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RE:
Centres and Institutes Report 2006/2007 DATE:
(SCUP 07-76)
John Water
Chair, SCUP
Vice Presid t Academic
December 11, 2007
At its December 5, 2007 meeting SCUP reviewed and approved the Centres and
Institutes Report 2006/2007. It is attached for the information of Senate.
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SCUP 07-76
OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, RESEARCH
B. Mario Pinto, Ph.D.
Vice-President, Research
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ATTENTION: Senate Committee for University Priorities
Professor of Chemistry
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FROM B. Mario Pinto, Vice-President, Research
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RE Centres and Institutes Report 2006/2007
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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 thirteenth
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 2006/2007. It consists of two parts: a
description of each Centre covered under the Policy, some taken from the current SFU
Calendar and others updated, 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 2006/2007 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, Research is
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
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Centres/Institutes by the University. More detailed information can be obtained from
Ms. Valerie Murdoch in the office of the Vice-President, Research.
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all
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Facult y
of Applied Sciences
Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology (CPROST)
Director: R.K Smith BA (Car), MA, PhD (S Fraser), 778.782.5116 Tel, smith@sfu.ca
www.sfucalcprost
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
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Centre for Tourism Policy and Research
Director: P.W. Williams BA (Ott), MA (Wat), PhD (Utah State), 778.782.3103 Tel,
778.782.4968 Fax, peterwilliams@sfu.ca
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This centre 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), 778.782.4809 Tel, 778.782.4968 Fax,
, www.rem.sfu.calcrmi
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.
Institute of Micromachine and Microfabrication Research
Director: M. Parameswaran BE (Madr), MSc, PhD (Alta), 778.782.4971 Tel,
778.782.4951 Fax, param@sfu.ca
, www.sfu.calimmr
This institute will stimulate, encourage and enhance micromachining and
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multidisciplinary research leading to new processes and new devices of benefit across a
wide array of disciplines.
microfabrication research by providing a focus and resource base for collaborative and
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Logic and Functional Programming Group
Director: V. Dahl MSc (Buenos Aires), PhD Aix-Marseilles I, Dip! d'Et App Aix-
Marseilles II,
604.291.3426/3372
Tel, 604.291.3045 Fax, lfp@cs.sfu.ca
www.cs.sfu.ca/research/groups/Logic-Functional.html
This group was established in 1990 under Simon Fraser University's policy
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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, knowledge representation, hardware design,
expert systems, robotics, distributed processing, mobile code and virtual worlds, tools for
molecular biology, and software for the handicapped.
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Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies
Director: G. Macdonald BA (Tor), PhD (Yale), LLD (Caig), OC,
604.682.3455,
604.682.3310, gmacdOnald@billreidfoundati on. org
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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: G. Poirier BA (Laval), MA, PhD (McG), 519.888.4567 x 32773,
, http://french.uwaterloo.ca1'POirier/CefqeP_files/Centre.html or
http://www.espacesfrancophones.uwaterloo.ca
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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, sociolinguistics, 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
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acts as a liaison between the Centre d'études Quebécoises (CETUQ) of the University of
Montreal and the Pacific Region.
Centre for Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures
Director: D.N. Maclean BA (NY State), MA, PhD (McG), 778.782.4437 Tel,
778.782.5837, derryLmaclean@sfu.ca
, www.sfu.calhistory/ccsmsc
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 Global Political Economy
Director: S. McBride BSc (Lond), MA, PhD (McM), 778.782.4375 Tel, 778.782.4786
, 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
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publications and a variety of other activities.
Centre for International Studies
Director: L.J. Cohen BA, MA (Ill), PhD (Col), 778.782.4518 Tel, 782.782.4786 Fax,
cohen@sfu.ca
The centre provides a setting for students, faculty, and community members to explore
the global issues in today's increasingly complex, inter-dependent and rapidly changing
world. Through a comprehensive, rigorous, and focused program of studies, research
efforts, and dialogue, the centre examines the most pressing international issues
confronting the members of the global community. The centre's programs will explore
the character and causation of various global problems, examine how such issues have
been manifest in diverse regional and cultural settings, and evaluate the alternative
policies that have been offered to manage or resolve existing global challenges.
Centre for Labour Studies
Director: M. Leier BA, MA (S Fraser), PhD (Nfld), 778.782.5827 Tel, 778.782.5837 Fax,
, 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
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and beneficial links between the academic and labour communities.
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Centre for Public Policy Research
Director: N.D. Olewiler BA (Col), MA (S Fraser), PhD (Br Cot), 778.782.5289 Tel,
778.782.5288 Fax, mpp@sfu.ca
, www.sfu.calmpp
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 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
, 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-directors: E. Elliott, BPE (Ott), MSW (Car), PhD (S Fraser), 778.291.4730 Tel,
778.782.4140 Fax, B. Morrison, BA, PhD (Australia National University), 778.782.7627
Tel, 778.782.4140 Fax, cfrj@sfu.ca
, www.sfu.ca/cfrj
The centre, in partnership with individuals, the community, justice agencies and Simon
Fraser University exists to support andpromote 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
Director: S. Duguid AB (Ill), MA, PhD (S Fraser), 778.782.6810, 604.291.4504 Fax,
, www.sfu.calscottish
The centre's activities and programs promote 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.L. Roseland, BA, MA (Wesleyan, Conn), PhD (Br Col), 778.782.5849 Tel,
778.782.5473 Fax, cedadmin@sfu.ca
, www.sfu.ca/cscd
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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
education), graduate support, and a non-credit professional program.
Criminology Research Centre
Director: W.G. Glackman BA (Calif), MA, PhD (S Fraser),
778.782.5352/4041
Tel,
778.782.4140 Fax, crc@sfu.ca
, 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 external 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.
Feminist Institute for Studies on Law and Society
Co-directors: D.E. Chunn BA (Br Col), MA, PhD (Tor), 604.291.4761 Tel, W. Chan BA
(Car), MA (Shell), PhD (Camb), 604.291.4469 Tel, 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, PhD (King's College London) 778.782.5065 Tel,
778.782.5066 Fax, gero@sfu.ca
, www.sfu.calgrc
• Established in 1982, the Gerontology Research Centre promotes and conducts innovative
interdisciplinary research on topics relating to individual and population aging, serves as
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house for information and provides consultation and technical assistance to the
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academic community, government, public and private organizations. The centre houses a
specialized collection of research materials, maintains an active publications program,
organizes workshops and conferences, and is a contributing member of two inter-
university research consortia. Research activities focus on applied gerontology with
concentrations in: aging and the built environment; health promotion/population health
and aging; prevention of victimization and exploitation of older persons; changing
demography and lifestyles; and culture and aging (a new research specialization),
replacing older adult education after the retirement of Dr. Sandra Cusack. The associated
Gerontology Department offers a post baccalaureate diploma in gerontology, .a minor,
and a Master of Arts degree. A PhD Program is currently in the approval phase.
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 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 provide a
facility in which data for the study of urban probletns 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 "E" 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-Directors: 0. Hankivsky BA (Tor), MA, PhD (WOnt), 78.782.5182 Tel, M. Morrow
BA (Br Col), MA, PhD (Tor), 778.782.6906 Tel, 778.782.5288 Fax, oah@sfu.ca
or
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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 1) health, genomics and physiological sciences and ii)
history, culture, social relations and behaviour. The ICSGH complements the Faculty of
Health Sciences and the Institute for Health Research and Education, which seek to
integrate social and natural science research with population outcomes, societal
application, and policy analysis. The ICSGH will also play 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 will identify a key area of research that will be supported through
seminars devoted to directed readings, public lectures, and an annual conference. Annual
conferences will 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 will provide
opportunities for discussion and debate, the development of intellectual networks and
collaborative partnerships, and the chance to produce new and original research.
Institute of Governance Studies
Director: P.J. Smith BA, MA (McM), PhD (Lond), 778.782.4994 Tel, 778.782.4786 Fax,
igs@sfu.ca
, www.sfu.caligs
This institute furthers research on governance issues. Specifically, its objectives will
include the following.
• to provide research focus 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
• to promote collaboration and research on issues of governance among scholars in a
variety of disciplines located at Simon Fraser University
• to promote an institutional focus for international scholarship concerning issues of
governance.
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• to provide a forum within the Vancouver metropolis, British Columbia and Canada
for the presentation and dissemination of research and ideas about governance issues
• to provide a facility in which data for the study of contemporary governance and
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related public policy can be collected, catalogued and made readily accessible
through data management and exchange
• to provide a facility in which research and techniques are available for exchange with
those having responsibility for contemporary governance
Institute for the Humanities
Director: A.M. Feenberg-Dibon Licence d'Anglais, Diplome d'Etudes S upeneures
(Sorbonne), PhD (Calif) 778.782.3763 Tel, 778.782.5788 Fax, grahama@sfu.ca
www.sfu.ca/humanities-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 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 for Studies in Criminal Justice Policy
Co-Directors: M.A. Jackson BA (Calif), MA, PhD (Tor) 778.782.4040 Tel, D. MacAlister
LLB
(Br
Col), BA, MA (S Fraser), LLM (Qu) 778.782.3019 Tel, 778.782.4140 Fax,
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, 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 can assemble to apply scholarly research to policy development and
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analysis. The institute undertakes projects on its own initiative as well as under contract.
Mental Health, Law and Policy Institute
Director: R.M. Roesch BS (Arizona), PhD (Ill), 778.782.3370 Tel, 778.782.3427 Fax,
, www.sfu.ca1'-mhlpi/
This institute 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 institute 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 institute also publishes forensic psychology books, including manuals for
assessing risk for violence and recidivism and assessing mental health problems in
pretrial jails.
Faculty of Business Administration
Centre for Studies in Global Asset and Wealth Management
Director: P. Klein BSc, LLB, MBA (WOnt), PhD (Tor), 778.782.7962 Tel, 778.782.5122
, www.sfubusiness.caigawm
The centre, which was approved by the Board of Governors on January
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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 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.
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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.
CIBC Centre for Corporate Governance and Risk Management
Director: D. Shapiro, BA (Caig), MA, PhD (Cornell), 778.782.5155 Tel, 778.782.5122
, www.sfubusiness.calcibc-centre
The centre provides leading edge research capability in corporate governance and risk
management. It focuses on the nature and effects of good corporate governance, and the
relationship between corporate governance and strategic, financial, technical, ethical and
social risk. It disseminates research results in academic journals, and to relevant
stakeholders through seminars, conferences and the internet. It develops leading-edge
programs and colloquia in corporate governance and risk management, in particular as
they relate to boards of directors and small firms. The centre has an international focus,
and fosters strong national and international relationships among stakeholders and other
relevant centres.
CMA Centre for Strategic Change and Performance Measurement
Director: T.B. Lawrence, BComm, PhD (Alta),
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604. 291.5154 Tel, Fax, .604.291.5153, tom_1awrence@sfu.ca
, 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.
W.J. VanDusen BC Business Studies Institute
Director: C.F. Smart BCom, MBA, PhD (Br Col), 778.782.3640 Tel, 778.782.5833 Fax,
, 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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The Centre for Education, Law and Society
Director: W. Cassidy BA, MEd (S Fraser), PhD (Chic),
778.782.4484/604.268.7840
Tel,
778.782.3203/604.268.7840 Fax, cassidy@sfu.ca
www.Iawconnection.ca
(the centre's teaching arm)
The Centre for Education, Law and Society 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 teaching, curriculum
development, research, and community initiatives. Law related education encompasses:
an understanding of law, its role in society and its impact on the individual; the
relationship between law and citizenship; 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 range in scope
from research into social responsibility and the ethics of care and justice, to publications
that assess the educational benefits of mock trials, to consultation with a school for "at-
risk", court-referred youth, to conferences on topical legal issues, to the formation of a
website that helps educators address the legal content in the school curriculum: Projects
vary from year to year, depending on identified needs, the Centre's priorities, and funding
opportunities.
Three undergraduate courses and one graduate in law education have been developed and
are offered on a regular basis through the Faculty of Education and the Centre for
Distance Education. CELS attracts a number of graduate students interested in pursuing
research related to
Charter of Rights and Freedoms
issues, social justice, at-risk youth,
citizenship education, and global education.
Institute for Research on Early Education and Child Health (REACH)
Director: M. Hoskyn BHE, MA (Br Col), PhD (Calif), 604.268.6956 Tel, 604.291.3203
, www.educ.sfu.caireach
The Institute for Research on Early-Education and Child Health (REACH) is a
multidisciplinary research group at Simon 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 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), 778.782.4937 Tel, 778.782.3203 Fax
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.
Faculty of Health Sciences
Children's Health Policy Centre
Director, Administration and Finance: C. Lopez BSc, CA, CGA, Associate Director: C.
Waddell BSc, MSc (Br Col), MD (McM), 778.782.7775 Tel, 788.782.7777 Fax,
, www.childhealthpolicy.sfu.ca
Located in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, we are an
interdisciplinary research group dedicated to integrating 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 determinants of health; preventing problems in children at risk;
promoting effective programs and services; and monitoring our collective progress
towards improving the lives of all children. Reciprocal relationships with government and
community 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 to the wider community in the form of consultation to government
and public advocacy groups concerned with children's health. Our work supports and
complements the vision of the Faculty of Health Sciences to integrate research and policy
for public and population health locally, nationally and globally.
Faculty of Science
Behavioural Ecology Research Group
Director: L.M. Dill BSc, MSc, PhD (Br Col), 604.291.3664 Tel, ldill@sfu.ca
www.sfu.ca/biology/berg
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. The research group was formally established in 1989 to pursue basic research in
behavioral ecology; to maintain and develop an internationally recognized student
training centre in behavioral ecology, and related areas of inquiry; and to provide a
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Centre for Experimental and Constructive Mathematics
Director: M.B. Monagan BSc (Massey), MMath, PhD (Wat), 778.782.5617/4279 Tel,
778.782.5614/4947 Fax, mmonagan@cecm.sfu.ca
, www.cecm.sfu.ca
The centre furthers research and graduate education in computation in the mathematical
sciences.
The centre's activities may include: provision of post doctoral fellowships in areas related
to experimental and constructive mathematics; sponsorship ofregular short term and long
term research visitors to the centre; organization of regular colloquia and occasional
conferences on advances in experimental and constructive mathematics; participation in
the training of graduate students in experimental and constructive mathematics;
establishment, development and maintenance of accessible software archives; provision
of tutorial assistance for faculty and graduate students at Simon Fraser University in the
use of symbolic languages, of the centre's software, and of other high level mathematical
tools; establishment of a related algorithmic consulting service for individuals within and
without the University community; collaboration with similar centres and appropriate
individuals at other Canadian and foreign universities. Such collaboration may include
co-sponsorship of speakers, conferences 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.J. Clague, BA (Occidental), MSc (Calif), PhD (Br. Col), PGeo, Canada
Research Chair in Natural Hazards, 778.782.4924 Tel, 778.782.4198, Fax.
, 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.C. Ydenberg BSc (S Fraser), DPhil (Oxf), 778.782.4282 Tel, 778.782.3496
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The centre fosters high quality, graduate training and research, conducts basic and
applied research in wildlife ecology, and provides 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 mission-oriented research and
management policies of the Canadian Wildlife Service and the basic research agenda of
Simon Fraser University.
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Chemical Ecology Research Group (CERG)
Acting Director: G. Gries (Sept 1/07-Aug 31/08) Diplom, PhD (Gött), 778.782.3590 Tel,
778.782.3765 Fax, gries@sfu.ca
, www.sfu.calchemistry/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.
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4D Labs
Executive Director: N. Branda, BSc, PhD (MIT), 778.782.8158 Tel, 778.782.3765 Fax,
, www.4dlabs.ca
4D LABS was formed to foster fundamental university research in the areas of advanced
materials and nano-scale devices. A multidisciplinary team of leading researchers will
work to design, develop and demonstrate prototype devices that can lead to major
advances in information and health technologies.
4D LABS integrates an international research team of chemists, physicists and engineers
with expertise in nanomaterials engineering 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 sold state
materials, surface chemistry and modification, electrochemistry, fabrication methods,
lithography, polymers, biomaterials, materials characterization, theoretical chemistry and
physics.
BC Synchrotron Institute
Director: K.L. Kavanagh BSc (Qu), PhD (Cornell), 778.782.4244 Tel, 778.782.3592 Fax,
kavanagh@sfu.ca
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 CFI.
Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience Institute
Interim Director: D. Weeks BA (Windsor), MSc (McM), PhD (Auburn), 778.782.3358
Tel, 778.782.3427 Fax, dweeks@sfu.ca
This institute fosters interdisciplinary research and scholarship concerning the
relationship between mind and brain. Building on the strengths of world-renowned
researchers who investigate a variety of neural, cognitive, motor, and behavioural
phenomena, the BCNI focuses on a broad range of topics. Our major emphases will be on
the study of attention, perception, action and language.
Some of the main objectives of the centre are to -
• understand the relationships between cognitive functions and their neurobiological
substrates
• understand the life-long developmental plasticity of brain and behaviour
• understand the nature of the deficits and spared capacities that are specific to
particular syndromes and developmental disorders
• develop new measures that can be used in clinical treatment
• co-ordinate initiatives to secure world-class neuroscience research tolls and facilities
for Simon Fraser University. The institute provides a matrix within which scientists
work synergistically toward these and related goals.
Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing
Director: R.M. Lorimer BA, MA (Manit), PhD (Tor), 778.782.5242 Tel, 778.782.5239
, 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 Dialogue
Director: M. L. Winston BSc, MA (Boston), PhD (Kansas), 778.782.7894 Tel,
778.782.7892 Fax, dial ogue-info@ sfu.ca
, www.sfu.caldialogue
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 focuses on the relation of dialogue
and negotiation, on dialogue around foreign affairs issues such as war, environment, trade
and immigration, on responding to needs in local communities for specific kinds of
dialogue, first to relieve rising tensions and then to open possibilities of changing
relationships. Within British Columbia, dialogues about the relation of aboriginal and
non-aboriginal futures are of continuing interest. The centre is guided by the Centre for
Dialogue steering committee and currently chaired by Mark Winston, Director,
Undergraduate Semester in Dialogue; Fellow, Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue;
Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences.
Centre for Imaginative Education
Director: M Fettes MA (Camb), MSc (Br Col), PhD (Tor), 778.782.4479 Tel,
mtfettes@sfu.ca
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
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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 steeringcommittee 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,
778.782.7488, apunnen@sfu.caThe 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.
Centre for Scientific Computing
Director: R.D. Russell BS, BA, MA, PhD (New Mexico), 778.782.4819 Tel,
778.782.4947 Fax, rdr@cs.sfu.ca
, http://csc.sfu.ca
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 actively pursue joint research ventures with industry, government and
laboratories.
Centre for Studies in Print and Media Cultures
Director: B.A. Schellenberg, BEd, BA (Winn), MA, PhD (Ott)
778.782.3095 Tel, 778.782.5737, schellen@sfu.ca
, www.sfu.ca/-.'meverton/cspmc.htm
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, history, interactive arts and
technology, linguistics, the library, and political science. We welcome anyone in related
areas of research to join us.
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Acting Director: T.A. Perry BA (Wabash), PhD (Indiana), 778.782.5089 Tel,
778.782.5112 Fax, dlam-info@sfu.ca
, www.cic.sfu.ca
This interdisciplinary centre, which began operation in 1989, integrates university,
government, professional and business resources for research, education, 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, 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:
Institute for the Study of Teaching and Learning in the Disciplines
Director: C.L. Amundsen BA (Washington), MEd (Alaska), PhD (Montreal),
778.782.4853, camundsa@sfu.ca
Newly approved by the Simon Fraser University Senate, this institute will open its doors
in late 2007. The primary purpose of the Institute is to inspire, support and enhance
faculty-led inquiry into all 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
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faculty. Two aspects of the Institute will be primary in supporting faculty-led inquiry:
• Faculty-led inquiry projects: funds will be made available through the institute for
faculty-led inquiry that adheres to specific criteria. The findings will be made public,
through both informal University presentations and publications and more formal
external presentations and publications.
• Faculty teaching scholars: these individual faculty members will serve as the core
membership of the institute. Committed to further developing their knowledge of the
teaching and learning process in their respective disciplines, they will work with other
faculty interested in such development through Institute-sponsored projects.
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, Manager: 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, computationally sophisticated
infrastructure for nearly 200 scientists whose primary laboratory tool is the computer.
The centre is designed to facilitate communication and exchange of ideas. The
. configurable, open research facility efficiently incorporates a diverse community of
scientists, research associates, and students, in a flexible manner. A proportion of the
assignable space is also set aside for short-term and sabbatical visitors. Whether on-site
or around the world, IRMACS researchers enjoy expert technical support and state-of-
the-art computation, visualization and communication resources.
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The centrepiece of the IRMACS centre is its presentation studio, seating up to one
hundred people. The studio is a state-of-the-art audiovisual environment including a high-
resolution 3D projection system. It also forms part of a global network of AccessGrid
videoconferencing rooms.
The flexible meeting rooms and presentation studio have been configured to facilitate
seminars, lecture series, workshops, medium-size research conferences and related
activities. These rooms contain plasma computer displays with touch-screen interfaces.
This creates a highly interactive environment, allowing lecture or meeting notes to be
captured in real time and later distributed in standard file formats.
Access to computers is universal: one account and sign-on at any workstation provides
researchers with access to all IT facilities. This infrastructure is intended to provide as
much integration of researchers' mobile computing devices as is feasible.
International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy
President: D.C. Préfontaine, Q.C. BA (Rockhurst College (University)), LL.B.
(Saskatchewan), LL.M (Univ. of Missouri)
Acting/Executive Director: K. Macdonald, 604.822.9875 Tel, 604.822.9317 Fax,
, www.icclr.law.ubc.ca
This international centre was established in 1991 in Vancouver BC, by its founding
charter members Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia and the
International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law. The centre is formally affiliated
with the United Nations and functions as one of two inter-regional UN affiliates of the
United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Program. 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.
Nanomed Canada Research Network
Executive Director: N. Branda, BSc, PhD (MIT), 778.782.8061 Tel,
, www.nanomedcanada.org/home
The Nanomed Canada Research Network (NANOMED CANADA) is a growing
community of nanotechnology researchers (chemists, physicists, mathematicians and
engineers), medical researchers (clinicians, biotechnologists, 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
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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
. 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 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 (Tor), MS, PhD (Brown),
778.782.6655
Tel, 778.782.6657 Fax,
, www.pims.math.ca
, PIMSOffices/Simon_Fraser_UfliVerSitY/
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
• initiating and promoting mathematics education at all levels: K-12 and university
• initiating collaborations and strengthening ties between mathematical scientists in the
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academic community and those in the industrial, business and government sectors
• training of highly qualified personnel for academic and industrial employment
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• 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 and MITACS are 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
PIMS/MITACS and mathematical sciences community at this University.
Tn-University Meson Facility (TRIUMF)
Director: N. S. Lockyer 604.222.1047 Tel, 604.222.1074 Fax, infoff@thumf.ca
www.triumf.ca
TRIUMF is a joint venture of the University of Alberta, the University of British
Columbia, Carleton University, Simon Fraser University, the University of Toronto and
the University of Victoria. L'Université de Montréal joined the joint venture on April 1,
2007. TRIUMF is funded under a contribution agreement through the National Research
Council of Canada.
The TRIUMF facility is based on a 520M-eV 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 cancer therapy.
Western Canadian Universities Marine Sciences Society (Bamfield)
Director: A. R. Palmer PhD, FRSC, 250.728.3301 x215 Tel, 250.728.3452 Fax,
, www.bms.bc.ca
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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CENTRES AND INSTITUTES
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Scope
1.1
This policy encompasses all centres, institutes, and similar organizations at Simon Fraser University
which are not a part of established administrative units. In this policy the term "centre" refers to all such
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purposes, of an ongoing nature, related to the goals of the University.
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1.3 The purposes of centres encompass, but are not limited to, the following: to facilitate collaborative
research, especially multi-disciplinary research; to undertake specific types of teaching or training
programs; to facilitate multi-university initiatives, such as centres of excellence; and to provide specific
types of services to the community.
1.4 Every centre is subject to the authority of University policies.
1.5 Every centre is required to have a University Charter authorizing its operations.
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University Charter
2.1 A Charter entitles a centre to identify itself as an agent of Simon Fraser University and to use the
University's name and address in the conduct of its activities.
2.2 A Charter is granted at the discretion of the Board of Governors, upon recommendation from the
President, and continues in force until revoked.
2.3 A Charter shall place the centre under the terms of a Schedule, as listed in the Attachment to this Policy.
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Governance and Reporting
3.1 The Director of each centre reports to an Administrative Officer, who is in turn accountable to the
University's Governing Committee for Centres.
3.2 Schedule A lists all University centres which are under the direct authority of a Dean. For all Schedule A
centres, the Charter shall identify a Dean of Faculty who shall be the Administrative Officer responsible for
the governance and budgetary accounts of the centre.
3.3 Schedule B lists (a) all centres that have a university-wide mandate and (b) all centres in which Simon
Fraser University participates as a part of a multi-university consortium. The Vice President, Research shall
be the Administrative Officer responsible for the University's participation in all Schedule B centres.
3.4 The University's Governing Committee for Centres is composed of the Vice President, Academic and the
Vice President, Research.
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policies, and shall report the results of that review to the centre's Director and to the Governing Committee
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for Centres by August 31 of each year.
3.6 The Governing Committee for Centres shall deliver, by October 31 of each year, a summary report
dealing with the activities of all centres during the preceding year, to the President, who shall take this
report to the Board of Governors.
4. Establishment, Review and Discontinuation of Centres
4.1 In order to be eligible to apply for a University Charter, a centre must have a Constitution which
specifies the following: (a) a statement of its special purpose; (b) a provision for the appointment of a
Director; (c) identification of the applicable Schedule; (d) a statement that recognizes the centre's obligation
to conduct its activities in accordance with University policies; and (e) a statement of its internal governing
procedure. The application must be approved by the appropriate Administrative Officer.
4.2.3 An Administrative Officer who supports an application for a University Charter shalt forward the
application to the Governing Committee for Centres. An application which is approved by the Governing
Committee shall be forwarded to the President, to Senate (through the Senate Committee on University
Priorities) and the Board for approval.
4.4 The Governing Committee for Centres may recommend revocation of a centres Charter to the President
at any time. In such cases the centre's Directoe shall have an opportunity to appeal against this
recommendation before a final determination is made by the President and the Board.
5. Rights and Obligations of Centres
5.1 Acting under the authority of its Director, and subject to Sect. 4.1(d), a centre shall have the right to:
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use the University's name, address, and symbols in connection with its activities;
b.
solicit external grants and contracts in the University's name;
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request the maintenance of university budgetary accounts and reports;
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utilize the assistance of Human Resources in hiring employees;
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direct the duties of its employees; and
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apply for university support to its Administrative Officer.
5.2 The Director of a centre shall have the obligation to:
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approve all contracts to be undertaken by or on behalf of the centre, and further obtain the approval
of its Administrative Officer (and, for Schedule A centres, the appropriate Vice President) for any
contract;
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submit a written report to its Administrative Officer on centre activities, including all contractual
obligations entered into by or on behalf of the centre, once annually for the twelve months ending
March 31 of each year, no later than June 30 of each year;
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submit an annual financial statement, showing revenues and expenditures, for the twelve months
ending March 31 of each year, no later than June 30 of each year.
6. Membership
6.1 The Director of a centre must be a regular employee of the University.
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The following centres and institutes have been granted a charter by the Board of Governors. For all Schedule A centres,
the responsible administrative officer of the University is identified.
Schedule
Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences
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Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology
Centre for Tourism Policy and Research
Cooperative Resource Management Institute
Institute of Micromachine and Microfabrication Research
Logic and Functional Programming Group
Dean, Faculty of Arts
Centre detudes francophones Quebec -Pacifiq ue
Centre for Coastal Studies
Centre for Global Political Economy
Centre for International Studies
Centre for Labour Studies
Centre for Public Policy Research
Centre for Research on Adaptive Behaviour in Economics
Centre for Restorative Justice
Centre for Scottish Studies
Centre for Sustainable Community Development
Criminology Research Centre
Feminist Institute for Studies on Law and Society
Gerontology Research Centre
Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies
Institute for Critical Studies in Gender and Health
Institute of Governance Studies
Institute for the Humanities
Institute for Studies in Criminal Justice Policy
Mental Health, Law and Policy Institute
Dean, Faculty of Business Administration
CIBC Centre for Corporate Governance and Risk Management
CMA Centre for Strategic Change and Performance Measurement
W. J. VanDusen B.C. Business Studies Institute
Dean, Faculty of Education
Centre for Education, Law and Society
Institute for Research on Early Education and Child Health
Institute for Studies in Teacher Education
Dean, Faculty of Science
Behavioural Ecology Research Group
Centre for Experimental and Constructive Mathematics
Centre for Natural Hazards Research
Centre for Wildlife Ecology
Chemical Ecology Research Group
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BC Synchrotron Institute (BCSI)
Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience Institute
Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing
Centre for Scientific Computing
David Lam Centre for International Communication
Dialogue Institute
Interdisciplinary Research in the Mathematical and Computational Sciences (IRMACS)
International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy
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