The NSERC Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering Program supports five regional Chairs across Canada who work individually and as a group to increase the participation of women in science and engineering.
Current Chairholders:
Ontario
Dr. Valerie Davidson
Professor of Biological Engineering, University of Guelph
Corporate Sponsor: RIM
http://www.cwse-on.ca
Quebec
Dr. Nadia Ghazzali
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Laval University
Corporate Sponsor: Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.
http://www.chaire-crsng-inal.fsg.ulaval.ca/
Atlantic Provinces
Dr. Cecilia Moloney
Professor of Computer and Electrical Enginering, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Corporate Sponsor: Petro-Canada
http://www.engr.mun.ca/people/cwse/
Prairie Provinces
Dr. Julita Vassileva
Professor of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan
Corporate Sponsor: Cameco
http://wise.usask.ca
British Columbia and Yukon
Dr. Elizabeth Croft
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia
http://wwest.mech.ubc.ca/
Additional information on the Chair program can be found at:http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/CFS-PCP/CWSE-CFSG_eng.asp
