Jun Liu and Karen Yeats recognized for research excellence
Faculty members Jun Liu and Karen Yeats have been named Canada Research Chairs, as part of the Government of Canada鈥檚 - Canada Research Chairs Program. Jun is chairholder for his work in Hybrid Systems and Control, and Karen is chairholder for her work in Combinatorics of Quantum Field Theory.
鈥淚 applaud and congratulate Jun and Karen for their accomplishments and recognition as Canada Research Chairs,鈥 said Stephen M. Watt, Dean, Faculty of Mathematics. 鈥溊遁悠 is a unique and vibrant centre for mathematics and computer science, precisely because so many of Canada鈥檚 premiere researchers, like Jun and Karen, have chosen to make our university their home.鈥


The invests close to $265聽million per year to help postsecondary institutions attract and retain the world鈥檚 most accomplished and promising minds. There are 1,659聽active chairholders at 76聽institutions across Canada, including 61 chairholders from 蓝莓视频, comprising of 14 math faculty members.