Annual Report to the Killam National Conference
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Annual Report to the Killam National Conference 2009 Annual Report to the Killam National Conference 2009: Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Killam Predoctoral Scholarships ............................................................................................................................................... 2 Faculty of Graduate Studies Departmental Allocations ........................................................................................................ 3 Killam Postdoctoral Fellowships ............................................................................................................................................... 3 Killam Chairs ............................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Dorothy J. Killam Memorial Lectures ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Faculty of Science Killam Prize ................................................................................................................................................. 4 Faculty of Science Killam Professorships ................................................................................................................................. 4 Killam Dinner .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Administrative Updates.............................................................................................................................................................. 5 Appendix 1: 2009 Killam Predoctoral Scholarship Competition Selection Committee ..................................................... 7 Appendix 2: Izaak Walton Killam Predoctoral Scholarships a. New & Renewal Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 8 b. New 2009-2010 ........................................................................................................................................................... 9 c. Renewal 2009-2010 ................................................................................................................................................... 10 Appendix 3: 2009 Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition Selection Committee .................................................. 13 Appendix 4: Killam Postdoctoral Fellowships — New 2009 ............................................................................................... 14 Appendix 5: Killam Postdoctoral Fellowships — Continuing 2009 ................................................................................... 15 Appendix 6: 2009 Killam Chairs .............................................................................................................................................. 16 Appendix 7: 2009 Killam Chair Reports a. Zhizhang (David) Chen........................................................................................................................................... 17 b. John Cullen ............................................................................................................................................................... 19 c. Evangelos Milios ...................................................................................................................................................... 23 d. Axel Becke ................................................................................................................................................................ 25 e. Martin Alda............................................................................................................................................................... 29 Appendix 8: Killam Lecture Committee ................................................................................................................................ 31 Appendix 9: Report on the 2008-2009 Killam Lectures: “The Future of Africa” .................................................................. 32 Appendix 10: Faculty of Science Killam Prizes ..................................................................................................................... 34 Appendix 11: Faculty of Science Killam Professorship Recipients ..................................................................................... 35 Appendix 12: Chronicle Herald/Mail Star (October 2008) ................................................................................................. 36 Appendix 13: 2009 Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship Advertising Campaign ................................................................... 37 Enquiries Faculty of Graduate Studies, Dalhousie University Room 314, Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building 6299 South Street, Halifax, NS, B3H 4H6 Tel: (902) 494-2485 • Fax: (902) 494-8797 • [email protected] • http://dalgrad.dal.ca/ Page 1 Annual Report to the Killam National Conference 2009 INTRODUCTION I am very pleased to present this report on the many activities in the last year of the Killam programs at Dalhousie University. The University Killam Trust Committee, with membership from the senior administration, Killam Committee Chairs, and the Killam Trustees, meets annually to provide guidance and coordination for all activities related to the Killam programs at Dalhousie, and this report therefore is presented on behalf of this committee. The Killam Endowments enable Dalhousie University to maintain five programs: 1. Killam Predoctoral Scholarships are funded from the Advanced Studies fund; 2. Funding for Faculty of Graduate Studies Departmental Allocations for Graduate Scholarships are provided by the Killam Memorial Research and Scholarship (Anonymous Donor) fund and the Killam Residue fund; 3. Killam Postdoctoral Fellowships are funded by the Advanced Studies fund; 4. Killam Chairs are funded from the Killam Chair fund; and 5. Dorothy J. Killam Memorial Lecture Series and the annual Killam Dinner are funded from the Killam Residue fund. In recognition of the financial support provided to the Faculty of Science by the Killam Endowment, two additional awards were established in 1994-95: 1. Faculty of Science Killam Prize, funded from the Faculty of Science Operating fund; and 2. Faculty of Science Killam Professorships, funded from the Killam Memorial Salary fund. 1) KILLAM PREDOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS Killam Predoctoral Scholarships are awarded to graduate students in thesis programs at the master's and doctoral level in all disciplines except the fine arts. Killam Scholarships are the most prestigious awards offered by the university. Killam Predoctoral Scholarships are awarded based on a highly selective competition. Members of the 2009-2010 Killam Predoctoral Scholarship Competition Selection Committee are listed in Appendix 1. The competition for the 2009-2010 scholarships concluded with 22 new scholarships being offered, and 18 of these scholarships being accepted by first-year and continuing students (10 master’s, all new students, and 8 doctoral), while 66 students had their award renewed (12 master’s and 54 doctoral, see Appendix 2). Among the Killam scholars, 77 are Canadian, while 7 are students from 6 different countries. Of the 84 Killam Scholars in 2009-2010, 56 Page 2 Annual Report to the Killam National Conference 2009 were successful in obtaining major external awards, demonstrating the very high quality of our scholarship recipients. All Killam PhD award holders starting PhD programs at Dalhousie are also eligible for the President’s Award, which covers tuition. 2) FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENTAL ALLOCATIONS The Killam Memorial Research and Scholarship (Anonymous Donor) fund and the Killam Residue fund, award graduate scholarships to Canadian students in departments in the sciences and engineering. For the 2009-10 aca- demic year (September to August) students receiving either of these scholarship awards were in the Facul- ties/Departments/Schools/Programs of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Biological Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Biochemistry, Biological Engineering, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Community Health and Epidemiology, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Economics, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Electronic Commerce, Engineering Mathematics, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Health & Human Performance, Health Informatics, Human Communication Disorders, Industrial Engineering, Interdisciplinary PhD, International Development Studies, Law, Library and Information Studies, Marine Affairs, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Microbiology & Immunology, Mining Engineering, Oceanography, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physics, Physiology & Biophysics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Social Anthropology, and Statistics. 3) KILLAM POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS The Dalhousie University Killam Fellowship competition is open to doctoral graduates, within two years of graduation, from any discipline or nationality. Selection from among a very large number of national and international applicants is based