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CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY AWARDED FIVE CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRS

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CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY AWARDED FIVE CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRS

November 12, 2004 - Concordia University was 
today awarded five new Canada Research Chairs 
(CRC) - two Tier-1 level chairs and three Tier-2 
level chairs. Tier-1 chairs are awarded to 
well-established researchers and provide them 
with $200,000 per year over a seven-year period. 
Tier-2 Chairs are awarded to emerging 
researchers, and provide $100,000 per year over a 
five-year period.

President and Vice-Chancellor Frederick Lowy 
welcomed the announcement saying, "The number and 
scope of the chairs is truly impressive. All are 
on the cutting edge of their fields of study, and 
will greatly enhance the university's research 
profile."

Jerzy Floryan, CRC in Fluid 
Mechanics/Computational Engineering (Tier 1), is 
presently with the University of Western Ontario. 
The research is developing the methodology for 
the design of optimal flow systems that may 
expand performance limits of aircrafts and other 
complex engineering products where fluid motions 
play a large role.

  A.I. Shnirelman, CRC in Applied Mathematics 
(Tier 1), comes to Concordia from the University 
of Hull in the U.K.  His research explores the 
nature of turbulent fluid flows, such as water in 
oceans and molten iron in the Earth's core. It is 
leading to a better understanding of such flows, 
which includes an accurate mathematical modeling 
of them.

David Forman, CRC in Human Development (Tier 2), 
originally with the University of Minnesota, has 
already arrived at Concordia. By observing 
children's interactions with their parents, his 
research aims to help parents and educators 
enlist not just children's cooperation, but also 
their active and eager participation in learning 
activities.

Vincent Martin, CRC in Microbial Genomics and 
Engineering (Tier 2), has also already joined 
Concordia, hailing from the Lawrence Berkeley 
National Laboratory, USA. He is studying how 
microbial genomes function in order to engineer 
their metabolism and produce valuable bio-based 
chemicals and fuels. Using genomics as a tool, 
the research is generating the basic knowledge 
and technology required to develop the next 
generation of industrially important biocatalytic 
microbes.

  Xin Wei Sha, CRC in New Media Arts (Tier 2), 
studies gesture and creating new forms of 
responsive media that blend sound, video and soft 
wear (active and sensate fabrics) into rich 
interactive settings. The research involves 
complex engineering interlaced with artistic and 
philosophical creativity and enquiry. Dr. Sha is 
presently at the Georgia Institute of Technology 
(Georgia Tech).

The Canada Research Chairs program has created 
1,348 research positions at 73 Canadian 
universities since it was launched in 2000. The 
program helps universities attract and retain the 
best researchers and achieve research excellence 
in the natural sciences and engineering, health 
services, social sciences and the humanities.

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L'UNIVERSIT�  CONCORDIA OBTIENT CINQ CHAIRES DE RECHERCHE DU CANADA

Le 12 novembre 2004 - L'Universit� Concordia a 
obtenu aujourd'hui cinq nouvelles Chaires de 
recherche du Canada (CRC), soit deux chaires de 
niveau 1 et trois chaires de niveau 2. Les 
premi�res sont d�cern�es � des chercheurs �tablis 
� qui est octroy� un financement de 200 000 $ par 
ann�e pour une p�riode de sept ans ; les secondes 
sont accord�es � des chercheurs �mergents qui 
b�n�ficieront d'un financement de 100 000 $ par 
ann�e pour une p�riode de 5 ans.

Le recteur et vice-chancelier, M. Frederick Lowy, 
se r�jouit de cette annonce : � Les chaires 
obtenues sont remarquables par le nombre et la 
port�e. A la fine pointe de leur domaine, elles 
contribueront grandement � rehausser le profil de 
la recherche de l'Universit� �.

Jerzy Floryan, CRC en g�nie m�canique / dynamique 
des fluides computationnelle (Niveau 1), vient de 
la University of Western Ontario. Dans sa 
recherche, il �tablit la m�thodologie n�cessaire 
� la conception de syst�mes fluidiques optimaux 
pouvant repousser les limites de performances des 
a�ronefs et autres produits d'ing�nierie 
complexes pour lesquels la cin�matique des 
fluides joue un r�le important.

A.I. Shnirelman, CRC en math�matiques appliqu�es 
(Niveau 1), �tait auparavant rattach� � la 
University of Hull du Royaume-Uni. Sa recherche 
explore la nature des �coulements de fluides 
turbulents, tels que l'eau dans les oc�ans et le 
fer en fusion dans le noyau terrestre. Elle 
am�liorera la compr�hension de ces �coulements, 
notamment au moyen d'une mod�lisation 
math�matique pr�cise.

David Forman, CRC en d�veloppement humain (Niveau 
2), �tait auparavant rattach� � la la University 
of Minnesota. Par l'observation de l'interaction 
des enfants avec leurs parents, sa recherche vise 
� aider les parents et les �ducateurs � s'assurer 
non seulement de la coop�ration des enfants, mais 
aussi de leur participation active et 
enthousiaste aux activit�s d'apprentissage.

Vincent Martin, CRC en g�nomique microbienne et 
g�nie (Niveau 2), vient du Lawrence Berkeley 
National Laboratory, aux �tats-Unis.  Il �tudie 
le fonctionnement des g�nomes microbiens afin 
d'en fa�onner le m�tabolisme pour cr�er des 
produits biochimiques et des biocarburants. Ayant 
recours � la g�nomique comme outil, la recherche 
g�n�re les connaissances et la technologie 
�l�mentaires n�cessaires au d�veloppement de 
microbes biocatalytiques d'importance 
industrielle de prochaine g�n�ration.

Xin Wei Sha, CRC en nouveaux m�dias (Niveau 2), 
�tudie la gestuelle et la cr�ation de nouvelles 
formes de m�dias sensibles dans lesquels 
fusionnent le son, la vid�o et les v�tements 
cognitifs (tissu actif et sensoriel) pour 
produire des installations interactives riches. 
La recherche fait appel � une ing�nierie complexe 
amalgam�e � la cr�ativit� et � l'interrogation 
artistiques et philosophiques.  Xin Wei Sha 
appartenait auparavant au Georgia Technological 
Institute (Georgia Tech).

Lanc� en 2000, le Programme des chaires de 
recherche du Canada a permis de cr�er 1 348 
postes en recherche dans 73 universit�s 
canadiennes. Son objectif est d'aider les 
universit�s � solliciter et � recruter les 
meilleurs chercheurs afin de leur permettre 
d'atteindre l'excellence en recherche dans les 
domaines des sciences naturelles et du g�nie, des 
sciences de la sant�, et des sciences sociales et 
humaines.    

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