NRC directory of science professionals

This directory lists some of the NRC’s talented researchers and professionals. Click on the names to view their profiles and learn more about their projects, their passions, and their contributions in advancing science and technology for Canadians.

Alison Ferrie
Principal Research Officer
Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
Expertise: Agriculture, Agri-Food, Biotechnology, Plant reproduction, Novel-trait plants, Plant, Botany, Plants
Fanny Monteil-Rivera
Senior Research Officer
Energy, Mining and Environment
Expertise: Agriculture, Bioproducts, Environment, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Technology, Environmental, Assessment
HaiYing Yuan
Assistant Research Officer
Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
Expertise: Agriculture, Biotechnology, Breeding, Crops, Physiology, Genetics, Genomics, Plant reproduction, Plant, Plant cell technologies
Jalil Shadbahr
Assistant Research Officer
Energy, Mining and Environment
Expertise: Agriculture, Biofuels, Energy, Climate change mitigation, Climate, Environment
Janice Schmidt
Technical Officer
Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
Expertise: Agriculture, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Oilseed, Genomics, Molecular genetics, Plant, Biology, Sciences
John (Allan) Feurtado
Associate Research Officer
Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
Expertise: Agriculture, Biochemistry, Genetics, Genomics, Abiotic Stresses in Crop Plants, Molecular genetics, Physiology, Seeds, Botany, Plant, Cereals and pulses, Oilseeds
Senior Research Officer
Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
Expertise: Agriculture, Agri-Food, Aquatic Science, Algal Technologies, Food, Chemistry, Health, Food, Nutrition, Fortification, Natural Products, Natural products chemistry, Plant, Cereals and pulses, Sciences, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Technology, Chemical analysis
Michele Loewen
Program Advisor
Industrial Research Assistance Program
Expertise: Agriculture, Biochemistry, Plant, Environment, Sustainability, Fungi, Biocontrol, Phytopathogens, Materials, Biomaterials, Biopolymers
Pankaj Bhowmik
Senior Research Officer
Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
Expertise: Agriculture, Biotechnology, Horticulture, Molecular genetics
Sabine Dodard
Team Lead, Emerging and Value-Added Products Assessment
Aquatic and Crop Resource Development
Expertise: Agriculture, Aquatic Science, Environment, Arctic & Northern, Environmental Policy, Food, Agricultural technology, Fungi, Phytopathogens, Materials, Biomaterials, Plant, Safety and Security, Chemical, Sciences, Biology, Chemistry