Campus Alberta Innovates Program (CAIP) Chairs

The Government of Alberta created the CAIP Chairs as part of its Campus Alberta collaborative initiative. The Chairs align with the four strategic priority areas of the Alberta Innovates Corporations and Alberta Advanced Education and Technology: Energy and Environment, Food and Nutrition, Neuroscience/Prions, and Water.  This program is designed to recruit new research leaders to Alberta in the aforementioned areas. 

Dr. Christopher Hopkinson
CAIP Chair in Terrestrial Ecosystem Remote Sensing
Department of Geography
Appointed March 2013
Dr. Greg Pyle
CAIP Chair in Aquatic Health
Department of Biological Sciences
Appointed January 2013

 

The U of L is currently recruiting additional CAIP Chairs in the following areas: Brain Health and Dementia, and Synthetic Biology.