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CIFAR understands that the search for knowledge is the defining feature of humanity’s great, unfolding story.

Richard Ivey
Richard Ivey, Chair of CIFAR’s Capital Campaign

CIFAR By the Numbers


CIFAR’s annual budget is $16 million. Currently, there are 12 interdisciplinary research programs.

Since the Institute’s inception, 14 Nobel Laureates have been associated with CIFAR.

Current:

  • Roger B. Myerson (Economic Sciences), Institutions, Organizations & Growth
  • George A. Akerlof (Economic Sciences), Institutions, Organizations & Growth, and Social Interactions, Identity & Well-Being
  • Anthony J. Leggett (Physics), Quantum Information Processing
  • John C. Polanyi (Chemistry), Nanoelectronics
  • Philip W. Anderson (Physics), Quantum Materials
Former:
  • Daniel Kahneman (Economics) Social Interactions, Identity & Well-Being
  • Sidney Altman (Chemistry), Evolutionary Biology
  • Kenneth Arrow (Economic Sciences), Economic Growth & Policy
  • Walter Gilbert (Chemistry), Evolutionary Biology
  • Leland H. Hartwell (Medicine), Genetic Networks
  • Robert B. Laughlin (Physics), Quantum Materials Program
  • Richard J. Roberts (Medicine), Evolutionary Biology
  • Michael Smith (Chemistry), Evolutionary Biology Program
  • Willard Boyle (Physics), Research Council member
  • David Wineland (Physics), Advisory Committee Quantum Information Processing

CIFAR supports 394 distinguished Canadian and international researchers:
  • 336 Program Members
  • 58 Advisory Committee Members

CIFAR researchers currently represent 17 countries:
Austria, Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.

CIFAR researchers are based in Canada and abroad:
  • 62% of program members are based in Canada
  • 23% of advisory committee members are based in Canada

CIFAR researchers represent 114 academic and research institutions around the world:
  • Program members are based at 95 institutions
  • Advisory committee members are based at 19 additional institutions


Updated January, 2013
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