Leadership & Departments
Dugan O'Neil
Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI)
Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation
mail vpri@sfu.ca
Rosa Gilfan, Executive Assistant
mail vpriea@sfu.ca
call 778-782-5080
Valorie Crooks
Associate Vice-President, Research (AVPR)
Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation
mail avpr@sfu.ca
Jean Huang, Executive Assistant
mail avprea@sfu.ca
call778-782-4247
Elicia Maine
Associate Vice-President, Knowledge Mobilization and Innovation (AVPKMI)
Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation
mail avpkmi@sfu.ca
Livleen Diwana, Executive Assistant
mail avpkmiea@sfu.ca
call 778-782-7355
Departments
Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation
mail sfu-research@sfu.ca
About the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation
Research Operations
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
Canada
Institutional Strategic Awards
call 778-782-3229
mail isa@sfu.ca
Office of Animal Care Services
call 778-782-4737
mail sfu-uacc@sfu.ca
Knowledge mobilization and innovation
Community-Engaged Research initiative
312 Main Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6A 2T2
Canada
mail joanna_habdank@sfu.ca
public https://www.sfu.ca/ceri.html
Knowledge Mobilization
WAC Bennett Library, 8888 University Drive
Burnaby, B.C. V5A1S6
Canada
SFU VentureLabs
Suite #1200
555 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6B 4N6
Canada
call 604-729-4747
mail info@venturelabs.ca
public https://venturelabs.ca
Technology Licensing Office
Discovery 2 - Room 265
Burnaby BC V5A 4W9
Canada
call 778-782-4292
mail tlo_admin@sfu.ca
public https://www.sfu.ca/technology-licensing.html
4D LABS
7000 level, TASC2 building
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
Canada
mail info@4dlabs.ca
public https://www.4dlabs.ca
Big Data Hub
Applied Science Building, Room 10905
Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive
Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
Canada
mail sfu_bigdata@sfu.ca
public https://www.sfu.ca/big-data.html
ImageTech Lab
Surrey Memorial Hospital
Building A, Level 1 3750 96 Avenue
Surrey, B.C. V3V 1Z2
Canada
mail imagetech_dir@sfu.ca
WearTech Labs
Surrey Centre 2 building 9639 - 137A Street
Unit 206
Surrey, B.C. V3V 0C6
Canada
Public Knowledge Project
8888 University Drive
Burnaby BC V5A 1S6
Canada
mail pkpinfo@sfu.ca
public https://pkp.sfu.ca
Other departments
ACT – Action on Climate Team
mail actinfo@sfu.ca
public https://www.sfu.ca/act.html
Partnerships Hub
mail partners_hub@sfu.ca
public https://www.sfu.ca/partnershipshub.html
SFU Sustainability & Climate
mail sustainability@sfu.ca
public https://www.sfu.ca/sustainability.html
Strategic Research Advisory Committee
The Strategic Research Advisory Committee (S-RAC) provides strategic guidance to the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI) on major research initiatives at Simon Fraser University. The work of the S-RAC is guided by SFU’s core values and is aligned with What’s Next: The SFU Strategy and the Strategic Research Plan. The committee strives to support its researchers in achieving global recognition and advance SFU’s position as a leading research institution.
Current S-RAC Members (December 1, 2024 – November 30, 2025)
Brianne Kent
Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 2
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
David Sivak
Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 2
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science
Dugan O’Neil
Professor, Vice-President, Research and Innovation
Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation
Jane Fowler
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science
Wolfgang Stuerzlinger
Professor
School of Interactive Arts & Technology, Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
Brett Van Poorten
Assistant Professor
School of Resource and Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment
David Vocadlo
Distinguished Professor
Department of Chemistry joint appointment with
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science
Fiona Brinkman
Distinguished Professor
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science
Kora DeBeck
Distinguished Professor, CIHR Applied Public Health Chair & Dorothy Killam Fellow
School of Public Policy, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Valorie Crooks, S-RAC Co-Chair
Professor, Associate Vice-President, Research
Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation