List of presidents of the National Research Council of Canada

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The National Research Council of Canada is a major federal research institution in Canada, founded in 1916 as the Honorary Advisory Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Originally a loose federation of scientific experts advising the government, it was given an executive body in 1928 (when the first President was appointed) and received funds to establish a laboratory in the same year, which opened in 1932.

Presidents

NameTermScientific background
Henry Marshall Tory 1928-1935 mathematics
A.G.L. McNaughton 1935-1939 civil engineering
C.J. Mackenzie 1939-1952 civil engineering
E.W.R. Steacie 1952-1962 physical chemistry
Bristow Guy Ballard [1] 1962-1967 electrical engineering
W.G. Schneider [2] 1967-1980 pure chemistry
J. Larkin Kerwin 1980-1989 physics
Pierre O. Perron [3] 1989-1994 metallurgy
Arthur Carty 1994-2004 inorganic chemistry
Michael Raymont [4] 2004-2005 (acting) chemistry
Pierre Coulombe [5] 2005-2010 medicine
John R. McDougall [6] 2010-2016 petroleum engineering
Iain Stewart [7] 2016-2020 political science and marine policy
Mitch Davies [8] [9] 2021–Present commerce

References

  1. ↑ Phillipson, Donald. "Bristow Guy Ballard". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Yaffe, Leo. "William George Schneider". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Perron Era" . Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Executive Energy Forum 2005". Energy Council of Canada. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "2007 Seminar Bio: Dr. Pierre Coulombe" (PDF). Canadian Nuclear Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "John McDougall appointed president of the National Research Council of Canada". Industry Canada. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Announcing the new president of the National Research Council of Canada". Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Government of Canada announces new National Research Council President". Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 20 Jan 2021.
  9. ↑ National Research Council Canada. "Mitch Davies". nrc.canada.ca. Archived from the original on 2025-10-01. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
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