Research Chairs

With more than 200 professors and approximately 1,500 graduate students our Faculty is a vibrant research community that attracts more than $50 million in sponsored research funding from external sources annually. The Faculty is one of the most successful in securing Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) funding and is a leader in earning NSERC Industrial Research Chair and Steacie Fellow designations.

The Faculty of Engineering hosts:

• 1 Canada Excellence Research Chair
• 15 Canada Research Chairs
• 16 NSERC Industrial Research Chairs—more than any engineering faculty in Canada 
• 5 Foundation Supported Chairs 
• 11 Endowed Chairs and Professorships