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Concordia University’s Mission Statement

Concordia University is an urban university which is responsive to the needs of a diverse student population as well as to the bilingual and multicultural environment in which it resides. It is a welcoming community where values of equality, non-discrimination and tolerance of diversity are appreciated and actively promoted. Furthermore, Concordia is committed to responsible and innovative leadership in fulfilling the mission of universities to develop and disseminate knowledge and values and to act as a social critic. The University seeks to achieve this end by offering its students inclusive and accessible academic programs which stress a broad-based, interdisciplinary approach to learning, by fostering an environment of academic and pedagogical freedom, as well as by a dedication to superior teaching supported by the best possible research, scholarship, creative activity and service to society. Through these means, the University prepares its graduates, at all levels, to live as informed and responsibly critical citizens who are committed to learning and to the spirit of enquiry.

Message from the Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies

Welcome to graduate studies at a time in our development that is extremely vibrant and dynamic. The intellectual vitality can be felt in the labs, classrooms, studios and corridors of Concordia. With over 6,500 graduate students enrolled in more than 100 graduate programs, we span a diverse range of fields across the arts, humanities, natural and social sciences, engineering, commerce and administration, as well as interdisciplinary studies.

Graduate studies at Concordia has a driving momentum which is palpable and is evidenced by its dynamic student population, its seasoned faculty members, an impressive cohort of new faculty and the construction of state-of-the-art facilities, all contributing to its growing reputation nationally and internationally. Located in the multicultural metropolis of Montreal, the University has two distinct and vibrant campuses that strive to foster a supportive, stimulating and enriching academic environment.

The School of Graduate Studies works collaboratively with departments in all four Faculties (Arts and Science, Engineering and Computer Science, Fine Arts and the John Molson school of Business) to enhance the quality of graduate students’ experiences at all levels. I strongly believe that graduate training at Concordia University brings the perfect combination of knowledge, skills and spirit of inquiry needed to inspire and prepare all students for challenges ahead.

Dr. Louise Dandurand
Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies

Mission Statement

The School of Graduate Studies provides leadership and support to the university community in its quest for the advancement of knowledge and academic achievement. It promotes creative initiatives in scholarly research, artistic expression, teaching and training. The School fosters an inclusive, pluralistic perspective and it upholds high standards across all graduate programs at Concordia. In its pursuit of excellence, the School advocates an open and flexible approach to graduate education.

The University

Concordia University is an English-language university located in the city of Montreal, the second largest French-speaking city in the world. Montreal is located on an island in the heart of the St. Lawrence Valley. It dates back to the 17^th century and is built around a mountain in the centre of the island known as Mont-Royal. The city is within an hour’s drive of the states of New York and Vermont in the U.S.A., and within an hour’s drive of a myriad of lakes and ski resorts in the Laurentian mountains and the Eastern Townships.

Few cities are as exciting and multi-dimensional as Montreal. As one of the great cities of the world, it has a famous hockey team, world class art galleries, an excellent metro system and some of the finest shops this side of the Atlantic. Montreal is a major financial, business, and industrial centre. It is also a “Cité Universitaire” par excellence. The four universities and affiliated schools and the numerous colleges scattered throughout the city make Montreal a world centre of higher learning and an attractive city for major research oriented companies.

Montreal is, for example, the centre of the Canadian aerospace industry.

The University has two campuses: the Sir George Williams Campus in the heart of the city, and the Loyola Campus, nestled in a tranquil setting near Montreal West. Our graduate programs are offered on both campuses. The two campuses are connected by the door-to-door shuttle bus service operated by the university, and by the bus and metro system of the city of Montreal.

The academic units of the University are grouped into the Faculties of Arts and Science, Engineering and Computer Science, Fine Arts, the John Molson School of Business and the School of Graduate Studies. The School is an umbrella structure which is responsible for the graduate programs of the University and for the students enrolled in these programs.

Concordia has over 32,000 undergraduate and 6,500 graduate students who come from all walks of life and from all over the world. History has endowed the university with a special mission in this bilingual and multicultural environment: the university provides one of the main academic and cultural windows between the two linguistic traditions of Canada.

Concordia has a graduate program repertoire and the academic climate that suit diverse academic interests and ambitions. The University is solidly integrated into the network of Montreal universities. Many of our professors collaborate with their colleagues at the Université de Montréal, Université du Québec and the Universities of Sherbrooke and Laval, and with professors at McGill, the other English-language university of Montreal. Our students benefit from these links. At the graduate level there are formal alliances between the Montreal universities through the joint PhD programs in Administration, Art History, Communication, and Religion. Other such joint ventures are under development.

The interaction between the City of Montreal, the business community, and the universities is excellent. The Chambre de commerce awards a Prix d’excellence for the best PhD thesis in Natural Science and Engineering, Humanities and Health Science written by a student at Concordia, McGill, Université de Montréal, Université du Québec à Montréal, l’école des Hautes études Commerciales, or l’école Polytechnique. The winners, who are chosen by a jury which includes the Deans of Graduate Studies of the four Montreal universities, become members of the distinguished group of grands montréalais.

Graduate Studies and Research

Research and the Training of Highly Qualified Personnel

Concordia University is an important and innovative contributor to new knowledge. Throughout the University investigations are underway in areas as diverse as environmental and business sustainability, social behaviour, cultural and industrial technology, the arts, and corporate and public affairs. Research and the training of highly qualified personnel are integral components of Concordia’s academic mission and commitment to innovation. State-of-the-art facilities, equipment and technology, as well as research-intensive groups characterize Concordia’s dynamic research environment.

Graduate students from across Concordia’s three Faculties and John Molson School of Business benefit from Concordia’s research and training infrastructure in numerous ways – such as training for work in clinical settings, working closely with faculty members in the use of highly specialized scientific equipment, conducting research in laboratories, collaborating with industry and community partners, and working in teams on cutting-edge multidisciplinary research.

Centres, institutes, and other research-intensive groups constitute an integral part of Concordia’s research and graduate programs over a very wide range of disciplines from the humanities to engineering. A few examples will serve to outline the role of these units in the academic life of the University.

Research Centres, Institutes, and Other Groups

Faculty of Arts and Science

Applied Psychology Centre (APC)

The Applied Psychology Centre (APC) provides graduate students in the clinical training program with comprehensive practicum training in psychological assessment and psychotherapy. Clients at APC are seen by graduate students under the supervision of clinical faculty. The types of services offered by APC reflect the interests of clinical supervisors and students, and may include individual, family, or marital psychotherapy, cognitive-behaviour therapy for anxiety or stress, and treatment of child disorders.

For more information, please consult the APC website.

Centre for Biological Applications of Mass Spectrometry (CBAMS)

The Centre for Biological Applications of Mass Spectrometry (CBAMS) was established at Concordia to support and promote research, and to provide students with hands-on training in the applications of mass spectrometry to diverse problems in biological chemistry. CBAMS is not only the most comprehensive academic mass spectrometry centre in Canada, it is also unique in its dedication to the hands-on training of students and researchers.

For more information, please consult the CBAMS website.

Centre for Canadian Irish Studies

The Centre for Canadian Irish Studies was created in 2000 through the joint financial support of Concordia University and the Canadian Irish Studies Foundation. Its mandate is to promote a fuller understanding of Ireland’s history, culture and Diaspora, especially the Irish experience in Montreal, Quebec and the rest of Canada. It does so by coordinating multidisciplinary programs (across twelve departments) in Canadian Irish Studies, organizing an Irish Public Lectures Series, and providing scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students. The Centre serves as a point of convergence for a group of researchers, all with an interest in Irish studies, from various disciplinary perspectives, but all with a focus on the interplay between Ireland and Quebec. At present, several initiatives are underway to strengthen national and international scholarly contacts which, in turn, will provide further opportunities for graduate students to conduct research in a wide spectrum of subjects. The Centre also serves as a communication hub for Montreal’s Irish community with which it maintains close ongoing contact.

For more information, please consult the Centre for Canadian Irish Studies website.

Centre for Human Relations and Community Studies (CHRCS)

The Centre is associated with the Department of Applied Human Sciences and is engaged in action research, consultation, and training. Since its inception in 1963, CHRCS has worked with hundreds of organizations, community groups, and agencies. CHRCS also sponsors Canada’s most well-established Trainer Development Program, with the goal of assisting individuals to develop skills in experience-based approaches to learning.

For more information, please consult the CHRCS website.

Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling

The Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling serves as a point of convergence for collaborative digital historical research, teaching, and publishing among faculty and students at Concordia, as well as members of local, national and international communities. The Concordia Oral History Research Laboratory (COHRL) integrates digital media and oral history to open up new nonlinear ways to access, analyze, and communicate life stories. The Concordia Digital History Lab uses new media to share the task of historical research and interpretation with on-line audiences worldwide – researchers, students, and the general public.

For more information, please consult the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling website.

Centre de Recherche en Développement Humain (CRDH)

The Centre for Research in Human Development (CRDH) is an internationally recognized research and training centre, with central facilities housed at Concordia’s Loyola campus. Funded under the highly competitive Regroupements Stratégiques program of the Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la société et la culture, CRDH is a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional organization with thirty-five faculty researchers, supervising over one hundred graduate students and postdoctoral trainees. CRDH members include faculty from psychology, sociology, education, political science, decision science, geography, and a variety of health science departments. CRDH and its members are committed to advancing the understanding and support of human growth and development from birth through old age. Our research program focuses on key transitions across the life course. CRDH houses state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, equipment, and technical personnel, who are available to support the research and training of graduate students and postdoctoral trainees. Direct financial support, in terms of research fellowships and travel funds, is also available to graduate student members and postdoctoral fellows.

For more information, please consult the CRDH website.

Centre for Research in Molecular Modeling (CERMM)

Computational and theoretical chemistry has been widely recognized as a growing and indispensable branch of science. The mission of the Centre for Research Molecular Modeling (CERMM) is to provide a state-of-the-art infrastructure for computational chemistry, physics and biology to its members, to promote excellence in research and graduate education in computational chemistry, physics and biology, to foster collaborations between researchers in different institutions, and to provide an interdisciplinary forum for experimentalists, modellers, and theoreticians to combine their expertise to reach new frontiers in the molecular sciences.

For more information, please consult the CERMM website.

Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics (CSFG)

The Concordia Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics (CSFG) supports multi-disciplinary research directed at using genomic approaches to advance biological research. By sharing its research facilities, informatics resources and expertise, CFSG facilitates state-of-the-art research while fostering national and international collaborations.

For more information, please consult the CSFG website.

Centre for Studies in Behavioural Neurobiology (CSBN)

The Centre for Studies in Behavioural Neurobiology (CSBN) brings together the diverse talents of researchers interested in the fundamental brain mechanisms underlying motivation and learning. This group has achieved an international reputation for its work on the biological bases of drug dependence, reward, reproductive behaviour, and memory. The research is clustered around three principal themes: reward, motivation, and plasticity. These themes are explored using methods and approaches drawn from many disciplines including experimental psychology, behavioural decision theory, neurochemistry, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, neuroanatomy, neuroendocrinology, and molecular neuroscience. Students are full participants in research and receive substantial recognition for their achievements, including co-authorship on publications and opportunities to present their findings at international conferences. The diverse research interests of CSBN members and the unique collaborative atmosphere among laboratories offer unmatched opportunities for training in behavioural neuroscience, at the level of Undergraduate, Graduate, and Postgraduate studies.

For more information, please consult the CSBN website.

Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP)

Established in 1988, the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) is a research centre directly tied to the general societal need to improve learning skills to meet the challenges that arise in the face of rapidly changing technology and the globalization of knowledge. CSLP research aims to develop strategies and tools to facilitate students’ acquisition of general competencies that foster communication, literacy, numeracy, and inquiry skills for creative use in educational and workplace settings. CSLP research is interdisciplinary and includes perspectives from education, cognitive psychology, social psychology, and applied linguistics. At CSLP, students are contributing to groundbreaking research and innovative practice. Students hone their research skills and contribute to research discoveries by working side by side with experts in the field.

For more information, please consult the CSLP website.

Centre interuniversitaire en calcul mathématique algébrique (CICMA)

The Centre interuniversitaire en calcul mathématique algébrique (CICMA) is an inter-university research centre officially established in 1989, and now one of the Centre de Recherche Mathématiques’ eight laboratories. CICMA consists of researchers from Concordia, Laval, McGill, Montréal and Ottawa Universities. CICMA’s research activities are concentrated on number theory and arithmetic geometry. Other areas of interest include algebraic geometry, group theory, and moonshine.

For more information, please consult the CICMA website.

Concordia Centre for Broadcasting Studies (CCBS)

The Concordia Centre for Broadcasting Studies (CCBS) was founded as an interdisciplinary research centre in September 1981 to conduct sociological, anthropological, historical, cultural, political, literary, and philosophical analyses of public culture after modernity according to the interests of the Centre’s Research Fellows. CCBS’s mandate also seeks to facilitate the collection and digital archiving and indexing of scripts, sound versions, and related printed materials of broadcasting, and the dissemination of information in all electronic media. CCBS’s extensive archival holdings includes Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio drama output and scripts as well as British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World News holdings. Graduate students are encouraged to conduct supervised independent research and to use CCBS’s extensive collection of unique materials.

For more information, please consult the CCBS website.

Concordia Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies

The Concordia Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies is dedicated to the study of the Canadian Jewish experience. Through research and education, the Institute supports a wide range of projects of local, national, and international interest, which contribute to this growing field of inquiry. The Institute also acts as a bridge between the academic study of Canadian Jewry and the community in which it serves. The Institute achieves its academic and educational goals by the following means: providing academic courses for undergraduate and graduate students; undertaking scholarly research in all areas of Canadian Jewish studies; offering public lectures and seminars both at Concordia and off-campus venues; and publishing fiction, non-fiction, popular history, and memoirs by Jewish writers.

For more information, please consult the Concordia Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies website.

Karl Polanyi Institute of Political Economy

The Karl Polanyi Institute of Political Economy was established in 1988 in response to the growing recognition of the relevance of Karl Polanyi’s work to contemporary society. A social and economic historian, and political commentator, Karl Polanyi (1886-1964) is considered one of the most important contributors to the social sciences in the twentieth century along with writers such as Max Weber, John Maynard Keynes, Joseph Schumpeter, and Gunnar Myrdal. The mission of the Institute is two-fold: to preserve the intellectual legacy of Karl Polanyi and to encourage new intellectual work and new dialogue inspired by that legacy. The centrepiece of the Karl Polanyi Institute is the Karl Polanyi Archive. This rich and vast collection of material includes unpublished papers, drafts of manuscripts (published and unpublished), lecture notes and outlines, published articles, correspondence, outlines of projected books and notes by Karl Polanyi, papers by others (i.e. many of Karl Polanyi’s students) and memorabilia. The Institute welcomes scholars, researchers, and students who wish to examine the collection. The Institute is currently in the process of digitizing the entire Polanyi Archive collection.

For more information, please consult the Karl Polanyi Institute of Political Economy website.

Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS)

The primary aims of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies are peace and conflict resolution. A leader in comparative genocide studies in Canada, MIGS seeks not only to uncover the underlying reasons for genocide and other crimes against humanity, but also to put forth concrete policy recommendations to resolve conflicts before they intensify and spiral into mass atrocity crimes. MIGS regularly hosts invited scholars with expertise in specific areas of genocide and human rights studies to address our students in class, to conduct seminars, and to give public lectures. The Department of History’s Canada Research Chair in the History of Genocide and Canada Research Chair in Public History, as well as MIGS’ multidisciplinary approach, make Concordia an especially attractive institution to engage in graduate studies on genocide and its prevention. Many MIGS graduates have gone on to occupy positions in such areas as foreign affairs, NGOs, journalism, and as university professors in many fields.

For more information, please consult the MIGS website.

New Rural Economy 2 (NRE2)

The New Rural Economy Project Phase 2 (NRE2) is a research and education program studying rural Canada since 1998. It is a collaborative undertaking bringing together rural people, researchers, policy-analysts, the business community, and government agencies at all levels to identify and address vital rural issues. Research is conducted at the national level with historical and statistical data analysis, and at the local level with case studies involving community and household surveys. This research and education project seeks to build capacity by focusing on four themes relevant to rural society: communications, environment, services, and governance. Rural citizens learn how to conduct research, interpret the results, and take appropriate action while policymakers benefit from scientifically collected and analyzed data to inform and direct their decisions.

For more information, please consult the NRE2 website.

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science

Centre for Building Studies (CBS)

The Centre for Building Studies (CBS) was originally established as an academic unit in 1977 to conduct research in building engineering. Since 1998, CBS is a research unit within the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering. CBS is comprised of members who share a common interest in carrying out cutting-edge research in the building construction industry and whose concerted actions lead to the construction of ‘Sustainable Buildings.’ These buildings will be more energy efficient, comfortable, healthy, safe, and responsive to inhabitants with an innovative combination of traditional and advanced construction materials as well as intelligent controls. They will have a minimum impact on the environment, will use renewable energy sources, and will have a minimum impact on the depletion of energy and non-energy natural resources. The design of these buildings will concentrate on total performance over their life-cycle by using computer-aided techniques that take into consideration factors such as wind, noise, solar energy, pollutants, and occupancy; their construction will be safe, efficient, and economical.

For more information, please consult the CBS website.

Centre for Industrial Control (CIC)

The Centre for Industrial Control’s (CIC) mandate is to pursue excellence in industrial control and automation through education, research, and active interaction with industry. Research at CIC ranges from fundamental studies to the formulation of advanced methodologies aimed at solving specific problems or classes of problems, to full-scale development of working prototypes suitable for evaluation under realistic conditions. The funding of CIC is derived from a mix of federal and provincial research granting agencies, governmental departments or ministries, and research contracts from individual industry partners.

For more information, please consult the CIC website.

Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence (CENPARMI)

The Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence (CENPARMI) was established as an international research centre in September 1988. The objective of CENPARMI is to undertake scientific and high-technology projects in both the academic and industrial sectors. Its reputation is built on the use of computers to recognize digitized patterns such as characters, documents, faces, fingerprints, machine parts, and engineering drawings. CENPARMI is known internationally for its advanced research in applying practical artificial intelligence (AI) and knowledge-based techniques to solve problems. Graduate students can either work independently or jointly with other members, interact with visiting scientists from other universities and industries, network with other researchers in the field, and conduct seminars within the team or in the institutes of our industrial collaborators.

For more information, please consult the CENPARMI website.

Computer Security Laboratory (CSL)

The seven faculty members and sixty graduate students of the Computer Security Laboratory (CSL) are leading research activities in many areas of information systems security. To name just a few: trusted free and open source software, cyber forensics, intrusion detection, biometrics, secure communication, security and privacy, database security, cryptography, network security, information hiding, software protection, and data mining and security. Information technology (IT) security is a strategic research and education theme for the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science and has been also identified as one of the fifteen strategic clusters of Concordia University.

For more information about, please consult the CSL website.

Concordia Centre for Advanced Vehicle Engineering (CONCAVE)

The Concordia Centre for Advanced Vehicle Engineering (CONCAVE) is a key university centre for the Montreal area providing leadership in the transportation industry. Along with world-class faculty and students, CONCAVE insists on positioning students close to faculty, staff, and industry. CONCAVE is as much an environment as it is a research centre, which focuses on achieving the synergy of ideas and people to learn how to research, to solve, to apply, and ultimately to create. Students regularly win top engineering employment placement. Our CONCAVE faculty members are a group of world-recognized experts in vehicle engineering, vibration, sound, acoustics, and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS).

For more information, please consult the CONCAVE website.

Concordia Centre for Composites (CONCOM)

The mission of the Concordia Centre for Composites (CONCOM) is to attain world-class excellence in research, training, and industrial development activities in composites. The emphasis is on the research and development of low-cost high-volume polymer matrix composite structures. At the same time, fundamental work in metal matrix and ceramic matrix composites also is carried out. Current emphasis is on the development of polymer nanocomposites and long fibre thermoplastic composites. CONCOM consists of faculty members from the Departments of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering.

CONCOM has carried out projects on composites for companies in the aerospace, automotive, chemical processing, sports, marine and biomedical areas, and has membership in many national and provincial networks such as ISIS, AUTO 21, CREPEC, CRIAQ, and NanoQuébec. CONCOM is currently engaged in international collaborations with the Kyoto Institute of Technology, and the Italian Center for Research in Aerospace.

For more information, please consult the CONCOM website.

Hardware Verification Group (HVG)

Founded in 1996 by Prof. Sofiène Tahar, the Hardware Verification Group (HVG) is one of several research laboratories in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The mission of HVG is to develop methodologies, algorithms, and tools for the formal and semi-formal verification of hardware and embedded systems. The more complex a system becomes, the greater the possibility there will be bugs and, consequently, the greater the need for verification. This is the main focus of HVG. The Group investigates several techniques for verification including simulation, model checking, assertion-based verification, and theorem verification. HVG conducts projects in collaboration with national and international industry and academic partners.

For more information, please consult the HVG website.

Solar Buildings Research Network (SBRN)

The vision of the Solar Buildings Research Network (SBRN) is the realization of the solar building operating in Canada as an integrated advanced technological system that approaches the zero-energy target. Both houses and commercial buildings are included in this vision. The Network research is organized into the following four themes with internationally recognized Canadian researchers as theme leaders: integration of solar energy systems into buildings, solar thermal systems for heating and cooling, solar electricity generation in buildings, and simulation tools for solar building design. The Network will lead to the development of innovative solar utilization building systems, load management techniques, and software tools that support solar-optimized building design. It also plays a key role in a solar buildings demonstration program. The Network also provides input into the development of relevant government policies and standards while training numerous graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and undergraduate research assistants who will contribute to making its vision a reality.

For more information, please consult the SBRN website.

Faculty of Fine Arts

Centre for the Arts in Human Development

The Centre for the Arts in Human Development is a research centre and training site for creative arts therapies graduate students. The Centre brings together researchers in the creative arts therapies, education, and psychology to study the ways in which the arts can be utilized to transform, educate, heal, and rehabilitate. Quantitative methods have been used to develop effective creative arts therapies assessment tools, and qualitative methods, including ethnodrama, have been used to directly involve the Centre’s clients in participatory research. Student interns receive supervision from professionals and faculty in the creative arts therapies in this multidisciplinary program allied with the Graduate Creative Arts Therapies Program in the Faculty of Fine Arts. Drama, art, music and dance-movement therapies comprise the integrated program of services offered to its current clientele, adults with intellectual disabilities.

For more information, please consult the Centre for the Arts in Human Development website.

Centre interuniversitaire en arts médiatiques (CIAM)

Active since 2002, CIAM is an autonomous and distinct centre that fosters the confluence of individuals who define the contemporary language of new media arts. It is a gathering of researchers who work towards a common and integrated research program: experimentation with new media and related technologies as a means to developing the theoretical and fundamental knowledge that is at the heart of creative practice and production. CIAM’s researchers use and develop cutting edge technologies, be they digital, photonic, electronic, or mechanical. With the assistance of CIAM, researchers and their graduate students establish and maintain connections with a global network of new media artists, experts and theoreticians, pursue independent, ground-breaking research, and access cutting-edge technologies and equipment crucial to their projects.

For more information, please consult the CIAM website.

Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art

The Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art was initiated in 1998 and seeks to advance the greater appreciation and richer understanding of Canadian visual culture of all eras. To accomplish its goal, the Institute: supports research on Canadian art for the professional scholarly community, for pedagogical purposes at all levels of education, and most importantly for the general public; produces scholarly materials in print and electronic formats such as monographs, journals, bibliographies, catalogues raisonnés, films and videos; maintains a broad and ongoing dialogue within the academic and museum communities on the evolving nature of studies in the visual arts in Canada; collaborates on projects and publications with educational and cultural institutions, as well as the private sector; and establishes links to national and international art communities through public events such as conferences and lectures.

For more information, please consult the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art website.

Hexagram: Institute for Research/Creation in Media Arts and Technologies

Hexagram is the first Canadian university institute committed to research and creation in media arts. It brings together more than sixty-five university-affiliated artists/researchers with access to a pool of over three hundred graduate students, working in synergy to position Montreal at the cutting edge of research in media arts and technology. This is an exciting challenge for Hexagram. In this role it will act as a facilitator and catalyst for media arts through mobilization, transfer, and commercialization activities.

For more information, please consult the Concordia Hexagram website.

John Molson School of Business

Bell Research Centre for Business Process Innovations

The Bell Research Centre for Business Process Innovations supports research on the determinants and implications of business process innovations. With the advent of intensifying competitive and technological pressures, organizations in many industries – especially in telecommunications – must ensure that their processes adapt quickly while providing employees with the appropriate information, incentives, and capabilities. The Centre strives to appreciate how work processes can be enhanced to become more efficient from the perspectives of both the organization and the individual.

For more information, please consult the Bell Research Centre for Business Process Innovations website.

Concordia Centre for Small Business and Entrepreneurial Studies (CSBES)

The economic importance of small business in Canada has gained increasing attention in recent years. In keeping with Concordia’s reputation for sensitivity to the needs of the community, the Centre for Small Business and Entrepreneurial Studies (CSBES) was established in 1984. Its mission is threefold: to develop and conduct training programs designed to prepare individuals for an entrepreneurial career; to promote research geared to the needs of small businesses; and to provide support to Montreal entrepreneurs, small businesses, NGOs, and entrepreneurial and small business associations.

For more information, please consult the CSBES website.

Desjardins Centre for Innovation in Business Finance

The research focus of the Desjardins Centre for Innovation in Business Finance is on innovation in business finance and the changes and development in the financial services sector with reference to the effects on small- to medium-sized business customers. In addition, research in the Centre will look at the kind of strategies and tools financial institutions will need to develop to stay competitive while creating value for their business clients. Increased competition in the financial services industry at all levels makes it important for banks and other financial institutions to address the prevailing financial needs of firms, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises.

For more information, please consult the Desjardins Centre for Innovation in Business Finance website.

Institute for Community Entrepreneurship and Development (ICED)

The Institute for Community Entrepreneurship and Development (ICED) provides opportunities for members of minority communities to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to better their situation and thus improve the economic and social conditions in their communities. ICED achieves its mission by developing, promoting and delivering non-credit courses and certificate programs as well as customized courses that will assist aspiring business persons, professionals, and leaders from minority communities in becoming successful entrepreneurs and decision makers.

For more information, please consult the ICED website.

Institute for Governance and Public and Private Organizations (joint initiative with HEC)

The Institute for Governance and Public and Private Organizations aims to become a centre for excellence in Canada for governance research and training. Its unique contribution will be to develop effective governance models not only for publicly listed companies but also for the public sector. Research will be carried out primarily by researchers from the HEC Montréal and the John Molson School of Business, and all of its activities will be carried out in English and French.

For more information, please consult the Institute for Governance and Public and Private Organizations website.

InterNeg Research Centre

The mission of the InterNeg Research Centre is to create an environment and the infrastructure for integrative research in the art, science, and engineering of negotiations for the purpose of constructing human-centred methods, models, and systems. The Centre’s purpose is to address three questions through its research, education, and outreach activities: (1) How to integrate and combine the various descriptive and prescriptive negotiation theories so that they help people to identify, transform, and resolve conflicts. (2) How to ensure that technology and global change serves employers, employees, and their organizations’ needs so that the resolution of difficult problems and conflicts leads to the increase of their prosperity. (3) How we can inform researchers in information systems and engineering so that they produce models and systems that can facilitate, support, and conduct negotiations and be capable of meeting the needs and requirements of individuals, groups, and organizations engaged in conflicts.

For more information, please consult the InterNeg Research Centre website.

Research Chairs

Concordia University’s research chairs and distinguished professorships constitute an integral part of the Concordia research enterprise and the training of the next generation of highly qualified practitioners and scholars. From constructing sustainable housing systems and developing viable bio-fuels, to designing genocide prevention models, creating new media technologies, and examining norms for corporate governance and accountability, Concordia’s researchers are breaking new ground in these and numerous other areas all the time. The Research Chairs, Endowed Chairs, and Distinguished Professorships programs enable post-secondary institutions such as Concordia to attract and retain the brightest minds in research, scholarship, and creative activity in a wide variety of subject areas. Below you will see brief descriptions of each of the research chairs. To learn more about these researchers, and for a complete and updated listing of all of Concordia’s chairs, you are invited to visit the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies’ website.

Dr. Phil Abrami
Concordia University Research Chair in Education (Tier 1)
Department of Education
Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance
abrami@education.concordia.ca
Dr. Abrami’s main research interests include technology integration, systemic reviews and evidence-based practice, and the social psychology of education.

Dr. Charles Acland
Concordia University Research Chair in Communication Studies (Tier 2)
Department of Communication Studies
c.acland@concordia.ca
Dr. Acland’s areas of research include media and cultural theory, film and television studies, cultural history, visual technology, and taste formations.

Dr. Omair Ahmad
Concordia University Research Chair in Multimedia Signal Processing (Tier 1)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
omair@ece.concordia.ca
Dr. Ahmad’s research interests include algorithms and architectures for speech, image and video processing, and the general area of digital signal processing (DSP). He is also engaged in conducting research in very large scale integration (VLSI) circuit design of DSP applications.

Dr. Shimon Amir
Concordia University Research Chair in Psychology (Tier 1)
Department of Psychology
Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology
shimon.amir@concordia.ca
Dr. Amir’s research interests are primarily in the area of circadian rhythms, modes and mechanisms of plasticity within the circadian system, and how external and internal time signals gain access to, and regulate the activity of, brain circadian oscillators.

Dr. Steven Appelbaum
Concordia University Research Chair in Organizational Development (Tier 1)
Department of Management
shappel@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Appelbaum’s current research is centred mainly on downsizing, managing change, and transformational behavioural management.

Dr. Andreas K. Athienitis
Concordia University Research Chair on Integration of Solar Energy Systems into Buildings (Tier 1)
Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Solar Buildings Research Network
aathieni@encs.concordia.ca
Dr. Athienitis’ research interests include solar energy engineering, energy efficiency, optimization and control of building thermal systems, and building integrated photovoltaics and daylighting.

Professor Sandeep Bhagwati
Canada Research Chair in Inter-X Art Practice and Theory (Tier 2)
Department of Theatre/Department of Music (joint appointment)
Matralab (Music/Movement/Media Art Theatre/Theory Research Agency)
sbhagwat@alcor.concordia.ca
Sandeep Bhagwati’s research interests include interdisciplinary ‘comprovisation,’ permutational live-dramaturgy, and experimental performance technologies.

Dr. Prabir Bhattacharya
Canada Research Chair in Information Systems (Tier 1)
Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering
prabir@ciise.concordia.ca
Dr. Bhattacharya’s current research interests include computer vision and other image-understanding applications. With his team of research assistants, his projects are developing iris recognition systems by mapping the human iris and developing image software to enhance human-computer collaborations.

Dr. William M. Bukowski
Concordia University Research Chair in Psychology (Tier 1)
Department of Psychology
Centre for Research in Human Development
william.bukowski@concordia.ca
Dr. Bukowski’s research is in the area of social development and has examined age, sex, and cultural differences in the effects that experiences with peers have on behaviour, emotional well-being, and health.

Dr. John Capobianco
Concordia University Research Chair in Chemistry and Biochemistry (Tier 1)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
NanoScience Group
capo@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Capobianco’s research focuses on the synthesis, characterization and spectroscopy of lanthanide doped nanoparticles. Of particular interest are upconverting nanoparticles that are capable of converting near-infrared into visible light.

Dr. Vašek Chvátal
Canada Research Chair in Combinatorial Optimization (Tier 1)
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
chvatal@cs.concordia.ca
Dr. Chvátal’s major current research interests are branching rules and hybrid algorithms in combinatorial optimization. Minor ones are the abstract ternary relation of betweenness and its concrete manifestation in metric spaces. In addition, Dr. Chvátal is beginning to explore computational neuroscience.

Dr. Mourad Debbabi
Concordia University Research Chair in Information Systems Security (Tier I)
Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering
Computer Security Laboratory
debbabi@ciise.concordia.ca
Dr. Debbabi is currently leading major research initiatives in software security, cyber forensics, and cyberspace safeguarding, while simultaneously participating in the creation of successful academic graduate programs in information systems security and quality systems engineering.

Dr. Todd Eavis
Concordia University Research Chair in Online Analytical Processing for Tera-scale Parallel Databases
(Tier 2)
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
eavis@cs.concordia.ca
Dr. Eavis’ primary research focus is the design and implementation of parallel algorithms for high performance data warehousing. His recent projects deal, or have dealt, with algorithms and methods for parallel data warehouses, online analytical processing, and data warehousing system issues. Of particular interest is the integration of parallel data warehousing architectures with the new, geographically distributed Grid computing model.

Dr. Mark Ellenbogen
Canada Research Chair in Developmental Psychopathology (Tier 2)
Department of Psychology
Centre for Research in Human Development
mark.ellenbogen@concordia.ca
Dr. Ellenbogen’s current research focuses on developmental psychopathology, including multidisciplinary longitudinal research examining the developmental antecedents of maladjustment and psychopathology, particularly depression and bipolar disorder. Other areas of interest include the study of hormones, stress, and social functioning, and their relationship to emotional information processing and major depression.

Dr. Ann English
Concordia University Research Chair in Bioinorganic Chemistry (Tier 1)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Centre for Biological Applications of Mass Spectrometry
english@alcor.concordia.ca
Aspects of Dr. English’s research focus on how organisms exploit the chemistry of small, reactive molecules such as hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide to combat oxidative stress and control blood flow. Understanding the biotransformations of these molecules, as well as the enzymes involved in their catalysis, is critical in the development of therapeutics for age-related neurodegeneration and cardiovascular disease.

Dr. François-Marc Gagnon
Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Canadian Art
Department of Art History
Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art
gagnonfm@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Gagnon’s current research in Canadian art history focuses on the Montreal and Quebec art scenes. He has curated a show on Montreal art patron Max Stern and has done a significant amount of research on key Quebec artists such as Jean-Paul Riopelle and Paul-Émile Borduas.

Dr. Ali Ghrayeb
Concordia University Research Chair on High-Speed Wireless Communications (Tier 2)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
aghrayeb@ece.concordia.ca
Dr. Ghrayeb’s research interests include digital and wireless communications, error correcting coding, multiple-input multiple-output systems, code division multiple access systems, linear and nonlinear equalization, signal processing and coding for data transmission and storage.

Dr. Bianca Grohmann
Concordia University Research Chair in Marketing (Tier 2)
Department of Marketing
Laboratory for Sensory Research
bgrohmann@jmsb.concordia.ca
Dr. Grohmann’s research is in the area of sensory marketing. She examines how visual, olfactory, auditory, and tactile cues affect consumer perceptions and behavior in the context of retail environments and branding. Her current research focuses on the role of sensory information in shaping brand perceptions. Dr. Grohmann also develops measurement scales that help researchers and marketers in the assessment of consumers’ perceptions of brands.

Dr. Fariborz Haghighat
Concordia University Research Chair in Energy and Environment (Tier 1)
Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering
haghi@bcee.concordia.ca
Dr. Haghighat’s research specialties include indoor environment, energy, and integrated building design. His current research focuses on the fundamentals of heat and mass transfer, their applications in building and ventilation systems, and the optimization of performance as well as the development of novel computational techniques for building thermal, airflow, and air quality analysis.

Dr. Walaa Hamouda
Concordia University Research Chair in Data Communications and Networking (Tier 2)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
hamouda@ece.concordia.ca
Dr. Hamouda’s research is in wireless communications, channel coding, adaptive antennas, spread spectrum systems, and satellite communications. His projects have tackled source compression, multiple-input multiple-output wireless systems, and wireless local area network technologies.

Dr. Donal Hickey
Canada Research Chair in Genome Evolution (Tier 1)
Department of Biology
dhickey@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Hickey has been focusing much of his attention on researching the patterns of genome evolution using bioinformatics tools, the results of which will be relevant to molecular medicine and environmental protection.

Dr. Steven High
Canada Research Chair in Public History (Tier 2)
Department of History
Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling
shigh@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. High specializes in oral history, urban change, deindustrialization, and Canada-United States relations. He is on the Board of Directors for the Labor and Working Class History Association and is the principal investigator on a major community-university research alliance examining the life stories of refugees who have come to Montreal to escape large-scale violence.

Dr. Suong Van Hoa
Concordia University Research Chair in Materials and Composites (Tier 1)
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Concordia Centre for Composites
hoasuon@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Hoa is one of the most recognized names in composites and materials research in Canada. He currently has many projects in progress, with a particular emphasis on composite materials and structures, the development of nanocomposites, stress analysis, and the design of materials and structures in collaboration with major aircraft companies in Canada.

Dr. Nina Howe
Concordia University Research Chair in Early Childhood Development and Education (Tier 1)
Department of Education
Centre for Research in Human Development
nina.howe@education.concordia.ca
Dr. Howe’s research program has developed in two distinct but complementary tracks: (1) children’s early social relationships, particularly sibling relations, and (2) early childhood education, specifically children’s play, curriculum, professional development, and knowledge transfer.

Professor Lynn Hughes
Concordia University Research Chair in Studio Arts
Department of Studio Arts
Hexagram Institute for Research/Creation in Media Arts and Technologies
lynnh@alcor.concordia.ca
Professor Hughes’ current interdisciplinary research focuses on interactive media and emerging models of gaming. She is Co-Director of the Interstices research/creation group and was instrumental in the conception, structuring and funding of Hexagram, an inter-university initiative that brings together artists and other researchers in media art and technology to share their knowledge, expertise, and resources. She has been producing and exhibiting work in a range of different media for over twenty years.

Dr. Kristina Huneault
Concordia University Research Chair in Art History
Department of Art History
huneault@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Huneault is now actively researching a number of areas in art history including the relation between art and subjectivity, and art historical methodology. She is establishing the Canadian Women Artists History Initiative, a documentation centre and research group in the Faculty of Fine Arts.

Dr. A. Bakr Ibrahim
CIBC Distinguished Professorship in Family Business and Entrepreneurship
Department of Management
Concordia Centre for Small Business and Entrepreneurial Studies
bibrahim@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Ibrahim is highly-regarded in his field and continues to devote most of his research to topics related to family business, entrepreneurship, and strategy. He recently completed his term as Associate Dean, Research at the John Molson School of Business.

Dr. Satoshi Ikeda
Canada Research Chair in Political Sociology of Global Futures (Tier 2)
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
sikeda@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Ikeda studies the political sociology of global futures, sustainable agriculture, and Japan and East Asia using the method of Polanyi-Hopkins historical sociology informed by the world-system perspective. Development and international economics informs his study on the global structure of accumulation and governance. His study seeks alternatives to neoliberal globalization that are sustainable ecologically, socially, and economically.

Dr. Adrian Iovita
Canada Research Chair in Research in Number Theory (Tier 2)
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
iovita@mathstat.concordia.ca
Dr. Iovita’s research area is the highly specialized field of number theory as well as arithmetic algebraic geometry. Being credited with discovering proofs of various conjectures, he has been invited to give talks at several prestigious international conferences.

Dr. Brigitte Jaumard
Concordia University Research Chair on the Optimization of Communication Networks (Tier 1)
Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering
bjaumard@ciise.concordia.ca
Dr. Jaumard focuses on mathematical modelling and operations research techniques for optimizing the design, planning and management of communication networks. She is also interested in some areas of artificial intelligence, namely reasoning under uncertainty, multi-agent systems, and game theory versus automated mechanism design.

Dr. Gary Johns
Concordia University Research Chair in Management (Tier 1)
Department of Management
gjohns@jmsb.concordia.ca
Dr. Johns’ research deals mainly with absenteeism from work, presenteeism, personality, job design and work context, and research methodology. He is one of the most active researchers in the John Molson School of Business and is considered to be a top specialist in his field worldwide.

Dr. Michael Kenneally
Chair in Canadian Irish Studies
Department of English
Centre for Canadian Irish Studies
michael.kenneally@concordia.ca
Presently, Dr. Kenneally is studying modern and contemporary Irish literature as well as Irish-Canadian life writing and literature with a particular focus on a significant body of nineteenth-century Irish-Canadian writing previously unknown or neglected in Canadian literary studies.

Dr. Gregory E. Kersten
Concordia University Research Chair in Decision and Negotiation Systems (Tier 1)
Department of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems InterNeg Research Centre
gregory@jmsb.concordia.ca
Dr. Kersten’s research and teaching interests focus on individual and negotiated decisions. He studies the use and the impact of information and communication technologies on the negotiators’ strategies and on the negotiation processes and their results. His research involves comparative studies, including the impact of culture on negotiations, negotiators’ support, and negotiation automation. Dr. Kersten’s research also involves the design of e-negotiation systems and software agents, and the design and use of e-marketplaces.

Dr. Khashayar Khorasani
Concordia University Research Chair on Control of Autonomous Network of Unmanned Systems-CANUMS (Tier 1)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Control and Robotics Group
kash@ece.concordia.ca
Dr. Khorasani’ specialties include: nonlinear and adaptive control; cooperative control of multi-agent systems; formation control; intelligent systems and control; neural networks; modelling and control of flexible manipulators; fault diagnosis, isolation, and recovery; prognosis and health management; autonomous systems; network of unmanned systems (i.e. unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned ground vehicles, and unattended ground sensors); and multi-platform space systems.

Dr. Jeong-Bon Kim
Canada Research Chair in Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting (Tier 1)
Department of Accountancy
jbonkim@jmsb.concordia.ca
Dr. Kim’s current research focuses on questions of how the voluntary adoption of International Accounting Standards affects the cost of equity capital and various loan contracting terms around the world, as well as how firms’ cross-listing decision influences audit pricing and complexity.

Dr. Dmitri Korotkin
Concordia University Research Chair in Mathematics and Statistics (Tier 2)
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
korotkin@mathstat.concordia.ca
Currently, Dr. Korotkin’s research involves studying classical and quantum gravity, alebro-geometric methods in integrable systems and the ‘Riemann-Hilbert problem,’ and the spectral properties of Riemann surfaces.

Dr. Lawrence Kryzanowski
Concordia University Research Chair in Finance (Tier 1)
Department of Finance
lawrence.kryzanowski@concordia.ca
Dr. Kryzanowski juggles a number of different research interests at the moment, such as investment and portfolio management, efficiency and regulation of capital markets/participants, pricing of financial instruments, and market microstructure, or the trade-by-trade and quote-by-quote workings of markets.

Dr. Martha Langford
Concordia University Research Chair in Art History (Tier 2)
Department of Art History
Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art
Centre for Ethnographic Research and Exhibition in the Aftermath of Violence
mlangfor@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Langford’s current specialties include studies in Canadian art history and cultural theory, photographic historiography, and modes of consciousness associated with photographic experience.

Dr. Michel Laroche
Royal Bank Distinguished Professorship in Marketing
Department of Marketing
laroche@jmsb.concordia.ca
Dr. Laroche’s main research interests are in the areas of marketing communications (advertising, sales promotion, standardisation, internet advertising), consumer behaviour (modelling, brand choice, family decision-making, impact of culture), services marketing (service quality, satisfaction, service failure, anger and other emotions), internet marketing (surfing behaviour, website design), green marketing, branding (effects of competition, brand extensions) and research methodology.

Dr. Martin Lefebvre
Concordia University Research Chair in Film Studies
Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema
lefebvre@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Lefebvre’s research focuses primarily on semiotics and he is seeking to define an approach to film and visual representation inspired by the pragmatic semeiotic philosophy of Charles S. Peirce. He currently heads an international research group on the history and epistemology of film studies.

Dr. Erica Lehrer
Canada Research Chair in Post-Conflict Memory, Ethnography and Museology (Tier 2)
Department of History / Department of Sociology and Anthropology
elehrer@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Lehrer’s research looks at cultural practices and products that attempt to apprehend, represent, or come to terms with mass violence and its aftermath. She is also engaged in a number of related public projects of cultural interpretation, translation, dialogue, and exchange.

Dr. Michel Magnan
Lawrence Bloomberg Endowed Chair in Accountancy
Department of Accountancy
mmagnan@jmsb.concordia.ca
At this time, Dr. Magnan’s research centres on corporate disclosure strategies and their determinants and implications, as well as accounting ethics, performance measurement, incentive compensation, corporate governance, and financial statement analysis.

Dr. Erin Manning
Concordia University Research Chair in Fine Arts (Tier 2)
Department of Studio Arts / Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema
Sense Lab
emanning@alcor.concordia.ca
Erin Manning’s research interests include a range of issues, including: the body, the senses, identity/territory, nationalism and the nation-state, home, intersections between philosophy and political theory, Canadian and Quebecois cinema, and Canadian contemporary art practice.

Dr. Patrik Marier
Canada Research Chair in Comparative Public Policy (Tier 2)
Department of Political Science
pmarier@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Marier’s current research focuses on challenges to the welfare state and the impact of population aging on public policy.

Dr. Vincent Martin
Canada Research Chair in Microbial Genomics and Engineering (Tier 2)
Department of Biology
vmartin@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Martin’s research concerns microbial genomes and how they function so as to engineer their metabolism and produce valuable biochemicals and biofuels. His research will help in the development of sustainable technologies and the production of cleaner, better, and cheaper products.

Dr. Robin N. Michel
Canada Research Chair in Cellular and Molecular Neuromuscular Physiology (Tier 1)
Department of Exercise Science
rmichel@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Michel’s research is interdisciplinary, spanning biochemistry, biology, genomics and neurosciences to name a few. He has become acknowledged internationally as a leading expert on calcineurin – a protein phosphatase (enzyme) that can sense and decode calcium levels in cells.

Dr. Catherine Mulligan
Concordia University Research Chair in Geo-environmental Sustainability (Tier 1)
Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering
mulligan@civil.concordia.ca
Dr. Mulligan’s current research is pushing boundaries in the areas of water, sediment and soil remediation, and the environmental applications of biosurfactants. She has authored or co-authored more than fifty refereed journal papers and three books at this point in her career.

Dr. Viviane Namaste
Concordia University Research Chair in HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health (Tier 2)
Simone de Beauvoir Institute
viviane@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Namaste’s current research considers questions of bisexuality and HIV/AIDS. Moreover, working with a community of local activists, the research aims to develop and distribute appropriate educational materials that are adapted to people who have sexual relations with both men and women.

Dr. Sivakumar Narayanswamy
Canada Research Chair in Laser Metrology and Laser Micromachining (Tier 2)
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
nrskumar@encs.concordia.ca
Dr. Narayanswamy concentrates primarily on the use of laser interferometry to measure the surface profile, vibration, and sub-surface defects in the sub-micron regime with nanometer resolution and micron and sub-micron fabrication using pulsed laser techniques for photonics and biomedical applications.

Dr. Muthukumaran Packirisamy
Concordia University Research Chair in Optical BioMEMS (Tier 2)
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Concordia Centre for Advanced Vehicle Engineering
pmuthu@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Packirisamy’s research in MEMS, optical MEMS, and bio-integrated OMEMS is broadly recognized as being first-rate, evidenced by his extensive record of collaborations with, and technology transfer to, the industrial sector. A recipient of multiple prestigious awards including the I.W. Smith Award from the Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2003, he has more than 150 publications and a few patents to his credit.

Dr. Szilvia Pápai
Canada Research Chair in Economic Theory (Tier 2)
Department of Economics
spapai@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Pápai’s current research focuses on analyzing stability in an abstract model of coalition formation and on various matching and assignment problems. She has also worked on axiomatic resource allocation problems, specifically on the allocation of indivisible goods.

Dr. Marius Paraschivoiu
Concordia University Research Chair in Simulations for Clean Energy Production and Storage (Tier 2)
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
paraschi@encs.concordia.ca
Dr. Paraschivoiu’s expertise includes the development of computer algorithms for computational fluid dynamics. His current interests are in improving the accuracy and calculation speed of computational fluid dynamics applied to the storage of compressed hydrogen gas and to wind energy generation.

Dr. Gilles Peslherbe
Concordia University Research Chair in Chemistry and Biochemistry (Tier 2)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry/Department of Physics
Centre for Research in Molecular Modeling
ghp@alcor.concordia.ca
The primary focus of Dr. Peslherbe’s research is the development and application of computer tools to perform realistic simulations of fundamental chemical problems and chemical reactions relevant to photochemistry, biology, geology, and materials science.

Dr. Subhash Rakheja
Concordia University Research Chair in Vehicular Ergodynamics (Tier 1)
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Concordia Centre for Advanced Vehicle Engineering
rakheja@alcor.concordia.ca
The foci of Dr. Rakheja’s current research are vehicular ergodynamics, human vibration, commercial vehicle safety dynamics, intelligent vehicles, hazardous material transportation safety, advanced vehicle suspension, human hand-arm response to vibration and control of hand-transmitted vibration, driver-vehicle interactions, driver and passenger comfort, seating dynamics, whole-body biodynamics, and health effects of workplace vibration and interventions.

Dr. Norman Ravvin
Chair in Canadian Jewish Studies
Department of Religion
Concordia Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies
ravv@videotron.ca
Dr. Ravvin’s primary areas of research are Canadian Jewish studies, Holocaust studies, and museums and identity. He has been productive and highly praised in both the literary and academic scenes in Canada, especially in relation to Jewish culture.

Dr. T.S. Rukmani
Chair in Hindu Studies
Department of Religion
rukmani@alcor.concordia.ca
Indian philosophy is Dr. Rukmani’s primary area of research, in particular the Advaita Vedanta, Samkya, and Yoga philosophies. She is well-published in these areas and renowned worldwide as a pioneer in her field.

Dr. Gad Saad
Concordia University Research Chair in Marketing (Tier 2)
Department of Marketing
gadsaad@jmsb.concordia.ca
His research and teaching interests include behavioral decision theory, consumer behavior, advertising, and evolutionary psychology.

Dr. Lisa Serbin
Concordia University Research Chair in Psychology (Tier 1)
Department of Psychology
Centre for Research in Human Development
lisa.serbin@concordia.ca
Dr. Serbin’s present research involves a continuation of her longitudinal projects on child development and developmental psychopathology, women’s health, and the social and environmental factors in the transfer of health and developmental risk from parent to child.

Dr. Sha Xin Wei
Canada Research Chair in New Media Arts (Tier 2)
Department of Design and Computation Arts/Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
Topological Media Lab
sha@encs.concordia.ca
Dr. Sha is creating real-time, responsive media and installation-events as experiments in gesture, movement and performative arts, as well as in poetic architecture. His theoretical work concerns distributed materiality, agency, and the critical studies of media arts and sciences. He worked for more than ten years at Stanford in scientific and social simulations, and the visualization of geometric and topological structures. Dr. Sha has taught at Georgia Tech, and was a visiting scholar at Harvard, and MIT.

Dr. Uri Shalev
Canada Research Chair in the Neurobiology of Drug Abuse (Tier 2)
Department of Psychology
Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology
uri.shalev@concordia.ca
Dr. Shalev’s research is focused on reward obtaining-directed behaviour. More specifically, he is interested in common neural mechanisms that mediate food- and drug-seeking behaviour, and their potential role in addiction and eating disorders. He is also interested in the interaction between the development of mental disorders and drug abuse due to early-life environmental experiences.

Dr. Peter Shizgal
Concordia University Research Chair in Psychology (Tier 1)
Department of Psychology
Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology
peter.shizgal@concordia.ca
Dr. Shizgal and his research team study the neural basis of reward, motivation, and decision-making, both in laboratory animals and in humans. Their work entails psychophysical measurement, electrophysiology, neurochemistry, functional brain imaging, and mathematical modelling. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Psychological Association, and the Association for Psychological Science.

Dr. Alexander I. Shnirelman
Canada Research Chair in Applied Mathematics (Tier 1)
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
shnirel@mathstat.concordia.ca
Dr. Shnirelman’s current research is concentrated on asymptotic properties of eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of elliptic operators and dynamics of ideal incompressible fluid. This may lead to a better understanding and an accurate mathematical modelling of turbulent fluid flows.

Dr. Jane Stewart
Chair in Appetite and Addiction Studies
Department of Psychology
Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology
jane.stewart@concordia.ca
Dr. Stewart is currently studying the neurobiology of relapse to drug taking, and how conditioning and sensitization to stimulant and opioid drugs can affect self-administration and relapse. She has also carried out studies on the effects of ovarian hormones on behavioural and neurochemical responses to drugs, stress, and brain injury.

Dr. Chun-Yi Su
Concordia University Research Chair in Control of Non-Smooth Dynamic Systems (Tier 1)
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
cysu@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Su’s research covers control theory and its applications to various mechanical systems, with emphasis on the control of nonlinear systems preceded by non-smooth nonlinearities, the control of robotic and nonholonomic mechanical systems, and mechatronic systems.

Dr. Ching Y. Suen
Concordia University Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition (Tier 1)
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence
suen@cs.concordia.ca
Dr. Suen’s primary areas of research interest include handwriting recognition by computers for applications in automatic entry/reading of handwritten and machine-printed data, as well as the analysis of the legibility of type and print fonts to discover how they affect human reading and vision. His team is also engaged in research related to face recognition and computational linguistics.

Dr. Srikanta M.N. Swamy
Concordia University Research Chair in Signal Processing (Tier 1)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Center for Signal Processing and Communications
swamy@ece.concordia.ca
Dr. Swamy’s current research is focused on signal processing for speech, image, and video, and studying the theory and implementation of fast algorithms for multi-dimensional signal processing.

Dr. Lorne Switzer
Van Berkom Endowed Chair in Small-Caps Equities
Department of Finance
Concordia-HEC Institute for Governance in Private and Public Organizations
switz@jmsb.concordia.ca
Dr. Switzer’s focus is presently on governance and small-cap equities. He is also addressing several other key areas of finance, such as investments and portfolio management, derivative securities, and international finance.

Dr. Sofiène Tahar
Concordia University Research Chair in Formal Verification of System-on-Chip (Tier 1)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hardware Verification Group
tahar@ece.concordia.ca
Dr. Tahar is founder and director of the Hardware Verification Group at Concordia University, which specializes in the development of methodologies, algorithms, and tools for the verification of hardware and embedded systems. Dr. Tahar has made contributions and published papers in the areas of formal hardware verification, microprocessor and system-on-chip verification, very large scale integration (VLSI) design automation, and formal specification and verification of communications architectures and protocols.

Dr. Vladimir Titorenko
Concordia University Research Chair in Genomics, Cell Biology and Aging (Tier 2)
Department of Biology
Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics
vtitor@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Titorenko is a cell biologist who uses cell biological, genomic, proteomic, lipidomic, bioinformatic and systems biological approaches for studying the aging process, elucidating the subcellular organization and protein transport in disease processes, and developing pharmaceutical therapies for human diseases and disorders.

Dr. Jean-Philippe Warren
Concordia University Research Chair on the Study of Quebec (Tier 2)
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
jphwarren@aol.com
Dr. Warren‘s current research, which is highly interdisciplinary in nature, is examining the histories of the Canadian social sciences, Quebec popular culture, the Canadian Native peoples, the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec, and Quebec-based social movements.

Dr. Thomas Waugh
Concordia University Research Chair in the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema (Tier 1)
Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema
Concordia Documentary Centre
waugh@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Waugh’s current specialties are the history and current situation of documentary culture in Canada and elsewhere, and secondly cultural representations of sexuality and sexual diversity.

Dr. Christopher J. Wilds
Canada Research Chair in Biological Chemistry (Tier 2)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
cwilds@alcor.concordia.ca
The main research foci for Dr. Wilds are nucleic acid chemistry, as well as organic and medicinal chemistry with the intent of designing new drugs to treat human diseases that meet the specific needs of individual sufferers, and to understand the origins of resistance to existing therapies.

Dr. Paula Wood-Adams
Concordia University Research Chair on the Physics of Advanced Materials (Tier 2)
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Laboratory for the Physics of Advanced Materials (Concordia Centre for Composites)
woodadam@alcor.concordia.ca
Dr. Wood-Adams is an expert in applied polymer science and complex fluids, and is well-known in the field of polymer rheology and polymer structure characterization.

Dr. Barbara Woodside
Concordia University Research Chair in Psychology (Tier 1)
Department of Psychology
Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology
Barbara.Woodside@concordia.ca
The major goal of Dr. Woodside’s research program is to use a rat model to explore the complex interaction of neural, endocrine and behavioral processes that enable female mammals to successfully meet the challenge of pregnancy and lactation.

Dr. Yong Zeng
Canada Research Chair in Design Science (Tier 2)
Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering
zeng@ciise.concordia.ca
Dr. Zeng is presently developing design tools that assist in the innovative and creative design of products and systems. This effort is based on the formal and experimental understanding of design activities by using a science of design that he has established. This is tied to research areas such as human factors engineering, product life cycle management, geometric modelling, and artificial intelligence.

Concordia International

Building on a strong foundation of international academic cooperation, Concordia International focuses its efforts on developing and maintaining the growing interest in international educational opportunities. Many of our students and faculty members have helped initiate new projects involving study abroad programs, collaborative curriculum development and a variety of cutting edge research. These initiatives are reflective of an increasingly global academic world and are of great assistance in helping Concordia’s reputation grow beyond its borders.

Concordia International, the mission and the contacts of the office is available on the following website: international.concordia.ca

Concordia International

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Academic Services

Libraries

Concordia Libraries offers a wealth of information, both in print and in electronic formats. CLUES, the library catalogue, provides access to collections of books, periodicals, electronic resources, audio-visual material and more. Students can also choose from a variety of online databases and e-journals to find references as well as full-text versions of articles, reports and statistical data in a variety of subject areas. Most electronic services are available both at the libraries and from home.

Computers equipped with productivity software are available to students conducting academic research through databases, CLUES and the Internet. In addition, laptop computers can be borrowed for a two-hour loan period or students can bring their own and connect to the wireless network.

Students can obtain research assistance from librarians in finding information for assignments by enquiring in person, by telephone, by e-mail or through online chat. Students may also consult subject librarians for one-on-one help with their research.

General library workshops, designed to help students develop and improve research skills needed to succeed in using the library effectively, are offered each term. A monthly series of workshops for faculty members and graduate students is also organized and presents more in-depth discussions relating to information research and resources.

Graduate students may borrow books for a six-week period. Students in master, doctoral or eligible diploma programs may borrow from other Canadian university libraries with a CREPUQ card that may be obtained at either Circulation Desk. In addition, the Libraries’ interlibrary loan service provides document delivery and borrowing of materials from other libraries, at the local, national or international level. Graduate students may also reserve a study space or carrel at the Vanier Library or Webster Library.

The R. Howard Webster Library is located on the downtown Sir George Williams Campus and the Georges P. Vanier Library is located on Loyola Campus.

Additional information is available at the Libraries website.

Instructional and Informational Technology Services (IITS)

Instructional and Information Technology Services (IITS) provides infrastructural services in the areas of computing, voice and data communications, systems, instructional technology and media development. The department administers hardware, software, information, consulting and professional support to faculty, students, staff and researchers in using instructional technology in their programs/projects/curricula on both campuses.

WISE

Web Integrated Services for Education (WISE) is offered to all students for $8.99/month. Includes external wireless access, web accessible date storage & sharing, turnitin.com, laptop loaners, network printing, Microsoft Office, and more. Visit wise.concordia.ca for details. Subscription is via the MyConcordia portal (simply click on WISE Services).

The Student/Faculty Portal

Developed by IITS, this on-line web tool allows students to register for courses, and view personalized class schedules, billing and account information, student records, current grades, examination schedules and information regarding loans and bursaries. New features are continually being added.

Classroom Technology Support

IITS provides classroom technology support for all aspects of the university’s high-tech classrooms which are equipped with presentation technology equipment in consoles and wireless networking. Students and faculty may reserve these equipped rooms and any additional equipment through the IITS Equipment Depots. Training and assistance are available through the MyConcordia portal.

Wireless Network

The Concordia Wireless Network service is designed to provide access into the Concordia network from classrooms, both libraries (Vanier and Webster), and public areas on both campuses. Common uses for the Wireless Network include academic research, viewing course websites, and casual computing such as checking e-mails. There are over 300 Access Points set up throughout both campuses.

Moodle

IITS provides support to faculty who wish to create websites for their courses and lectures by using Moodle. It is a do-it-yourself website building tool that has proven itself to be a tremendously effective 24/7 on-line professor’s assistant.

Computer Labs

Several computer labs are operated by IITS for faculty and graduate student research on both IBM and Mac platforms. They offer a wide range of traditional computer languages, general purpose application packages and specialized software.

Training Workshops

The objective of IITS’ training program is to enhance the computing skills of students, staff and faculty, by presenting workshops on software supported and most frequently used at the University.

University Archives

The University Archives is the official repository for the documents of Concordia University and of its two founding institutions, Loyola College and Sir George Williams University. The collection of institutional material includes official records of the University, publications, plans, photographs, audio/visual materials, and a small collection of artifacts. The Archives also has private papers of faculty and staff members and other collections relating to the institution or people/activities connected with it.

The Concordia Archives also collects private papers to support the research activities of the academic programs of the University. Some of the areas of specialization are: Montreal Jazz History, the Visual Art Community of Montreal, the Montreal Irish community, and Continuing Education.

The Archives is open between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, but is closed in the summer on Friday afternoons.

Graduation

Degree Nomenclature

In February 1992, Concordia University adopted a policy on degree nomenclature that seeks to provide students with the opportunity to graduate with gender neutral degree titles. This policy stipulates that students are entitled to receive their degrees in either the traditional or new degree nomenclature. The new names for degrees are: Baccalaureate, Magisteriate, and Doctorate. The traditional nomenclature is: Bachelor, Master, and Doctor.

The decision to implement new titles arose from the belief that some of the structures that presently exist at Concordia and other universities reflect a period when women were not accepted as full participants in the academic community. The University felt it was time to offer degree titles that do not refer explicitly or implicitly only to men.

Students may choose to graduate with degree titles that are gender neutral and refer to the diplomas themselves. Graduates who have previously been awarded a Concordia degree will be able to request that their degree be re-issued in the new nomenclature.

Convocation

Degrees are awarded at the Spring Convocation in June and the Fall Convocation in November. Degree, diploma and certificate candidates who expect to complete their program requirements in a particular term, must submit an application to graduate. Forms are available from the Birks Student Service Centre. The forms must be completed by January 15 for June graduation and by July 15 for November graduation. In programs requiring a thesis at the master or doctoral level, there are deadline dates for thesis submission which must be met if a student is to graduate at a particular graduation. (Students should check with the Thesis Office for exact dates).

The Ceremony

At the Convocation ceremony, doctoral candidates are awarded their degrees first, followed by master’s candidates, diploma candidates, and finally bachelor candidates. Wearing black gowns and the appropriate hoods, all bachelor degree candidates are symbolically capped on stage by the President and presented with their degrees. Master’s candidates also wear black gowns for the ceremony. Doctoral candidates wear maroon gowns and are hooded on stage by the Dean of Graduate Studies. They shake hands with the Chancellor of the University and are then seated with the faculty, symbolizing their initiation into the academic profession.

Honorary Degrees

The custom of awarding honorary degrees at Concordia University dates back to 1965, the first year that a graduate degree was presented to a member of the graduating class of what was then Sir George Williams University. Prior to that date both Sir George Williams University and Loyola College (Concordia’s two founding institutions) provided undergraduate level instruction only. In the years since 1965 almost 200 distinguished personalities from the arts, the world of science, business, the humanities and related disciplines have been chosen to receive this highest of academic honours.

Eligibility is determined by the scope of an individual’s accomplishments during his or her career. Those accomplishments must be sufficiently broad to ensure that the awarding of an honorary degree brings credit both to Concordia and to the academic community as a whole. In recent years, Concordia has placed considerable emphasis on selecting honorands because of their specific commitment to this University.

All members of the Concordia community are encouraged to participate actively in the nomination process. The honorary degree is actually awarded by the Board of Governors upon recommendation of the University Senate. Save in exceptional circumstances, current members of the faculty, the administration, the Board of Governors, students and staff and holders of public office cannot be nominated.

The Honorands

November 2008: René Balcer, LL.D., Hilary M. Weston, LL.D.

June 2008: Frederick H. Lowy, LL.D., Laura Mulvey, LL.D., Robert L. Papineau, LL.D., Robert Ritchie, LL.D.

November 2007: Heather Menzies, LL.D., Charles C. Hill, LL.D.

June 2007: Howard Alper, LL.D., Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte, LL.D., André Desmarais, LLD., Don McNaughton, LL.D., Grant Munro, LL.D.

November 2006: Eric Molson, LL.D.

June 2006: Naïm Kattan, L. Jacques Ménard, LL.D., Michèle Thibodeau-DeGuire, LL,D., Alfred Leslie, LL.D.

June 2005: Robert Daudelin, LL.D., Shirin Ebadi, LL.D., John Forzani, LL.D., Leo Goldfarb, LL.D., Norman D. Hébert, LL.D., Ted Moses, LL.D., Bengt Saltin, LL.D., Claude Taylor, LL.D.

December 2005: Allan Gotlieb, LL.D., Brian Mulroney, LL.D., Michael Desbois Spencer, LL.D.

June 2004: André Chagnon, LL.D., Norman Hébert, LL.D., Maryvonne Kendergi, LL.D., Alistair MacLeod, LL.D., Guido Molinari, LL.D., John O’Brien, LL.D., Henri-Paul Rousseau, LL.D., Claude Ryan, LL.D., Lui Che Woo, LL.D.

November 2004: Marc Garneau, LL.D., Michael Gordon Gibbons, LL.D., Daniel Langlois, LL.D., Bruce Mallen, LL.D.

June 2003: Sidney Altman, LL.D., John Tyler Bonner, LL.D., Robert E. Brown, LL.D., Thomas Brzustowski, LL.D., Stephen A Jarislowsky, LL.D., Eric Kandel, LL.D., Richard Monette, LL.D., Giles Ouimet, LL.D., Larry Swanson, LL.D.

November 2003: Jill Ker Conway, LL.D., Natalie Zemon Davis, LL.D., Leonard Ellen, LL.D., Ronald Lawless, LL.D., John C. Major, LL.D., Jean-Paul Morin LL.D.

June 2002: Assia Djebar,LL.D., John W. Dobson, LL.D., Julio García Espinosa, LL.D., Seamus Heaney, LL.D., Julia Levy, LL.D., Ahmed Zewail, LL.D.

November 2002: Gregory Baum, LL.D., Francesco Bellini, LL.D.

June 2001: Louise Arbour, LL.D., Geoffrey Ballard, LL.D., Lionel P. Hurtubise, LL.D., Henry Mintzberg, LL.D., Robert Savoie, LL.D., Shirley Thomson, LL.D.

November 2001: Claire l’Heureux-Dubé, LL.D.

June 2000: Jean Sutherland Boggs, LL.D., Barrie J. Frost, LL.D., Serge Gaudin, LL.D., Ann Saddlemyer, LL.D., James M. Stanford, LL.D.

November 2000: John Roth, LL.D., Giancarlo Elia Valori, LL.D.

June 1999: Annie Proulx. LL.D., James W. Carey, LL.D., Hon. J. Edward Broadbent, O.C., LL.D., Robert Wall, LL.D., Peter Munk, O.C., LL.D., Charles Albert Poissant, LL.D., Charles Sirois, LL.D.

November 1999: Robert Lepage LL.D., Lise Thibault, LL.D.

June 1998: André Bazergui, LL.D., David Jay Bercuson, LL.D., Douglas Cardinal, LL.D., Dominic D’Allessandro, LL.D., John Economides, LL.D., Carol Shields, LL.D., William Yip, LL.D.

November 1998: Henryk Górecki, LL.D., Paul Martin, LL.D.

June 1997: Morrel Bachynski, LL.D., Wendy Cukier, LL.D., Roland Doré,O.C., LL.D., Pierre Jean Jeanniot, O.C., LL.D., Emmet Johns, S.J., LL.D., Elisabeth Mann Borgese, O.C., LL.D., Annette Michelson, LL.D., Jean A. Pouliot, O.C., LL.D., Heidi Rathjen, LL.D., Jeanne Renaud, LL.D., Esmeralda MA Thornhill, LL.D.

November 1997: Ned Goodman, LL.D.

June 1996: Lawrence S. Bloomberg, LL.D., James Borcoman, LL.D., Paul T. Kefalas, LL.D., E. Lee Kolber, LL.D., Claudette MacKay-Lassonde, LL.D., David Matas., LL.D., Wilfred Whyte McCutcheon, LL.D., Donald C. Savage, LL.D., Anne Sylvstre, LL.D.

June 1995: Myer Bloom, LL.D., Gilles Carle, LL.D., Jacques-G. Francoeur, O.C., LL.D., Peter C. Godsoe, LL.D., Linda Hutcheon, LL.D., Michèle St. Jean, LL.D., Eric McLean, LL.D., Michel Normandin, LL.D., Peter A. Vamos, LL.D.

June 1994: Thomas R. Berger, O.C., Q.C., LL.D., Thérèse Gouin Décarie, O.C., O.Q., LL.D., Otto Joachim, LL.D., John McCarthy, LL.D., Jean E. Pigott, LL.D., Margaret Power, R.S.C.J., LL.D., Mildred Helfand Ryerson, LL.D., Huguette Tourangeau, LL.D., Ben Weider, LL.D.

November 1994: Matthew W. Barrett, LL.D., Joe Clark, LL.D.

June 1993: Sacvan Bercovitch, LL.D., Edgar Andrew Collard, O.C., LL.D., William K. Everson, LL.D., Mildred B. Lande, LL.D., Alanis Obomsawin, O.C., LL.D., Jean-Louis Roux, LL.D., Martha Sloan, LL.D., Velma Weeks, LL.D.

November 1993: Mary Eberts, LL.D., Victor C. Goldbloom, O.C., O.Q., LL.D.

June 1992: Charles Bronfman, O.C., LL.D., Jeff W. Edington, LL.D., François-Marc Gagnon, LL.D., Carleen Maley Hutchins, LL.D., Judith Maxwell, LL.D., Eigil Pedersen, LL.D., Maurice Podbrey, LL.D., Guy Saint-Pierre, LL.D., Arthur Solomon, LL.D.

November 1992: Alan B. Gold, LL.D.

June 1991: Jean Coulthard, LL.D., Jean Coutu, LL.D., Donald Knuth, D.Sc., David Rome, LL.D., Rosalie Silberman Abella, LL.D., Michel Tremblay, D.Litt., Lorne Webster, LL.D.

November 1991: Bertha Wilson, LL.D.

June 1990: Doris Anderson, LL.D., Paul Desmarais, LL.D., Jaime Escalante, LL.D., Ursula Franklin, LL.D., Wally Gentleman, LL.D., Mel Hurtig, LL.D., Antonine Maillet, D.Litt., John Polanyi, LL.D.

June 1989: George Drummond Birks, LL.D., Claude Castonguay, LL.D., Paterson Ewen, LL.D., Jean-Paul Gourdeau, LL.D., Gordon Sparling, LL.D., Robert H. Tanner, LL.D., William I. Turner, Jr., LL.D., Susan Mann Trofimenkoff, LL.D., Dorothy A. Wills, LL.D.

November 1989: Margaret Catley-Carlson, LL.D., Gratien Gélinas, D.Litt.

June 1988: Raymond T. Affleck, LL.D., Stafford Beer, LL.D., Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, LL.D., Ronald J. Gillespie, LL.D., Jori Smith, LL.D., Elizabeth Spencer, LL.D., Allan R. Taylor, LL.D., Ashok K. Vijh, LL.D., Wei Yu, LL.D.

November 1988: J.V. Raymond Cyr, LL.D., Paul-émile Léger, LL.D.

June 1987: Léon Bellefleur, LL.D., Robert J. Brodrick, LL.D., Margaret Fulton, LL.D., Eric Kierans, LL.D., Hugh MacLennan, D.Litt., J. Gerard McDonough, s.j., LL.D., Peter M. McEntyre, LL.D., William B. Rice, LL.D.

November 1987: W. Earle McLaughlin, LL.D.

June 1986: Lise Bissonnette, LL.D., Robert Choquette, D.Litt., Simone de Beauvoir, D.Litt. (posthum.), Jacques de Tonnancour, LL.D., Jacques Genest, D.Sc., Grace Hartman, LL.D., Phyllis Lambert, LL.D., William McMurray, LL.D., Sylvia Ostry, LL.D., Hans H. (David) Stern, LL.D., Robert Stollery, LL.D.

June 1985: N. Byron Cavadias, LL.D., Norman Cohn, LL.D., Frank R. Crawley, LL.D., Bernard Lamarre, LL.D., Theodore Lande, LL.D., Stephen Lewis, LL.D., George Geoffrey Meyerhof, LL.D., Max Stern, LL.D., Charlotte Hunter Tansey, LL.D., Jean-Paul Vinay, LL.D.

June 1984: Lloyd I. Barber, LL.D., J. Clair Callaghan, LL.D., Lionel Chevrier, LL.D., Carl B. Crawford, LL.D., Dorothy Davis, LL.D., Peter J. Denning, LL.D., Jean-Paul Lemieux, LL.D. H.J. Barrington Nevitt, LL.D., Madeleine Parent, LL.D., Norma Springford, LL.D., Guy Sylvestre, LL.D., Violet Walters, LL.D., Orson Wheeler, LL.D.

June 1983: Roch Bolduc, LL.D., Muriel H. Duckworth, LL.D., James M. Ham, LL.D., Pierre Laurin, LL.D., Elvie L. Smith, LL.D.

June 1982: Jack Bordan, LL.D., C. Alec Duff, LL.D., Arthur J. Gosselin, LL.D., John R. Hannan, LL.D., Harry J. Hemens, LL.D., Myer Horowitz, LL.D., Robert H. Marchessault, D.Sc., Arthur P. Pascal, LL.D., Sam Tata, LL.D., Douglas Tushingham, LL.D., Douglas T. Wright, LL.D.

June 1981: Jules Deschênes LL.D., Alphonsine Howlett, LL.D., Yvonne Hubert, LL.D., Josef Kates, LL.D., Gordon M. MacNabb, LL.D., Philip H. Surrey, LL.D., Thomas H.B. Symons, LL.D.

June 1980: Thérèse Casgrain, LL.D., W.T.G. Hackett, LL.D., Murray Laufer, LL.D., Walter F. Light, LL.D., Eric O’Connor, s.j., LL.D.

November 1980: Thomas Daly, LL.D., Gérard Dion, LL.D., Roger Gaudry, LL.D., Ethel Stark, LL.D.

June 1979: Robert E. Bell, LL.D., Camille A. Dagenais, LL.D., Donald C. MacPhail, LL.D., Oscar Peterson, LL.D., Maurice Proulx, LL.D., Fernand Séguin, D.Sc., Wilfrid Cantwell Smith, LL.D.

December 1979: Margaret Atwood, LL.D., Mario Duschenes, LL.D.

June 1978: Robert A. Boyd, LL.D., Harry J. Boyle, LL.D., John Hastings Dinsmore, LL.D., James Gilchrist Finie, LL.D., J. Gordin Kaplan, D.Sc., Louis Muhlstock, LL.D., Irène Senécal, LL.D.

December 1978: A. Hollis Marden, LL.D.

June 1977: Charles S. Carter, LL.D., Guy Desbarats, LL.D., Bernard Lonergan, s.j., LL.D., Norman McLaren, LL.D.

November 1977: Frances Perot Foster, LL.D.

June 1976: Gerald Emmet Carter, LL.D., George A. Fierheller, LL.D., Charles Fox, LL.D., Larkin Kerwin, LL.D., Irving Layton, LL.D., Gerald LeDain, LL.D.

November 1976: Robert Ayre, LL.D., Irving Richard Tait, LL.D.,

June 1975: Franz Paul Decker, LL.D., Louis-Paul Dugal, LL.D., Neil Barron Hutcheon, LL.D., Moses Levitt, LL.D., Mary MacCormack, LL.D., Patrick G. Malone, s.j., LL.D., Myer F. Pollock, LL.D., Louis Rasminsky, LL.D., Anthony Walsh, LL.D.

November 1975: David J. Azrieli, LL.D., Donald Olding Hebb, LL.D., Agnes C. Higgins, LL.D., Renée Vautelet, LL.D.

June 1973: C.F. (Bill) Carsley, LL.D., Douglas Burns Clarke, LL.D., James Alexander Corry, LL.D., Frederick Hubbard, LL.D., Paul Lambert, LL.D., Vernon F. McAdam, LL.D.

June 1972: Louis-Phillippe Bonneau, LL.D., Fraser F. Fulton, D.Sc., John Rutherford Heron, LL.D., Robert Ferguson Legget, D.Sc., René Pomerleau, LL.D., Casimir G. Stanczykowski, LL.D.

November 1972: Aylmer A. Ryan, LL.D. Carl Arthur Winkler, D.Sc.

June 1971: Pierre Dansereau, D.Sc., Emil Fackenheim, LL.D., St. Clair Holland, LL.D., Alfred Pellan, LL.D., Harold Rocke Robertson, LL.D.

November 1971: Jean-Jacques Bertrand, LL.D., Alberto Mortara, LL.D.

June 1970: Charles Henri Barbier, LL.D., Eedson Louis Millard Burns, LL.D., Paul Gallagher, LL.D., Saul Hayes, Q.C., LL.D., George Maxwell Hobart, LL.D., Alphonse Riverin, LL.D.

November 1970: Bryce Mackasey, LL.D., Elizabeth Homer Morton, D.Litt., George Woodcock, D.Litt.

June 1969: Maureen Katherine Stewart Forrester, LL.D., Ted Sheffield, LL.D., Robert Henry Lawson Slater, LL.D., Percy Weissman, LL.D.

June 1968: Lionel Boulet, D.Sc., James Robbins Kidd, LL.D., Samuel H. Schecter, LL.D.

November 1968: Herman Smith Johannsen, LL.D., Robert Alan Speirs, LL.D., Jan Tinbergen, LL.D.

May 1967: Harold Roy Crabtree, LL.D., Jean Drapeau, LL.D., Pierre Dupuy, LL.D., Gustave Gingras, LL.D., Karl Gunnar Myrdal, LL.D., Amos Saunders, LL.D.

November 1967: J. Gerald Hagey, LL.D., Kathleen Ruby Jenkins, LL.D., Maurice Frederick Strong, LL.D.

May 1966: John James Deutsch, LL.D., Everett Cherrington Hughes, LL.D.

October 1966: (Special Convocation—Laying of Cornerstone and Dedication of the H.F. Hall Building) Paul Gérin-Lajoie, LL.D., Henry Foss Hall, LL.D., Wilfred N. Hall, LL.D., Omond McKillop Solandt, LL.D.

November 1966: Francis Reginald Scott, D.Litt., Colin Wesley Webster, LL.D.

May 1965: Jean Lesage, LL.D., Alphonse-Marie Parent, LL.D., Howard Irwin Ross, LL.D., Evan H. Turner, LL.D.

November 1965: Zubin Mehta, LL.D., B. Wynne Roberts, LL.D.

Medals and Prizes

At each Convocation ceremony, a number of distinguished graduates are honoured by receiving special awards and prizes.

Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Prizes. The Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Prizes, one for PhD theses in any discipline in engineering and natural sciences, and another for Ph.D theses in any discipline in fine arts, humanities and social sciences, will be presented each year during Spring Convocation. The prize will include a $4,000 award and a Certificate.

The Balvir Singh Medal is awarded annually when merited to a graduating student with a Master of/Magisteriate in Arts (Economics) for outstanding achievement in the program.

The Edward Eastman McCullough MA History Award is a prize of $100, awarded annually, when merited, to a graduating student with a Master of/Magisteriate in Arts (History) in consideration of a research essay judged to be of exceptional merit.

The F.A. Gerard Prize was established in recognition of the late Dr. F.A. Gerard, who initiated and guided the development of the Master’s programs in Engineering and Computer Science. It is awarded annually, when merited, by the Dean of Engineering and Computer Science to the most deserving graduates at the Master’s level. There is one prize for the Master’s with courses (MEng and MApCompSc) and one for the Master’s with thesis (MASc and MCompSc).

The First Graduating Class Award is presented on behalf of the first graduating class of the Faculty of Arts, Science and Commerce of Sir George Williams College, known as the Guinea Pig Club, for the most innovative and new contribution either academic or extra-curricular to University life.

The Gordon Fisher Prize for Journalism is a prize of $500 awarded to the most outstanding graduating student in the Journalism Diploma program.

The Governor General’s Gold Medal is awarded annually at the Fall Convocation ceremony to the most outstanding graduate student.

The Herbert F. Quinn Medal for Political Science, established in honour of Dr. Herbert F. Quinn, founder of the Sir George Williams Political Science Department, is awarded to a graduating student with the highest standing in the Master of/Magisteriate in Arts (Public Policy and Public Administration).

The Joe Kelly Graduate Award is awarded to a PhD graduating student in consideration of a thesis in management or related discipline and judged to be of exceptional merit.

The Julius and Ilka Ekler Book Prize is awarded to a graduate student in recognition of his/her outstanding achievement in the area of Judaic Studies.

The Doctoral Prize in Engineering and Computer Science is awarded annually, when merited, by the Dean of Engineering and Computer Science to the most deserving graduate of the Doctor of/Doctorate in Philosophy programs in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science.

The Nishith Mukerji Medal was established in memory of Nishith Mukerji and is awarded annually, when warranted, to the MSc Physics thesis student with the highest standing in the program.

The MBA Medal is awarded to the highest ranking student graduating with the degree of Master of/Magisteriate in Business Administration. The prize is donated by Mr. and Mrs. Infilise of Quadra Chemicals Ltd.

The Stanley G. French Medal is awarded to a graduate student with high academic standing for outstanding contributions to student life, in honour of the first Dean of Graduate Studies of Concordia University.

Le Prix d’excellence Armand Verthuy is awarded annually, when merited, to the best graduating student earning a Masters/Magisteriate degree in Littératures francophones et résonances médiatiques, option B, réalisation médiatique, with preference to a student whose thesis project focuses on cyberculture.

The Uma Sharma Memorial Graduate Award was established in memory of Dr. Uma Sharma and is awarded to a MSc graduating student in consideration of a thesis in Management or related discipline judged to be of exceptional merit.

The Alumni Association

The Concordia University Alumni Association (CUAA) was created in 1983 to “encourage the fellowship of graduates from Loyola, Sir George Williams, and Concordia University through social, educational, and cultural activities” and to “preserve and promote the interests of Concordia University through alumni involvement in its future and governance.” Concordia students and graduates of the founding institutions of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University are automatically CUAA members. Concordia now boasts 150,000 alumni worldwide.

Benefits and Services – Current Students

The CUAA collaborates with Concordia’s Advancement and Alumni Relations to offer students and alumni various programs and services. Even before graduation, students can take advantage of numerous services, events and activities, including funding for student projects, the Backpack-to-Briefcase Workshops, Career Panels, the Annual International Students Holiday Dinner and Coffee Breaks during exam periods. Another one of our services, the Online Mentor Program matches students with Concordia alumni who dispense both professional and practical advice about the job market based on their personal experiences.

Benefits and Services – Alumni

With a complimentary Alumni ID Card, alumni gain access to Concordia libraries, audio-visual facilities, career and placement services, legal information services and music practice rooms. Alumni are also eligible for discounts at hotels, Budget Rent-A-Car, Via Rail, theatre tickets, the YMCA and Le Gym. Alumni receive discounts on initiation fee and monthly memberships at Nautilus Plus. Alumni receive the quarterly Concordia University Magazine and waived registration fees at Concordia’s Centre for Continuing Education. They can obtain the Concordia University Mosaik MasterCard, reduced rates on TD Meloche Monnex home, automobile and travel insurance, and Manulife health and dental insurance and critical illness plan. Advancement and Alumni Relations also offers photography services at Convocation. Alumni can explore the world through the new Concordia University Alumni Travel Program, which offers unique destinations, such as Antarctica, Dubai, Italy and more.

Events

The CUAA sponsors programs and events year-round that are organized by Advancement and Alumni Relations. Students, faculty, staff, and friends are always invited to Concordia’s largest and most prestigious, on-campus event, Homecoming, which includes special reunions, chapter and networking events, educational seminars, campus tours, family fair day and the Homecoming Football Game. The Annual Alumni Recognition Awards Banquet honours outstanding volunteer contributions from the University’s alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends.

Staying In Concordia

The InConcordia online community brings together all Concordia, Loyola and Sir George alumni to a private and secure, online social network. InConcordia features custom chapter groups, discussion forums, blogs and photo albums to keep alumni connected to their alma mater and classmates long after graduation. Alumni can also register for their free Email Forwarding for Life or re-connect with lost friends and classmates through the Find-a-Friend Program.

Worldwide Chapters

The CUAA is committed to developing and supporting a worldwide network of alumni chapters. There are active alumni groups in Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Tri-State (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut), Boston-New England, Washington, Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai. There are also Faculty-based chapters for the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, the Faculty of Fine Arts, the John Molson School of Business, and the department of Journalism in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Affinity-based chapters include those for Varsity Athletes, the Institute for Co-operative Education (Co-op) and the Garnet Key.

For the latest information on alumni chapters, benefits and events, visit alumni.concordia.ca or contact Advancement and Alumni Relations, 1250 Guy Street, Room FB-520, 514-848-2424, ext. 4856 or fax 514-848-2826, or email alumni@concordia.ca.

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