快播视频鈥檚 Chairholders are recognized as both established and emerging research leaders in their fields. Fostering their world-leading expertise on 21st century issues supports the University鈥檚 mission to be in service of society and the public good.
Featured Research Chairs

Kean Birch
Ontario Research Chair in Science PolicyKean Birch is a professor in the Department of Science, Technology & Society and the Science Technology & Society Graduate program. He is also the director of the Institute for Technoscience & Society. His research concerns the assetization of digital data and the implications for the development of artificial intelligence.
Cora Young
Guy Warwick Rogers Chair in Atmospheric ChemistryYoung is an Associate Professor of Chemistry in the Faculty of Science. Her research focuses on the development and use of important science analytical techniques to probe chemical mechanisms relevant to pollutants, indoor and outdoor air quality and climate change.

Canada Research Chairs
The Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program is a Government of Canada initiative and stands at the centre of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world's top countries in research and development.
The federal government makes significant investments each year to attract and retain some of the world鈥檚 most accomplished and promising research talent.

York Research Chairs
York Research Chairs are the University鈥檚 internal counterpart to the national CRC program and represent a diverse group of groundbreaking researchers dedicated to the pursuit and dissemination of new knowledge and discovery.


