TBD, Deputy Vice-President (Research and Innovation)
James Administration, Room 419
845 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec H3A 0G4
TBD | Assistant: karen.kinsella [at] mcgill.ca (Karen Kinsella) 514-398-7078
Professor Mathieu Brochu, Associate Vice-President, Strategic Technology Partnerships
James Administration, Room 419
845 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec H3A 0G4
avpbrochu.vpri [at] mcgill.ca | Assistant: karen.kinsella [at] mcgill.ca (Karen Kinsella) 514-398-7078
In this newly created position, Professor Brochu provides academic leadership for major interdisciplinary research and technology initiatives in strategic sectors. Working closely with faculties, research institutes, and partners across government and industry, he advances McGill’s priorities in areas such as aerospace, defence, energy, advanced materials, and other emerging technology domains. He also supports the development of major research and industrial partnerships, the growth of strategic research centres and initiatives, and leadership on institutional priorities related to research, innovation, and technology development.
Biography
Professor Brochu is an Associate Professor in Mining and Materials Engineering and an Associate Director of the McGill Institute for Aerospace Engineering. His cross-sector experience and strong record of research leadership make him well positioned to lead this portfolio. A recognized national and international expert in advanced manufacturing, materials engineering, additive manufacturing, and welding, he has partnered with more than forty companies worldwide to advance innovative technologies and has held fellowships with ASM International, the Canadian Institute for Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, and the Canadian Welding Bureau.
He brings demonstrated experience in building industry partnerships, leading collaborative initiatives, and has contributed to national research networks such as Hi-AM (Holistic Innovation in Additive Manufacturing) and the CFI-funded Can-AMN (Canadian Additive Manufacturing Network). His academic leadership is equally notable, having served as associate department chair and graduate program director.
Professor Lara Khoury, Associate Vice-President (Research)
James Administration, Room 419
845 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec H3A 0G4
514-398-6610 | avpkhoury.vpri [at] mcgill.ca | Assistant: karen.kinsella [at] mcgill.ca (Karen Kinsella) 514-398-7078
Professor Khoury leads and directs initiatives and projects that advance McGill’s research enterprise in the social sciences and humanities. She also provides strategic advice and counsel to the McGill community on projects related to her focus disciplines.
Biography
Professor Lara Khoury of the Faculty of Law and Canada Research Chair in Liability, Health Governance, and Social Change (Tier 1) brings substantial experience working within the McGill research community to the role of Assistant Vice-President, Research. As AVPR, Professor Khoury leads and directs initiatives and projects that advance McGill’s research enterprise in the social sciences and humanities.
Professor Khoury’s responsibilities include working with the teams in the Office of Sponsored Research and Institutional Initiatives that develop grants across a range of disciplines as well as working with the Provost’s Office on Canada Research Chair proposals. Additionally, she will oversee the University’s prizes and awards portfolio, which generates and supports nominations for major national and international research prizes and awards. She will also serve on and the University’s Promotions Committee as well as the Academic Planning Committee and provide oversight to the Research Ethics Board.
Professor Khoury is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Law, and an associate member of McGill's Institute for Health & Social Policy and Biomedical Ethics Unit (now part of the Department of Equity, Ethics and Policy of the School of Population and Global Health). Khoury convenes, with Professor Alana Klein, the McGill Research Group on Health and Law. She is also a member of McGill’s Institute of Comparative Law and a Full Member of the Paul-André Crépeau Centre for Private and Comparative Law. She teaches and conducts research in the fields of comparative Medical, Public Health and Environmental Law, with a particular focus on liability issues. She is the author of "Uncertain Causation in Medical Liability" (Hart Publishing, Oxford and Yvon Blais, Cowansville) which received the 2008 Quebec Bar Foundation Prize. She was elected a titular member of the International Academy of Comparative Law in July 2019. She received the Barreau du Québec's Advocatus Emeritus (Ad. E.) designation in 2019 and the John-Ramon-Hnatyshyn Prize of the Canadian Bar Association in 2023. She served as the Associate Dean (Research) of the Faculty of Law from 2015 to 2017.
Minodora Iordan, Interim Assistant Vice-President (Research Development)
James Administration, Room 218
845 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec H3A 0G4
514-398-3648 | minodora.iordan [at] mcgill.ca | Assistant: heather.purdie [at] mcgill.ca (Heather Purdie)