Twelve Canada Excellence Research Chairs Present Key Findings in Health, Environment, Water, ICT and Automotive Research at Special Lecture in Vancouver

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 8, 2012) - Twelve of Canada's most renowned researchers will present their work and talk about their latest discoveries at a special lecture event at UBC Robson Square in Vancouver. Media will have a chance to engage with these researchers at the Canada Excellence Research Chairs Summit on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.

There will be a photo opportunity and media availability following the event.

The following 12 chairholders will make presentations:

• Robert Boyd, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Quantum Nonlinear Optics, University of Ottawa
• David Cory, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Quantum Information Processing, University of Waterloo
• Ali Emadi, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Hybrid Powertrain, McMaster University
• Michael Houghton, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Virology, University of Alberta
• Younès Messaddeq, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Enabling Photonic Innovations for Information and Communication, Université Laval
• Adrian Owen, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging, The University of Western Ontario
• Fritz Roth, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Integrative Biology, University of Toronto
• Søren Rysgaard, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Arctic Geomicrobiology and Climate Change, University of Manitoba
• Thomas Thundat, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Oil Sands Molecular Engineering, University of Alberta
• Philippe Van Cappellen, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Ecohydrology, University of Waterloo
• Doug Wallace, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Ocean Science and Technology, Dalhousie University
• Howard Wheater, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Water Security, University of Saskatchewan