Thank you very much.
Good evening.
Thank you for inviting me to appear before your committee.
I’m pleased to join my fellow granting council presidents to exchange with you on the successes, challenges and opportunities for science in Canada.
My name is Alejandro Adem. I am the president of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, NSERC.
I'm a mathematician currently on leave from a faculty position at the University of British Columbia. Before joining NSERC, I was CEO of Mitacs, a non-profit organization that builds bridges between academia and the private sector through student internships.
I am currently also serving as the chair of the Canada Research Coordinating Committee. I would be glad to discuss with you today or at a later date the important work that the CRCC is doing to collaboratively advance federal research priorities.
First, however, allow me to introduce NSERC and share with you some of the exciting work that we are doing for Canadians.
For more than 40 years, NSERC has played a critical role in supporting natural sciences and engineering research in Canada.