5808 Tel, 778.782.3203 Fax;
mhoskyn©sfu.ca
The Institute for Research on Early-Education and Child Health (REACH) is a multidisciplinary
research group at Simon
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Fraser University. The institute's mission is to generate and share
knowledge about child health and education that will advance humanity by enriching the lives of
young children and their families. Current research projects focus on young children from infancy
to eight years of age and the communities in which they live and grow. We also have a special
interest in advancing knowledge about the interplay between biology and environmental
experiences that influence child health, psychosocial development and learning. Through
community outreach in real world settings, we strive to promote change that favors children in
early education and public policy at local, national and international levels. At the Institute for
Research on Early Education and Child Health (REACH), we believe that effective research
focuses on the child and the child's rights, advances theory, and defines the learning
environments that promote child health and family well-being. An important part of this process is
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ongoing collaboration among researchers and the creation of partnerships with the families,
health-care professionals, educators, administrators, advocacy groups, and policy makers who
will potentially benefit from our research.
Institute for Studies in Teacher Education
Director: P.P. Grimmett BA (Newcastle, UK), BEd (Keele), MA, MEd (Alta), EdD (Br Col), PhD
Honoris Causa (Tampere, Finland), 778.782.4937 Tel, 778.782.7485 Fax; grimmettsfu.ca
http://www.educ.sfu.ca/iste/indeX.html
The general aim of the institute is to promote and carry out research in the area of teacher
education. It also seeks to develop collaborative links with groups within and outside the
university community.
International Centre of Art for Social Change
Co-Director: L. Fels BA (Qu), MA (Car), PhD (Br Col), 778.782.8559 Tel, 778.782.5098 Fax; Co-
Director: J. Marcuse LLD (S Fraser), 778.782.8559 Tel, 778.782.5098 Fax; Co-Director: C.
Snowber BA (SWMass), MA (Gordon-Cornwell), PhD (S Fraser), 778.782.8559 Tel,
778.782.5098 Fax; info@icasc.ca
, http://www. ICASC.Ca/
Judith Marcuse Projects and Simon Fraser University (with Continuing Studies and the Faculty of
Education) have partnered to establish the International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC).
The Centre will be a nexus for skills training, professional development, local and international
networking, research and community engagement - all aimed at advancing best practices in the
growing field of art for social change.
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Faculty of Health Sciences
Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction
Director 08/09: Julian Somers BA (S Fraser), MSc, PhD (Wash), 778.782.3258 Tel; Director
09/10: Elliot Goldner BSc (Tor), MD (CaIg), MHSc (Br Col), 778.782.5027 Tel; info@carmha.ca
http:/Iwww.'carmha.ca/
CARMHA's mandate is to develop knowledge and practices that enhance the effectiveness,
efficiency, and quality of mental health and addiction resources. CARMHA promotes innovation,
accountability, and inclusiveness in order to improve mental health and reduce substance use
problems in the population. In 2008-09, major projects focussed on housing, telehealth, primary
healthcare, the corrections population, workplace mental health, Aboriginal people within the
justice system, assertive community treatment, cognitive behavioural therapy, dementia, and
identifying gaps in mental health and addictions services.
Children's Health Policy Centre
Director: Charlotte Waddell BSc, MSc (UBC), MD (McM), CCFP, FRCPC, Canada Research
Chair in Children's Health Policy, 778.782.7769 Tel, 778.782.7777 Fax; chpc@sfu.ca
http://www.childhealthpolicy.sfu.ca/
Located in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, we are an interdisciplinary
research group dedicated to connecting research and policy to improve children's health. We
primarily focus on children's social and emotional development, or children's mental health, as
one of the most important investments that any society can make. We conduct research on the
policy process and research relevant to inform policy-making: addressing the determinants of
health; preventing problems in children at risk; promoting effective programs and services; and
monitoring our coIiectie progress towards improving the lives of all children. Reciprocal
relationships with policy and citizens' groups in turn inform our research. We provide education in
health policy, children's mental health and population health. As well, we provide service to the
research community in the form of consultation on the policy process and service to the wider
community in the form of consultation with government and public advocacy groups concerned
with children's health. Our work supports and complements the mission of the Faculty of Health
Sciences to integrate research and policy for public and population health locally, nationally and
globally.
Faculty of Science
Centre for Experimental and Constructive Mathematics
Director: M.B. Monagan BSc (Massey), MMath, PhD (Wat), 778.782.4279 Tel, 778.782.5614 Fax;
, http://www.cecm.sfu.ca/
The centre furthers research and education in computation in the mathematical sciences. The
centre's activities include: participation in the training of graduate students in experimental and
computational mathematics; provision of post doctoral fellowships in areas related to
experimental and constructive mathematics: sponsorship of regular short term and long term
research visitors to the centre; organization of regular colloquia and occasional conferences on
advances in experimental and computational mathematics; providing access to computing
resources and mathematical software packages (currently Maple and Magma); provision of
tutorials and consulting assistance for faculty and graduate students at Simon Fraser University in
the use of the centre's software and other computer algebra systems; establishment,
development and maintenance of accessible software archives; collaboration with similar centres
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and appropriate individuals at other Canadian and foreign universities and commercial companies
developing mathematical software. Such collaboration may include co-sponsorship of speakers,
workshops and visitors, joint application for external research funds, exchange of software and
expertise, establishment of a Canadian mathematical computation network. Subject to the
director's approval, the centre's membership will be open to Simon Fraser University faculty, and
post-doctoral and graduate students who are actively involved in mathematical computing.
Associate membership will be available to faculty at other universities.
Centre for Natural Hazards Research
Director: J. Clague BA (Occidental), MSc (Calif), PhD (Br Col), PGeo, Canada Research Chair in
Natural Hazards, 778.782.4924 Tel, 778.782.4198 Fax; jclague©sfu.ca, http:t/www.sfu.ca/cnhr
The Centre for Natural Hazards Research (CNHR) is an interdisciplinary and multi-departmental
research facility within the Department of Earth Sciences at Simon Fraser University. CNHR
conducts research on natural geophysical processes that pose a hazard to Canadians, including
earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, floods, and the impacts of climate change on the landscape
and ecosystems. It is grounded in the physical sciences but conducts social and policy research
on risk perception. CNHR provides graduate students with training and skills in a range of
disciplines required for careers in government, academic institutions, and the private sector.
Centre for Wildlife Ecology
Director: R. Ydenberg BSc (S Fraser), DPhil (Oxf),, 778.782.4282 Tel, 778.782.3496 Fax;
constans@sfu.ca
http://www.sfu
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The mission of the Centre for Wildlife Ecology (CWE) is to foster high quality graduate training
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and research, conduct basic and applied research in wildlife ecology, and to provide knowledge
and personnel that will help Environment Canada and other agencies meet the challenges of
conservation in the 21st century. The central concept is to foster synergy between the mission-
oriented research and management policies of the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) and the
basic research agenda of the University. Information, ideas, expertise, resources and opportunity
flow back and forth across this interface, giving government agencies access to a broad base of
science capability that helps inform policy and decision making, while the university and its faculty
and students benefit from enhanced opportunities for research and application of the ideas their
disciplines generate.
Chemical Ecology Research Group (CERG)
Director: G. Gries Diplom, PhD (GOtt), 778.782.4392 Tel, 778.782.3496 Fax; gries@sfu.ca
http://www.sfu.ca/chemistry/Research/cerg.html
This association of research groups, established in 1981 as a regional graduate and post
graduate training centre in chemical ecology, offers a service to government and industry; to
isolate, identify and synthesize semiochemicals; to clone, express and study enzymes involved in
the perception and biosynthesis of semiochemicals; to study interactions between organisms
mediated by semiochemicals; and to develop practical applications of semiochemicals.
Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology Research Group
Director: B. Roitberg BSc (S Fraser), MSc (Br Col), PhD (Mass), 778.782.3585 Tel, 778.782.3496
, http://www.sfu.ca/biology/berg/
The research group was formally established in 1989 to pursue basic research in behavioral
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ecology; to maintain and develop an internationally recognized student training centre in
behavioral ecology, and related areas of inquiry; and to provide a service to government, industry
and others to tackle basic and applied problems in behavioral ecology through collaborative
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Centre for Dialogue
Director: Mark Winston BSc, MA (Boston), PhD (Kansas), 778.782.7894 Tel, 778.782.7892 Fax;
, http://www.sfu.ca/dialogue/study+practice
& www.sfu.ca/dialogue/undergrad
Established in March 2002, the centre promotes dialogue in and outside the University through
applied, theoretical, and collaborative research, education and professional development and
teaching. It brings together community leaders and organizations, faculty members from Simon
Fraser University and beyond, and students at the undergraduate and the graduate levels to
explore dialogue as a discipline and its application in solving complex problems. The centre
currently focuses on environmental, foreign policy, sustainability, art in community, aboriginal,
health, and Olympics issues, responding to needs in local communities for specific kinds of
dialogue, first to relieve rising tensions and then to open possibilities of changing relationships. Its
signature teaching program is the Undergraduate Semester in Dialogue. The centre is guided by
the Centre for Dialogue steering committee and currently chaired by Mark Winston, Academic
Director, Centre for Dialogue,, and a Professor in the Dept. of Biological Sciences.
Institute for the Study of Teaching and Learning in the Disciplines
Director: C. L. Amundsen BA (Wash), MEd (Alaska), PhD (Montr), 778-782-4853 Tel, 778-782-
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aspects of teaching and learning at the University. Faculty-led inquiry is discipline-focused,
initiated by individual faculty members or groups of faculty, and related to questions about
teaching and learning specifically of interest to faculty. The Institute has focused on two aspects
during the past year:
1. Supporting Teaching Inquiry Projects: A number of projects, conducted by faculty in various
academic units, have been supported through the Institute. Please see the list of projects
(completed and in-progress) under "Activities". The goal of this initiative is not to support isolated
projects across the University - but to engage faculty in jointly planning the projects and
disseminating the results of the projects within the University and beyond. To this end, Faculty
who are interested in submitting a proposal for a Teaching Inquiry Project attend two or more
workshop sessions where other members of the Institute help them to develop their ideas. Once
a project seems ready to proceed, a formal proposal form is completed and signed by the
Department Chair of the faculty member(s) submitting the proposal.
The Teaching Inquiry Project proposal provides the following information:
• Question to be investigated
• General rationale and description
• Methods of investigation
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Intellectual property to be developed (if any)
• Timeline
• Broader impact (How any processes and/or products developed might be useful to
colleagues at SFU or at other universities)
• Dissemination plan (Hows the results of the project will be shared at the Department
and/or Faculty level, and/or beyond)
It is important to note that almost all Teaching Inquiry Projects have included a graduate or
undergraduate student who is involved with the faculty member(s) in conducting the investigation.
2. Developing Faculty teaching scholars: Those individual faculty members who are listed under
the "Members" category of this report form have served as the core membership of the Institute.
Committed to further developing their own knowledge of the teaching and learning process in
their respective disciplines, they have pursued their own investigations and have supported the
work of others. Many of these individuals have helped to run the Teaching Inquiry Project
development workshops, others have simply provided e-mail feedback on developing proposals.
One member undertook to shephard all proposals this year through the SFU ethics review
process. Anyone is welcome to become a member. We have made a conscious effort in the first
2 years of the Institute to focus on the work and to show that our process can be effective in
improving teaching and learning at SFU and developing community around it. We have not used
our time to do much "advertising" of the Institute; the Teaching Inquiry Projects have simply been
announced through the SFUFA maillist. We have never been allocated space by the University
(although considerable effort was made the first year to procure space) and therefore have not
been able to hire clerical staff as was originally intended, so all clerical aspects have been done
by Cheryl Amundsen and other members of the Institute.
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Director: Neil Branda BSc (Tor), PhD (MIT), Canada Research Chair, 778.782.8061 Tel,
778.782.3765 Fax; branda@4dIabs.Ca, http://www.4dlabs.ca/
4D LABS was formed to foster university research in the areas of advanced materials and nano-
scale devices. A multidisciplinary team of leading researchers is working to design, develop,
demonstrate and deliver prototype devices that can lead to major advances in information, energy
and health technologies. 4D LABS integrates an interdisciplinary research team of chemists,
physicists and engineers with expertise in engineering nanomaterials and devices. This team
leads the transformation from traditional electronic information processing systems to new
technology platforms. Each team member is internationally recognized and has a proven track
record. Team specializations include functional molecules, functional solid-state materials,
surface chemistry and modification, electrochemistry, fabrication methods, lithography, polymers,
biomaterials, materials characterization, and theoretical chemistry and physics.
BC Synchrotron Institute
Director: K. Kavanagh Professor Physics Simon Fraser University, 778-782-4244 Tel, 778-782-
, http://www.sfu.ca/vpreSearch/CentreS+iflstituteslBCSyflbtrotml
The institute's members come from the University of BC, University of Victoria, Simon Fraser
University, and University of Northern BC, BC companies, federal and provincial government
laboratories in BC. The mandate is to inform the BC academic, industrial and government
laboratory communities of opportunities through synchrotron radiation studies, particularly at the
Canadian Light Source; to raise BC's profile nationally in research and development; and to
assist in preparing BC funding applications for facilities and equipment from agencies such as
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Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience Institute
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Director: Dr. Urs Ribary (since Jun/2008), Professor and Endowed BC LEEF Leadership Chair,
Cognitive Neuroscience in Childhood Health and Development, Simon Fraser University; Board
Director and Chair of MEG Operations, Down Syndrome Research Foundation; Consultant,
Neurobiology and Mental Health, Child & Family Research Institute (BC Children's Hospital);
Member/Investigator, Brain Research Centre, University of British Columbia; Investigator, Center
for Drug Research and Development, 778.782.3791 Tel; urs_ribary@sfu.ca
This institute fosters interdisciplinary research and training concerning the relationship between
mind and brain. Building on the strengths of world-renowned researchers who investigate a
variety of behavioural, cognitive, sensory-motor, and neurophysiological phenomena, the BCNI
focuses on a broad range of topics such as attention, perception, language, memory and action.
Our major emphases is on using structural and functional brain imaging for better understanding
the underlying neurophysiology of cognitive human brain functions, cognitive disabilities,
neurological and psychiatric symptoms. The ultimate goal is to develop objective diagnostic
procedures translating into better pedagogical applications and more specific cognitive,
pharmacological and surgical interventional therapies.
some of the main objectives of the institute are to:
• understand the relationships between behaviour, cognition and their neurobiological
substrates.
• understand the brain development and life-long plasticity of brain and behaviour.
• understand the nature of the deficits and spared capacities that are specific to particular
syndromes and developmental disorders.
• develop diagnostic markers that can be related and translated into specific cognitive,
pharmacological and surgical interventions.
• co-ordinate initiatives to further secure world-class collaborative neuroscience research
tools and facilities among universities and hospitals in BC. The institute provides a matrix
to further facilitate scientists working synergistically toward these and related goals
across disciplines and institutions.
Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing
Director: R. Lorimer BA,MA (Manitoba), PhD (Tor), 778.782.5240 Tel, 778.782.5239 Fax; ccsp-
, http://www.ccsp.sfu.ca/
This centre was established in 1987 to pursue the study of publishing and to serve the research
and the information needs of the publishing industry. The CCSP engages in basic research into
the history, management, technology and policy issues related to the industry. Projects are
initiated by the CCSP and undertaken under contract to, or by means of grants from industry,
government and granting agencies. The research of the CCSP involves faculty, graduate
students and independent researchers from a variety of disciplines. From time to time, the CCSP
publishes monographs and reports on the theory and practice of publishing and sponsors
seminars, conferences and professional development courses.
Centre for Disability Independence Research and Education
Director: A. Hoffer BS (Mudd), PhD (Johns H), 778.782.3141 Tel, 778.782.3040 Fax;
, http://www.sfu.ca/cdire
The SFU Centre for Disability Independence Research and Education provides a site where
persons with physical disabilities can meet with researchers and jointly analyze, conceive,
develop and test innovative solutions for improved performance of activities of daily living and for
other unmet needs. This unique setting encourages participation and knowledge transfer by
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clinicians and health professionals from British Columbia and beyond.
Centre for Education Research and Policy
Director: J. Friesen BA (Br Col), MA, PhD (Tor), 778.782.3403 Tel, 778.782.5944 Fax;
mcampbe1sfu.ca, http://www.sfu.ca/cerp
The Centre for Education Research and Policy (CERP) coordinates the activities of an
interdisciplinary group of researchers who are interested in issues related to education policy in
British Columbia. Our mandate is to examine the academic consequences of various aspects of
education policy
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,including assessment and accountability frameworks, school and program
choice, and funding levels. In addition to looking at academic outcomes, we are interested in
measuring the effects of these policies on geographic segregation, social interactions and inter-
group attitudes, and will emphasize the interactions between distinct ethnic and linguistic groups,
including off-reserve aboriginal students and communities. Our research group includes social
scientists from Economics, Education, Psychology and Public Policy who have expertise in a
range of quantitative, qualitative and experimental methods. CERP is committed to working in
partnership with students, parents, educators, administrators and community organizations from
across the province to generate high-quality research evidence that can inform and enrich public
debates about education policy, locally, nationally and internationally.
Centre for Imaginative Education
Director: K. Egan BA (Lond), PhD (Cornell), Canada Research Chair, 778.782.4671 Tel,
778.782.3203 Fax; egansfu.ca
, http://www.ierg.net/
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The Centre for Imaginative Education seeks to nurture a new way of thinking about and practicing.
education, for institutions, individuals, and communities. Drawing on leading-edge research into
the ways in which understanding develops, for individuals and cultures, the Centre works with
educators of all kinds to engage a greater range of emotions and cognitive abilities in the
processes of teaching and learning. Among other outcomes of this approach, learning
environments can become more inclusive and exciting places, learners gain a deeper, more
lasting, and more flexible grasp of subject matter, and educators develop new skills, energy, and
inspiration. The Centre coordinates both the Imaginative Education Research Group at Simon
Fraser University (SFU), and the International Research Network on Imaginative Education,
which involves researchers around the world. It also provides publications, workshops, and other
materials and services to educators in the field. The Centre is managed by a steering committee
drawn from the academic community at Simon Fraser University, with guidance from an Advisory
Board whose members come from a wide range of professional and social backgrounds.
Centre for Operations Research and Decision Sciences
Director: A. Punnen BSc (Kerala), MSc (Kanpur), PhD (lIT Kanpur), 778.782.7611 Tel,
778.782.7485 Fax; apunnen@sfu.ca
(Effective Sept 21/09 T. Stephen, will take on the
directorship)
The Centre for Operations Research and Decision Sciences (CORDS) is located at Simon Fraser
University Surrey. With more than 15 members from various departments such as mathematics,
computing science, business, resource and environmental management, the centre focus on
research activities in the area of operations research— the science of optimal decision-making.
Members undertake various applied research projects.
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Centre for Scientific Computing
Director: Robert D. Russell BS, BA, MA, PhD (New Mexico), 778.782.4819 Tel, 778.782.4947
Fax; rdr@cs.sfu.ca
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Motivated by the expanding role of scientific computation and mathematical modeling in science
and engineering, the centre was formed to bring together interdisciplinary research teams from
various Simon Fraser University faculties. The major purpose of the Centre is to provide Simon
Fraser University with a visible focus for computational research both on campus and in the wider
Pacific Rim research community. Specifically, the Centre's goals are to facilitate discussion
between scientific computing research groups (through seminars, workshops, conferences) to
provide advanced instruction in computational techniques and applications (through graduate and
post-doctoral programs), and to activiely pursue joint research ventures with industry, government
and laboratories.
Centre for Studies in Print and Media Cultures
Co-Director: B. Schellenberg BEd, BA (Winn), MA, PhD (Ott), 778.782.3095 Tel, 778.782.5737
Fax; Co-Director: Mary-Ellen Kelm Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor, Department
of History, SFU., 778.782.7299 Tel, 778.782.5837 Fax; schellen@sfu.ca
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This centre was established to encourage cross-disciplinary research and exchange in the fields
of print culture, media cultures in general communications technologies, the arts, and the public
sphere. Current faculty members of the centre are from the departments and schools of
communication, contemporary arts, English, French, history, interactive arts and technology,
linguistics, the library, and political science. We welcome anyone in related areas of research to
join us.
Interdisciplinary Research in the Mathematical and Computational Sciences (IRMACS)
Director: P. Borwein BSc (WOnt), MSc, PhD (Br Col), 778.782.4376 Tel, 778.782.7065 Fax;
, http://www.irmacs.sfu.ca/
Interdisciplinary Research in the Mathematical and Computational Sciences (IRMACS)Project
Leader and Executive Director: P. B. Borwein BSc (WOnt) MSc, PhD (Br Col), 778.782.4376 Tel,
Managing Director: P. Borghardt, 778.782.6989 Tel, 778.782.7064 IRMACS Tel, 778.782.7065
Fax, irmacs@irmacs.sfu.ca
, www.irmacs.sfu.ca
The IRMACS Centre is a unique, interdisciplinary
research facility that enables collaborative interaction - intellectually, physically and virtually.
IRMACS removes traditional boundaries between scientific disciplines and creates a stimulating
environment for its researchers. It provides a versatile, computátionally sophisticated
infrastructure for scientists whose primary laboratory tool is the computer. Whether on-site or
around the world, IRMACS researchers enjoy innovative, expert technical support and state-of-
the-art computational, visualization and communication resources.
International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy
Director: D.C. Prefontaine, Q.C., President; K. Macdonald, Executive Director, 604.822.9875 Tel,
604.822.9317 Fax; icclr@law.ubc.ca
, http://www.icclr.law.ubc.ca
The International Centre is an independent, international institute based in Vancouver, B.C., and
officially affiliated with the United Nations. The Centre was founded in 1991 as a result of an
initiative by the Government of Canada, the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser
University, the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, and the Ministry of Attorney
General of British CoJumbia. The mandate of the centre is to promote human rights, the rule of
law, democracy and good governance. To fulfill its mandate, the centre co-operates closely with
other members of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Network of
Institutes, as well as federal and provincial governments.
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International Cybercrime Research Centre (ICRC)
Director: W. G. Glackman BA (Calif), MA, PhD (S Fraser), 778.782.4041 Tel, 778.782.4140 Fax;
glackman@sfU.Ca
The International Centre for Cybercnme Research is a joint venture of Simon Fraser University,
the province of BC, and the International Society for the Policing of Cyberspace (POLCYB), a BC-
based non-profit organization established to prevent and combat crimes on the Internet. The
ICRC is a focal point for collaboration among cybercrime researchers from universities,
government agencies, NGOs, and private sector organizations. The Centre brings together SFU
faculty researchers, researchers from other Canadian and international universities, relevant
government agencies, and private sector organizations to address issues related to countering
criminal activity within cyberspace; projects are concerned with economic crime, pornography,
child exploitation, and terrorism, among other issues. The Centre also conducts research into
Internet economic crimes, social networking-related crimes and analysis of ongoing trends. One
of the initial projects planned by the Centre *is to develop virus scanner-like tools to detect child
exploitation images. Cybercrime is a huge and mostly unreported problem, with child
pornography and identity theft as the most serious issues. Even when reported, there are
significant law enforcement and prosecutorial problems principally because of the global nature of
the phenomenon. For example, a fraud aimed at Canadian seniors can be triggered by
individuals in another country on behalf of individuals in a third country and be passed through a
server in a fourth country.
Nanomed Canada Research Network
Director: N. Branda BSc (Tor), PhD (MIT), Canada Research Chair, 778.782.8061 Tel, - Fax;
, http://www.nanornedcanada.org/home
The Nanomed Canada Research Network (NANOMED CANADA) is a growing community of
nanotechnology researchers (chemists, physicists, mathematicians and engineers), medical
researchers (clinicians, biotech nologists, pharmacologists and geneticists), medical institutes,
pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies and government organizations committed to sharing
knowledge and working collaboratively to advance medical diagnostics and therapeutics.
NANOMED CANADA's initial focus will be on cancer, cardiovascular disease and central nervous
system disorders. Canada has demonstrated research leadership in both the nano and applied
side of this equation; however, the two groups rarely have the opportunity to cross paths and
share knowledge. While all network members see tremendous opportunity for collaboration, their
busy schedules make it difficult to find time to move out of their day-to-day commitments to build
new relationships in areas that they might not completely understand— where results can be
important, but might take a long time to achieve. With this in mind, NANOMED CANADA is using
the power of the internet to create avirtual community, where information can be exchanged and
accessed anywhere and anytime. Specific features will include on-going discussions through
forum posts, weekly on-line presentations that will be archived for viewing at any time, a
membership directory, a catalogue of relevant research facilities and appropriate contacts across
Canada, private collaborative workrooms and social networking technologies aimed at facilitating
valuable information exchange. NANOMED CANADA will host quarterly topically-focused
meetings aimed at developing collaborative research projects around topics that will advance
nanomedicine. Network members who cannot attend the face-to-face meetings will be able to
access relevant presentations and summary papers through the virtual network. Once this virtual
community is in place and is noted for providing value to the community, it is anticipated that the
network will grow and stimulate more and more collaboration among academic, government and
industry members. NANOMED CANADA will have a public face with several open-participation
events and presentations. These will be promoted to non-members, with the goal of attracting
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appropriate new members to the network. NANOMED CANADA will become known as a
warehouse of information on Canada's nanomedicine industry. This will enable it to play a
matchmaking role between companies and researchers, which will facilitate technology transfer. It
is anticipated that companies would contact NANOMED CANADA for recommendations on
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obtaining certain types of expertise from universities, and university researchers would contact
NANOMED CANADA to get a list of companies that would be interested in a particular technology
that they have patented. NANOMED CANADA members appreciate that implementing new
technologies can have a profound effect on public health. A secondary benefit of the network will
be its relevant expertise to help policy makers and regulatory agencies evaluate the scientific and
ethical impact of new nanomedicine technologies.
Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS)
Director: R. Choksi BSc (1), MS, PhD (Brown), 778.782.3379 Tel, 778.782.6657 Fax;
, http://www.pims.math.cal
The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) is dedicated to promoting all aspects
of the mathematical sciences by stimulating, coordinating and facilitating the activities of
.mathematical and computational scientists. This is achieved by
• promoting research in mathematical sciences areas
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initiating and promoting mathematics education at all levels: K-12 and university
initiating collaborations and strengthening ties between mathematical scientists in the
academic community and those in the industrial, business and government. sectors
• training of highly qualified personnel for academic and industrial employment
• developing new technologies to support research, communication and training in the
mathematical sciences.
Associated with PIMS are projects of the Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex
Systems NCE (MITACS). Through the strength and vitality of its programs, PIMS is able to serve
the mathematical sciences community as a catalyst in many areas of significance: communication
and dissemination of mathematical ideas through public outreach, mathematical education and
training at all school levels; and creation of strong mathematical partnerships and links. PIMS
involves scientists in several faculties at Simon Fraser University faculties including the Faculties
of Science, Applied Sciences, and Education. The PIMS community includes specialists in
mathematics, statistics, computer science, mathematical physics, biology, chemistry, economics,
operations research, management, engineering, and other fields involving mathematical methods.
In addition, PIMS involves teachers in the mathematical sciences at all levels. PIMS-SFU is the
Simon Fraser University representative of PIMS and shares the goals and ideals of PIMS
generally while also meeting the specific needs of the mathematical sciences community at this
University.
Tr-University Meson Facility (TRIUMF)
Director: N. S. Lockyer BS (York), PhD (Ohio), 604.222.1047 Tel, 604.222.1074 Fax;
, http://www.triumf.ca/
TRIUMF is a joint venture of the University of Alberta, the University of British Columbia, Carleton
University, l'Université de Montréal, Simon Fraser University, the University of Manitoba, the
University of Toronto and the University of Victoria. TRIUMF is funded under a contribution
agreement through the National Research Council of Canada. The TRIUMF facility is based on a
520MeV cyclotron capable of producing multiple proton beams simultaneously, each at a different
energy level. TRIUMF has developed a world-class facility called ISAC, which produces beams of
unstable rare isotopes. Scientific research at TRIUMF includes medium energy nuclear and
particle physics, astrophysics, condensed matter studies and radiochemistry for the production of
radiopharmaceuticals. Applied research includes the design of small cyclotrons, microchips,
controls software and medical applications such as the use of proton beams and radioisotopes for
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Western Canadian Universities Marine Sciences Society (Bamfield)
Director: B.R. Anholt PhD (UBC), 250.728.3301 Tel, 250.728.3452 Fax; info@bms.bc.ca
http:Ilwww.bms.bc.cal
This society was founded in 1969 with the objective of operating a major research and teaching
facility in coastal and marine sciences. The Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre offers year round
research facilities that enable resident and visiting scientists and students (MSc and PhD) to
develop a range of research programs. Courses that lead to academic credit for undergraduate
and graduate degree programs at member universities are given at the station. The centre also
runs a public education program from September through April.
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