In advance of conducting the search for Memorial’s next vice-president (research), a review committee has been struck to review the Research portfolio. Dr. Chris Loomis, current vice-president (research), is scheduled to complete his appointment September 2013.

The review is designed to inform the search process and to identify new opportunities and strategic directions for research at Memorial.

An open forum with the review committee has been scheduled to gather input from the university community on Thursday, May 17, from 1:15-2:15 p.m. in the Arts and Administration Building Annex, Room A-1045.

The committee will also be accepting input from the university community in writing: 

Via e-mail: 
president@mun.ca 

Regular mail: 
Review Committee of Research Portfolio
President’s Office, Memorial University
A-2028, Arts and Administration Building
St. John’s, NL

The review committee includes:

• Dr. Antony Card, currently dean, Human Kinetics and Recreation; effective July 1, 2012, associate vice-president (Grenfell Campus) research 
• Dr. Carrie Dyck, associate dean, Research and Graduate Programs, Faculty of Arts 
• Dr. Penny Moody-Corbett, director, Ethics Office, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); former associate dean (research and graduate studies), Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University 
• Dr. Nils Peterson, associate dean of research, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta; former vice-president (research), Western University 
• Dr. Martin Taylor, president and CEO, Ocean Networks Canada; former vice-president (research), University of Victoria