Leadership & Departments

Dugan O'Neil

Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI)

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation
mail vpri@sfu.ca

  

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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

  

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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

 

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Livleen Diwana, Executive Assistant
mail avpkmiea@sfu.ca
call 778-782-7355

Departments

A number of key university departments, teams and initiatives fall within the portfolio of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI).

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Research Operations

8888 University Drive
Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
Canada

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

mail lupin_battersby@sfu.ca

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

Core facilities

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

BIO3 Lab

8888 University Drive
Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
Canada

mail bio3dir@sfu.ca

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

Clean Hydrogen Hub

8888 University Drive
Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
Canada

mail hydrogen_hub@sfu.ca

Other departments

ACT – Action on Climate Team

mail actinfo@sfu.ca
public https://www.sfu.ca/act.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)

Behraad Bahreyni

Professor
Department of Mechatronics, Faculty of Applied Sciences

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Brianne Kent

Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 2
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 

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David Sivak

Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 2
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science

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Dugan O’Neil

Professor, Vice-President, Research and Innovation
Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

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Jane Fowler

Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science

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Michele Schmidt, S-RAC Co-Chair

Associate Professor
Faculty of Education

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Ray Zhang

Associate Professor
Beedie School of Business

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Wolfgang Stuerzlinger 

Professor
School of Interactive Arts & Technology, Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology

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Brett Van Poorten

Assistant Professor
School of Resource and Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment

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David Vocadlo

Distinguished Professor
Department of Chemistry joint appointment with
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science

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Fiona Brinkman

Distinguished Professor
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science

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Kora DeBeck

Distinguished Professor, CIHR Applied Public Health Chair & Dorothy Killam Fellow
School of Public Policy, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

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Valorie Crooks, S-RAC Co-Chair

Professor, Associate Vice-President, Research
Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

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