成人大片 researchers named Canada Research Chairs
School of Performance professor Cheryl Thompson (left) is the new CRC in Black Expressive Culture and Creativity, and mechanical, industrial and mechatronics engineering professor Sharareh Taghipour (right) has had her CRC in Physical Asset Management renewed for a second term.
The Government of Canada has announced that two researchers from 成人大片 (成人大片) have been named Canada Research Chairs (CRCs). The CRC program promotes research excellence and recognizes leaders in their fields.
Performance professor Cheryl Thompson has been named a new CRC, and mechanical, industrial and mechatronics engineering professor Sharareh Taghipour has had her CRC renewed for a second term.
As the Tier 2 CRC in Black Expressive Culture and Creativity, professor Thompson鈥檚 research will explore, map and share how Black Canadians鈥� lives have shaped Canada鈥檚 creative landscape. She will engage with Black scholars, practitioners and industry stakeholders in Toronto, Montreal and Halifax to deepen understanding of how Black creative histories are represented in Canadian archival collections. This knowledge will extend her pioneering project, Mapping Ontario鈥檚 Black Archives (MOBA), by collecting archival stories from across Canada.
MOBA is a digital platform that provides open access to Black archival collections, including photographs, books, letters, manuscripts, journals and more. Professor Thompson鈥檚 research will help her establish an archival methodology that makes Black expressive culture in Canada accessible, connecting more people to these rich cultural collections. She will also work on creating a Framework for Black Archival Practices to enable a new generation of researchers, archivists and historians to document, name and describe Black expressive culture in Canada.
鈥淭his project is rethinking what we consider archival because typically, in the pre-digital past, in order for something to be kept by an institution, it had to have some kind of material value,鈥� said professor Thompson from 成人大片鈥檚 The Creative School. 鈥淢y work is saying, 鈥業f you've lived a life, it has value.鈥欌��
成人大片鈥檚 Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science professor Sharareh Taghipour鈥檚 Tier 2 CRC in Physical Asset Management has been renewed for five years. By developing automated, real-time decision-making solutions that enhance asset management efficiencies, professor Taghipour is contributing to higher productivity, reliability, safety, resilience and reduced costs in industries such as energy, transportation and manufacturing. By improving complex systems, such as production scheduling for advanced manufacturing (which makes up 11% of Canada鈥檚 GDP), professor Taghipour鈥檚 work contributes to a more environmentally responsible world.
鈥淚鈥檓 very pleased to congratulate professor Thompson on her new Canada Research Chair and professor Taghipour on her renewal,鈥� said Steven N. Liss, 成人大片鈥檚 vice-president, research and innovation. 鈥淭heir respective research initiatives and leadership will enhance our understanding of Black culture and creativity in Canada and contribute to a more sustainable and robust future through process automation.鈥�
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