Research Report and Salute to our Canada Research Chairs

Tables & Chairs2009/2010 RESEARCH REPORT AND SALUTE TO OUR CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRS

ABOUT THE COVER

The chairs and tables on our cover are a lighthearted reference to our Canada Research Chairs and the tables of data that, together, affi rm McMaster’s strength as a research powerhouse. In keeping with our theme, this page features rare specimens unique to McMaster: the chair and table of philosopher and renowned 1900s peace activist Bertrand Russell, whose personal papers are housed at McMaster; and a high-tech podium – from one of only four elliptical classrooms in North America – whose smart-screen technology is revolutionizing the way teachers teach and students learn.

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McMASTER RESEARCH REPORT

C O N T E N T S

4 | Message from thePresident and Vice-Chancellor

5 | Message from the Vice-President, Research and International Affairs

6 | About the Canada Research Chairs

7 | Canada Research Chairs – By the Numbers

9 | Canada Research Chairs – Improving Life for Canadians

14 | McMaster Canada Research Chairs A to Z

17 | Canada Research Chairs – Global Reach

18 | McMaster Research Tables

28 | Networks and Centres of Excellence

29 | Honours and Awards

30 | Research Centres and Facilities

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ENRICHING OUR COMMUNITIES – ONE DISCOVERY AT A TIME

McMaster’s research strength is one of the University’s most prized assets. Home to some of the best minds and laboratories in the country, with research output rivaling universities more than twice its size, McMaster has a well-deserved reputation as a crucible of discovery and innovation.

We are research-intensive to be sure. But one might observe that we are also research-infused: discovery is something we live and breathe. It shapes our teaching, spurs our willingness to collaborate, and commits us to sharing knowledge throughout the community.

In this outstanding research environment, our Canada Research Chairs are among our most inspiring leaders. Together, they are responsible for more than $500 million in research funding over the last decade. In partnership with government and industry in Canada and around the globe, they’ve established world-class research centres, developed cutting-edge technology, and assembled teams of researchers whose expertise is second to none.

Our researchers’ true value is measured by their impact. A glance at their accomplishments clearly demonstrates the enormous strides they are making in an array of areas, including combating disease, informing public policy, reducing environmental pollutants, detecting deadly toxins, and manufacturing the next smart car. And, perhaps most importantly, they have trained thousands of undergraduate and graduate students to be our next generation of leaders.

Individually and together, these advances are addressing the most urgent needs in our society, improving our quality of life, our productivity, and developing opportunities for communities across our country and around the world.

McMaster inspires research and research enriches us all.

Patrick DeanePresident and Vice-Chancellor

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WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DECADE MAKES

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You can’t sit in a Canada Research Chair. But you can fi nd the imprint of the Canada Research Chairs program across McMaster’s campus.

Our Chairs have attracted signifi cant federal and provincial infrastructure, acted as magnets for private sector investment and forged industry partnerships that are changing the way Canada does business at home and around the world.

At McMaster, the impact has been signifi cant. A review of research income growth at Canadian universities over the past decade shows a staggering 340% leap by McMaster, more than 60% greater than our nearest competitor and almost double the average growth attained by medical/doctoral universities as a whole. Our research income per full-time faculty member was also outstanding, growing more than 200% and far surpassing the average in our class.

There is no doubt in my mind that the Canada Research Chairs program has played a major role in this growth. The innovative and dynamic research being conducted by our chairholders has attracted millions of dollars for new infrastructure, leading-edge laboratories and state-of-the-art equipment. Their programs have spawned centres of excellence and nurtured collaborations with other leading researchers around the globe. They lure the best students and postdoctoral fellows eager to work with leaders in their fi eld. They produce innovative discoveries that strengthen our economy and improve quality of life, not just for Canadians, but for people the world over.

As we look back on the fi rst decade of the Canada Research Chairs program, we pay tribute to the legacy of Canada Research Chair funding at McMaster by highlighting the contributions of our Canada Research Chairs and the research centres, institutes, facilities and labs made possible by their accomplishments.

We invite you to pull up a chair, sit back and enjoy. I think you will agree: Discovery sits well at McMaster University.

Mo Elbestawi Vice-President, Research and International Affairs

Portraits by Mike Lalich

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INVESTING IN RESEARCH EXCELLENCEENCE

In 2000, the Government of Canada created a permanent program to establish 2000 research professorships, known as Canada Research Chairs, in universities across the country.

These chairholders include accomplished scientists (Tier 1 Chairs) and emerging researchers (Tier 2 Chairs) who are achieving research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, social sciences, and business.

For every Tier 1 Chair, McMaster receives $200,000 annually for 7 years; for Tier 2 Chairs, $100,000 annually for 5 years. This funding has helped build world-class research centres, propelled breakthroughs in everything from clean energy to the control of infectious disease, and provided training opportunities for thousands of promising young researchers.

The advancements and discoveries being made by our chairholders – and the next wave of researchers that follow – is elevating Canada’s stature as an intellectual powerhouse and producing real and lasting benefi ts for all Canadians.

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8 Fellows of the Royal Society

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Polanyi awards graduate students trained900

McMASTER CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRS BY THE NUMBERS 2000-2010

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“My Canada Research Chair has allowed me to create a nexus of

researchers among colleagues from Canada and abroad and

made McMaster a destination for this work.”

Daniel Coleman Canada Research Chair in Critical Ethnicity and Race Studies

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McMASTER CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRS IMPROVING LIFE FOR CANADIANS

Communication Technology Research Centre

Max Wong, Tim Davidson & Thia Kirubarajan

Analyze and manipulate signals to improve

communication, radar & biomedical systems

Vision & Cognitive Neuroscience LabAllison Sekuler & Patrick Bennett

Conduct psychophysical research ranging from

aging & vision to motion perception

Facility for Molecular, Physiological &

Environmental Research on Fish Chris Wood

Tracks the environmental impact of waterborne

pollutants

Timothy WhelanWorks to

“fi ne-tune” radiation therapy & optimize breast

cancer treatment for women

CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability

ResearchPeter Rosenbaum

Develops a tool used worldwide to measure the severity of cerebral palsy

in children

Brian Golding Explores the

genomics of a soil bacterium to

improve Canadian crops & the environment

Bertrand Russell Research CentreNicholas Griffi n

Provides a digital collection of

Russell’s papers to the world

Keeping Canadians healthy is the research

aim of Carmel Mothersill (radiation), Greg Slater

(environment), John Lavis (health decision making)

& Rick Hackett (health leadership)

Biophotonics Institute

David AndrewsExamines the

relationship between proteins and cell death to unlock the potential for new cancer drugs

2001 2002 2003 2004

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Sentinel Bioactive Paper Network

Robert Pelton, John Brennan Yingfu Li & Raja Ghosh

Develop bioactive paper andtests that detect and ward off life-threatening bacteria

& viruses

Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health

Manel Jordana & Parameswaran Nair

Conduct studies shedding light on the role of the immune

system in lung disease

Institute for Infectious Disease Research

Gerry Wright, Eric Brown, Hendrik Poinar & Marie Elliot

Lead the way in antibiotic discovery & resistance,

infectious diseases, potential vaccines & diagnosis

McMaster Institute for Transportation & Logistics

Pavlos KanaroglouWorks to improve the

effi ciency of transportation systems & the

competitiveness of the logistics & manufacturing

sector

On site at theHamilton Harbour

Sigal BalshineIdentifi es invasive

species in the Great Lakes & the role of

industrial contaminants on aquatic pollution

Catherine Kallinis a world leader in condensed matter

physics and quantum materials, including

unconventional superconductors and novel

magnetic materials.

Stem Cell & Cancer Research Institute

Mick Bhatia, Sheila Singh, Jonathan Draper &

Bradley DobleExplore the origins of human

cancer, employing human stem cells as a model system

Centre for Research in Micro- and Nano-SystemsJamal Deen, Qiyin Fang &

Shiping ZhuDevelop miniature bio-sensors and imaging devices that can

screen for, detect and potentially treat early-stage cancer

2005 2006 2007

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Microwave Imaging Facility

Natalia NikolovaUses microwave imaging to better, & non-invasively,

detect tumors such as breast cancer

Deborah Cook is recognized for lifesaving discoveries in critical care medicine with election to the Royal Society of Canada,

joining Walter Craig, Jamal Deen, Adam Hitchcock,

Geoff Norman, Max Wong & Chris Wood

M.D. RutherfordHas discovered that eye

tracking can detect autism in children as young as 9 months,

speeding diagnosis and treatment

Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy

ResearchGianluigi Botton

Heads one of the world’s most advanced

facilities in the burgeoning fi eld of

nanotechnology

Paul Ayers Is awarded a

Sloan Research Fellowship, the most prestigious

recognition accorded to an early career scientist in North

America

Philip DeCicca joins other McMaster

Polanyi Prize winners Cécile Fradin (2003),

Daniel Coleman (1998), Catherine Hayward (1997)

& Gerry Wright (1993) honoured for outstanding research at early stages in

their careers

Laboratory for Advanced

Photovoltaic ResearchRafael Kleiman

Provides solutions for the direct conversion

of solar energy to electricity

Offord Centre for Child StudiesMichael Boyle is named CIHR

Researcher of the Year for his pioneering

work in children’s mental health

2008 2009

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Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute

Jeffrey Weitz, John Eikelboom & Guillaume Paré

further the work of the centre that made history with the world’s fi rst

clinical trial demonstrating that aspirin helps prevent stroke

Stephen McBrideIs studying the

employment effects of the 2008 economic

meltdown to help governments better

manage future world crises

Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute

Michael SuretteHeads an initiative aimed at better understanding

how bacteria contribute to infl ammatory bowel diseases

& respiratory infections

Study to Prospectively Evaluate Intramedullary Nails in Tibial

Shaft Fractures (SPRINT) Mohit Bhandari is lauded for one of the top 6 achievements in Canadian health care for 2010 setting a new benchmark for trials in orthopedic

trauma around the world

R. Samuel McLaughlin Centre for Research

and Education in Aging and Health

Parminder Raina Leads one of the most comprehensive

studies on aging ever undertaken in Canada

McMaster Experimental Economics LaboratoryKatherine Cuff tests the

impact of theories before they are implemented in Canada’s fi rst laboratory dedicated to experiments in Canadian economics

Antoine Deza Is part of a national research network

linking PhD students with industry partners to increase innovation

& bring new ideas to market

Mark Larché develops a vaccine for people allergic to cats – the fi rst of many vaccines from McMaster start-up Adiga Life Sciences

2010 2011

Network on Engineering Complex Software

Intensive Systems for Automotive Systems

Tom MaibaumDevelops advanced software in vehicles for a ‘smarter car’

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“My Canada Research Chair has been a dream come true. It has allowed

me to devote myself full time to the activities we know are contributing

to moving the fi eld of childhood disability forward.”

Peter Rosenbaum Canada Research Chair in Childhood Disability Research, Dissemination and Mentoring

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1 David Andrews Canada Research Chair in Membrane Biogenesis | 2 Paul Ayers Canada Research Chair in Theoretical Chemistry and Chemical Biology | 3 Sigal Balshine Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Behavioural Ecology | 4 Mohit Bhandari Canada Research Chair in Musculoskeletal Trauma and Surgical Outcomes | 5 Mick Bhatia Canada Research Chair in Human Stem Cell Biology | 6 Patrick Bennett, Canada Research Chair in Vision Science | 7 Gianluigi Botton

Canada Research Chair in Electron Microscopy of Nanoscale Materials | 8 Michael Boyle Canada Research Chair in the Social Determinants of Child Health | 9 John Brennan Canada Research Chair in Bioanalytical Chemistry | 10 Megan Brickley Canada Research Chair in Bioarchaeology of Human Disease | 11 Eric Brown Canada Research Chair in Antimicrobial Research | 12 Daniel Coleman Canada Research Chair in Critical Ethnicity and Race Studies |

13 Deborah Cook Canada Research Chair of Research Transfer in Intensive Care | 14 Walter Craig Canada Research Chair in Mathematical Analysis and its Applications | 15 Katherine Cuff Canada Research Chair in Public Economic Theory |16 Tim Davidson Canada Research Chair in Communication Systems | 17 Philip DeCicca Canada Research Chair in Public Economics | 18 Jamal Deen Canada Research Chair in Information Technology | 19 Antoine Deza Canada Research

Chair in Combinatorial Optimization | 20 Bradley Doble Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Signaling | 21 Jonathan Draper Canada Research Chair in Human Stem Cell Lineage Commitment | 22 John Eikelboom Canada Research Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine | 23 Marie Elliot Canada Research Chair in Microbial Genomics | 24 Qiyin Fang, Canada Research Chair in Biophotonics | 25 Cécile Fradin Canada Research Chair in Molecular Biophysics | 26 Raja Ghosh

Canada Research Chair in Bioseparations Engineering | 27 Brian Golding Canada Research Chair in Bioinformatics | 28 Nicholas Griffi n Canada Research Chair on Russell, Peace and the 20th Century | 29 Rick Hackett Canada Research Chair in Organizational Behaviour and Human Performance | 30 Catherine Hayward Canada Research Chair in Molecular Hemostasis | 31 Adam Hitchcock Canadian Light Source – Canada Research Chair for Materials Analysis |

32 Manel Jordana Canada Research Chair in Immunobiology of Respiratory Diseases and Allergy | 14

McMASTER CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRS FROM A TO Z (2009/2010)

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33 Catherine Kallin, Canada Research Chair in Quantum Materials Theory | 34 Pavlos Kanaroglou Canada Research Chair in Spatial Analysis | 35 Thia Kirubarajan Canada Research Chair in Information Fusion | 36 Rafael Kleiman Canada Research Chair in MicroElectroMechanical Systems | 37 Mark Larché Canada Research Chair in Allergy and Immune Tolerance | 38 John Lavis Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer and Exchange | 39 Yingfu Li Canada

Research Chair in Directed Evolution of Nucleic Acids | 40 Tom Maibaum Canada Research Chair in the Foundations of Software Engineering | 41 Stephen McBride Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Globalization | 42 David Meyre Canada Research Chair in Genetic Epidemiology | 43 Carmel Mothersill Canada Research Chair in Radiobiology | 44 Yurij Mozharivskyj Canada Research Chair in Solid State Chemistry of Responsive Materials |

45 Parameswaran Nair Canada Research Chair in Airway Infl ammometry | 46 Natalia Nikolova Canada Research Chair in High-Frequency Electromagnetics | 47 Geoffrey Norman Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Dimensions of Clinical Expertise | 48 Guillaume Paré Canada Research Chair in Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology | 49 Robert Pelton Canada Research Chair in Interfacial Technologies | 50 Hendrik Poinar Canada Research Chair in Paleogenetics |

51 Parminder Raina Canada Research Chair in Geroscience | 52 Peter Rosenbaum Canada Research Chair in Childhood Disability Research, Dissemination and Mentoring | 53 M.D. Rutherford Canada Reserach Chair in Social Perceptual Development |54 Allison Sekuler Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience | 55 Sheila Singh Canada Research Chair in Human Cancer Stem Cell Biology | 56 Gregory Slater Canada Research Chair in Environmental Isotope Biogeochemistry |

57 Patrick Speissegger Canada Research Chair in Model Theory | 58 Gregory Steinberg Canada Research Chair in Metabolism, Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes | 59 Michael Surette Canada Research Chair in Interdisciplinary Microbiome Research | 60 Jeffrey Weitz Canada Research Chair in Thrombosis | 61 Timothy Whelan Canada Research Chair in Health Services Research in Cancer | 62 Max Wong Canada Research Chair in Signal Processing |

63 Christopher Wood Canada Research Chair in Environment and Health | 64 Gerry Wright Canada Research Chair in Molecular Studies of Antibiotics | 65 Shiping Zhu Canada Research Chair in Polymer Science and Engineering15

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“If not for my Canada Research Chair, I would still be in Ireland.

The intellectual environment in Canada gives me the opportunity

to interact with world leading experts in almost any fi eld.”

Carmel Mothersill Canada Research Chair in Radiobiology

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McMASTER CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRS GLOBAL REACH

GLOBAL RECRUITMENTS:Paul Ayers USAMegan Brickley UKWalter Craig USAAntoine Deza JapanJonathan Draper UKJohn Eikelboom AustraliaQiyin Fang USACécile Fradin IsraelMarch Larché UKTom Maibaum UKDavid Meyre FranceCarmel Mothersill IrelandYurij Mozharivskyj USAPatrick Speissegger USA

REPATRIATIONS:Marie Elliot via the UKGuillaume Paré via the USAGreg Slater via the USAGreg Steinberg via Australia

Funding from the Canada Research Chairs program has allowed McMaster to attract the brightest minds in scientifi c research from across Canada and around the world. It’s also allowed us to retain our best. They chose to come to – and stay at – McMaster because it provides the most dynamic environment in which to grow their research.

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McMASTER RESEARCH TABLES

C O N T E N T S

19 | Acronyms and Useful Information

20 | Sponsored Research Income

21 | Research Rankings

22 | Publications

23 | Federal and Provincial Funding

24 | Tri-Council Funding

27 | Knowledge Transfer and Commercialization

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McMASTER RESEARCH TABLES ACRONYMS AND USEFUL INFORMATION

F U N D I N G

Tri-Council funding is awarded from:CIHR Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchNSERC Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaSSHRC Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of CanadaTri-Council websites refers to: www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca, www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca, and www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca

Federal Funding includes Tri-Council awards, as well as funding from:CFI Canada Foundation for InnovationCRC Canada Research Chairs NCE Networks of Centres of Excellence

Provincial Funding includes support received from the Provincial Government:ERA Early Researcher AwardOCE Ontario Centres of ExcellenceOIT Ontario Innovation TrustORDCF Ontario Research Development Challenge FundORF Ontario Research Fund: ORF-RE Ontario Research Fund – Research Excellence and ORF-RI Ontario Research Fund – Research InfrastructurePREA Premier’s Research Excellence Award

A C R O N Y M S

AHCI Arts and Humanities Citation Index

CAUBO Canadian Association of University Business Offi cers

HEEACT Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan

ISI Institute for Scientifi c Information

MILO McMaster Industry Liaison Offi ce

NSE Natural Sciences and Engineering

OST Observatoire des sciences et des technologies

PI Principal Investigator

ROADS McMaster Research Offi ce of Administration, Development and Support

SCI Science Citation Index

SSCI Social Sciences Citation Index

SSH Social Sciences and Humanities

QOL Quality of Life

A F F I L I A T I O N S

Affi liated Hospitals refers to the two major academic hospital systems fully affi liated with the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University: Hamilton Health Sciences, a family of six unique hospitals (Chedoke Hospital, Hamilton General Hospital, Juravinski Hospital, McMaster Children’s Hospital, McMaster University Medical Centre and St. Peter’s Hospital) and the Juravinski Cancer Centre; and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton.

G13 refers to the group of leading research-intensive universities in Canada, comprised of Dalhousie University, Laval University, McGill University, McMaster University, Queen’s University, The University of Western Ontario, University of Alberta, Université de Montréal, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto, and University of Waterloo.

Medical/Doctoral refers to a full service university with a medical school; includes affi liated hospitals.

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TABLES SPONSORED RESEARCH INCOME

■ McMaster University Sponsored Research Income – University and Affi liated Hospitals 2003/04-2008/09 ■ Sponsored Research Income Excluding Hospitals 2008/09

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50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400 McMaster Universityand Affiliated Hospitals

Affiliated Hospitals

University

2008/092007/082006/072005/062004/052003/04

● Federal 55%● Provincial/Municipal 16%● Corporate 11%● Foreign 8%● Not-For-Profi t 7%● Other 3%

■ Sponsored Research Income - 2008/09*, McMaster and Canadian Research Peers

0 200 400 600 800 1,000McMASTER

McGillMontreal

AlbertaUBC

Toronto

($millions)

$221.8M

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■ Research Intensity - 2008/09* – $ per Full-time Faculty, McMaster and Canadian Research Peers

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

MontrealMcGill

AlbertaMcMASTER

Toronto

($thousands)

Source: CAUBO

Over the last decade, McMaster led in Research Income Growth & placed 2nd in Research Intensity Growth**

*Medical/Doctoral, includes affi liated hospitals **Source: RE$EARCH Infosource Inc. 2010

*Medical/Doctoral, includes affi liated hospitals **Source: RE$EARCH Infosource Inc. 2010

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TABLES RESEARCH RANKINGS

*Academic Ranking of World Universities - Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2010) and World University Rankings – Times Higher Education Supplement (2010)

■ 2010 World Rankings – Times Higher Education Supplement, Citations per FacultyMcMaster and Canadian Research Peers

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90Alberta

McMASTERMcGill

UBCToronto

Citations Score – Top 200 World UniversitiesSource: www.timeshighereducation.co.uk

0 10 20 30 40 50Montreal

McMASTERAlbertaMcGill

UBCToronto

Total Score– Canadian Universities in Top 100Source: www.heeact.edu.tw

■ ISI Highly-Cited Researchers, McMaster and Canadian Research Peers, September 2010 ■ HEEACT Performance Ranking of Scientifi c Papers for World Universities 2010

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

McMASTER

McGill

UBC

Toronto

Number of researchersSource: www.isihighlycited.com

A research powerhouse McMaster ranks in the top 100 worldwide and 4th in Canada among universities more than twice its size in the most widely used world rankings for research performance*

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TABLES PUBLICATIONS

■ SSH - McMaster and Canadian Research Peers and their Affi liated Institutes (2005-2009)■ NSE – McMaster and Canadian Research Peers and their Affi liated Institutes (2005-2009)

0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000Queen's

DalhousieWaterloo

LavalOttawa

WesternCalgary

McMASTERMontreal

AlbertaMcGill

UBCToronto

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000Dalhousie

LavalWaterlooQueen'sOttawaCalgary

McMASTERWestern

AlbertaMcGill

MontrealUBC

Toronto

PublicationsPublications

■ NSE – McMaster University (2003-2008) % change is 48%

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500

1,000

1,500

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2,500

200820072006200520042003

■ SSH – McMaster University (2003-2008) % change is 69%

050

100150200250300350400

200820072006200520042003

* Current as of September 2010. Data for 2009 incompleteSource: OST

of McMaster publications involve collaboration with researchers outside Canada*

Nearly

43%

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TABLES FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL FUNDING

Source: CFI

■ McMaster CFI Funding

● Innovation 34%*● New Initiatives 23% ● New Opportunities 11%*● Leading Edge 10%● International Access 10% ● Leaders Opportunity 7%● CRC Infrastructure 5%

■ McMaster Provincial Funding

● Capital 56%● Research Excellence 38%● Emerging Research 5%● Chair/Fellowship 1%

■ Leading Edge & New Initiatives Funding 2009-2010

$148.8 million to November 2010Source: ROADS

$227.9 million to November 2010Source: ROADS

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

McMASTERUBC

Queen’sMontreal

Toronto

($millions)

Capital Awards: Total value of CFI/OIT and CFI/ORF-RI projects is $356.2 million.*

Personnel Support: Total value of Research Excellence (ORDCF, ORF-RE) and Emerging Research Awards (PREA, ERA) is $280.3 million.

The total value of the Capital and Personnel funding cited above includes investments from McMaster, partner universities, and corporate and public sectors.

*Includes International Access Funds which do not require a provincial match.

million ranks McMaster 5th in Canada in Leading Edge & New Initiatives funding

$36.4

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TABLES TRI-COUNCIL FUNDING

■ McMaster UniversityTri-Council Funding –2003/04 vs. 2009/10

■ McMaster UniversityTri-Council Funding –Percent Change – 2003/04 vs. 2009/10

0

$10,000,000

$20,000,000

$30,000,000

$40,000,000

$50,000,000

$60,000,0002009/10

2003/04

SSHRCNSERCCIHR*0

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40

60

80

100

120% Change

SSHRCNSERCCIHR*

■ McMaster University Tri-Council Funding – 2003/04-2009/10

*Including affi liated hospitals Source: Tri-Council websites

■ McMaster University Tri-Council Funding – 2009/10

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$10,000,000

$20,000,000

$30,000,000

$40,000,000

$50,000,000

$60,000,000CIHRNSERCSSHRC

2009/102008/092007/082006/072005/062004/052003/04

● CIHR* 58.4% ● NSERC 33.5% ● SSHRC 8.1%

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TABLES TRI-COUNCIL FUNDING

*Excluding affi liated hospitals. Source: www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca *Excluding affi liated hospitals. Source: www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca

Source: www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca Source: www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca

Source: www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca Source: www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca

■ CIHR* Average Award ($) – 2005/06 to 2009/10 (Average Award based on number of projects)

■ NSERC Average Award ($) – 2005/06 to 2009/10 (Average Award based on number of projects)

■ SSHRC Average Award ($) – 2005/06 to 2009/10 (Average Award based on number of projects)

■ CIHR* Percent Share – 2005/06 to 2009/10

■ NSERC Percent Share – 2005/06 to 2009/10

■ SSHRC Percent Share – 2005/06 to 2009/10

$0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 $120,000 $140,0002005/062006/072007/082008/092009/10

5-Year Average

$0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,0002005/062006/072007/082008/092009/10

5-Year Average

$0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,0002005/062006/072007/082008/092009/10

5-Year Average

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.02005/062006/072007/082008/092009/10

5-Year Average

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.02005/062006/072007/082008/092009/10

5-Year Average

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.02005/062006/072007/082008/092009/10

5-Year Average

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TABLES TRI-COUNCIL FUNDING – MCMASTER vs. G13

Source: Federal Research Councils Data Analysis – Institutional level funding: 2008/09 preliminary updated with G13 Data Exchange draft report received August 2010. Note: data excludes CRCs, NCEs; includes affi liates

■ CIHR Funding – Average Amount per PI – McMaster vs. G13 ■ NSERC Funding – Average Amount per PI – McMaster vs. G13 ■ SSHRC Funding – Average Amount per PI – McMaster vs. G13

$40,000

$60,000

$80,000

$100,000

$120,000

$140,000

$160,000

McMaster G13 Average

08/0907/0806/0705/0604/0503/0402/0301/02 $30,000$32,000$34,000$36,000$38,000$40,000$42,000$44,000$46,000$48,000$50,000

McMaster G13 Average

08/0907/0806/0705/0604/0503/0402/0301/02$20,000

$25,000

$30,000

$35,000

$40,000

G13 AverageMcMaster

08/0907/0806/0705/0604/0503/0402/0301/02

$149,000and our average per researcher is more than

30% higher than the G13 average

McMaster’s average CIHR award now tops

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TABLES KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND COMMERCIALIZATION

MILO BY THE NUMBERS

PATENTS MAINTAINED AS OF APRIL 2010 = 324

Source: MILO http://milo.mcmaster.ca

■ Distribution of 193 Patents ■ Patents Issued and Filed – 2007/08 to 2009/103-year total = 193

● USA 55%● Other 24%● Canada 20%

3-year total = 238

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80

100

2009/102008/092007/08

Total = $3.8 million

■ Distribution of Income received through Intellectual Property Commercialization Efforts – 2007/08 to 2009/103-year total = $4.4 million

● Inventors $2,119,421● Investment in Research Support Activities $716,654● Faculties $663,975● Reinvestment in Research $651,309● Other Institutions/Companies $75,164● St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton $74,203● Awaiting Distribution $70,040● Hamilton Health Sciences $26,068

Total = 49

■ Technologies Licensed by Type – 2007/08 to 2009/103-year total = 98

● Copyrighted Material 77%● Software 10%● Biotechnology 9% ● Engineering 3%● Software/Engineering 1%

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10

Invention Disclosures Received 59 60 52Patents Filed 57 50 51Patents Issued 16 10 9Licenses 38 56 32QOL Agreements* 275 134 73Non Disclosure Agreements 111 139 147Sponsored Research Agreements 221 268 218Inter Institutional Agreements 9 10 5Inbound Material Transfer Agreements 92 104 106Outbound Material Transfer Agreements 50 39 28

*Reduction in QOL agreements is a result of new licensing procedures implemented in 2009 rather than a reduction of agreements.

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NETWORKS AND CENTRES OF EXCELLENCEThe federal Networks of Centres of Excellence, the Ontario Centres of Excellence and other strategic networks provide unique opportunities for McMaster to enhance its research strength through partnerships with other universities, industry, government and not-for-profi t organizations. McMaster currently participates in the following:

■ Automotive Partnership Canada (APC)

Network on Engineering Complex Software Intensive Systems for Automotive Systems (NECSIS) (2009-2014) $10.5M

McMaster was awarded $10.5M, over fi ve years, to co-lead this massive new university-industry R & D collaboration.

Automotive Partnership Canada (APC) is an initiative between fi ve federal research and granting agencies under the Industry Canada umbrella, which has identifi ed collaborative, industry-driven automotive research as a priority. APC’s mission is to support R & D that will help drive the Canadian automotive sector to a greater level of innovation.

■ Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Strategic NetworksThe objective of Strategic Networks is to increase research and training in targeted areas that could strongly enhance Canada’s economy, society and/or environment within the next ten years. The Strategic Networks program is ideal for large-scale, complex research programs that involve collaborations among university, industry and government.

Photovoltaic Innovation Network (2009-2015) $5M

The network brings together 29 researchers from 13 universities and 20 government and industrial partners. The network will examine a diverse set of approaches to developing photovoltaic (PV) solar cells that are suitable for a wide range of applications, including solar farms, remote power sources, rooftops and windows, automobiles and disposable electronics.

SENTINEL – Bioactive Paper Network (2005-2015) – renewal $7.5M

Canada leads the world in the development of bioactive paper. SENTINEL brings together 27 academic researchers from 10 universities, in partnership with the National Research Council’s Institute for Biological Sciences, the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Materials and Manufacturing, and industrial partners. The network partners will develop paper-based products to detect, capture and deactivate harmful bacteria and viruses.

■ Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC)

CERC in Hybrid Powertrain (2010-2017) $10M

In May 2010, the fi rst group of CERCs was announced, after a rigorous selection process that included a review of some 130 research proposals submitted by Canadian universities. McMaster was awarded a Canada Excellence Research Chair in Hybrid Powertrain held by Ali Emadi, a global leader in hybrid technology development.

The CERC program is a tri-agency initiative of SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR. The Government of Canada designed the CERC program to attract Canadian and international leading scientists and scholars. Their work will support Canada’s economic competitiveness, help sustain the environment and improve quality of life. Canada Excellence Research Chairs are world-class leaders in research and innovation.

■ Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE)

Advanced Foods & Materials Network (AFMNet)Allergy, Genes and Environment Network (AllerGen) (McMaster host institution)AUTO21Canadian Arthritis Network (CAN)Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations (CIPI)Canadian Obesity Network (CON)Canadian Stroke Network (CSN)Canadian Water Network (CWN)Geomatics for Informed Decisions Network (GEOIDE)Mathematics of Information Technology & Complex Systems (MITACS)National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE)NeuroDevNetPromoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence Network (PREVNet)Stem Cell Network (SCN)

■ Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR)

Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization (CPDC) (2008-2013)Centre for Surgical Invention and Innovation (CSII) (2009-2014)

■ Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE)

Commercialization of ResearchCommunications and Information TechnologyEarth and Environmental TechnologiesEnergyMaterials and ManufacturingPhotonics

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HONOURS AND MAJOR AWARDS

■ 2010 Selected Honours and Awards

Honours

Beals Award (Canadian Astronomical Society) Canadian Academy of Engineering FellowsFrancois-Xavier Garneau MedalGold Crown of Merit (Barbados)Inter-American Photochemical Society AwardJournal of the Canadian Historical Association PrizeMcMaster Innovator of the YearMcMaster Lifetime Innovator AwardNew Pioneers Award in Science and TechnologyOrder of CanadaOrthopaedic Research & Education Clinical Research Award Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical PhysicsRoyal Society of Canada FellowsRoyal Society of Canada - McNeil MedalRutherford Memorial Medal in Physics Women of Discovery Earth Award

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Early Researcher Award (ERA)

In 2010, McMaster was awarded $1.4 million to support 10 young researchers through the Early Researcher Award program. This provincial funding will help researchers build their teams of undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research assistants, associates and technicians. Each project receives an additional $50,000 from McMaster or our private sector partners.

■ Major Awards in 2010

Ontario Research Fund - Research Excellence (ORF-RE)

Global Leadership Round in Genomics and Life Sciences (GL2) • Ontario Consortium for Regeneration Inducing Therapies (OCRiT)

$16.5$11.5M

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Joint Initiative

Research Data Centres Program • Canadian Research Data Centre Network

$16.5$11.5M

Automotive Partnership Canada

• Network on Engineering Complex Software Intensive Systems for Automotive Systems (NECSIS)

$16.5$10.5M

Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC)

• Hybrid Powertrain $10.0M

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Dengue Population Genomics Study $10.0M

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

Strategic Networks • SENTINEL – Bioactive Paper Network $7.5M • Photovoltaic Innovation Network $5.0MCollaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) • Photovoltaics 5 $1.65M • Molecular Imaging Probes $1.65M

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Emerging Team Grant • Respiratory Tract Microbiome Dynamics

$16.5$2.5M

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Centres for Research Development in Gender, Mental Health and Addictions • Centre for Research Development in Gender, Mental Health and Violence Across the Lifespan $2.0MTeam Grant • FINCAN – Neuropsychiatric and mental health outcomes of extremely low birth weight from childhood to adulthood $1.4M

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)

OICR Investigator Award 5$1.25M

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Community-University Research Alliance Award (CURA) • Poverty and Employment Precarity in Southern Ontario

5$1.0M

Source: ROADS, November 2010

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TABLES RESEARCH CENTRES AND FACILITIES

Research Centres and Institutes

Antimicrobial Research Centre (ARC)Bertrand Russell Research CentreBrockhouse Institute for Materials ResearchCanadian Centre for Electron Microscopy (CCEM)CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability ResearchCentre for Advanced Polymer Processing and Design (CAPPA-D)Centre for Effective Design of StructuresCentre for Emerging Device Technologies (CEDT)Centre for Environmental Genomics BiotechnologyCentre for Functional Genomics (CFG)Centre for Gene Therapeutics (CGT)Centre for Evaluation of MedicinesCentre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA)Centre for Microbial Chemical Biology (CMCB)Centre for Minimal Access Surgery (CMAS) Centre for Peace StudiesCentre for Probe Development and Commercialization (CPDC)Centre for Spatial AnalysisFarncombe Family Digestive Health Research InstituteFather Sean O’Sullivan Research CentreFirestone Institute for Respiratory Health (FIRH)GMC Centre for Automotive Materials and Corrosion (GMCAMC)Gilbrea Centre for Studies in AgingInstitute on Globalization and the Human ConditionManagement of Innovation and New Technology Research Centre

McMaster Ancient DNA CentreMcMaster Centre for Climate ChangeMcMaster Centre for Pulp and Paper ResearchMcMaster Child Health Research InstituteMcMaster eBusiness Research Centre (MeRC) McMaster Institute of Applied Radiation Sciences (McIARS)McMaster Institute for Automotive Research and Technology (MacAUTO) McMaster Institute for Energy Studies (MIES)McMaster Institute of Environment and HealthMcMaster Institute for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MOBIX) McMaster Institute for Polymer Production Technology (MIPPT)McMaster Institute for Transportation and Logistics (MITL)McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI)McMaster Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute (SCC-RI)McMaster Research Centre for the Promotion of Women’s Health (MRCPOWH)Medical Imaging Informatics Research Centre at McMaster ( MIIRC@M) Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease ResearchMichael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and CareOfford Centre for Child StudiesOrigins Institute (OI)

Population Health Research Institute (PHRI)R. Samuel McLaughlin Centre for Research and Education in Aging and Health (MCAH)Research Institute for Quantitative Studies in Economics and Population

Statistics Canada Research Data CentreSteel Research CentreSurgical Outcomes Research Centre (SOURCE)Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute (TaARI)

Adaptive Systems Laboratory (ASL)Applied Dynamics LaboratoryCanadian Workers & Social Cohesion in a Global EraClinical Advances Through Research and Information Translation (CLARITY)Clinical Trials Methodology Group (CTMG) Communications Research LaboratoryEarthquake Engineering Research GroupElectron Microscopy Facility, Faculty of Health SciencesFlow Cytometry Facility (FCF) Generalized Electronic Learning Group (GEL)Geographical Information Systems Laboratory Health and Social Service Utilization Research UnitHealth Information Research Unit (HIRU)High Throughput Screening Laboratory (HTS)Machine Systems Laboratory (MSL)McMaster Advanced Control Consortium (MACC)McMaster Experimental Economics Laboratory (McEEL)McMaster Nuclear Reactor (MNR)Metal Forming Laboratory (MFL)

Micro Manufacturing LaboratoryNursing Effectiveness, Utilization and Outcomes Research Unit (NRU)Power Research LaboratoryProgram for Educational Research and Development (PERD)Program for Research on Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population (SEDAP)Program for Research on the Independence and Economic Security of the Older Population (IESOP)Program in Policy Decision-Making (PDD)Public Economics Data Analysis Laboratory (PEDAL)Robotics and Manufacturing Automation Laboratory (RMAL)Smooth Muscle Research Program (SMARP)Software Engineering Research Group (SERG)Supportive Cancer Care Research UnitThermal Processing Laboratory (TPL)William J. McCallion PlanetariumWork Function Unit, School of Rehabilitation Science (WFU)

Research Facilities and Research Groups

C O N T A C T

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