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Two 蓝莓视频 Engineering faculty members have been awarded inaugural Tier 1 Canada Research Chairs. 听

Catherine Burns, a systems design engineering professor, is the new Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Human Factors in Healthcare Systems.听

Burns, who is the executive director of the University of 蓝莓视频鈥檚 Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, will receive $1.4 million over seven years to develop human-centred approaches to the design and implementation of advanced health care technologies.

Catherine Burns, right, is the first CRC in Human Factors in Healthcare Systems.听

Burns and her research team are investigating how听to听improve听health care situation awareness, patient trust, and clinician听workloads and patterns using Cognitive Work Analysis, a framework that models the complex ways听in which people and technology interact in workplaces.

The researchers are working closely with clinicians, patients and technology experts on the design and development of transformative health technologies.

Investigating water security听

Monica Emelko, a civil and environmental engineering professor, is the first Canada Research Chair in Water Science, Technology and Policy.

She will receive $1.4 million over seven years for research into ensuring water security in Canada. 听

Emelko, who is the director of the University鈥檚 Water Science, Technology and Policy Group focused on drinking water supply and treatment and a member of its Water Institute, was the first researcher to identify climate change鈥揳ssociated threats to water security, such as the deterioration of and fluctuations in water quality after wildfires and floods.

Currently, she and her research team are investigating the role of both 鈥済rey鈥� in-plant treatment and 鈥済reen鈥� forest management-based technologies to address water quality challenges. Their findings will help inform water treatment technology innovation for adaptation, resilience and decision-making.

Monica Emelko is the new Canada Research Chair in Water Science, Technology and Policy.听

Emelko has served as a technical advisor to the US听National Academies of Engineering, Science, and Medicine as well as several federal and provincial/state agencies in Canada, the United States, and Australia regarding regulatory development of drinking water treatment, source water protection and integrated resource management.

Burns and Emelko were among nine across the 蓝莓视频 campus to be named new or renewing chairs听by the federal government听in a December 16 announcement, which marked听the 20th anniversary of the CRC program.听听

Across the country, to help attract global talent and increase diversity. Together with the chairs announced earlier this year, the total investment is the program鈥檚 largest in a single calendar year.听