ONTARIO RESEARCH FUND - RESEARCH EXCELLENCE PEER REVIEW PANELS FOR ROUND ONE

The Ministry of Research and Innovation established three peer review panels for round one of the ORF Research Excellence program.  These panels, which were comprised of independent experts with a broad base of subject experience, evaluated each ORF Research Excellence application within their respective area of expertise, prioritized the applications and made recommendations to the ORF Advisory Board.   Below is a list of the experts who served on round one of the ORF Research Excellence peer review panels. 

Life Sciences; Agriculture and Biotechnology
Peer Review Panel

Chair:

Jack Gauldie
McMaster University

Vice-Chair:

Frank Prato
St. Joseph’s Health Care

Members:

Jim Brandle
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Marc Ekker
University of Ottawa

Steven Gallinger
Mount Sinai Hospital

Victor Han
University of Western Ontario

Robert Korneluk
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Stephen Lee
University of Ottawa

Jeffrey Medin
University Health Network

Thérèse Ouellet
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Emil Pai
University Health Network

Michael J.H. Ratcliffe
University of Toronto

Gregor Reid
Lawson Health Research Institute

Rickey Y. Yada
University of Guelph

Peter Zandstra
University of Toronto

Environmental, Energy and Emerging Technologies
Peer Review Panel

Chair:

Steven Liss
Ryerson University

Vice-Chair:

Bill Cairns
Trojan Technologies Inc.

Members:

Frank Campbell
Consultant and formerly with CANMET Energy Technology Centre

Warren Chan
University of Toronto

Rod McMillan
National Research Council Canada

Harry Ruda
University of Toronto

Robert Slater
Coleman, Bright and Associates

Warren Stiver
University of Guelph

Materials and Manufacturing; Information and Communications Technology
Peer Review Panel

Chair:

Peter Frise
University of Windsor

Vice-Chair:

Trevor Hall
University of Ottawa

Members:

Andrew Hrymak
McMaster University

Vladimir Krstic
Queen’s University

Zlatko Krstulich
Alcatel Canada

Stewart McIntyre
University of Western Ontario

Alex Prociw
Pratt & Whitney Canada

Abdel Sayari
University of Ottawa

Don Singleton
National Research Council Canada