Faculty of Science Annual Report

January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009

Faculty of Science University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2 www.uregina.ca/science/ Dean’s Comments

raditionally our Annual Report begins with the Faculty’s Strategic Plan, Creating Our Future: 2005-2010. This year, Thowever, we begin with Dr. Katherine Bergman’s Summary Report, Toward Achieving Our Objectives. As Dean of Science during the creation and implementation of the Faculty’s current strategic plan, Dr. Bergman is eminently qualified to provide this assessment. As 2010 comes to a close, the Faculty will finalize its new strategic plan in keeping with mâmawohkamâtowin: Our Work, Our People, Our Communities, the University’s Strategic Plan for 2009-2014. 2009 was an exciting year at the University. There were budget and enrolment issues of great concern, but also visions of the coming years as we identified the priorities and actions needed in the first year of mâmawohkamâtowin. Science had an excellent year for student enrolment with credit hours up substantially. And, the long anticipated move began, with the opening of lab and office space for Science in the Research and Innovation Centre. “It remains for the Faculty to continue formulating goals and objectives and searching out means to further our reputation for excellence in both teaching and research…Our Faculty faces problems associated with static or declining enrolment, and the lack of resources to undertake some of the many projects we would like to deal with. Nevertheless, progress is being made in many respects.” These comments are a very accurate assessment of our current state. Perhaps they reflect the state in which Science always lives. The comments were made by Dr. W. (Wally) B. McConnell, Dean of the Faculty of Science in the Faculty’s Annual Report 1974-75. This was the Faculty’s first annual report after becoming a faculty. Prior to that, what is now the Faculty of Science was the Division of Natural Science and Mathematics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus. Those were tumultuous times with the formation of new faculties and a new university. However, you can see the similarities to today’s challenges and opportunities. As Dean McConnell mentioned about progress in many respects, in 2009 we saw many achievements in Science. Of special note was Dr. Peter Leavitt’s successful Canadian Foundation for Innovation grant, $2.8 million from CFI and a matching amount from the Province of Saskatchewan, which will result in a major collaborative research lab being developed on the fifth floor of the Research and Innovation Centre. Dr. Christopher Yost received an NSERC Strategic Grant of $439,650 towards fecal pollution research. The Chemistry and Biochemistry Department set a departmental record high in graduate student enrolment. Dr. Sandra Zilles joined Computer Science as a candidate for a Canada Research Tier II Chair. Dr. Stephen Bend from Geology is a co-investigator on a Petroleum Technology Research Centre project valued at over $1 million. Members of the Mathematics & Statistics Department applied for 8 NSERC Grants with a 100% success rate and with large increases in grant sizes. The Physics Department’s involvement with the Jefferson Accelerator Laboratories led to an invitation for the University of Regina to become the first international member of the Southeastern Universities Research Association. These and many other accomplishments are described throughout this report.

Dr. Brien Maguire Dean of Science

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A Strategic Plan for the Faculty of Science Summary Report Toward Achieving Our Objectives

Introduction he following report provides a summary of the progress made toward achieving the objectives set out in the current Tstrategic plan “Creating our Future: 2005-2010; A Strategic Plan for the Faculty of Science,” as it draws to conclusion. PEOPLE Objective 1: That all policies and procedures in the Faculty of Science reflect the Principles of Natural Justice to ensure fairness and equity for all members. Response: The Dean’s Office in collaboration with the Department Offices ensures these policies and procedures are followed. • Policies and procedures of Science have been reviewed and updated. • Policies and procedures are consistent with University policy and procedure documents. • Policies and procedures are consistent with the collective agreements. • Science Policies and Procedures Manual is posted on the Science website. • Science Policies and Procedures Manual is updated as required. • Performance Review Committees are invited annually to bring forward issues related to the review process and/ or the criteria documents.

Objective 2: To attract and retain high quality faculty in areas of identified strength in the Faculty. Response: The recruitment and retention strategy focused on building critical mass in areas of strength supported by sustainable infrastructure and by establishing complementary expertise in areas of research strengths identified by the departments, allowing us to establish and grow research excellence in discipline-based and integrated collaborative research programs consistent with the University of Regina Strategic Research Plan. The Faculty of Science is relatively young and it has been challenging to fill the leadership positions in the Faculty. Many of the newly recruited faculty members assumed leadership responsibilities early in their careers. Department Heads have provided opportunities for all members to serve in leadership roles and have encouraged leadership development within the departments in research, teaching and administration. • Science has hired more than half the faculty complement since 2000. • These colleagues have been awarded Tenure or are applying for Tenure. • In the first two years, to assist new faculty with establishing their research programs at the University of Regina - Science provides start-up funding. - Science offers reduced teaching and administrative assignments. - Science provides travel support to attend conferences. - Additional funding is provided from the Office of the Vice-President, Research and International. • Science internally reviews all grant applications [Associate Dean (Research)] before submitting to external agencies.

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• Science faculty members attract external funding from Tri-Council (NSERC, SHERC, CIHR), Government (CFI, WED, CRC), and industry. - Science boasts 87% of faculty members funded by NSERC at or above the national average. - Science has had grant increases of 64% for second time applicants. - Researchers successful in attracting NSERC RTI grants, strategic grants as well as NSERC Accelerator Grants. • Many faculty members have never taught prior to coming to the University. - All new faculty members attend the courses offered through the Teaching Development Centre. - All courses in the Faculty of Science are evaluated by students and this input is shared with the faculty members. - All untenured faculty members also have their teaching evaluated by the Department Head or designate. - If there are problems with the teaching a mentor may be assigned. - All faculty members in Science keep a teaching dossier. • Faculty Administrator works closely with the Department Heads and the faculty members to ensure that - their laboratories and offices are appropriately equipped. - their research accounts are setup in a timely manner. - support is provided in the on-going administration of faculty research accounts. • Faculty members are responsible and accountable for the execution of their Research, Teaching and Administrative duties. • Science through the individual departments provides resources financial, human and physical resources to support the faculty members in the execution of these duties. • Science provides funding to researchers to help leverage funding from the granting agencies (eg., NSERC RTI, CFI and WED). • Science provides bridge funding to provide researchers with the opportunity to re-establish their research programs and secure external funding.

Objective 3: To attract and support high quality sessional lecturers to contribute effectively to the teaching goals of the Faculty. Response: In accordance with the University of Regina/Faculty Association Collective Agreement Sessional Instructor positions are posted on the Human Resources Website, and hiring procedures for Sessional Instructors have been formalized. • Teaching evaluations are done on all courses as are assessments by the Department Head • All Sessional Instructors in Science are required to keep a Teaching Dossier • Sessional Instructors are provided with - financial resources to purchase supporting materials for the course. - office space in the Faculty to meet with students. - an email account. - computer and phone access. • New sessionals are encouraged to make use of the available resources to support teaching (eg., Teaching Development Centre). • Science is continuing to explore ways to recognize the teaching accomplishments of our Sessional Instructors.

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• Science sees the involvement of graduate students in undergraduate instruction as a valuable opportunity for preparing our students to undertake successful academic careers. • Science sees the involvement of our qualified APT staff and Laboratory Instructors in undergraduate course instruction as a way to enhance their employment opportunities.

Objective 4: To recruit and retain high quality staff to provide administrative and technical support for the activities of the Faculty of Science. Response: The Faculty Administrator works closely with Human Resources, the Department Heads and new staff members to ensure their transition into Science is smooth. • Science continues to explore ways to recognize staff for exemplary service. • Science has developed several opportunities for staff to enhance their skills, including in-house training seminars and an annual Staff retreat. • Science has broadened the technical support through a service agreement with Information Services.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: Objective 5: To recruit and retain high quality undergraduate students both locally and from diverse regions. Response: A number of strategies are currently under discussion for student recruitment as part of the University’s Strategic Enrolment Management plan and the Branding Initiative designed to enhance the marketing of the University. • Faculty of Science is focusing its effort around student retention and the development of additional instructional opportunities for students, particularly during the transition year. • We continue to improve our support to students by - consolidating Faculty administrative student services. - providing additional dedicated student study and instructional space. • Faculty of Science and the departments are continually evaluating and modifying the curricula to maintain currency and ensure the high quality of the teaching program. • Regular external reviews of our programs, including accreditation in Computer Science and Geology. • Faculty of Science has an ongoing commitment of investment in maintaining the currency of the undergraduate teaching facilities and resources. • Faculty of Science has limited resources to expand programming, but one way of establishing new programs is through partnership with other institutions (eg., SIAST). Two examples that are working well are: - Environmental Biology BSc degree program and the - Post-Diploma BSc in Computer Science. • Faculty of Science is also looking at ways to increase research opportunities for undergraduate students (eg., Scholarships) as well as expanding the Cooperative Education options available to students. • A number of partnerships with local (eg., SIAST), national (eg., Lethbridge College) and foreign (eg., Shandong University) institutions have been developed to facilitate student access and mobility. • Fall 2006 Convocation, Qiong Wu (Shandong University Partnership Program) was awarded the University Prize in Science. • Opportunities for partnership will continue to be developed.

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• Faculty of Science continues to work with External Relations to attract additional funding for student scholarships to support undergraduate research (eg., Canadian Cancer Society Scholarships, Finlayson Undergraduate Research Scholarships). • Faculty of Science continues to look for ways to provide a meaningful work experience for all of our students (eg., GlueX project in Physics, Math Central).

Objective 6: To increase the number of First Nations students registered and successfully completing degrees in the Faculty of Science. Response: The Faculty of Science will have to continue to develop strategies to recruit and retain Aboriginal students into science. • Faculty of Science continues to explore a number of possibilities with First Nations University of Canada and with the University of Regina Aboriginal Student Success Office. • Faculty of Science is committed to working with the Department of Science at First Nations University of Canada to develop curricula and methodologies that support the needs of the First Nations Community. Objective 7: To build a sense of community among all students in the Faculty of Science. Response: Faculty of Science has worked closely with the different Science Student Societies to involve them in joint initiatives as well as society based functions. • Faculty of Science has committed $200 annually to each department society to support their activities. • Faculty of Science has set aside dedicated space for the department student societies as well as dedicated space for the pre-Health club. • Recently, the student societies signed an agreement to form a Science Students Society. • A number of functions have been initiated, including - Science Pizza Social held annually in the Fall semester, which involves the student department societies, pre-professional societies and the Federated Colleges. - Graduation Gala to recognize and celebrate the success of our graduating students both undergraduate and graduate. - Research Event to highlight the research success of the faculty, students and staff. • Student societies organize a number of social activities and these activities are commonly attended by faculty and staff. • Student societies host conferences with funding support from the Faculty of Science and the Office of the Vice President Academic as well as physical infrastructure. • Students who make the Dean’s Honour Roll are listed on the plaques outside the Dean’s Office and are included in the Annual Report. • Scholarship winners are reported in the Convocation Handbook. • Graduation Gala was established as a way of recognizing and celebrating the accomplishments of our graduating students. • Faculty of Science hosted a Research Gala associated with the Fall 2008 Convocation to highlight the Research successes of the Faculty, including our undergraduate and graduate students as well as a High School student. • The names of the student recipients of the Canadian Cancer Society Research Awards and the NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards are in the Annual Report.

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• Faculty of Science continues to explore ways to highlight and celebrate our students’ successes. • Faculty of Science continues to explore ways to encourage High School Students to register in the Faculty of Science (eg., Dean’s High School Scholars Program).

GRADUATE STUDENTS, POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS, and RESEARCH ASSOCIATES Objective 8: To recruit and retain high quality graduate students both locally and from diverse regions. Response: Growing the research enterprise, and the increased infrastructure and funding to support the research program the Faculty of Science has realized growth in the Graduate Programs. • Faculty of Science has worked closely with the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research to increase the funding available to graduate students. • A University Teaching Fellow has been created. • Faculty of Science is working closely with each department to find ways to ensure stable funding for graduate students to increase our recruitment competitiveness. • Faculty of Science continues to promote the importance of graduate students, PDF and Research Associates to the Research and Teaching programs in Science. • The title of the Assistant Dean Undergraduate was changed to reflect the increase in responsibilities that now includes the graduate programs to the Associate Dean (Academic). • Faculty of Science now provides administrative support to Graduate Students through the Student Services Office. • Faculty provides research and office space to support the research of graduate students.

Objective 9: To increase the engagement and involvement of our alumni in the support of the activities of the Faculty of Science. Response: Faculty of Science recognizes the importance of an engaged alumni and has worked closely with the Alumni Association recently to increase alumni involvement in supporting the activities of the Faculty and to promote student awareness of the importance of the Alumni Association. • Alumni Association is now invited to student functions organized by the Faculty of Science. • In addition, the Graduation Gala and the Research Gala are organized in cooperation with the Alumni Association. • Faculty of Science will continue to explore ways to increase the involvement and support of our alumni.

HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS Objective 10: To continue to explore international opportunities in the research and teaching programs in the Faculty of Science. Response: Faculty of Science has developed a number of collaborative international programs particularly with Universities in China and India. • These formalized programs are only available in Computer Science. • Faculty of Science is currently exploring in cooperation with the University the possibility of formal agreements with institutions in other countries (eg., Algol School of Technology in India). • At the graduate level there are an increasing number of international students, particularly in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics.

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• All departments have researchers involved in international collaborative research programs, through links with researchers at other foreign institutions. • In some areas, particularly in Physics, faculty members play key roles in large international collaborative research programs (eg., GlueX, ATLAS, SURA). • Faculty of Science continues to support international exchange opportunities for students, faculty members and staff. • A number of faculty members have worked with foreign colleagues while on sabbatical leave. • In some cases, opportunities abroad do not coincide with sabbatical leave and these have been supported through personal leave or restructuring of assigned duties. • For students, we have allowed flexibility in the degree program to permit them the opportunity to pursuea foreign-exchange experience. • Associate Dean (Academic) is a member of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research Internationalization Committee.

Objective 11: To sustain and grow a strong national and international calibre research enterprise in the core disciplines of the Faculty of Science. Response: The Faculty of Science provides sufficient resources (start-up funding, space, administrative and technical support) to allow faculty members to initiate their research programs. • All new faculty members are provided with start-up funding, reduced teaching and administrative loads. • Office and laboratory space is provided to allow them to establish their research and teaching programs. • Additional funding is provided to new faculty members from the office of the Vice President Research and International. • Research and Innovation Centre will provide new, modern research space to support the research programs in Science. • Additional resources (funding, space administrative and technical support) are provided to allow faculty members to maximize success in external funding competitions including funds to support NSERC RTI grant applications and matching funds for CFI and WED. • Faculty of Science has limited resources available to promote and facilitate all of the programs and so one way of raising the profile of the Faculty of Science and hence the research programs, has been to partner with other institutions and collaborations. • Faculty of Science was accepted into full partnership with PIMS (2008), ATLAS (2007), SURA (2009) and has been a long-standing member of TRIUMF. • These partnerships not only raise the profile of the Faculty, but also provide faculty members access to additional resources to support their research programs. • Faculty of Science has a number of specialized Laboratories funded through grant applications including, EQAL, TAF, GeoFluids Lab, SEM, SPM, Geomodeling and GIS Research Facility, Limnology Laboratory, aRMADILLo, LCD, SPACE, P3I, OSS and IML. • Faculty of Science currently has three Canada Research Chairs; a Tier 1 in Environmental Change and Society, a Tier 2 in Microbes, the Environment and Food Safety, and Tier 2 in Wildlife and Environmental Mutagenesis. • Faculty of Science is well positioned to grow graduate programs in these areas of strength. • Faculty of Science is currently applying for a Tier 2 Chair in Informatics.

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Objective 12: To sustain and grow a strong integrated collaborative research program in the Faculty, with other faculties and with other institutions locally, nationally and internationally. Response: The Faculty of Science recognizes the importance of a strong, discipline-based research foundation in each of the departments and has actively recruited the best researchers to each discipline, and supported these researchers in establishing their research programs by providing resources and space so they could successfully attract external funding to support their research programs and attract high quality graduate students as PDFs. This solid foundation in the disciplines forms the basis for integrated collaborative research across departmental and faculty boundaries. • Hiring was coordinated to attract researchers with complementary expertise to build sustainable infrastructure to support the research programs and provide for the development of integrated collaborative research programs across discipline boundaries. • Canada Research Chairs have been used to provide leadership in key strategic areas identified by the University to enhance the discipline-based research and provide leadership for the development of integrated research programs. • A number of integrated research collaborations are housed in the Faculty of Science. • The Faculty encourages the development of these integrated research programs and has provided resources to support them. • The Faculty is a member of a number of Nationally and Internationally based research collaborations (ATLAS,T2K, GLUEX, PIMS, SURA).

Objective 13: To increase the awareness and recognition of the research contributions of members of the Faculty of Science. Response: The Faculty of Science has been proactive in nominating our colleagues to receive awards and recognition both internally and externally. • A number of our colleagues across the Departments have been awarded the Alumni Awards for Teaching Excellence, Research Excellence and Public Service. • Recently our colleagues in a number of departments have received prestigious awards both nationally and internationally. • As well many of our departments have been recognized in the top of their disciplines both nationally and internationally. • Faculty of Science has worked closely with External Relations to promote and facilitate individual research programs. This is largely done through internal (UR Report) and external (Leader Post, Radio, TV) media communications. • Expanding our venues for celebrating research and research success (eg., Research Gala, Faculty of Science Website).

Objective 14: To continue to sustain and develop high quality undergraduate and graduate programs. Teaching is one of the fundamental activities of the Faculty of Science. The Faculty of Science expects high quality instruction from all members involved in undergraduate and graduated programs. To this end, the Associate Dean (Academic) is responsible for overseeing these programs. • All faculty members keep office hours for meeting students outside class time.

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• The Faculty has also established two dedicated supplemental instructional rooms for students seeking additional assistance with their courses (3 courses 200830, 12 courses in 200910, 15 courses for 200930). • The involvement of student leaders in peer-based study activities with faculty support, will enhance the sense of community within Science while benefiting both recruitment and retention of students. • All departments have an ongoing internal process of program review and renewal to ensure both the currency of the program and the quality. • Departments are also subject to an external review process once every ten years. • Teaching assignments are made at the departmental level and to the extent possible are coordinated with the faculty member’s other responsibilities. • Faculty members are nominated regularly for Teaching Awards both internally and nationally. • Faculty of Science has an ongoing program of laboratory infrastructure revitalization in cooperation with the departments that has allowed for significant upgrading of the instructional facilities; this is an ongoing process and we are continually looking for additional resources to support and enhance this program. • Faculty of Science has a number of collaborative programs with other faculties and other institutions and we are always exploring new opportunities for collaboration where appropriate as these provide relatively cost-effective opportunities for growth of the Faculty. • Faculty of Science has enhanced the impact of our teaching programs through the development of a number of web-based courses. • Faculty of Science is developing courses that are not limited in enrolment by laboratories to promote scientific literacy to a broader portion of the University student body. • Faculty of Science is working closely with the Disability Resource Office to improve support for students requiring assistance with accessibility. • Faculty of Science also works closely with External Relations, Graduate Studies and Research, and Student Affairs to find ways to support our students financially.

Objective 15: To provide the necessary support services for the research and teaching programs. Response: Teaching and Research are inextricably linked. Research is one of the fundamental activities of the Faculty of Science. The Faculty of Science expects high quality research from all faculty members and to this end, the Associate Dean (Research) is responsible for overseeing the research programs in Science. The Faculty of Science has updated the teaching and research facilities to meet the needs of the Faculty. • Faculty members are expected to be engaged in peer-reviewed scholarly work that is externally supported through the granting councils, other government agencies and/or industry. • All grant applications are reviewed internally by the Associate Dean (Research) prior to submission to the granting agency. • Senior colleagues are expected to serve as mentors and role models for junior colleagues with respect to Teaching and Research through the exchange of ideas about research interests, departmental seminars or sharing of teaching philosophies and best practices for example. • There has been a realignment of duties and resources (financial, human and physical) to meet the needs of faculty. • Faculty of Science will continue to review and renew these services on an ongoing basis to ensure the needs are being met.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE Objective 16: To continue to build our relationship with other institutions, government and industry. Response: Research and the training of High Quality Personnel is an expectation of all faculty members in Science. • Faculty members continue to publish the results of their research in a timely manner in high quality journals and report the results of their research at national and international conferences. • Faculty members are expected to maintain a current up-to-date Archive File in the Library as well as a Curriculum Vita. • High Quality Teaching is an expectation of all faculty members in Science and all courses taught in Science are subject to student evaluation. • Faculty members are expected to maintain a current up-to-date Teaching Dossier. • Faculty members are also expected to provide service to the community; this is broadly defined and includes but is not limited to peer-review of papers or grants, serving on committees, and classroom visits. • Faculty members are expected to attract external resources to support their research programs. • Faculty of Science provides additional funds for bridging, matching or meeting unexpected revenue shortfalls beyond the control of the faculty member. • Faculty of Science also provides funding to support initiatives and partnerships consistent with the objectives of the goals of the Faculty that will allow access to additional resources (eg., PIMS, ATLAS, Actuarial Science).

Objective 17: To continue to improve service delivery to other programs on campus. Response: The Faculty of Science is continually exploring new methods of course delivery and many of our faculty members attend or participate in the lectures and workshops offered through the Teaching Development Centre. • Faculty of Science is studying the possibility of a common first year or a cohort model for students entering science as a means of easing the transition from High School to University. • Program for early identification and support for at risk students. • Faculty of Science is exploring options of enhancing the learning experience using differing technologies (eg., iclickers, etextbooks). • Faculty of Science provides service courses to the professional schools and the faculties of Arts and Fine Arts. • Faculty of Science works closely with these programs to ensure the service courses we are providing are meeting the needs of other faculties particularly where they are required for accreditation. • Faculty of Science is looking at providing courses in a more cost effective manner, for example not offering laboratory sections in non-majors or cognate courses for specific programs. • Faculty of Science has developed courses for non-science students (even adult and senior learners) to improve scientific literacy in the broader community and is considering offering these courses in partnership with the Centre for Continuing Education (eg., Biology of Sex, Mathematics of Secret Writing).

Objective 18: To enhance the public perception and appreciation of the importance of the role of the Faculty of Science in the community. Response: The Faculty has grown the public outreach programming over the last few years. In particular we have offered a number of science based activities in partnership with other community and UR based organizations (eg., Week in Wascana, UR Cougar Camp). The Faculty continues to explore partnership opportunities to enhance our outreach program. • There is an increase in the number of requests from elementary and secondary schools to have presentations in their classrooms or to participate in activities on campus. • The departments host visits from students on campus, including supplemental instruction for high school students. • Faculty of Science is considering re-establishing an “Open House” or “Science Show” where we invite the community to our facilities. • Faculty of Science is exploring opportunities with the Faculty of Arts to engage the community in a broader dialogue. • Faculty of Science is a Gold Corporate Sponsor of the Saskatchewan Science Centre and the relationship with the Centre is well-established; we operate the Bat Rescue Program with them, host the Annual Science Social at the Science Centre and serve on the Board of Directors.

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• Faculty of Science continues to promote and support community based programs including the Regina Science Fair, Virtual Science Fair and Agribition. • Faculty of Science should explore enhancing our relationship with other community based groups (eg., Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History).

Objective 19: To obtain sufficient financial and physical resources to meet the current and future needs of the Faculty of Science. Response: The Faculty of Science will continue to actively pursue opportunities both internally and externally to acquire additional resources (financial and physical) to support all of our activities. • In the Faculty of Science 87% of faculty members hold tri-council funding to support their research programs. • Faculty of Science receives external funding through the federal granting agencies (CFI, NSERC Strategic, NSERC RTI, WED), from the Province (matching federal funding) from external foundations (eg., ESSO Foundation), partnerships (eg., SGI, WC) and industry. • Faculty of Science continues to pursue increases in internal resource allocations to meet the operational needs. • The Dean, Associate Deans and the Faculty Administrator meet annually with the Department Heads to review departmental operations to ensure there is sufficient budget allocations to the departments to meet the ongoing teaching and research needs as well as to discuss departmental initiatives. • All operations of the Faculty of Science are monitored on an ongoing basis by the Dean’s Office to ensure responsible fiscal management of the Faculty and to ensure compliance with legislation. • Faculty of Science has limited resources, however despite recent cuts the Faculty of Science has ensured there are sufficient resources to maintain the integrity and currency of the core operations; this has been achieved primarily through a hiring freeze, allowing only required expenditures and deferring maintenance of infrastructure until critical. • This is not sustainable in the long term and if the situation does not improve the Faculty will need to seriously consider whether it can support all of the current activities and any new unfunded growth in teaching and research.

Objective 20: To develop continuous and growing revenue for the Faculty of Science from private donations. Response: The Faculty of Science continues to work with External Relations to develop and implement a fundraising program that is integrated with the academic needs of the Faculty and the Departments. • Faculty of Science has received a number of donations to support activities within the Faculty, particularly funding for scholarships to support students at both the undergraduate (eg., Muriel Finlayson Donation) and graduate level (eg., Coulter Beckman Donation).

Conclusion: The current strategic plan finishes in 2010. Significant progress has been made in realizing the objectives set out in the strategic plan however, there are areas where additional attention is required. As the Faculty of Science looks to the future and developing the next strategic plan the accomplishments made toward achieving the objectives described in the current plan provide a solid foundation for sustainable growth and resource development to pursue new opportunities in the future. I have enjoyed working with all of you to build and grow the success and reputation of the Faculty of Science both nationally and internationally. Thank you for your ongoing support and commitment.

Sincerely,

Dr. Katherine Bergman Dean of Science (2000 to 2009)

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Science Annual Report 2009 Table of Contents

Dean’s Comments...... i Faculty Strategic Plan, Summary Report: Toward Achieving Our Objectives...... ii

Part 1: Introduction...... 2 Part 2: Faculty Overview...... 5 Departments...... 5 Human Resources...... 18 Faculty Committees...... 21 Fundraising...... 23 Part 3: New Faces in the Faculty...... 24 Faculty Members...... 24 Administrative Staff...... 25 Part 4: Undergraduate Programs...... 26 Enrollment Trends...... 26 Student Recruitment Strategies...... 28 Co-operative Education Program...... 29 Departmental Programs...... 29 Undergraduate Societies...... 29 Undergraduate Scholarships...... 30 Dean’s Honour List...... 30 Part 5: Graduate Program...... 31 Enrollment Trends...... 31 Departmental Programs...... 31 Graduate Scholarship and Support...... 33 National Scholarships and Fellowships...... 33 Part 6: Research ...... 35 Departmental Research Activities...... 35 External Funding and Granting Agencies...... 37 Canada Research Chairs...... 44 International Research Development...... 44 Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Students...... 44 Archer Library – Online Journals, Encyclopaedias, Reference Databases, E-Books...... 44 Part 7: University Service...... 45 Representation on University Committees...... 45 Professional Organizations...... 45 Long Service Honourees for 2009...... 47 Part 8: Public Service...... 48 Schools...... 48 Community...... 48 Appendix 1: Professor Emeriti and Lab Instructor Emeriti for 2009...... 49 Appendix 2: Adjunct and Associate Members for 2009...... 49 Appendix 3: Sessional Lecturers for 2009...... 50 Appendix 4: Graduate Teaching Fellowships for 2009...... 50 Appendix 5: Supplemental Instruction Leaders for 2009...... 50

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he Faculty of Science enjoyed another successful year in research and teaching and this report highlights the major Taccomplishments between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009. Our commitment to research and teaching demonstrates to others we are a critical and innovative part of the University of Regina, the City and the Province. This summary of our accomplishments of 2009 also includes an indication of future directions and potential. Many exciting new initiatives in both research and teaching within the Faculty, between faculties and with outside agencies and institutions are currently being explored. Additional and more detailed information about our programs and program requirements, research, faculty members, students and staff is available on our website at www.uregina.ca/science. The Faculty currently offers Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science Honours degrees in a number of disciplines as well as Certificates in Computer Science and Indian Health Studies. There are joint degrees with the faculties of Arts and combined degree programs with SIAST. The Faculty is exploring collaborative opportunities with foreign institutions particularly in China and India. Many of the programs in the Faculty of Science offer a Cooperative Education option. Laboratory work is a compulsory aspect of the degree programs because it provides students with practical experience in a controlled environment. The Faculty of Science has a strong commitment to teaching and our members are commonly recognized for their contributions to teaching. The Faculty of Science offers graduate programs in the various disciplines leading to a Master of Science degree or a Doctor of Philosophy degree. Each student in these thesis-based degree programs works under the direct supervision of a faculty member. In 2009 we continued offering the Supplemental Instruction (SI) program to provide academic support to our incoming students as they transition from High School to University. SI in Science began in 2008 and it has exceeded our expectations. SI employs our senior undergraduate students as peer mentors to our junior students, building academic leadership in our senior undergraduate students and promoting community in our student body across disciplines and years. Faculty members continue to develop research initiatives in the Faculty of Science. The results of their research are published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. New research opportunities, either individual or collaborative are proposed and developed on an ongoing basis. The Faculty of Science has a strong commitment to research and our members are commonly recognized for their contributions. The Faculty of Science is home to three Canada Research Chairs; Dr. Peter Leavitt Tier 1 (Biology), Dr. Chris Somers Tier 2 (Biology), Dr. Chris Yost Tier 2 (Biology) and we have a third CRC Tier 2 nominee Dr. Sandra Zilles (Computer Science). Our fundraising focus is the development of scholarships at both the undergraduate and graduate level to support our goal of attracting high quality students. We gratefully acknowledge the generous donation of the estate of Muriel Evelyn Finlayson, a former Chemistry Laboratory Instructor, and two new undergraduate research scholarships were established her name. The Finlayson Environmental Science Research Scholarship and the Finlayson Computational Science Research Scholarship are valued at $5000.00 each. Construction of the Research and Innovation Centre (RIC), the new building adjacent to the Lab Building, progressed throughout the year and our scientists worked closely with the architects to design their laboratories. The first faculty members to move December 2009 were from the Departments of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry and Geology. This building will enhance the research and teaching programs in the Faculty of Science and will provide the necessary infrastructure to recruit and retain high quality faculty, staff and students. The Faculty of Science has been very active in Public Outreach throughout its history. This initiative is supported by individuals with an intrinsic interest in outreach as well as by an outreach committee to lead and coordinate public outreach activities. Collaboration has continued with the departments to develop activities, particularly for the schools that will complement our student recruitment efforts. We are building on the success of past and ongoing initiatives such as Math Camp, Math Challenge and the Virtual Science Fair, as well as our participation in the Regina Science Fair. We will continue to explore other opportunities to raise the public profile for the Faculty and the University in the broader community.

University of Regina Summer Sports (and ‘Science’) Camps For the second consecutive year we collaborated with the Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies to provide a ‘science’ component to the Summer Sports Camps. Our part of the series included activities from all six departments in Science. The science portions were highly subscribed and we intend to increase our involvement next summer.

Adventures in Agriculture Adventures in Agriculture, held annually on the Saturday morning of Agribition, is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Regina Eastview. This event was designed to broaden the knowledge and understanding of the multi-faceted agricultural

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sector for Grade 11 and 12 students. Led by Dr. Chris Yost, a faculty member in the Department of Biology, the students participating are introduced to the world of agricultural biotechnology through isolation of DNA from pulse crops and wheat crops. Isolation of DNA is one of the first steps in performing any type of biotechnology based research. Students attending comment on how much they enjoy this experience and it is a rewarding activity for Dr. Yost and the graduate students who provide assistance.

Research Seminars In November 2009 Science sponsored a public lecture series featuring the Department of Physics. Three members of this department were selected to present and lead an evening’s discourse heralding “The Mysteries of the Universe”. Each of them waxed eloquent from subatomic physics to the search for quantum gravity to uranium issues in Saskatchewan. These topical forays were well attended by the public and Science is aiming to repeat this style of presentation in 2010.

Public service is an important component of our contribution to the community that supports us. The Faculty of Science has a strong commitment to public service and our members are commonly recognized for their contributions to the community.

Graduation Gala In 2009 the Faculty of Science held our 3rd annual Graduation Gala on June 6th. The Gala is held to honour the achievements of our students that graduated at the 2009 Fall and 2009 Spring convocation ceremonies. Students were congratulated by representatives from the Faculty of Science, U niversity of Regina, City of Regina, And University of Regina Alumni Association. The guest speaker was Dr. Katherine Bergman, former Dean of Science, and Max Ivanov, University of Regina Alumnus and Computer Science graduate student was Master of Ceremonies. Each graduate was presented with a gift by the Dean, Dr. Brien Maguire. Graduates and guests, faculty, staff and distinguished guests enjoyed superb hors d’ouerves, drinks and entertainment.

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he University of Regina Planning Document, and the Faculty of Science Vision, Mission and Goals Statement Tguide the decision making process of the Faculty. The Faculty of Science Strategic Plan Creating Our Future: 2005-2010 was approved at the September 2004 meeting of Faculty Council. The Faculty of Science is committed to developing a strong foundation of inquiry-based research to support integrated collaborative research programs internally and externally, nationally and internationally, and to support the development of practical applications derived from this research. A strong NSERC and CIHR supported base of research will ensure the University maintains a stable level of funding from NSERC to support the indirect costs of research across the Institution. A strong research program is the key to the success of the teaching program at both the undergraduate and graduate levels because research informs teaching and maintains its currency. Researchers serve as role models and mentors for our students. Our students are a reflection and measure of the success of the research and teaching programs of the Faculty as well as of the Institution. • The Faculty of Science has been working steadily to support the specific goals and initiatives identified in the Strategic Plan: • Increase funding for graduate students; • Increase enrolment, both graduate and undergraduate, including international students; • New program development (teaching and research) that reflects the University’s and the Faculty’s strategic areas of emphases in both discipline-based and integrated collaborative programs; • Recruit and retain high quality faculty and support staff; • Upgrade undergraduate laboratory space and facilities to maintain program currency and to meet legislated safety standards; • Removal and disposal of chemical wastes, and establishment of policies and procedures for safe handling of biological, chemical and radioactive wastes. Dr. Bergman’s “Summary Report Towards Achieving Our Objectives” (see page ii) reports on the Faculty’s progress towards achieving the goals and objectives set out in the Strategic Plan Creating Our Future: 2005-2010. This report serves as the measure of our success in meeting the current Strategic Plan and forms the basis for initiating the next strategic planning document. The next strategic plan will need to build on the past, critically assess the current goals objectives, align with the new University Strategic Plan and look to the future. The Faculty has been successful in meeting these goals but most will require an ongoing commitment if the objectives are to be sustained. Many require the investment of significant resources to address the accumulated deferred maintenance and infrastructure problems, and if not given a commitment of ongoing support will not be sustained. These goals reflect the objectives stated in the University of Regina document entitled Reaching Our Potential: Planning for Progress 2004-09 as well as the Student Recruitment Task Force Report, Faculty Recruitment and Retention, and Creating Our Future: 2005-2010, A Strategic Plan for the Faculty of Science. These goals provide the framework for the allocation of Faculty resources and ongoing support to individual departments. Each Department has developed planning documents that have undergone external review and are consistent with the University of Regina Reaching Our Potential, the University of Regina Strategic Research Plan and the Faculty of Science Strategic Plan. The departmental documents guide faculty recruitment, program development (teaching and research) and infrastructure support. In this context the Faculty of Science through the various departments had a very successful year. The accomplishments and initiatives of each department are highlighted in this report.

2.1 Departments A brief overview of each department and highlights of accomplishments in 2009 follow.

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he Department has identified two areas of focus (Environmental/Ecology Stream and Molecular Biology Stream) Tthat were supported by the External Review Team in 2000. These areas provide the framework for recruitment and program development (teaching and research), and are consistent with the strategic research areas of emphases in Energy and Environment, and Health Research, described in the University of Regina Strategic Research Plan. The Department has acquired a strong team of academics whose collective expertise addresses important issues in Environmental Biology, an important core aspect of the University of Regina’s Strategic Research Plan. Biology also hosts 3 Canada Research Chairs and an NSERC University Faculty Award in Environmental Science. These activities are consistent with the University’s Vision, Mission, Goals and Values statements and the Faculty of Science Creating Our Future: 2005-2010 Strategic Plan. The Department’s priority over the medium to long term has not changed for several years, and involves 4 interwoven areas with implications for both people and facilities and build on the research and teaching momentum that has been generated. The Department is committed to providing quality experiential learning for undergraduate students by emphasizing small classes, especially in upper years, supported by high quality laboratory experience and instruction while allowing faculty to have the time to conduct externally funded, internationally recognized scholarship. To maintain this balance requires both teaching and scholarship be conducted by enthusiastic, dedicated people who have both the time and the facilities to excel.

Accomplishments • Collectively 11 faculty members in the Department plus the laboratory manager of Environmental Quality Analysis Laboratory (EQAL) held 8 NSERC Discovery Grants and 10 other grants and contracts totalling about $2.1 million. • Faculty members supervised 3 Honours students to completion, 15 MSc students (2 completed) and 5 PhD students (1 completed). The Department supported 6 Postdoctoral Fellows. • The Department supervised 8 NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards (URSAs). • Collectively, faculty members published 24 refereed articles or book chapters in national and international journals and presented a total of 10 conference papers. • Dr. John Stavrinides joined the department as an Assistant Professor in July 2009. The objective of his research program is to advance the understanding of host-specific adaptation, pathogen host range, and mechanisms of pathogenesis, in order to facilitate the development of better disease management strategies. He also gave two talks for the University community and lent his expertise to the Health and Safety office with regards to the H1N1 outbreak in October 2009. • Dr. Kerri Finlay was appointed as a three year term Lecturer effective July 2009. Dr. Finlay’s research is in the field of limnology, specifically calculating carbon budgets for lakes and determining the effects of nitrogen pollution on the aquatic ecosystems. • Dr. Nola Erhardt joined the department as a Lab Instructor in July 2009. Dr. Erhardt’s position involves designing and delivering first and second year lab components that accompany Introductory Biology and Cell Biology. • Dr. Peter Leavitt secured a contract for $51,350 with the University of Washington for his project ‘A Long-Term Perspective on Salmon Populations Throughout the Pacific Ocean’. He was also awarded $2.8 million from CFI to support his research into how combinations of organic pollutants affect environmental quality, public health, and agriculture. • Dr. Mark Brigham obtained $7,500 from Environment Canada for his project ‘Natural Gas Development and Grassland Songbird Abundance in South Western Saskatchewan: The Impact of Gas Wells and Cumulative Impacts’ as well as a $7,548 contract with TetrES Consultants Inc. for his project ‘Environmental Services for Canadian Hydro’s Willow Bunch Wind-Energy Project’. • Dr. Bjoern Wissel obtained $20,000 from Saskatchewan Environment for his project ‘Zooplankton Analysis for Northern SK Lake Survey’. • Ms. Jennifer Doucette (PhD Student) received an award for her presentation ‘Food for Thought: Combining Conventional and Novel Techniques to Study Double-Crested Cormorant Diet’ at the 33rd Annual Waterbirds Society meeting. • Mr. Ryan Fisher (PhD Student) was the first recipient of the Centre for Teaching and Learning Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. • Mr. Ryan Fisher, Mr. Samuel Skalak and Ms. Julia Kilgour received the Paul Riegert Graduate Student Award. • Mr. Shawn Robinson was the recipient of the University Prize in Science in the Spring 2009 convocation. • Over the past 5 years, members of the Department have been recognized with Alumni awards for Teaching and Research. Our research expertise is highlighted by the fact the Department is home to one CRC Tier I Chair holder, two CRC Tier II Chairs, and a UFA award holder. • Faculty members participate in the larger academic community by reviewing manuscripts and grant applications, and serving on editorial boards of scholarly journals. • Members of the Department also demonstrated public accountability based on the numerous presentations made to schools, community interest groups and the media.

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he Department has identified two areas of emphases (Chemistry of Biologic Systems and Chemistry of Environmental/ TEnergy Systems) in their planning document of 2000 that builds on the four pillars of chemistry: Analytical, Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry. These areas provide the framework for recruitment and program development (teaching and research) in the Department and are consistent with the strategic areas of emphases in Energy and Environment, and Health Research, described in the University of Regina Strategic Research Plan. The ideas and plans described in the Department’s Chemistry Plan (December 12, 2000) are still relevant and the Department is working hard toward fulfilling the key goals delineated in the plan, namely, a) to achieve and maintain excellence in its execution of Teaching and Research, and b) to build a “critical mass” of faculty members to facilitate the process of building and sustaining cohesive research programs in the chemical and biological sciences, environmental sciences, and to foster meaningful research collaborations with other departments within the Faculty of Science, in particular the department of Biology, and with the Faculty of Engineering, especially the Greenhouse Gas Technology group and the Petroleum Technology Research Centre. All these activities are central to the idea of a University and are consistent with the University’s Vision, Mission, Goals and Values statements on page 14 of its document entitled “Building on Progress: The Plan for 2004 – 2009” and the Faculty of Science Creating Our Future: 2005-2010 Strategic Plan. This Department is working toward achieving excellence in Research and Teaching, which also includes the delivery of quality undergraduate and graduate programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry. The Department aims to provide a vibrant and positive environment for higher learning and training for our undergraduates and graduates.

Accomplishments • Collectively 10 faculty members in the Department held 7 NSERC Discovery Grants, 7 other grants and contracts totalling about $485,776. • Faculty members supervised 3 Honours students to completion, 14 MSc students (4 completed) and 12 PhD students. The Department supported 2 Postdoctoral Fellows. • The Department supervised 7 NSERC URSAs. • Collectively, faculty members published 13 refereed articles or book chapters in national and international journals and presented a total of 13 conference papers. • Dr. Lynn Mihichuk was re-appointed as the Department Head for a three year term to June 30, 2012. • Dr. Stephen Cheng was appointed as a three-year term Lecturer in Chemistry for the period January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2011. Dr. Cheng will teach a variety of undergraduate chemistry courses in our Department as well as assuming the role of Supplemental Instruction Coordinator for the Faculty of Science. • The Department hired Dr. Ron Treble as a Technical Associate (part-time) for the period May 1, 2008 to April 30, 2009. • Dr. Don Lee received the Distinguished Service Award for a lifetime of service to the University of Regina. Dr. Lee joined the Department of Chemistry as an Associate Professor in 1967. He served as President of Luther College from 1986 to 1991and has chaired or served as a member of various university committees. For decades, Dr. Lee has been an ambassador of the University of Regina within the community, the province, and abroad. • Dr. Allan East, principal investigator, was awarded $200,000 from CFI in support of research into advances in large data storage, generation, and organization. • Dr. Greg Glasier generously donated the Finnigan MZT 900XL Research Grade High Resolution Mass Spectrometer to complement our analytical facilities in the Research and Innovation Centre. • Mr. Morgan Kirzinger and Ms. Alison Maddigan were the recipients of the Canadian Cancer Society Summer Assistantship Grant, valued at $3,800 each. Mr. Kirzinger’s Report ‘The Role of c-Cbl and EphB4 in EphB6 Anti-Invasive Action in Breast Cancer Cells’ and Ms. Maddigan’s Report ‘ The Role of EphB6-Cbl Cooperation in Breast Cancer Cell Adhesion’ were conducted under the supervision of Dr. Andrew Freywald. • Faculty members participate in the larger academic community by reviewing manuscripts and grant applications, and serving on editorial boards of scholarly journals.. • The Department has demonstrated its public accountability as evidenced by the numerous presentations made to schools, community interest groups and the media.

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he Department has identified three principal areas of focus (Data Mining and Databases, Digital/Multi Media and TSoftware Systems Development). These areas provide the framework for recruitment and program development (teaching and research) in the Department and are consistent with the strategic areas of emphases in Energy and Environment, Informatics and Health Research, described in the University of Regina Strategic Research Plan. Members of the Department are actively involved with the Sustainable Communities Initiative. All these activities are central to the idea of a University and are consistent with the University’s Vision, Mission, Goals and Values statements on page 14 of its document entitled “Building on Progress: The Plan for 2004 – 2009” and the Faculty of Science Creating Our Future: 2005-2010 Strategic Plan. In general, the department’s priorities are to promote quality research among faculty members and graduate students; encourage research collaboration both internationally and internally; and encourage collaborative projects and increase research funding.

Accomplishments • Collectively 16 faculty members in the Department held 12 NSERC Discovery Grants and 12 other grants and contracts totalling about $764,584. • Faculty members supervised 42 MSc students (10 completed) and 25 PhD students (1 completed) and 2 Postdoctoral Fellows. The department hosted 3 International Visiting Scholars and 2 Visiting Students. • The Department supervised 2 NSERC URSAs. • Collectively, faculty members published 76 refereed articles or book chapters in national and international journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings and presented a total of 20 conference papers. • Dr. Sandra Zilles joined the department as an Assistant Professor and a Canada Research Chair Tier II nominee in July 2009. This significantly strengthens existing areas of research in the department and expands into new research areas. Dr. Zilles’ main research experience is in the area of algorithmic learning theory, a field within theoretical computer science related to recursion theory, theory of formal languages and automata, complexity theory, and the theory of machine learning and artificial intelligence. • Dr. Howard Hamilton continues his appointment to NSERC’s Strategic Project Selection Panel – Advanced Communications and Management of Information – A, to 2011 and has also been nominated for an NSERC Accelerator Grant. • Dr. Xue Dong Yang obtained a contract with the Department of National Defence for his project ‘Add a Watch List Search Function into a Facial Recognition System’ in the amount of $5,000. • Dr. Daryl Hepting hosted a web conference entitled ‘The People Side of Designing Smarter Cities’ for a World Usability Day event in November, 2009. Dr. Hepting also hosted a screening of ‘The Age of Stupid’ in September to a packed house. This film premiere coincided with the Global Climate Wakeup Call that marked the start of the UN General Assembly’s climate session. • Mr. Sadra Abedinazadeh was awarded an International Graduate Student Scholarship for the Winter semester. • Mr. Colin Svingen was the recipient of the University Prize in Science in the Fall 2009 convocation. • Mr. Dale Cupid and Ms. Caleigh St. Onge received the Shell Canada Scholarships for the 2009/2010 Academic year. • Mr. Thomas Chadwick received the Shell Canada Aboriginal Scholarship for the 2009/2010 Academic year. • Dr. David Gerhard is a monthly columnist for CBC Radio on issues of technology and society. • Faculty members participate in the larger academic community by reviewing manuscripts and grant applications, and serving on editorial boards of scholarly journals. • The Post-Diploma B.Sc. program has attracted a number of former SIAST CIS (Computer Information Systems) and CST (Computer System Technology) graduates. This program will be promoted through CIPS and other local IT user groups. • The Department has also demonstrated its public accountability as evidenced by the numerous presentations made to schools, community interest groups and the media.

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he Department has identified field-based resource geology as the principal area of focus, and this provides the Tframework for recruitment and program development. The focus on field-based geology complements the focus of the Department of Geology at the University of Saskatchewan, and at Saskatchewan Industry and Resources allowing for extensive collaboration between the different groups. Field-based resource geology with practical hands-on experience is a hallmark of the training that our students receive. Graduate and undergraduate students were supported in numerous field and laboratory based thesis projects by individual faculty research grants, government surveys and industry. This focus is consistent with the strategic areas of emphases in Energy and Environment described in the University of Regina Strategic Research Plan. Members of the Department are actively involved in the Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC), Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative (PARC), Canadian Plains Research Center (CPRC) and Environmental Quality Analysis Laboratory (EQAL) as well as a number of international research projects. All these activities are central to the idea of a University and are consistent with the University’s Vision, Mission, Goals and Values statements on page 14 of its document entitled “Building on Progress: The Plan for 2004 – 2009” and the Faculty of Science Creating Our Future: 2005-2010 Strategic Plan. The greatest priority of the Department remains in retaining our high standard programs in the areas of resource geology and environmental geoscience, with practical hands-on experience in the areas of petroleum, hard rock geology and Quaternary studies. We have a national reputation for excellence as recognized by industry and government who actively pursue our graduate and undergraduate students. We will continue to provide courses that meet the standards for professional registration with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS).

Accomplishments • Collectively 7 faculty members in the Department held 3 NSERC Discovery Grants and 6 other grants and contracts totalling $138,650. • Faculty members supervised 14 MSc students (3 completed) and 8 PhD students (5 completed). The department hosted 2 International Visiting Scholars. • Collectively, faculty members published 19 refereed articles or book chapters in national and international journals and presented a total of 20 conference papers. • Dr. Mark Brigham accepted a one year term as Department Head, effective July 1, 2009. • Dr. Stephen Bend obtained PTRC contracts for his projects ‘Assessing the Petroleum Geochemistry Systems of Saskatchewan’ in the amount of $210,330 and ‘Petrographic Assessment of Source Potential Within Southern Saskatchewan’ in the amount of $103,050. Dr. Bend and Dr. Ben Rostron, Adjunct Professor from the University of Alberta, also received funds from PTRC for their project ‘Saskatchewan Regional Carbon Aquifier Storage Mapping’ (SARCASM) in the amount of $1 million. • Dr. Guoxiang Chi obtained Saskatchewan Energy and Resources - Geoscience Research and Student Training Program funding in the amount of $30,000 for his project ‘Characterization and Genesis of Secondary Porosities in Siliciclastic Reservoirs in Saskatchewan: Implications for Reservoir Properties and Hydrocarbon Exploration’. • Dr. Hairuo Qing obtained a contract with the PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development for his project ‘Types of Dolomite in Changxi and Fenshangang Formations, Sichuan Basin’ in the amount of $132,000. • Mr. Brian McEwan (Undergraduate) was the recipient of the annual Student Poster Contest administered through the Saskatchewan Geological Society, a long standing non-profit organization operating mainly in the southern part of the province. • Dr. Laurence Vigrass contributed a generous pledge of $2500 towards the L.W. Vigrass Prize in Geology. • The student society, the D.M. Kent Club of Geology, continues to grow and was very active holding several events this past year. They are established student chapters in the GAC, APEGS and both the Canadian and American Association of Petroleum Geologists. • The Department has a strong commitment to public outreach, as well as recruitment and retention of students. These activities are supported by the departmental poster, highlighting the Program in Geology, in addition to public presentations, labs and field trips for local school and summer school groups.

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he Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers programs in mathematics, statistics and actuarial science. TThis variety of programs provides the framework for recruitment and development initiatives. The principal areas of research are algebra and number theory, discrete mathematics, geometry and topology, matrix theory, operator algebras, and probability theory and statistics. The active colloquium series and research seminars in the Department exemplify the University’s goal in scholarship and research to “sustain a vibrant research enterprise where faculty members are enthusiastic about intellectual activity.” The actuarial program and the variety of outreach initiatives in the Department meet the University’s goal in service to “Take our academic expertise into the community…” These areas of focus are consistent with the University of Regina Strategic Research Plan that commits to supporting high quality areas of basic research and the strategic research emphasis in Informatics. The Department is also active in public outreach through Math Central and Math Camp. This is one of the stated goals of the University of Regina in the Strategic Planning Document under public service and accountability. All these activities are central to the idea of a University and are consistent with the University’s Vision, Mission, Goals and Values statements on page 14 of its document entitled “Building on Progress: The Plan for 2004 – 2009” and the Faculty of Science Creating Our Future: 2005-2010 Strategic Plan.

Accomplishments • Collectively 22 faculty members in the Department held 14 NSERC Discovery Grants and 5 other grants and contracts totalling about $445,572. In total 8 new NSERC Discovery Grants were applied for and all were successful. • Faculty members supervised 15 Masters students (5 completed), 13 PhD students and 1 Postdoctoral Fellow. The department also hosted 2 International Visiting Scholars. • The Department supervised 3 NSERC URSAs. • Collectively, 22 faculty members published 41 refereed articles or book chapters in national and international journals and presented a total of 38 conference papers. • Dr. Allen Herman accepted a three year term as Department Head effective July 1, 2009. • Dr. Michael Kozdron designed a new course aimed at making mathematics more accessible to students outside the Faculty of Science. MATH 124: The Art of Science and Secret Writing looks at classical and modern methods of message encryption, decryption and cryptoanalysis. • Dr. Doug Farenick and Dr. Mohamed El-Darieby (Faculty of Engineering) hosted a MITACS (Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems) information session in October. This session was the first step in getting the two faculties together to share expertise and information. • Mr. Steven Buchan was awarded the Saskatchewan Government Insurance Actuarial Science Scholarship for $2000. Ms Linh Van was awarded the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board Actuarial Science Scholarship valued at $1000. Ms. Ha Lam, Ms. Li Yue and Ms. Sasha Parson each received $2000 from the Co-operators Life Insurance Company Actuarial Science Scholarship. • Mr. Simon Mellor was the first Actuarial Science Program graduate to achieve fellowship status, having successfully completed the Casualty Actuarial Examinations. • Saskatchewan Government Insurance contributed a generous pledge in support of the Actuarial Science Program, as well as $1000 annually in support of the SGI Actuarial Science Scholarship. SGI’s generosity helps to attract scholars and students, undertake influential research, and create quality learning experiences. • The provincial government confirmed TEL Project funding in the amount of $10,500 for the proposed MATH 104/105: Development of Online Calculus course. • The Department successfully hosted the Math Teachers’ Society Math Challenge with over 200 high school students participating as well as the Canadian Operator Algebra Symposium May 26-30, with over 55 participants registered and 34 papers scheduled to be presented. • A Unit Review was conducted in March and the department is currently working on a presentation to the Planning and Priorities Committee (PPC). • Members of the Department demonstrated public accountability based on the numerous presentations made to schools, community interest groups and the media. • The Department continues to offer a series of problem solving sessions for interested students in Grades 7 through 12. • Math Central is in the fourth year of a grant from the Imperial Oil Foundation that will allow continuation of its services to the K-12 mathematics community. Progress reports can be found at http://MathCentral.uregina.ca/ reports/.

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he Physics Department has identified experimental and theoretical subatomic physics as principal areas Tof expertise, with closely-related activities in computational physics and additional involvement in astronomy. This research focus was supported by the most recent external review of the department, and is consistent with the University of Regina Strategic Research Plan that commits to supporting high quality areas of basic research and the strategic research emphasis in Informatics. The department is committed to providing an enviable learning experience for students, and is constantly enhancing the classroom, laboratory, and co-operative education opportunities. All these activities are central to the idea of a University and are consistent with the University’s Vision, Mission, Goals and Values statements on page 14 of its document entitled “Building on Progress: The Plan for 2004 – 2009” and the Faculty of Science Creating Our Future: 2005-2010 Strategic Plan.

Accomplishments • Collectively 9 faculty members in the Department held 5 NSERC Discovery Grants, and 10 other grants and contracts totalling about $629,076. • Faculty members supervised 1 Honours student to completion, 8 Masters students (2 completed) and 6 PhD students (1 completed) and 6 Postdoctoral Fellows. • The Department supervised 1 NSERC URSA. • Collectively, 9 faculty members published 11 refereed articles or book chapters in national and international journals and presented a total of 31 conference papers. • The U of R has accepted an invitation to become a member of the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA), a consortium of more than 60 universities in the U.S. As well as its research projects, SURA jointly operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Virginia with the U.S. Department of Energy. • The Physics Department began work last year on the construction phase of the GlueX experiment, one of the highest priority projects of a $310 million international research effort, which will be looking into how matter is held together. There is a combined investment of $1.8 million for the Regina portion of the project, which will cover equipment and salaries of researchers and students during the next three years. About $600,000 is coming from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the federal funding agency for university-based research and student training. The other $1.2 million is coming from the U.S. Department of Energy. • Dr. Ted Mathie obtained NSERC Subatomic Physics Project funding for his project ‘T2K Long Baseline Neutrino Oscillation Experiment’ in the amount of $134,750. • Dr. George Lolos and Dr. Zisis Papandreou obtained a contract with Jefferson Science Associates LLC for their project ‘Production of 48 Barrel Calorimeters’ (BCAL) in the amount of $1,132,207. • K. Benslama continued his appointment on the international ATLAS collaboration board which involves 180 universities and labs world-wide. His NSERC Subatomic Physics Project funding for 2009-2010 is $139,000. K. Benslama continues leading several research projects on the ATLAS experiment at CERN. • Dr. Dan MacQueen joined the Department as a Lab Instructor effective November 2009. He will be teaching undergraduate Physics labs, participating in the modification of existing experiments, designing and implementing new experiments and developing instructional materials. • Dr. Peter Bergbusch retired effective June 30. The Department of Physics and the Faculty of Science thank Dr. Bergbusch for his many years of service to the Department, the Faculty and the University. • Dr. Zisis Papandreou is the University representative on the SURA board. Dr. Garth Huber and Dr. George Lolos also sit on SURA committees. • Dr. George Lolos is the Deputy Spokesman of the Glue X project. • Dr. Zisis Papandreou continues his appointment on the Glue X Collaboration Board. • Dr. Ted Mathie continues his appointment to the Uranium Development Partnership, a committee of 12 created by the province of Saskatchewan via Crown Investments Corporation with representatives from U of R, U of S, SUMA, SARM, labour, private business including CEO’s of Cameco, Bruce Power and Areva, aboriginals, environment, and given a mandate to identify all opportunities for development in Saskatchewan of the uranium fuel process. • Faculty members participated in the larger academic community by reviewing manuscripts and grant applications and serving on grant selection committees. • Members of the Department also demonstrated public accountability based on the numerous presentations made to schools, community interest groups and the media.

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2.2 Human Resources

Dean’s Office Dean: Dr. Katherine Bergman (seconded March) Dr. Brien Maguire (effective March) Associate Dean (Research): Dr. Scott Wilson (sabbatical) Dr. Doug Farenick (term) Associate Dean (Academic): Dr. Nader Mobed Faculty Administrator: Audrey Perra Coordinator, Science Operations: Lee Aument Academic Program Advisor: Bonnie Dobson Program Coordinator (Computer Science): Wendy Preikchat Program Coordinator (Math & Stats): Ara Steininger Dean’s Office: Marlene Miller (on leave) Michelle Kowbel (term) Jacqui Lockert Student Services Office: Angela Dohms and Dana Reed Environmental Quality Analysis Laboratory (EQAL): Dr. Björn Wissel Laboratory for Computational Discovery (LCD): John Jorgensen Trace Analysis Faculty (TAF) Dr. Renata Raina Programmer Analyst: James Kraushaar Science Stores: Joe Zieger Marsha Bahador (term) Machine Shop: Dan Kolybaba (resigned October) Ross Brice (effective October) Electronics Shop: Keith Wolbaum Science Technicians Technician (Biology): Joanne Downing Technician (Biology): Jackie Rorquist (on leave) Angela Marcia (term) Technician (Chemistry and Biochemistry): Chuan Wang Technician (Geology): Mets Ritsema

Department of Biology Department Head: Dr. Mark Brigham Graduate Student Coordinator: Dr. Harold Weger Department Office: Susie Munro Faculty: Dr. Neil Ashton Dr. Kerri Finlay (term) Dr. Britt Hall (on leave) Dr. Peter Leavitt Dr. Richard Manzon Dr. Chris Somers Dr. John Stavrinides Dr. Harold Weger Dr. Scott Wilson (sabbatical) Dr. Christopher Yost PDFs/Research Associates: Dr. Lynda Bunting Tianna Gross Vincent Ignatiuk Lab Instructors: Heather Dietz Nola Erhardt (term) Lauri Lintott Terry Ross Technicians: Joanne Downing Jackie Rorquist (on leave) Angela Marcia (term)

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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Head: Dr. Lynn Mihichuk Graduate Student Coordinator: Dr. Scott Murphy Dr. Tanya Dahms Co-op Coordinator: Dr. Andrew Wee Department Office: Teri Dibble Faculty: Dr. Stephen Cheng (term) Dr. Tanya Dahms Dr. Allan East Dr. Andrew Freywald Dr. Rod Kelln Dr. Scott Murphy Dr. Renata Raina Dr. Brian Sterenberg Dr. Dae-Yeon Suh (sabbatical) Dr. Andrew Wee PDFs/Research Associates: Dr. Tatiana Freywald Dr. Sun Young Kim Lab Instructors: Donna Draper Danny Ng Mark Tymchak Henry Yee Technician: Chuan Wang

Department of Computer Science Department Head: Dr. Xue Dong Yang Graduate Student Coordinator: Dr. Cory Butz Dr. Malek Mouhoub Co-op Coordinator: Wendy Preikchat Dr. Lisa Fan Program Coordinator: Wendy Preikchat Department Office: Debby Castle (term) Marilyn Hepp Michelle Kowbel (on leave) Pamela Sparvier (effective February) Faculty: Dr. Cory Butz Dr. Lisa Fan Dr. Philip Fong (resigned Dec.) Dr. David Gerhard (sabbatical) Dr. Howard Hamilton Dr. Daryl Hepting Dr. Robert Hilderman Dr. Brien Maguire Dr. Malek Mouhoub (sabbatical) Dr. Samira Sadaoui-Mouhoub (sabbatical) Dr. Larry Saxton Dr. Boting Yang Dr. JingTao Yao Dr. Yiyu Yao Dr. Chang Zhang Dr. Wojciech Ziarko (on leave) Dr. Sandra Zilles Lab Instructors: Alex Clarke Guili Liu (sabbatical) Nova Scheidt (sabbatical) Catherine Song

Department of Geology Department Head: Dr. Janis Dale Dr. Mark Brigham (effective July) Graduate Student Coordinator: Dr. Hairuo Qing Department Office: Van Tran Faculty: Dr. Stephen Bend Dr. Katherine Bergman Dr. Kathryn Bethune Dr. Guoxiang Chi Dr. Ian Coulson Dr. Janis Dale Dr. Hairuo Qing (sabbatical) Dr. Maria Vélez PDFs/Research Associates: Dr. Badrul Imam Lab Instructor: Evanna Simpson Technician: Mets Ritsema

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Department of Mathematics and Statistics Department Head: Dr. Nader Mobed Dr. Allen Herman (effective July) Graduate Program Coordinator: Dr. Shaun Fallat Coordinator of Undergraduate Programs: Dr. Martin Argerami Dr. Fotini Labropulu (Mathematics) Dr. Dianliang Deng (Statistics and Actuarial Science) Co-op Coordinator: Dr. Donald Stanley Dr. Liviu Mare (Mathematics and Statistics) Actuarial Science Co-op Coordinator: Mr. Larry Miller Program Coordinator: Ara Steininger Department Office: Debby Castle (term) Laurie Cosgrove (resigned January) Marilyn Hepp Michelle Kowbel (on leave) Pamela Sparvier (effective February) Faculty: Dr. Martin Argerami (sabbatical) Dr. Dianliang Deng Mr. Peter Douglas Dr. Julianna Erlijman Dr. Shaun Fallat Dr. Doug Farenick Dr. Remus Floricel Dr. Bruce Gilligan Dr. Chun-Hua Guo (sabbatical) Dr. Stephen Kirkland (on leave) Dr. Michael Kozdron Mr. Patrick Maidorn Dr. Augustin-Liviu Mare Dr. Richard McIntosh (sabbatical) Mr. Lyle McKee (term) Dr. Karen Meagher Mr. Larry Miller Dr. Donald Stanley Dr. Fernando Szechtman Dr. Andrei Volodin (on leave) Dr. Yang Zhao PDFs/Research Associates: Dr. Robert Bailey Dr. Ghodrat Gaffarzadeh Lab Instructor: Sarah Carnochan Naqvi

Department of Physics Department Head: Dr. Neil Ashton Graduate Student Coordinator: Dr. Zisis Papandreou Undergraduate Coordinator: Dr. Edward Mathie Co-op Coordinator: Dr. Mauricio Barbi Department Office: Jacqui Lockert Faculty: Dr. Mauricio Barbi Dr. Kamal Benslama Dr. Garth Huber (sabbatical) Dr. Nikolay Kolev (term) Dr. George Lolos Dr. Edward Mathie Dr. Nader Mobed Dr. Pierre Ouimet Dr. Zisis Papandreou (sabbatical) Research Scientist: Dr. Roman Tacik PDFs/Research Associates: Dr. Dinesh Singh Gabriel Ybeles Smit Dr. Greg Williams Lab Instructors: Dr. Peter Bergbusch (resigned June) Dan MacQueen (term effective November) Shaun Szymanski

Adjunct, Associate and Professor Emeritus: The Faculty recognizes the contributions made by emeritus professors, as well as the contribution of adjunct and associate members to the Departments. They are listed in Appendix 1: Professor Emeriti and Appendix 2: Adjunct and Associate Members.

Sessional Appointments: Many staff and faculty are employed in the faculty on a sessional lecturer basis. The Faculty recognizes the contributions made by sessional lecturers to the programs offered by the Faculty of Science. These appointments are listed in Appendix 3.

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2.3 fAculty Committees

Dean’s Executive Committee Chair (Dean): Dr. Brien Maguire Biology Dr. Mark Brigham Chemistry and Biochemistry Dr. Lynn Mihichuk Computer Science Dr. Xue Dong Yang Geology Dr. Mark Brigham Mathematics and Statistics Dr. Allen Herman Physics Dr. Neil Ashton Associate Dean (Academic) Dr. Nader Mobed Associate Dean (Research) Dr. Doug Farenick Dean Dr. Brien Maguire Faculty Administrator Ms. Audrey Perra

Admissions and Studies Committee Chair (Associate Dean Academic): Dr. Nader Mobed Biology Dr. Harold Weger (2012) Chemistry and Biochemistry Dr. Brian Sterenberg (2011) Computer Science Dr. Robert Hilderman (2012) Geology Dr. Ian Coulson (2012) Mathematics and Statistics Dr. Karen Meagher (2011) Physics Dr. Edward Mathie (2012) Dean Ex-Officio Dr. Brien Maguire

Dean’s Outreach Committee Chair (Dean): Dr. Brien Maguire Biology Dr. Mark Brigham Chemistry and Biochemistry Dr. Scott Murphy Computer Science (Program Coordinator) Ms. Wendy Preikchat Geology Dr. Stephen Bend Mathematics and Statistics (Program Coordinator) Ms. Ara Steininger Physics Mr. Shaun Szymanski Associate Dean (Academic) Dr. Nader Mobed Associate Dean (Research) Dr. Doug Farenick Student Services Office (Academic Program Advisor) Ms. Bonnie Dobson Faculty Administrator Ms. Audrey Perra

Faculty Review Committee Biology Dr. Richard Manzon Biology Proxy Dr. Harold Weger Chemistry and Biochemistry Dr. Scott Murphy Chemistry and Biochemistry Proxy Dr. Renata Raina Computer Science Dr. Daryl Hepting Geology Dr. Guoxiang Chi Mathematics and Statistics Dr. Martin Argerami Mathematics and Statistics Proxy Dr. Dianliang Deng Physics Dr. George Lolos Dean Ex-Officio Dr. Brien Maguire

Lab Instructor Review Committee Biology Lauri Lintott Chemistry and Biochemistry Proxy Dr. Brian Sterenberg Computer Science Proxy Alex Clarke

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Geology (faculty) Dr. Ian Coulson Mathematics and Statistics Sarah Carnochan Naqvi Physics (faculty) Dr. Pierre Ouimet Physics Shaun Szymanski Dean Ex-Officio Dr. Brien Maguire

Library Committee Biology Dr. Britt Hall Chemistry and Biochemistry Dr. Allan East Computer Science Dr. Cory Butz Geology Dr. Stephen Bend Mathematics and Statistics Dr. Remus Floricel Physics Dr. Garth Huber Dean Ex-Officio Dr. Brien Maguire

Nominating Committee Chemistry and Biochemistry Dr. Allan East (2010) Computer Science Dr. Cory Butz (2012) Mathematics and Statistics Mr. Patrick Maidorn (2010) Dean Ex-Officio Dr. Brien Maguire

Safety Committee Chair (Faculty Administrator): Audrey Perra Faculty Member, Biology Dr. Britt Hall Faculty Member, Chemistry and Biochemistry Dr. Brian Sterenberg Faculty Member, Geology Dr. Stephen Bend Lab Instructor Representative Mr. Henry Yee Graduate Student Representative Mr. Ryan Fisher Technician, Biology Ms. Angela Marcia Technician, Chemistry and Biochemistry Mr. Chuan Wang Technician, Geology Mr. Mets Ritsema Program Coordinator, Computer Science Ms. Wendy Preikchat Program Coordinator, Mathematics and Statistics Ms. Ara Steininger Coordinator, Science Operations Mr. Lee Aument Storekeeper, Science Stores Mr. Joe Zieger Human Resources Health and Safety Consultant Ms. Chris Dehm Dean Ex-Officio Dr. Brien Maguire

Scholarship Committee Chair (Associate Dean Academic): Dr. Nader Mobed Biology Dr. Chris Somers (2011) Computer Science Dr. Daryl Hepting (2012) Mathematics and Statistics Dr. Yang Zhao (2012) Dean Ex-Officio Dr. Brien Maguire

Student Appeals Committee Chair (Associate Dean Academic): Dr. Nader Mobed Biology Dr. Richard Manzon (2011) Chemistry and Biochemistry Dr. Andrew Freywald (2012) Computer Science Dr. David Gerhard (2010) Geology Dr. Guoxiang Chi (2012) Mathematics and Statistics Dr. Remus Floricel (2011) Physics Dr. Mauricio Barbi (2010) Dean Ex-Officio Dr. Brien Maguire

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Faculty Representatives to Other Faculties Faculty of Arts Dr. Tanya Dahms (Chemistry and Biochemistry) Dr. Lisa Fan (Computer Science)

Faculty of Business Administration Mr. Peter Douglas (Mathematics and Statistics)

Faculty of Education Dr. Renata Raina (Chemistry and Biochemistry) Dr. Robert Hilderman (Computer Science)

Faculty of Engineering Dr. Augustin Liviu Mare (Mathematics and Statistics) Dr. Boting Yang (Computer Science)

Faculty of Fine Arts Dr. Dianliang Deng (Mathematics and Statistics)

Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies Dr. Zisis Papandreou (Physics)

Faculty of Social Work Dr. Dae-Yeon Suh (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

Centre for Continuing Education Ms. Sarah Carnochan Naqvi (Mathematics and Statistics)

2.4 Fundraising The Faculty of Science gratefully acknowledges the generous donation of the estate of Muriel Evelyn Finlayson, a former Chemistry Laboratory Instructor. This generous gift of $156,000 was designated to support Faculty of Science scholarship initiatives. The Faculty has announced two new undergraduate research scholarships in her name, The Finlayson Environmental Science Research Scholarship and the Finlayson Computational Science Research Scholarship valued at $5000.00 each. Scholarships are awarded annually in the Faculty. The Faculty of Science has ongoing discussions with the University External Relations Office to develop a fundraising strategy. The target for this fundraising program will be to increase the number and value of the scholarships available to students in the Faculty of Science, to develop a Visiting Scholars Program and to support the outreach activities of the Faculty. This will provide increased leverage to recruit and retain high quality faculty members and to attract top quality students into our programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Department of Biology and the Faculty of Science are partnering to fund the Paul Reigert Graduate Scholarships in Biology.

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3.1 Faculty Members

Department of Biology Dr. John Stavrinides joined the Department of Biology in July of 2009 as an Assistant Professor of microbiology. John completed his doctorate at the University of Toronto in 2007, and pursued postdoctoral studies at the University of Arizona until 2009. His research interests center around the evolutionary processes that lead to pathogen host specificity, and the nature of genetic determinants that contribute to the emergence of new infectious diseases. Presently, his research group is investigating a bacterial pathogen that has the ability to infect both plants and humans, and the genetic factors that allow this pathogen to infect different hosts. When not exploring bacterial pathogenesis, John can be found fishing on the lake, or swinging a racquet on the squash court. Dr. Kerri Finlay was appointed as a term Lecturer in the Department of Biology in July 2009. Kerri received her BSc in Ecology from the University of Toronto in 1999 and a PhD in Marine Ecology from the University of Guelph in 2005. After completing her PhD, Kerri took up a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Quebec at Montreal under the supervision of Dr. Beatrix Beisner, and then another Fellowship at the University of Regina, working with Dr. Peter Leavitt. Her research has focused on aquatic ecology and biogeochemistry, and has explored how human activities are influencing aquatic habitats. Kerri teaches introductory Biology, and second year courses in Ecology and Animal Physiology, as well as a field course in Limnology at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre. Nola Erhardt joined the University of Regina in July 2009, as a term Lab Instructor In Biology. She is responsible for coordinating Biology 100: Introductory Biology, and for designing, teaching and supervising Biology 288: Cell Biology. Nola came to Regina from British Columbia, where she completed an Honours BSc and PhD (Molecular Biology) at the University of Victoria. She also completed the B.C. Provincial Instructor’s diploma at Vancouver Community College. She maintains an interest in all things biological, and developments in the area of the scholarship of teaching and learning. Prior to obtaining an education in Biology, she completed a diploma in Journalism Arts, and worked as an editor, reporter, photographer and columnist for mainstream and alternative publications.

Department of Computer Science Dr. Sandra Zilles joined the Department of Computer Science as an Assistant Professor in July 2009. She obtained her MSc in Mathematics in 2000 and her PhD in Computer Science in 2003, both from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. Before joining the University of Regina, Dr. Zilles worked as a Senior Researcher and Project Manager at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Computing Science Department at the University of Alberta. Her research focuses mainly on theoretical aspects of machine learning and artificial intelligence. Dr. Zilles designs and analyzes models and algorithms for interactive machine learning with the aim of providing efficient solutions to complex problems in artificial intelligence – at a lower cost and with less data than is currently possible.

Department of Physics Dr. Dan MacQueen joined the Department of Physics in November 2009 as a Lab Instructor. Dan received his BSc and MSc from the University of Alberta, where he worked on radiation testing of electronics for the ATLAS experiment at CERN. He went on to the University of Toronto, where he searched for exotic subatomic particles at the CDF experiment at Fermilab, and attained his PhD in the summer of 2009. In Regina, Dan looks forward to helping students understand the basic principles of physics, and demonstrating their application to the everyday world. Outside of teaching, Dan enjoys movies, cooking, and travel, and is planning to improve his French.

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3.2 Faculty Administrative Staff

Dean’s Office Angela Marcia joined Science as a microbiology technician on October 5, 2009. Angela is a graduate of SIAST, where she received a diploma in Biotechnology in June of 2008. Her previous work experiences include the position of Lab Manager for Prairie Mud Services in the oil industry, Summer Laboratory Technician at Saputo Foods, as well as a practicum at Prairie Diagnostic Services. These positions along with her education have given her the well rounded experience necessary for her role at the University. Prior to her re-education from 2006-2008, she worked at several different jobs in the administration and customer service arena. She has been able to integrate well into the Department and enjoys learning all of her new duties. Outside of work Angela fills her time with writing music, playing guitar and piano, walking her dog, jogging, reading a good book, and hunting down new labels of wine to experience. Ross Brice has over 25 years experience in the metalworking and manufacturing industry. He has worked with several major manufacturers and implemented their CNC machining equipment, training and CAD/CAM systems. He has also worked as Chief Designer and Project Manager on numerous defence contracts with General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman and United Defence. As Engineering and Design Manager with a local manufacturer he developed the TAGS all terrain vehicle. This machine was designed for oil and gas exploration and is also used as an autonomous vehicle platform by the US Military. Ross Brice owned and managed Integrated Machine Technologies a custom Machining and manufacturing facility that serviced the Pulp/Paper Recycling industry. His experience and problem solving skills are now being put to use at the U of R.

Department of Mathematics & Statistics Ara Steininger began her University career in 1995 as an undergraduate student in Science. She completed a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Biology. Ara began working on campus in the Library and moved to positions in the Faculty of Science Student Services office, Department of Philosophy and Classics and Arts Student Services office. After working for several years as an Academic Advisor in the Faculty of Arts, she returned to Science in the role of Program Coordinator assigned to the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Ara enjoys running, gardening, canoeing, yoga, playing outdoors and spending time with her canine children.

Department of Computer Science and Mathematics and Statistics Pamela Sparvier – It was ten years ago, shortly after she graduated from CDI College with an Office Administration diploma, when Pamela Sparvier began her career at the University of Regina. She worked in the Parking office (2000), then the Library (2001), to Aboriginal Student Centre (2008), and in February 2009 she came to the Department Office for Computer Science and Mathematics and Statistics. By then Pamela had acquired considerable knowledge of the U of R policy and procedures. She also possesses an uncanny memory with numbers so this placement with Math & Stats seemed a natural fit. Away from the office Pamela has two wonderful young men (sons) in her life, age 21 and 17. She likes to clean, re-arrange rooms in her house and enjoys making people laugh with senseless humor. Other extracurricular activities include camping, fishing and the great outdoors but not so much bugs like woodticks. Debby Castle – When Michelle Kowbel accepted a term position and moved to the Dean’s Office in the middle of August 2009 Debby Castle came to our rescue. Shebegan her employment at the U of R in a front-line department office position in the beginning of September, the busiest season of all. The amount of time for training was short and, at times, non-existent. Debby was able to rely on her years of experience to adjust to the fast-paced frenzied setting of a new academic season and her congenial manner eased her introduction into the newly blended ‘team’ of administrative staff in this joint Department Office for Computer Science and Mathematics and Statistics. Debby soon learned Science uses each and every excuse, or none at all, to host a ‘cake’ event. She enjoyed being included in the fun and was also a willing participant for the annual Hallowe’en antics. Debby elected to return to her position with the provincial government when her term concluded at the end of the semester.

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4.1 Enrolment Trends here was a 2.5% increase in the number of Science credit hours taught and a 2.5% increase in the number of Tstudents in Science during 2009 as shown in Tables 4.1 and 4.2. The number of students enrolled through the University of Regina increased by 4.9% from last year, while the number of students enrolling through the federated colleges fell by 0.8%. About 40% of all students in Science are registered through Campion College, Luther College and First Nations University, a decrease of 1% from last year. Table 4.1 Registration Credit Hours: 2009-10 (2008-10) 2009-20 (2008-20) 2009-30 (2008-30) University 13152 (13813) 2612 (2224) 16238 (15086) Campion 216 (261) 0 (0) 312 (336) Luther 1047 (825) 12 (9) 977 (1071) First Nations University of Canada 807 (882) (189) 153 858 (810) Semester Total 15222 (15781) 2777 (2422) 18385 (17303) Total in 2009 (2008) 36384 (35506)

Table 4.2 Registered Students: 2009-10 (2008-10) 2009-20 (2008-20) 2009-30 (2008-30) University 582 (579) 180 (162) 663 (618) Campion 234 (229) 58 (67) 258 (256) Luther 157 (160) 49 (46) 179 (183) First Nations University of Canada 4 (5) 0 (0) 5 (6) Semester Total 977 (973) 287 (275) 1105 (1063) Total in 2009 (2008) 2369 (2311)

Of the students registered in degree programs in the Fall 2009 semester (Table 4.3) 3.7% are in an Honour’s program and 3.3% are in a Co-op or Internship program. A large number of students (24%) are pre-professional students. The number of undecided students continues to decline. Table 4.3 Students Registered By Degree or Certificate: 2007-10 2007-30 2008-10 2008-30 2009-10 2009-30 BMI 0 0 0 1 0 0 BMLS 0 0 0 1 1 3 BSc 588 604 548 628 596 653 BSc (Co-op) 65 53 62 53 41 34 BSc Honours 40 34 38 33 43 40 BSc Honours (Co-op) 6 5 4 3 5 4 BSc (post diploma) 2 2 3 3 1 5 BSc Env Biol 12 14 15 19 18 16 BSc (Intern) 17 14 13 7 6 6 BSc SSD 2 1 1 3 3 7 BSc SSD (Co-op) 0 0 1 1 1 1 Exchange Student 1 4 4 4 1 3 PreProfessional 255 296 250 277 231 288 Special Student 5 2 1 1 0 5 Undecided 51 40 32 25 83 109 Certificate in CS 2 1 1 4 5 9 Certificate in IHS 1 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1047 1071 973 1063 1036 1183

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Table 4.4 Majors in 2009-30: Campion FNUniv Luther U Regina Total Actuarial Science 7 0 4 33 44 Biochemistry 8 0 8 30 46 Biology 33 0 12 65 122 Chemistry 12 1 9 33 55 Computation Physics 0 0 1 0 1 Biochemistry/Chemistry 1 0 1 2 3 Biology/Biochemistry 0 0 0 4 4 Biology/Statistics 0 0 0 0 0 Computer Science/Mathematics 1 0 0 6 7 Geology/Geography 1 0 0 0 1 Mathematics/Statistics 1 0 0 2 3 Statistics/Economics 2 0 0 4 6 Computer Science 24 1 22 103 150 Economics 1 0 0 3 5 Geography 6 0 5 19 30 Geology 12 0 15 78 105 Mathematics 6 0 1 12 19 Physics 4 0 3 14 21 Statistics 1 0 2 6 9 BSc Environmental Biology 1 0 3 13 17 BMI 0 0 0 0 0 BMLS 1 0 0 2 3 BSc Software Systems Dev 1 0 0 8 9 BSc Undeclared 35 0 19 55 109 Post Diploma BSc CS 0 0 2 3 5 Certificate in CS 1 0 0 8 9 Certificate in IHS 0 0 0 0 0 Exchange Student 0 0 0 3 3 Pre Agriculture 1 0 0 2 3 Pre Dentistry 11 1 6 11 29 Pre Medicine 50 1 25 66 142 Pre Nutrition/Pharmacy 2 0 0 6 8 Pre Occupational Therapy 1 0 0 0 1 Pre Optometry 12 0 12 12 32 Pre Pharmacy 15 1 5 23 44 Pre Physical Therapy 4 0 1 2 7 Pre Veterinary Medicine 4 0 7 14 25 Program Undeclared 1 0 6 24 31 Special Student 0 0 0 7 7 TOTAL 257 5 179 674 1115 In 2009, 142 degrees and 3 certificates were awarded (Table 4.5). This compares to 143 degrees and 5 certificates in 2008. A breakdown of degrees and certificates by area is found in Table 4.6.

Table 4.5 Degrees and Certificates Awarded in 2009 (2008): Spring 2009 (2008) Fall 2009 (2008) Total 2009 (2008) BSc 116 (108) 15 (20) 131 (128) BSc (Hon) 11 (13) 0 (2) 11 (15) Certificate in CS 1 (3) 2 (2) 3 (5) Certificate in IHS 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Total Degrees 127 (121) 15 (22) 142 (143) Total Certificates 1 (3) 2 (2) 3 (5) Of the 142 BSc degrees awarded, 22 were to students in the Co-operative Education Program and 10 were in the Internship Program in Actuarial Science.

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Table 4.6 Degrees and Certificates Awarded by Area in 2009: Spring Fall Total % of degrees Actuarial Science 10 0 10 6.9 Biochemistry 7 1 8 5.5 Biochemistry/Chemistry 2 0 2 1.4 Biology 26 3 29 20.1 Biology/Biochemistry 0 0 0 — Biology/Geography 0 0 0 — Chemistry 11 0 11 7.6 Computer Science 22 3 25 17.4 Computer Science/Mathematics 2 0 2 1.4 Electronic Physics 0 0 0 — Environmental Biology 6 1 7 4.9 Geography 10 2 12 8.3 Geology 18 4 22 15.3 Mathematics 2 0 2 1.4 Mathematics/Statistics 0 0 0 — Physics 2 0 2 1.4 Statistics 7 1 8 5.5 Statistics/Economics 1 0 1 0.7 Certificate in CS 1 2 3 2.1 Certificate in IHS 0 0 0 — As Table 4.7 shows, the number of credit hours taught by University of Regina departments in Science is up by 2.8% in 2009. The number of credit hours taught by Campion, Luther and FNUC is up by 0.1%.

Table 4.7 Credit Hours Taught By Academic Areas: 2009-10 2008-10 2007-10 2009-20 2008-20 2007-20 2009-30 2008-30 2007-30 Biology 1797 1681 1902 132 117 111 2007 1983 2004 Biochemistry/Chemistry 2256 2363 2291 197 138 92 2732 2296 2299 Computer Science 1923 2062 2359 417 444 487 2412 2682 2896 Geology 1377 1393 1278 157 188 234 1488 1506 1432 Mathematics/Statistics 4536 5110 4946 1517 1178 1184 6213 5239 5825 Physics 1263 1204 1179 192 156 81 1386 1344 1426 Campion 216 261 273 0 0 0 312 336 273 Luther 1047 825 921 12 9 12 977 1068 1188 First Nations University of Canada 807 882 1020 153 189 168 858 807 771 Total 15222 15781 16169 2777 2422 2369 18385 17303 18114

4.2 STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION STRATEGIES The Faculty of Science is actively involved in school (elementary and secondary) and community organization programs. The Faculty sponsors various functions as well as being involved in science and career fairs, and the Pre- Health Professions Club – a high school club for exploring cancer pathways in health professions. A number of faculty members visit classrooms or host classes on campus. The interaction with students early in their careers makes us visible to them and provides them with contact people at the University to discuss their options. The Faculty continues to explore retention strategies and is working on increasing the feeling of community among student groups and has incorporated Supplementary Instruction support in key courses since 2008. The objective is to enhance the learning experience for students in Science.

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4.3 CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM The Faculty offers programs in co-operative university education in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics with Biology and Geology starting in 2010. Students spend alternate four-month periods taking university courses and working in related, salaried jobs. There were 34 students registered in the co- operative education program this year. Actuarial Science offers an internship program whereby students can take jobs in cooperating companies during their academic program. This program is growing with 39 students registered in 2009.

4.4 DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMS The following undergraduate programs are available: 4.4.1 Actuarial Science BSc; 4.4.2 Biology BSc and BSc (Hons) including areas of concentration in Cellular & Molecular Biology and Ecology & Environmental Biology; 4.4.3 Biology/Biochemistry BSc; 4.4.4 Biology/Geography BSc; 4.4.5 Biology/Statistics BSc; 4.4.6 Environmental Biology (with SIAST Woodlands Campus) BSc and BSc (Hons); 4.4.7 Biochemistry BSc and BSc (Hons); 4.4.8 Biochemistry/Chemistry BSc; 4.4.9 Chemistry BSc and BSc (Hons); 4.4.10 Chemical Technology (with SIAST Kelsey Campus) BSc; 4.4.11 Computer Science, Business Concentration; 4.4.12 Computer Science Certificate, BSc and BSc (Hons); 4.4.13 Computer Science Post-Diploma BSc (after diplomas from SIAST Kelsey and Palliser Campuses); 4.4.14 Computer Science Software Systems Development, BSc; 4.4.15 Computer Science/Mathematics BSc and BSc (Hons); 4.4.16 Economics BSc and BSc (Hons); 4.4.17 Geography BSc and BSc (Hons); 4.4.18 Combined Geography/Geology BSc and BSc (Hons); 4.4.19 Geology BSc and BSc (Hons); 4.4.20 Combined Geology/Geography BSc and BSc (Hons); 4.4.21 Indigenous Health Studies Certificate; 4.4.22 Mathematics BSc and BSc (Hons); 4.4.23 Mathematics/Computer Science BSc and BSc (Hons); 4.4.24 Mathematics/Statistics BSc; 4.4.25 Medical Imaging Degree Program (with SIAST Kelsey Campus); 4.4.26 Medical Laboratory Science Degree Program (with SIAST Kelsey Campus); 4.4.27 Physics BSc and BSc (Hons); 4.4.28 Applied Industrial Physics with Emphasis in Computation and Physical Modeling BSc; 4.4.29 Applied Industrial Physics with Emphasis in Electronics and Modern Physics BSc; 4.4.30 Statistics BSc; 4.4.31 Statistics/Economics BSc There are also Minors available in Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics.

4.5 UNDERGRADUATE SOCIETIES The academic year started off with a BBQ Social, organized by the Student Services Office. This event was for all Science students and was held on September 29, 2009. A large number of Science students attended including representatives from Luther, Campion and First Nations University, as well as a number of faculty and staff. The faculty has eight student societies, the newly formed Science Student Society, the Biology Undergraduate Student Society (BUGS), the Biochemistry and Chemistry Student Association (BCSA), the Computer Science Student Society (CSSS), the Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Statistics Student Society (MASS), the D.M. Kent Club (Geology), the Physics Student Society and the Pre- Health Club. The individual societies have been busy over the course of the year with their own initiatives and events.

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4.6 undergrADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS 4.6.1.1 The University Prize in Science was awarded to Shawn Robinson BSc Biology with a Concentration in Cellular and Molecular Biology with Great Distinction at the Spring 2009 Convocation. At the Fall 2009 Convocation, the University Prize in Science was awarded to Colin Svingen BSc Computer Science with Distinction. 4.6.1.2 The Faculty of Science 10th Anniversary Entrance Scholarship was awarded to Craig Soutar.

4.7 deAN’S HONOUR LIST (Campion*, Luther**, First Nations University of Canada***) Winter 2009 Ahmed, Syed Dancsok, Amanda* Lam, Ha Rassem, Mariam Steve, Anna* Armbruster, Megan** Dean, Jonathan Lohans, Christopher Reeson, Marc* Tetlow, Tanner* Bailey, Gillian Dressier, Danielle* Ludlow, Katherine** Reimer, Sean* Tkatchuk, Marc* Baker, Ajaccia** Fortowsky, Bridget* MacDonald, Kyle Reinhardt, Megan* Tolhurst, Thomas Baumann, Gregory** Giambattista, Mack, Chet Robinson, Shawn* Tran, Johnny* Beal, Marc** Joshua* Magnus, Nathan* Sachdev, Arjunn Unruh, Jason* Beatch, Derek* Haines, Matthew Maierhoffer, Nicole* Schneider, Sam Urbanski, Michelle* Beaton, Marc* Harasen, Lisa* Marcotte, Ryan Scott, Alyssa** Urichuk, Andrew Bereti, Taylor* Henni, Amina Matties, Nicole Scott, David Vantomme, Adam** Bolton, Timothy Hornung, Jill Mazurkewich, Sefton, April* Vass, Melissa* Bonkowski, Kristin Hughes, Jonathan** Lauren** Shepherd, Gena Wasyliw, Sanchea Canham, Chad** Hunter, Caitlin* McDougall, Cairistin* Signo, Karla Woolhouse, Carter** Chay, Amanda* Inglis, Benjamin* Mintenko, Robert Simmie, Odette Yang, Lawrence Chow, Sydney* Janier, Nicole Moersch, Johannes* Smith, Jerrod Clark, Adrian Jensen, Jeanine* Mougeot, Chantal* Smith, Tianna** Clay, Adam Johnson, Matthew Oleynik, Shanda Spencer, Kali* Crump, Jason** Kelly, Kadan** Petrychyn, Kevin Steen, Jessica

Summer 2009 Kerr, Samantha** Vikitset, Pornpiya

Fall 2009 Ahmed, Syed Fitch, Taegen Kohl, Alyssa** Oleynik, Shanda Tetlock, Amanda Armbruster, Megan** Folk, Ian* Lanigan, Adam Pastuch, David Tetlow, Tanner* Arnstead, Neil** Folk, Maegan* Leib, Matthew Patel, Anokhi Tolhurst, Thomas Beal, Marc** Fraser, Jesse Leippi, Christopher Patterson, Chad** Truong, Michael* Beatch, Derek* Gudereit, Brittney** Leippi, Rebecca Phung, Sylvia Tu, Yi-Ming Beaton, Marc* Haid, Taylor* Llewelyn-Williams, Popa, Rachel Tulloch, Robyn** Beattie, Kayla Haines, Matthew Wesley* Rassem, Mariam Unruh, Jason* Becker, Simone* Harack, Benjamin* Ludlow, Katherine** Reimer, Sean* Urbanski, Michael** Bereti, Taylor* Harrison, Averi MacDonald, Kyle Ross-Hopley, Vantomme, Adam** Bonkowski, Kristin** Hart, Julia** Magnus, Nathan* Katherine** Vass, Melissa* Bushell, Barry** Henni, Amina Makar Abdel Messih, Sahlu, Samra Williams, Kevin* Canham, Chad** Herman, Shelby* Nadia Sellsted, Marshal* Wolfmueller, Cheung, Karen* Hillis, Erin** Maltman, Courtney** Siemens Worsley, Zachary** Chow, Alicia Hillis, Karla** Mansoor, Sadaf Allison Yang, Lawrence Clifford, Courtney Houmphan, Marcotte, Ryan Sigmeth, Kristy** Ziegler, Jacob* Counsell, Jeremy** Andrew** McAvoy, Moira* Signo, Karla Crosby, Kylee* Hughes, Jonathan** McDougall, Cairistin* Smith, Jerrod Dancsok, Amanda* Hunter, Caitlin* McInnes, Adam St. Onge, Caleigh Dayman, Krista Inglis, Benjamin* McKellar, Morgan Stahl, Ashley* Dean, Jonathan Janier, Nicole Mlynarczyk, Gillian Steen, Jessica Degelman, Michelle* Johnson, Matthew Muma, Evelyn* Steve, Anna* Diep, Deric Kelly, Kadan** Niessen, Dallas Strugari, Caitlin Dowdy, Peter Kirzinger, Morgan* Ohnander, Sarah** Tam, Landon

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raduate education is an integral part of Faculty of Science activity. Graduate students obtain training in scientific Gresearch by working alongside professors in the laboratory and the field. Much of the research undertaken by scientists could not happen without the support of graduate students. To underscore the crucial role of graduate education in research, NSERC requires that each research program receiving NSERC funding be structured to provide for the training of highly qualified personnel. Graduate students enjoy individual attention from their supervising professors and benefit from low student-to- professor ratios. The Faculty of Science fosters a collegial atmosphere whereby students and professors interact as colleagues. The student body comprises a mix of domestic and international students, which enhances the learning experiences for each individual and brings useful expertise to the province. The Faculty of Science offers programs leading to the Master of Science (MSc) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees. The MSc degree typically requires one or two years of study after the BSc, while the PhD normally takes four years to complete after the BSc or three after the MSc.

5.1 Enrollment Trends Recruitment of high quality graduate students is a challenge for the Faculty of Science. Many of the best undergraduate students in Science pursue graduate work elsewhere and it is a challenge to attract high-quality graduate students from other regions of Canada. However, this is somewhat compensated for by the high international demand for our graduate programs. The presence of international students enhances the University and community at large, and enables the Faculty of Science to fulfill its mandate of research and graduate education.

Table 5.1 Registration Statistics Students Registered Degrees Conferred 2009 2008 2009 2008 MSc Biology 19 21 4 3 Chemistry & Biochemistry 24 10 3 2 Computer Science 45 57 13 13 Geology 9 14 2 1 Mathematics & Statistics 17 7 3 6 Physics 2 5 1 1 Total 116 114 26 26 PhD Biology 8 6 0 0 Chemistry & Biochemistry 4 3 0 1 Computer Science 14 12 0 6 Geology 1 1 1 1 Mathematics & Statistics 7 10 0 4 Physics 5 2 0 0 Total 39 34 1 12

In addition to graduate students, the Faculty also trains postdoctoral fellows, individuals who hold PhDs and receive advanced research training for 2-4 years before moving on to permanent positions. Postdoctoral fellows were trained in Biology (5), Chemistry (2), Computer Science (1), Geology (1), Mathematics (2) and Physics (5).

5.2 Departmental Programs A brief overview of the graduate programs in each department in the Faculty of Science is provided below.

Department of Biology The Department of Biology offers graduate programs in areas of active research by faculty members: moss developmental regulation, bacterial/plant interactions, food microbiology, spatial analysis of ecological systems, plant respiratory metabolism, regulation of vertebrate endocrine systems, comparative and ecological physiology of fish and invertebrates, plant community ecology, terrestrial vertebrate ecology and limnology. The Department is equipped with modern research laboratories, including plant and aquatic facilities, a herbarium, a field station in Cypress Hills

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(southwestern Saskatchewan), the CFI-sponsored Environmental Quality Analysis Laboratory (EQAL), and long-term ecological research plots in the Research Park. The research capabilities of the Department are enhanced through association with local, provincial and federal government facilities and scientists, as well as research connections with a number of other universities.

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate studies in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department involves programs in selected areas of analytical chemistry, biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, computational chemistry and theoretical chemistry.

Department of Computer Science The Department of Computer Science offers programs of study involving interdepartmental, multi-institutional and inter-institutional collaboration that has attracted faculty members and graduate students from all over the world. Students may pursue full-time or part-time graduate study leading toward the MSc and PhD degrees. In addition to a thesis route, the MSc program also allows for a project option and a co-op option that will be of interest, especially to IT practitioners. Students are currently conducting research in the areas of multimedia, music and acoustics, pattern recognition, knowledge representation, knowledge discovery in databases, temporal reasoning, constraint programming, machine learning, rough sets and applications, uncertainty management, distributed systems, parallel processing, neural networks, theory of computing, computational geometry, virtual reality and computer animation, interface design, data communication, internet applications, structured text processing, data security, software security, network security, formal specification, software engineering, information theory, network communications, and agent technologies. The Department is well-equipped with modern computing facilities including the CFI-sponsored Laboratory for Computational Discovery (LCD) and numerous SGI and SUN workstations. For parallel and graphics computing research, there is a 24-processor SGI Onyx2 graphics supercomputer.

Department of Geology The Department of Geology offers graduate programs that can be subdivided into three broad areas of geological investigation: studies of the Pre-Cambrian that include geochemical, igneous, metamorphic and structural studies of the Canadian Shield; studies of the Phanerozoic which include carbonate, clastic, and evaporite studies; and those that are resource related such as coal, petroleum, uranium, base metals, precious metals, and geothermal/hydrogeology studies. Resources are available for particular western regional projects. The Department of Geology collaborates on many projects with the Saskatchewan Department of Industry and Resources and many Crown and Private Corporations within the Province. This provides excellent opportunities for field-based studies in the Shield, and access to sedimentary cores and data relating to the Phanerozoic rocks of Saskatchewan. On campus, staff and students of the department work in co-operation with other departments and with Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative (PTRC), Petroleum Technology Research Center (PARC), Canadian Plains Research Centre (CPRC) and Communities of Tomorrow (COT). At present the Department of Geology has a Master of Science graduate program. The Department accepts students wishing to study for the Doctor of Philosophy degree on a ‘special case’ basis but is in the final stages of having a formal PhD program approved.

Department of Mathematics and Statistics The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers graduate programs in a wide variety of areas in pure and applied mathematics, and statistics. Its research interests include Algebraic Geometry and Topology, Algebraic Graph Theory and Combinatorics, Applies Statistical Inference, Complex Analysis, Fluid Dynamics, Differential Geometry, Functional Analysis and Operator Algebras, Group Representation Theory, Matrix Theory, Number Theory, Numerical Analysis, and Probability Theory. Graduate students enjoy the guidance of several faculty experts and participate in field-specific seminars.

Department of Physics The Department of Physics offers graduate degrees in the areas of Experimental and Theoretical Subatomic Physics, and Astronomy. Faculty members and graduate students pursue their research locally and at locations elsewhere in Canada, the United States and Europe. The Department is an associate member of the TRIUMF subatomic physics laboratory located at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C. The department is also a member of ATLAS at CERN, Switzerland, and is a full member of Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) that operatesJefferson Laboratory (formerly the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility) in Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A., on behalf of the Department of Energy.

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5.3 Graduate Scholarship and Support Graduate education in Science is demanding and intensive, and normally continues through twelve months of the year. Full-time graduate students devote most of their time to their studies and research, making it difficult for these students to hold part-time jobs. Support for graduate students is made available through the research grants of supervising professors, the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, and government and private-sector agencies. The Faculty of Graduate Studies provides financial support (Table 5.2) for graduate students through scholarships and teaching assistantships.

Table 5.2: Graduate Funding

Summer 2009 Fall 2009 and Winter 2009 TF RA GS * Value TF TA RA GS * Value

Biology 3 x M $18,000 3 x M 3 x M $42,071 1 x PhD 2 x PhD 2 x PhD Chemistry and 2 x M 1 x PhD $20,000 1 x PhD 1 x PhD $24,037 Biochemistry 1 x M 4 x M 1 x M Computer 1 x M 1 x PhD $17,600 3 x PhD 3 x PhD 1 x PhD $45,807 Science 1 x M 4 x M 1 x M Geology 2 x M 3 x M $109,186 Mathematics and 0 x PhD 2 x M 2 x PhD $31,000 0 10 x PhD 5 x M $138,416 Statistics 0 x M 1 x PhD 1 x M 8 x M 10 x PhD Physics 1 x PhD $6,000 2 x PhD 1 x PhD $10,585 M – Masters PhD – Doctoral * Graduate Scholarships include post NSERC enhancement scholarships

5.4 nAtional Scholarships and Fellowships NSERC funds promising graduate students (Table 5.3) through the Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) and Post- Graduate Scholarship (PGS) programs. The value of the CGS-M (Master’s) is $17,500 for one year; PGS-M is $17,300. The value of the PGS-D (Doctoral) is $21,000 annually for three years. Promising undergraduate students receive Undergraduate Summer Research Awards (Table 5.4) which allow them to gain research experience during the summer. Each award is for $4,500.

Table 5.3 PGS and CGS Recipients Category Student’s Name Department PGS M Kathryn Janzen Physics PGS M Shawn McCann Mathematics and Statistics PGS M Dallas Foreman Biology PGS M Lara Bates Biology (outside competition) PGS M Derek Donald Biology PGS M Elizabeth Vanderlinde Biology CGS D Elizabeth Vanderlinde Biology CGS D Kristen Koopmans Physics (outside competition) PGS D Elizabeth Barker Biology CGS Mark Laprine Computer Science PGS D Ryan Tifenbach Mathematics and Statistics

Table 5.4 NSERC Summer Scholarships Student’s Name Department Supervisor Barks, Patrick Biology Chris Somers Brabant, Karissa Biology Chris Somers Chow, Sydney Biology Björn Wissel Fortney, Ashley Biology Chris Somers Hicks, Tara Biology Richard Manzon

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Kautz, Elyse Biology Neil Ashton McDougall, Cairistin Biology Richard Manzon Reis, Olivia Biology Mark Brigham Robinson, Shawn Biology Neil Ashton Sachdev, Arjunn Biology Chris Yost Scott, David Biology Bjorn Wissel Shepherd, Gena Biology Chris Somers Simmie, Odette Biology Richard Manzon Sonier, Matthew Biology Harold Weger Zahorski, Luca Biology Richard Manzon Abbas, Mariam Chemistry & Biochemistry Tanya Dahms Farhat, Amani Chemistry & Biochemistry Scott Murphy Jepson, Christina Chemistry & Biochemistry Dae-Yeon Suh Lohans, Christopher Chemistry & Biochemistry Dae-Yeon Suh Smith, Jerrod Chemistry & Biochemistry Dae-Yeon Suh Stark, Kevin Chemistry & Biochemistry Renata Raina Urbanski, Michelle Chemistry & Biochemistry Brian Sterenberg Natasha Jacques Computer Science Howard Hamilton Michael Berger Computer Science Cory Butz Plosker, Sarah Mathematics & Statistics Donald Stanley Barrett, Taylor Mathematics & Statistics Shaun Fallat Schwark, Justin Mathematics & Statistics Fotini Labropulu Petrychyn, Kevin Mathematics & Statistics Michael Kozdron Fortowsky, Bridget Mathematics & Statistics Michael Kozdron Sichello, Lee Physics Garth Huber Urichuk, Andrew Physics Garth Huber

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esearch is a fundamental activity in the Faculty of Science. Through research, the Faculty, the University and the RProvince of Saskatchewan are significantly involved in the creation and dissemination of scientific knowledge. It is through research and teaching that high-level expertise is maintained and developed in the province. In 2009 faculty members and students published 141 scientific papers in journals that were circulated throughout the world plus one e-book, one book and 38 technical reports were produced. Scientific papers are published only after peer-review, which is an evaluation by experts in the field atother universities. Faculty members reviewed 267 papers for national and international journals. Peer review is organized by the editors of scientific journals: 17 editorships are held by members of the Faculty. Because of the relatively long time required for publishing, it is vital to communicate research findings rapidly through talks at meetings, and 101 presentations were made at national and international meetings. Many of these were invited by conference organizers, indicating our faculty members are recognized as leaders in their fields. Research funding from national and international agencies is awarded on the basis of international activity, as evidenced by the quantity and quality of scientific publications. The Faculty received 113 research grants from national agencies, as well as 6 from international agencies. In addition, faculty members reviewed 21 grant applications on behalf of those agencies.

6.1 Departmental Research Activities A brief overview of the research activities and expertise in each department in the Faculty of Science is presented.

Department of Biology Research interests include aquatic and terrestrial ecology, genetics, developmental biology, and microbiology. Field studies for a number of research projects are undertaken around the world. In addition, research by members of the Department is relevant to the environmental, health and economic concerns of Saskatchewan including research on the quality of freshwater, climate change, drought, ecosystem variability and native plant ecology. The Department is home to a Tier I Canada Research Chair (Leavitt), two Tier II Canada Research Chairs (Somers and Yost), and a University Faculty Award holder (Hall). Biology attracts a large complement of researchers at levels varying from undergraduate students through to postdoctoral fellows. The expertise of the Department can be broadly described as follows: Environmental biology: M. Brigham, P. Leavitt, C.Somers, B. Hall S. Wilson, B. Wissel Genetics, cellular and molecular biology: N. Ashton, R. Manzon, C. Somers, C. Yost Microbiology: J. Stavrinides, C. Yost Physiology, development and behaviour: N. Ashton, M. Brigham, R. Manzon, C. Somers, H. Weger

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Research interests of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry include analytical and environmental chemistry, asymmetric synthesis and methodology, biophysical biochemistry, cell biochemistry, photochemistry, theoretical and computational chemistry, chemical biology, inorganic chemistry, organometallic chemistry and catalysis, nucleic acid biochemistry, enzymology and protein chemistry. The expertise of the Department is broadly grouped as follows: Analytical chemistry: R. Raina Biochemistry: T. Dahms, A. Freywald, R. Kelln, D.-Y. Suh Inorganic chemistry/Organometallic (includes Computational Chemistry): L. Mihichuk, B. Sterenberg Physical (includes Physical Organic) and Theoretical/Computational Chemistry: A. East, S. Murphy Organic synthesis and methodology: A. Wee

Department of Computer Science Research in the Department of Computer Science is both discipline and applications based. Research activity includes computing theory, theory and application of rough sets, information retrieval, graphics, computer visualization, machine learning, expert systems, human-computer interaction, databases, data communications, computer security, and distance education. The CFI-funded Laboratory for Computational Discovery (LCD) provides the necessary infrastructure for discipline based and interdisciplinary research projects. The Rough Set Technology Laboratory (RSTL) is a focal point for growth in

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research activity in Rough Sets, Bayesian Networks, Data Mining and Web Intelligence. The Undergraduate Digital Media Lab continues to be a joint effort by the Department of Media Production and Studies in the Faculty of Fine Arts, and the Department of Computer Science. It provides state-of-the-art facilities for interdisciplinary research in multimedia. The expertise of the current faculty is broadly described as follows: Algorithmic Learning Theory: S. Zilles Computational Theory and Algorithms: L. Saxton, B.T. Yang Computer Audio, Signal and Image Processing: D. Gerhard, X.D. Yang Computer Graphics, Visualization, and Animation: H. Hamilton, D. Hepting, X.D. Yang Computers in Education: D. Hepting, R.B. Maguire Computer Security: P. Fong, B. Yang, J.T. Yao, C.N. Zhang Data Communication: T. Chan Databases: C. Butz, L. Saxton Data Mining, Machine Learning, Reasoning, Planning and Rough Set: C. Butz, L. Fan, H. Hamilton, R. Hilderman, M. Mouhoub, S. Sadaoui, J.T. Yao, Y. Yao, W. Ziarko, S. Zilles Human-Computer Interaction: D. Gerhard, D. Hepting, R. Hilderman, R.B. Maguire Information Retrieval and Web Intelligence: C. Butz, J.T. Yao, Y. Yao, X.D. Yang Languages, Compilers, Text Processing: D. Barnard, P. Fong, L. Symes Multimedia: D. Gerhard, H. Hamilton, D. Hepting, X.D. Yang, C.N. Zhang Parallel and Distributed Computing: R. Hilderman, C.N. Zhang Software Technology/Engineering: L. Fan, P. Fong, D. Hepting, S. Sadaoui VLSI: C.N. Zhang

Department of Geology Research addresses volcanology, igneous and metamorphic petrology, structural geology, organic petrology, geochemistry, clastic and carbonate sedimentology and basin analysis, mineralogy, geomorphology, Quaternary geology and economic geology. The department maintains research collaborations with Saskatchewan Industry and Resources (SIR) and Geological Survey of Canada (GSC). This collaboration gives faculty access to the SIR Subsurface Laboratory and core depository. SIR is also a source of research funding and provides some graduate and undergraduate student support. Some members of the department contribute to the research activities of the Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) situated in the University of Regina’s Research Park. The research expertise of the department is broadly grouped as follows: Organic petrology/geochemistry: S. Bend Clastic sedimentology and stratigraphy: K. Bergman Structural geology and metamorphic petrology: K. Bethune Economic geology and geofluids: G. Chi Volcanology, igneous petrology and mineralogy: I. Coulson Geomorphology and Quaternary environments: J. Dale Carbonate petrology and geochemistry: H. Qing Paleontology and Quaternary paleoenvironments: M. Velez

Department of Mathematics and Statistics There is a strong core of researchers in several areas of mathematical science, particularly algebra , discrete mathematics, geometry and topology, matrix theory, functional analysis, numerical analysis, probability, and applied statistics. In addition, the department engages in consulting activities in actuarial science and statistics. A number of mathematicians are affiliated with the department. Drs. Iqbal Husain and Fotini Labropulu are faculty members at Luther College, Drs. Edward Doolittle and Arzu Sardarli are faculty members at First Nations University of Canada. Dr. Pedro Massey is a PIMS postdoctoral fellow, and Dr. Andrew Douglas is also a postdoctoral fellow. The expertise of the department is broadly grouped as follows: Actuarial mathematics: L. Miller, P. Douglas Algebra and number theory: A. Herman, R. McIntosh, F. Szechtman Algebraic topology: D. Stanley, H. Rodriguez Ordonez

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Applied analysis: E. Doolittle, I. Husain, F. Labropulu, A. Sardarli Discrete mathematics: B. Alspach, K. Heinrich, K. Meagher Functional analysis: M. Argerami, J. Erlijman, D. Farenick, R. Floricel Geometric analysis: B. Gilligan, A.L. Mare Mathematics education: P. Maidorn Matrix theory: S. Fallat, C.-H. Guo, S. Kirkland, S. Barik Statistics and probability: D. Deng, M. Kozdron, A. Volodin, Y. Zhao

Department of Physics The Department of Physics has active research programs in experimental and theoretical subatomic physics, and in observational astronomy. The research of many of the faculty members is collaborative in nature and the department organizes most of its research infrastructure under four areas: Hadronic QCD Physics, High Energy Physics, Weak Interactions and Neutrino Physics, and Observational Astronomy and Cosmology. The expertise of the department is broadly grouped as follows: Experimental subatomic physics: M. Barbi, K. Benslama, G. Huber, G. Lolos, E. Mathie, Z. Papandreou Theoretical subatomic physics: R. Lewis, N. Mobed Observational astronomy: P. Bergbusch Planetary astronomy: M. Beech

6.2 External Funding and Granting Agencies Research in the Faculty of Science is supported by a number of external agencies. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) provides the majority of external funding to the faculty. This funding is awarded on the basis of national competitions that evaluate research productivity and international impact. The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), in partnership with the Government of Saskatchewan, provides infrastructure support for high-quality research proposals. At the provincial level, researchers are eligible to compete for funds from the Health Services Utilization and Research Commission (HSURC). Table 6.1 summarizes by department the sources of funds received by Faculty of Science researchers in the last fiscal year. The table does not reflect the total amount of funding awarded because in many instances the award is paid out over a number of years.

Table 6.1. Sources of funds received by Faculty of Science researchers in the fiscal year 2008-2009 (i.e., April 1, 2008– March 31, 2009).

Assoc./ Federal Prov Inter-fund Inter-fund Transfers OTHER CIHR CRC Industry Found./ Misc. Totals Gov’t Gov’t Transfers trusts

Dean’s Office $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,600 $34,200 $0 $41,800

Biology $422,513 $0 $375,000 $41,848 $739,334 $8,715 $55,553 $249,337 $205,652 $2,097,955 Chemistry and Biochemistry $285,369 $107,727 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $74,171 $18,508 $485,776

Computer Science $295,900 $0 $0 $421,475 $0 $20,000 $0 $21,173 $0 $764,548

Geology $38,000 $0 $0 $37,750 $30,000 $0 $0 $22,900 $10,000 $138,650 Mathematics and Statistics $241,238 $0 $0 $0 $113,500 $8,000 $0 $52,373 $30,575 $ 445,572

Physics $428,238 $0 $0 $0 $0 $156,035 $0 $44,802 $0 $629.076

Totals $1,711,144 $107,727 $375,000 $501,074 $882,834 $192,750 $63,153 $504,957 $264,737 $4,603,380

Abbreviations: NSERC: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council; CIHR: Canadian Institute for Health Research; Ind.: private industry.

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Support from NSERC for ongoing research is mostly in the form of ‘Discovery Grants’ awarded to individual Researchers. Additional NSERC funding comes from Research Tools and Instrument (RTI) grants, group discovery grants, project grants, industrial collaborative grants, and strategic-research grants. NSERC funding decisions for all of Canada are made by national committees that meet annually. Several Science professors have been invited to participate in this process. Dr. Tanya Dahms serves on the Cell Biology Grant Selection Committee. Dr. Howard Hamilton serves on the Advanced Communications and Management of Information Strategic Panel. Dr. Garth Huber serves the Subatomic Physics Grant Selection Committee. In addition, Dr. Andrew Freywald serves on an Operating Grant Committee of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Molecular Cell Biology of Cancer. Dr. Scott Wilson represents NSERC at the University of Regina. The University was also represented at the national level by Dr. Katherine Bergman, who served on the boards of the Pacific Institute of Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), Canadian Light Source (CLS), and Canada’s National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics, previously known as the Tri-University Meson Facility (TRIUMF).

TABLE 6.2 Grant Applications: May 1, 2009 to April 30, 2010

PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENT TITLE AGENCY PROGRAM REQUESTED INVESTIGATOR Barbi, Mauricio Physics Search for Dark Matter NSERC Discovery Grant $211,155 and Upgrade of the ATLAS Experiment Benslama, Kamal Physics Steacie Fellowship NSERC Steacie $180,000 Fellowship Bethune, Kathryn Geology Tectonic Evolution of the NSERC Discovery Grant $199,330 Churchill Province, Laurentia: Multi-Stage Orogenesis and Basement Reactivation in an Upper Plane Setting Bethune, Kathryn Geology Structural-Tectonic Evolution of NSERC Discovery $43,875 the Central Churchill Province, Northern Laurentia, and Implications for Research Mineral Resource Exploration Supplement Dahms, Tanya Chemistry & Molecular Determinants of CIHR Catalyst Grant $100,000 Biochemistry Methadone Tolerance Dahms, Tanya Chemistry & Atomic Force Microscope NSERC Research Tools $150,000 Yost, Christopher Biochemistry for Studying Mechanisms of and Instruments (Co-App) Polarized Growth (RTI) Dahms, Tanya Chemistry & Inverted Light and NSERC Research Tools $48,117 Yost, Christopher Biochemistry Fluorescence Microscope and Instruments (Co-App) for Studying Mechanisms of (RTI) Polarized Growth Fan, Lisa Computer Foundation and Implementation NSERC Discovery Grant $283,500 Science of Intelligent Image Retrieval System Freywald, Andrew Chemistry & The Eph Family of Receptor CIHR Operating $694,875 Biochemistry Tyrosine Kinases in Breast Cancer

Freywald, Andrew Chemistry & The Eph Family of Receptor CIHR Operating $746,545 Biochemistry Tyrosine Kinases in Breast Cancer Gilligan, Bruce Mathematics & Homogeneity in Complex NSERC Discovery Grant $125,000 Statistics Geometry Guo, Chun-Hua Mathematics & Numerical Analysis of Matrix NSERC Discovery Grant $184,000 Statistics Equations and Matrix Functions

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Hall, Britt Biology Analytical System for the NSERC Research Tools $13,205 Determination of Low-Level and Instruments Methylmercury Concentrations (RTI) Hepting, Daryl Computer Consumer-Driven Demand Saskatchewan Agriculture $100,000 Science Modeling for Maximization Agriculture and Development of Local Agroecosystems Food Fund LOI Capacity and Integrity

Hepting, Daryl Computer Community-based Research on SSHRC International $74,990 Arbuthnott, K. (Co-App) Science Local-International Production Opportunities Jafee, JoAnn (Co-App) Systems Fund – Project Ji, Xia (Co-App) Grant

Hilderman, Robert Computer Discovering Significant NSERC Discovery Grant $285,000 Science Differences between Groups: Addressing Open Issues in Contrast Set Mining

Huber, Garth Physics Heavy Gas Cerenkov Detector NSERC Research Tools $148,529 for Jefferson Lab and Instruments (RTI) Husain, Iqbal Mathematics & Fluid Dynamics of Pulsatile NSERC Discovery Grant $130,400 Statistics Blood Flows

Konaka, A. T2K Near Detector Completion NSERC Research Tools $138,492 Barbi, Mauricio (Co-App) and Instruments Mathie, Edward (Co-App) (RTI) Tacik, Roman (Co-App)

Labropulu, Fotini Mathematics & Non-Newtonian Fluid Flows NSERC Discovery Grant $137,500 Statistics with Heat Transfer Leavitt, Peter Biology Paleolimnological Environment Lake Winnipeg $261,430 Determination of Baseline Canada Basin Water Quality in Lake Winnipeg Stewardship for Use as Management and Fund Remediation Goals

Leavitt, Peter Biology Laboratory of Environmental CFI Leaders $231,308 Change and Society Opportunity Fund (LOF)

Leavitt, Peter Biology Canada Research Chair in CRC Tier 1 $1,400,000 Environmental Change and Nomination Society

Leroy, Clarke Major Resource Support for the NSERC Major $1,847,500 Benslama, Kamal Particle Physics Group at the Resources (Co-App) Universite de Montreal Support Program

Luxat, John NUCLEUS: A Network of Networks of Unknown $25,486,708 Somers, Christopher University Research for Centres of (Co-App) Canadian Leadership in Excellence Nuclear Energy Utilization and (NCE) Susstainability

Manzon, Richard Biology A Complete Water Quality NSERC Research Tools $8,952 Monitoring System for and Instruments Developmental Studies on Fish (RTI)

Manzon, Richard Biology Evolution of the Vertebrate NSERC Discovery Grant $301,030 Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid Axis and its Function in Fish Development and Life History Transitions Mare, Augustin-Liviu Mathematics & Geometry and Topology of Flag NSERC Discovery Grant $172,500 Statistics Manifolds

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McPherson, Robert ATLAS Upgrades NSERC Research Tools $296,709 Benslama, Kamal and Instruments (Co-App) (RTI)

Mouhoub, Malek Computer Preference-Based (Temporal) NSERC Discovery Grant $271,000 Science Constraint Solving Under Change and Uncertainty

Murphy, Scott Chemistry & Supramolecular Organic NSERC Discovery Grant $243,740 Biochemistry Photochemistry: Incorporating Function Through Molecular Design

Qing, Hairuo Geology Origin of Dolomite and NSERC Discovery Grant $343,650 Formation of Dolomite Reservoirs in Different Tectonic Settings

Raina, Renata Chemistry & Improved Food Quality and Saskatchewan Agriculture $95,000 Biochemistry Safety: Analytical Method Agriculture and Development Development for Agrochemicals Food Fund LOI

Raina, Renata Chemistry & Currently Used Pesticides NSERC Discovery Grant $421,800 Biochemistry (CUPs) in Western Canada: Sources, Gas/Particle Partitioning, Atmospheric Transport and Transformations, and New Trace Analytical Methodologies

Raina, Renata Chemistry & Black Carbon (Soot) NSERC Research Tools $81,172 Biochemistry Measurements and their Role and Instruments in Currently Used Pesticides (RTI) (CUPs) Particle Transport

Raina, Renata Chemistry & Gas/Particle Partitioning NSERC Research Tools $49,580 Biochemistry and Particle Size Analysis of and Instruments Currently Used Pesticides (RTI) (CUPs) for Atmospheric Transport Studies

Sadaoui-Mouhoub, Computer Trust Management and NSERC Discovery Grant $218,000 Samira Science Matchmaking System for Multi- Attribute Reverse Auctions

Stavrinides, John Biology Exploring Host-Specific CFI Leaders $100,900 Virulence Using a Multi-Host Opportunity Bacterial Program Fund (LOF) Stavrinides, John Biology Using a Multi-Host Bacterial NSERC Discovery Grant $332,600 Pathogen to Understand Host-Specific Adaptation and Virulence

Sterenberg, Brian Biology Transition Metal Mediated and NSERC Discovery Grant $338,206 Templated Synthesis – New Synthetic Methodologies for Main Group and Organic Synthesis

Wang, Yingxu Cognitive Informatics and NSERC Strategic $4,890,000 Yao, Yiyu (Co-App) Cognitive Computing Network Network (CICCN)

Weston, Harley Mathematics & Aboriginal Perspectives Indian and Urban $56,400 Statistics Northern Affairs Aboriginal Canada Strategy LOI

Zilles, Sandra Computer Algorithmic Learning Theory NSERC Discovery Grant $227,500 Science and Typed Pattern Languages

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Zilles, Sandra Computer 3-D Physical and CRC Tier 2 $500,000 Science Computational Reservoir Nomination Modeling Laboratory Zilles, Sandra Computer Laboratory for Computational CFI Leaders $74,160 Science Discovery (CLeT Lab) Opportunity Fund (LOF)

TABLE 6.3 Grants Awarded May 1, 2009 to April 30, 2010

PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENT TITLE AGENCY PROGRAM AWARDED INVESTIGATOR Benslama, Kamal Physics Natural Gas Development NSERC SAPPJ Project $139,000 (2010-11) and Grassland Songbird Abundance in Southwestern Saskatchewan: The Impact of Gas Wells and Cumulative Impacts (MITACS Project) Brigham, Mark Biology Natural Gas Development Environment Unspecified $7,500 and Grassland Canada Songbird Abundance in Southwestern Saskatchewan: The Impact of Gas Veils and Cumulative Impacts Brigham, Mark Biology Natural Gas Development Mathematics Saskatchewan $7,500 and Grassland of Information Graduate Songbird Abundance Technology Research in Southwestern and Complex Internship Saskatchewan: The Systems Impact of Gas Veils and (MITACS) Cumulative Impacts Chi, Guoxiang Geology Characterization Saskatchewan Geoscience $15,000 (2009-10) and Genesis of Energy and Research $15,000 (2010-11) Secondary Porosities in Resources and Student Siliciclastic Reservoirs Training in Saskatchewan: Program Implications for Reservoir Properties and Hydrocarbon Exploration East, Allan Chemistry & Tera-scale Informatics CFI Leading Edge $202,658 Butz, Cory (Co-App) Biochemistry Fund (LEF) Hamilton, Howard (Co-App) Hilderman, Robert (Co-App) Yang, Xue-Dong (Co-App) Yao, JingTao (Co-App) Yao, Yiyu (Co-App) East, Allan Chemistry & Tera-scale Informatics Saskatchewan Innovation and $202,659 Butz, Cory (Co-App) Biochemistry Advanced Science Fund Hamilton, Howard (Co-App) Education and Hilderman, Robert (Co-App) Employment Yang, Xue-Dong (Co-App) Yao, JingTao (Co-App) Yao, Yiyu (Co-App) Fallat, Shaun Mathematics & PIMS Operating PIMS Unspecified $15,000 Statistics Expenses, UBC (PIMS) Fallat, Shaun Mathematics & PIMS – NSERC Scientific, PIMS Unspecified $70,000 Statistics UBC (PIMS) (2010-11)

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Guo, Chun-Hua Mathematics & Numerical Analysis of NSERC Discovery $20,000 (2010-11) Statistics Matrix Equations and Grant $20,000 (2011-12) Matrix Functions $20,000 (2012-13) $20,000 (2013-14) $20,000 (2014-15) Hall, Britt Biology Analytical System for the NSERC Research $13,205 (2010-11) Determination of Low- Tools and Level Methylmercury Instruments Concentrations (RTI) Horsman, Greg Biology Sub-grant: Does CIHR Operating $49,697 (2009-10) Vaccinating Health $53,182 (2010-11) Hutterite Children Against Influenza Prevent Influenza in the Other Hutterite Members: A Cluster Randomized Control Trial Huber, Garth Physics Heavy Gas Cerenkov NSERC Research $80,000 (2010-11) Detector for Jefferson Lab Tools and $45,000 (2011-12) Instruments (RTI) Huber, Garth Physics Sub-grant: Investigating NSERC SAPPJ Project $6,000 (2010-11) Hadron Structure with CB- TAPS at MAMI Leavitt, Peter Biology Planetary Pollution with CFI Leaders $2,799,999 Freywald, Andrew (Co-App) Organic Nitrogen and Opportunity Huang, Guo (Co-App) other Biomolecules: Fund (LOF) Somers, Christopher The Emerging Threat to (Co-App) Sustainable Water Quality Yost, Christopher (Co-App) Leavitt, Peter Biology Sub-grant: Canadian NSERC Special $31,427 Participation in Potrok Aike Research Lake Sediment Archive Opportunity Drilling Project Mathie, Edward Physics T2K Long Baseline NSERC SAPPJ Project $168,292 (2010-11) Neutrino Oscillation Experiment Mouhoub, Malek Computer Preference-Based NSERC Discovery $20,000 (2010-11) Science (Temporal) Constraint Grant $20,000 (2011-12) Solving Under Change $20,000 (2012-13) and Uncertainty $20,000 (2013-14) $20,000 (2014-15) Qing, Hairuo Geology Origin of Dolomite and NSERC Discovery $25,000 (2010-11) Formation of Dolomite Grant $25,000 (2011-12) Reservoirs in Different $25,000 (2012-13) Tectonic Settings $25,000 (2013-14) $25,000 (2014-15) Sadaoui-Mouhoub, Samira Computer Trust Management and NSERC Discovery $20,000 (2010-11) Science Matchmaking System for Grant $20,000 (2011-12) Multi-Attribute Reverse $20,000 (2012-13) Auctions $20,000 (2013-14) $20,000 (2014-15) Somers, Christopher Biology Comorant and Pelican Saskatchewan Fish and $38,410 (2010-11) Studies Environment Wildlife Development Stavrinides, John Biology Using a Multi-Host NSERC Discovery $26,000 (2010-11) Bacterial Pathogen to Grant $26,000 (2011-12) Understand Host –Specific $26,000 (2012-13) Adaptation and Virulence $26,000 (2013-14) $26,000 (2014-15)

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Wilson, Scott Biology Sub-grant: Understanding NSERC Strategic $14,860 and Mitigating the Impacts of Altered Temperature and Precipitation Regimes on the Function and Biodiversity of Rangeland Communities Wissel, Björn Biology Fisheries and Wildlife Saskatchewan Fish and $44,655 (2010-11) Management Systems Environment Wildlife Development Yost, Christopher Biology Indicators of Fecal NSERC Strategic $126,250 (2009-10) Pollution in Agricultural $154,200 (2010-11) Ecosystems: Persistence $159,200 (2011-12) and Identification of Appropriate Pathogen Indicators Zilles, Sandra Computer Algorithmic Learning NSERC Discovery $31,000 (2010-11) Science Theory and Typed Pattern Grant $31,000 (2011-12) Languages $31,000 (2012-13) $31,000 (2013-14) $31,000 (2014-15)

TABLE 6.4 Contracts Signed May 1, 2009 to April 30, 2010

PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENT TITLE AGENCY AWARDED INVESTIGATOR Bend, Stephen Geology Assessing the Petroleum Petroleum Technology $210,330 Geochemistry Systems of Research Centre Saskatchewan (PTRC) Bend, Stephen Geology Petrographick Assessment Petroleum Technology $103,050 of Source Potential Within Research Centre Southern Saskatchewan (PTRC) Brigham, Mark Biology Environmental Services for TetrES Consultants $7,548 Canadian Hydro’s Willow Bunch Wind-Energy Project Leavitt, Peter Biology A Long-Term Perspective on University of $51,350 Salmon Populations throughout Washington the North Pacific Ocean, Modification No. 4 Leavitt, Peter Biology Data Collection, Analysis and State of Utah $55,104 Interpretation of Sediment Cores from the Great Salt Lake to Understand Historic and Contemporary Water Quality Trends Papandreou, Zisis Physics Production of 48 Barrel Jefferson Scientific $1,132,207 Calorimters (BCAL) Associates LLC Qing, Hairuo Geology Types of Dolomite in Changxi PetroChina Research $132,000 and Fenshangang Formations, Institute of Petroleum Sichuan Basin Exploration and Development Wissel, Björn Biology Zooplankton Analysis for Saskatchewan $20,000 Northern SK Lake Survey Environment Yang, Xue-Dong Computer Add a Watch List Search Department of $5,000 Science Function into a Facial National Defence Recognition System Yost, Christopher Biology Laboratory Analysis for a Alberta Energy $13,000 Microbial Source Tracking Research Institute Scoping Study (AERI)

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6.3 Canada Research Chairs The Faculty hosts a Tier I Chair in the area of Energy and Environment (Peter Leavitt), and two Tier II Chairs in Microbes, The Environment and Food Safety (Chris Yost), and Environmental and Wildlife Mutagenesis (Chris Somers).

6.4 International Research International impact is a key criterion for receiving NSERC funding, (Table 6.1) and our success in obtaining NSERC support attests to the ongoing level of activity in this area. This is achieved primarily by publishing scientific papers in international journals that are circulated globally. It is also common for members of the Faculty of Science to be involved in fieldwork abroad or in international collaborations. Faculty members also serve on the grant selection committees of other countries, review for these agencies, and serve as editors for international journals. University of Regina scientists routinely travel to present the results of their research at international symposia, and to attend conferences and workshops to keep up to date with cutting-edge developments in their discipline. The Faculty helped fund 28 professors to make presentations at international conferences last year, with the balance of funds coming mostly from NSERC grants. Participation by students and postdoctoral fellows at international meetings is also common.

6.5 Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Students NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Awards NSERC annually allocates a number of awards for undergraduate students to obtain significant research experience under the direction of NSERC researchers (refer to Table 5.2).

Undergraduate Research Assistants Many undergraduate students were hired by Faculty of Science researchers to assist in laboratories, fieldwork and other research-related activities over the summer months.

6.6 Archer Library The Library has begun providing up-to-date online access to the prestigious journals Science and Nature. Besides the journals themselves, online coverage includes access to enhanced content and rapid before-print publication. These journals are listed in the Library catalogue with links to their online sites; they may also be accessed through the Library’s online list of e-journals (http://www.uregina.ca/library/eresources/ejournals.shtml). The Library is extending the University of Regina’s online access to publications from Springer, a major provider of scientific content, through 2009. These publications, which include books and journals, are available through the database SpringerLink. Included are many popular e-book series, such as Lecture Notes in Computer Science and Lecture Notes in Physics. Please note that some, but not all, of these publications are listed in the Library catalogue (we are working with Springer to try to have all of them listed); therefore, if you do not find a desired Springer publication in the catalogue, please check in SpringerLink, or contact the science librarian, Charles Phelps, for assistance. Springer publications provide coverage these subject areas (coverage is especially extensive in the sciences): Behavioral Science Engineering Biomedical and Life Sciences Geography Business and Economics Humanities, Social Sciences and Law Chemistry and Materials Science Mathematics and Statistics Computer Science Medicine Earth and Environmental Science Physics and Astronomy

44 Part 7: University Service

7.1 Representation on University Committees Members of the Faculty of Science serve as representatives to other faculties and are members of University committees including: Advisory Committee on Research and Planning and Priorities Committee Instructional Computing President’s Committee on Animal Care Campus Administrative and Technical Staff President’s Research Committee Campus Promotion Committee Presidential Search Committee Committee on Administrative Computing Systems Research Ethics Board Council Committee on Admissions and Studies President’s Advisory Committee in Information Council Committee on Student Appeals Technology Council Scholarship Committee President’s Advisory Committee on Radiation Safety Deans’ Council Senate Dean of Nursing Search Committee Senior Leadership Team Distinguished Professor Committee Strategic Enrollment Management Team (Student Executive of Council Retention) Finance-HR Advisory Committee Student Issues Committee Kinesiology and Health Studies Chiropractic Chair University of Regina Health Research Advisory Search Committee Committee Library Committee University of Regina United Way Executive Occupational Health Committee Committee PhD Committee (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research)

7.2 Professional Organizations Faculty members of each academic department belong to various professional organizations. These organizations are named for each department below: Department of Biology The Wildlife Society Animal Behaviour Society Wilson Ornithological Society American Ornithologists Union Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry American Society of Limnology and Oceanography American Society of Mammalogists Advanced Laser Light Source American Society of Plant Biologists Air and Waste Management Association American Society for Microbiology American Chemical Society British Bryological Society American Chemical Society (Biochemistry Division) British Ecological Society American Geophysical Union Canadian Entomological Society American Society for Agronomy Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists American Society for Photobiology Canadian Society of Microbiologists AOAC International Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists Biophysical Society Canadian Society of Zoologists Canadian Institute of Chemistry Cooper Ornithological Society Canadian Light Source Ecological Society of America Canadian Society of Biochemistry, Molecular and Environmental Mutagen Society Cellular Biology Geological Society of America Canadian Society for Chemistry International Association of Great Lakes Research Chemical Institute of Canada North American Benthological Society Federation of American Society for Biochemistry Phycological Society of America Federation of American Society for Chemistry and Sigma Xi Molecular Biology Society of Wetland Scientists Geological Society of America Society of Canadian Limnologists Inter-American Photochemical Society Society for Conservation Biology International Society for Heterocyclic Chemistry Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Saskatchewan Structural Centre (University of The Genetical Society Saskatchewan) The Waterbird Society Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

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Department of Computer Science Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI) Acoustical Association of America Geochemical Society (GS) American Association of Artificial Intelligence Geological Association of Canada (GAC) Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Geological Society of America ACM Special Interesting Group in Computer Graphics Geological Society of London ACMSpecial Interesting Group in Information Retrieval Geological Society of South Africa ACM Special Interesting Group in Knowledge Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC) Discovery and Data Mining Mineralogical Society of America ACM Special Interesting Group in Computer-Human Mineralogical Society of Great Britain Interaction National Association of Geology Teachers American Institute for Physics Prospectors and Developers Association of Artificial Intelligence Canada (PDAC) Association for Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Royal Canadian Geographical Society Association for Contraint Programming Saskatchewan Geological Society (SGS) Canadian Acoustical Association Saskatchewan Mining Association (SMA) Canadian Association for Brain, Behavour and Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) Cognitive Science Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Canadian Information Processing Society Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) Canadian Society for Computational Studies of Society of Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA) Intelligence Society of Organic Petrologists Entity Relationships Society The American Chemical Society Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society The International Society for Diatom Research (ISDR) Information Retrieval Volcanology and Igneous Petrology Division, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE) Geological Association of Canada IEEE Computer Society Department of Mathematics and Statistics IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society International Association for Study of Popular Music American Mathematical Society International Computer Music Association American Statistical Association International Roughset Society Association for Women in Mathematics Mathematical Programming Society Bernoulli Society for Probability and Statistics Mathematical Association of America Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society Mathematics of Information Technology and Canadian Mathematical Society Complex Systems Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group Models of Data Combinatorial Mathematics Society of Australia North American Fuzzy Set Society German Mathematical Society Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition Institute for Combinatorics and Its Applications Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Institute for Mathematical Statistics Special Interest Group International Chinese Statistical Association International Indian Statistical Association Department of Geology International Linear Algebra Society Association of Professional Engineers and International Statistical Institute Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS) Mathematical Association of America American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) National Council of Teachers of Mathematics American Association of Petroleum Geologists Royal Statistical Society Student Chapter Statistical Society of Canada American Geophysical Union (AGU) Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Canadian Association of Geographers The American Academy of Actuaries Canadian Geomorphological Research Group The Canadian Institute of Actuaries Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and The Society of Actuaries Petroleum (CIM). Canadian Sedimentology Research Group Department of Physics Canadian Society of Organic Petrologists American Physical Society (APS) Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG) Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) European Association of Organic Geochemists High Energy Accelerator Research Group (KEK) International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS) Institute for Nuclear Physics International Committee of Coal Petrologists Institute for Particle Physics (IPP) International Association for Volcanology and TRIUMF

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7.3 LONG SERVICE HONOUREES for 2009 Bruce Gilligan Marlene Miller Math & Stats Department Dean’s Office 40 Years 30 Years

Edward Mathie Keith Wolbaum Physics Department Electronics Shop 25 Years 25 Years

Richard McIntosh Nader Mobed Math & Stats Department Faculty of Science 20 Years 20 Years

Janis Dale Kathryn Bethune Geology Department Geology Department 15 Years 10 Years

Tanya Dahms Shaun Fallat Chemistry Department Math & Stats Department 10 Years 10 Years

Chun-Hua Guo Hairuo Qing Math & Stats Department Geology Department 10 Years 10 Years

Ara Steininger Joseph Zieger Math & Stats Department Science Stores 10 Years 10 Years

47 Part 8: Public Service

8.1 Schools ur faculty members are regularly invited to give lectures and presentations at elementary and secondary schools, Oas well as community organizations (e.g., Beavers, Cubs). These visits are well received by the school children and their teachers, and provide the faculty a means of interacting with potential students. The Faculty of Science sponsors several events organized by various local and regional school systems such as science fairs and career fairs. The Faculty also provides displays and volunteers (e.g., judges, mentors) to these functions.

8.2 Community • The mandate of the Saskatchewan Science Network (SSN) is to increase scientific literacy and promote science culture within Saskatchewan schools and the general community through partnerships with the education, science, and business communities of Saskatchewan. One of the goals of the SSN is to improve access for teachers to the pool of scientific and technological expertise and educational material available in Saskatchewan. The SSN has collaborated with the University of Regina, Faculty of Science and the NSERC WISE Chair at the University of Saskatchewan to create a website (http://www.sasksciencenetwork.ca/ssn/) that will facilitate access for teachers to scientific material suitable for enhanced classroom learning. Ultimately teachers will be able to incorporate science into their classrooms more readily and thereby improve the general level of scientific literacy in all students. The SSN looks forward to future collaborations with the Faculty of Science that will increase local interest in and awareness of science and technology occurring in Saskatchewan. • The Department of Mathematics and Statistics hosted the annual Mathematics Enrichment Camp for students from grades 7 to 12. Students from Regina and Moose Jaw attended and were engaged in a wide variety of activities to develop mathematical skills and to expose them to different opportunities available in mathematics. The one-day camp includes activities, games and presentations on a wide variety of topics designed to spark and enrich student interest in mathematical science. Topics include Proofs and Problem Solving, Solving a Rubik’s Cube, Binary Sequences and Number Systems. The Department also sponsors the Problem of the Month Contest. Each month a challenging math problem appears on the Department web page. Local responses are received and many responses are from other provinces as well as Spain and Russia. The Department maintains Math Central a web-based interactive resource for teachers and students. The Mathematics Department runs a math workshop for students in grades 7 to 12 who like mathematics. With the help and encouragement of instructors, students work through challenging mathematical problems and devise strategies for solving them. Our primary goal is for students to have an enjoyable experience. • Many of our faculty are members of the Saskatchewan Science Centre and give public presentations or assist with the development of displays. The Faculty of Science is a gold sponsor of the Science Centre.

48 Appendices

Appendix 1: Professor Emeriti Appendix 2: Adjunct and and Lab Instructor Emeriti Associate Members for 2009 for 2009 Adjunct Members Professor Emeriti: Department of Biology Department of Biology Dr. Nick Antonishyn Dr. William Chapco Dr. H.N. Bryant Dr. Keith Denford Dr. William Chapco Dr. George Mitchell Dr. Barbara Cade-Menum Dr. William Quick Dr. Stephen Davis Dr. M.V. Sethu Raju Dr. K. Denford Dr. Diane Secoy Dr. Gregory Horsman Dr. A. Walther Dr. Paul Levett Dr. Melvin Weisbart Dr. Susan Lund Dr. Russell Zacharuk Dr. Ray Poulin Dr. Glen Sutter Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Mr. Tim Tokaryk Dr. David Chandler Dr. Melvin Weisbart Dr. Keith Johnson Dr. Björn Wissel Dr. Donald Lee Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Department of Computer Science Mr. John Hudson Dr. Larry Symes Dr. Keith Johnson Dr. Michael Wong Dr. Ron Treble Department of Geology Dr. Don Waite Dr. Pier Binda Dr. Dunling Wang Dr. Donald Kent Department of Computer Science Dr. Laurence Vigrass Dr. David Barnard Dr. Brian Watters Dr. Darryl Dormuth Department of Mathematics and Statistics Dr. Dominik Slezak Mr. Norman Biernes Dr. Michael Wong Dr. Audrey Duthie Department of Geology Dr. Chris Fisher Dr. Kenneth Ashton Dr. Haragauri Gupta Dr. Pier Binda Dr. Denis Hanson Dr. Donald Kent Dr. Saroop Kaul Dr. Robert Macdonald Dr. Eusebio Koh Dr. Charles Normand Mrs. Joanne McDonald Dr. Per Kent Pedersen Dr. R. Ian McDonald Dr. Benjamin Rostron Dr. Dieter Ruoff Dr. Osman Salad Hersi Dr. Jim Tomkins Dr. Laurence Vigrass Dr. C.L. Wang Dr. Harley Weston Department of Mathematics and Statistics Dr. Brian Alspach Department of Physics Dr. Edward Doolittle Dr. Leonard Greenberg Dr. Denis Hanson Dr. Joseph Kos Dr. Kathy Heinrich Dr. S. Ishrat Naqvi Dr. Arzu Sardarli Dr. Giorgio Papini Dr. Jim Tomkins Dr. Bev Robertson Department of Physics Lab Instructor Emeriti: Dr. Randal Lewis Department of Computer Science Dr. Roman Tacik Ms. Pauline Van Havere

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Associate Members Seyed Manjegani Department of Biology Sadia Mwangangi Dr. Dennis Alfano Binbin Wang Dr. Stephen Davis Bahman Ahmadi Dr. Rod Kelln Yongjin Xing Dr. Mary Vetter (Luther College) Department of Physics Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Dinesh Singh Dr. Neil Ashton Department of Computer Science Appendix 4: graduate teaching Dr. Gordon Huang Fellowships for 2009 Dr. Charity Marsh Department of Geology Dr. Sheila Petty Junjie Liu Department of Mathematics and Statistics SzeShan Yip Dr. Iqbal Husain (Luther College) Dr. Fotini Labropulu (Luther College) Appendix 5: Supplemental Instruction Leaders for 2009 Department of Physics Dr. Martin Beech (Campion College) Department of Biology Chelsea Poncsak Appendix 3: Sessional Shaun Robinson Lecturers for 2009 Dave Scott Odette Simmie Department of Biology Jessica Steen Paul Levett Nick Antonishyn Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Stephen Davis Timothy Bolton Bjorn Wissel Sarah Fortowsky Jonathan Hughes Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Colin Kuntz Mark Tymchak Christopher Lohans Thomas Biss Department of Computer Science Department of Computer Science Matthew Haines Joseph Herbert Seve Hooker Timothy Maciag Natasha Jacques Jihad Rashid Department of Geology Yan Zhao Sarah Ludlow Xuguang Chen Max Ivanov Department of Mathematics and Statistics Mondelle Simeon Janice Cotcher Xinglin Zhang April Flaman Richard Dosselmann Bridget Fortowsky Robert Bailey Gina Hochban Brien Beattie Selene Leismeister Robert Cowles Moira McAvoy Jakeb Reis Department of Geology Evan Morris Department of Physics Sarah Acton Department of Mathematics and Statistics Shaun Krueger David Bale Johnny Tran Mike Cavers Larry Yang Leigh Anne MacKnight Dipra Mitra Hugo Rodriguez Ordonez Shuchita Sharma Mahmoud Manjegani

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Photo CreditS Many thanks to AV Services for numerous photos used throughout this Annual Report, including the cover photo. Also, thank you to all those from the Faculty of Science who contributed photos. Faculty of Science Annual Report

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