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AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Originals:ÌýIzaak & Dorothy Killam established academic trusts that have been truly
transformative for university students across Canada.
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AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ is one of just five universities in Canada to receive support from theÌýKillam TrustsÌýfor scholarships, fellowships, prizes, and other funding and is the largest recipient of Killam funding.

Since 1967, the Killam Trusts have provided more than $1 billion to support research and learning. No other private philanthropic effort has contributed this level of funding to higher education in Canada.

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AV¾ãÀÖ²¿'s Killam Prize WinnersÌý

Five Killam Prizes are awarded annually to distinguished Canadian scholars in the categories of health sciences, natural sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities. The prizes are given in recognition of distinguished careers and awarded to recipients who will continue to make substantial contributions.

AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s awardees, include:

2022

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Dr. Françoise Baylis
Faculty of Arts and Social Science,ÌýFaculty of Medicine Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý

Read Dal News:ÌýWorld‑renowned AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ bioethicist and battery pioneer win prestigious Killam Prize

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Dr. Jeff Dahn
Faculty of Science Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
2017
Faculty of Medicine Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Read Dal News:ÌýChallenging convention - Evolutionary Biologist Ford Doolittle wins Killam Prize
2016 Dr. Axel Becke
Faculty of Science Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
ReadÌýDal News:ÌýAnother big honour for one of Dal's most acclaimed scientists
2006 Dr. Susan Sherwin
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
Read Dal News:ÌýOutstanding achievement
2005 Dr. Brian HallÌý
Faculty of Science ÌýÌý
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Killam Memorial Chairs

The Killam Memorial Chairs are awarded to early career and established academics of the highest distinction at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿.Ìý

Read Dal News:ÌýFour researchers receive preeminent award at Dal

AV¾ãÀÖ²¿'s current Killam Memorial Chairs are:

Killam Memorial Chair - Established Research Leaders

Professor, Killam Research Chair
Topics:  Coatings, Powder metallurgy, Tribology, Advanced structural and functional ceramics, Composites (including fibre-reinforced), Inorganic foams and porous materials, Materials processing, Mechanical behaviour, Electron microscopy, Oxidation and corrosion, Biopolymers
Email: Kevin.Plucknett@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-3297
Fax: n/a
Mailing Address: 
1360 Barrington St, PO BOX 15000
Sexton Campus; Dean's Office
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
Kevin Plucknett


Killam Memorial Chair - Early Career Researchers

Associate Professor and Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Research Chair
Topics:  Nanomaterials, Solar energy, Catalysis, Plasmonics, Inorganic chemistry, Solid-state chemistry
Email: mita.dasog@dal.ca
Mailing Address: 
Department of Chemistry
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿
6243 Alumni Crescent
P.O. Box 15000
Halifax NS B3H 4R2
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Associate Professor, Killam Memorial Research Chair
Topics:  Enhanced Health Systems Performance, Health Communication, Social and Structural Determinants of Health, Health Inequalities, Recovery from Critical Illness
Email: j.parsonsleigh@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-8881
Fax: 902-494-6849
Mailing Address: 
Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building
2nd Floor 2A01, Office 2A08
5850 College Street
PO Box 15000
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2 Canada
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Dorothy Killam Fellowships

Dorothy Killam Fellowships grant $160,000 over two years to researchers pursuing projects of broad significance so they can focus on and accelerate the pace of their work. The Dorothy Killam Fellow is a leading researcher whose superior, ground-breaking, best-in-class research stands to have significant impact on a national or global scale.ÌýÌý

Previous Killam Fellowship winners:

2024 Dr. Elaine CraigÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýLaw
2010 Dr. Donald WeaverÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý MedicineÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
2007 Dr. Ian MeinertzhagenÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý PsychologyÌý Ìý ÌýÌý
2005 Dr. Axel BeckeÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ChemistryÌý Ìý
2003 Dr. Neil BurfordÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ChemistryÌý Ìý
2003 Dr. Brian HalÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Biology
1995Ìý Dr. Roderick WasylishenÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý ChemistryÌýÌý
1988 Dr. Gilbert WinhamÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Political Science
1980Ìý Dr. Karen MannÌý BiologyÌý ÌýÌý
1978Ìý Dr. Roy HainesÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý HistoryÌýÌý
1977Ìý Dr. G.V. Goddar MedicineÌý

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Faculty of Science Killam ProfessorshipsÌý

The Faculty of Science Killam Professorships were established by the faculty in recognition of the financial support provided by the Killam endowment at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿. Up to ten professorships are awarded to faculty members in recognition of their outstanding careers for a term of five years.ÌýEach professorship is accompanied by an award of $2,000.

Current professorships are held by:

Dr.ÌýMladen NedimovićÌý
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Dr. Anna Metaxas
Department of Oceanography

Dr. Penny Corkum
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience

Dr. Laura Turculet
Department of ChemistryÌý

Dr. Alastair Simpson
Department of Biology

Dr. Peng Zhang
Department of Chemistry

Dr. Andrew IrwinÌý Ìý Ìý
Department of Mathematics and StatisticsÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Dr. Arunika Gunawardena
Department of Biology

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Faculty of Science Killam PrizeÌý

The Faculty of Science Killam Professorships were established by the faculty in recognition of the financial support provided by the Killam endowment at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿. One prize is awarded annually to enhance the careers of the faculty’s most promising scientists who have obtained their doctorate within the preceding eleven years. The prize is accompanied by an award of $2,000.Ìý

Recent winners include:

2024 Dr. Miao Zhang
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
2023 Dr. Saurabh Chitnis
Department of Chemistry
2022 Dr. Eric Oliver
Department of Oceanography
2021 Dr. Lam Ho
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
2020 Dr. Erin Bertrand
Department of Biology