MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY
RESEARCH INVENTORY
INTRODUCTION
The Office of Research has been publishing annual
Research Inventories since 1974. This volume, the 22nd in this series, lists
all specifically funded research in the university for the fiscal year April 1,
1995, to March 31, 1996. Grants and contracts for developmental and
international projects are included, as are awards made for the organization of
conferences at which research results are disseminated, and fellowships that
facilitate research. Awards concerned solely with teaching support are not
included.
The Inventory does not list all research
activity being carried out at Memorial.
It lists only the research that has received direct funding
support. Another publication of the
Office of Research, the Research Directory covers the research interests
and activity of current members of faculty.
The latest printed edition of the Research Directory is 1994;
however, an updated edition is available on our website at
http://www.mun.ca/research. A printed
version will be published in 1997.
In 1995-96 external research support amounted to just
under $26 million, showing a slight decline over the total amount of just over
$26 million reported for the previous year.
Many grants and contracts are awarded for a single
fiscal year; however, a substantial number bridge two or more years. For any research funding that spans more
than one year, this Inventory includes only the portion awarded during
the 1995-96 fiscal year. The details
were compiled from Office of Research records.
Preliminary lists were sent to heads of departments and other units for
verification prior to publication.
While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy and completeness,
some errors may have occurred. Any
errors or omissions should be reported to the Office of Research.
ORGANIZATION OF THE INVENTORY
The listing is organized in alphabetical order, first
by faculty or other unit, then by department where applicable, and finally by
principal investigator within each unit.
Projects supported by funds from agencies and organizations outside the
university are reported in the first section of the Inventory. Grants awarded internally from block funds
and from faculty funds are listed in the next section. For both internal and external awards, each
research project is individually listed, giving the name of the principal
investigator(s), title of the research project, funding agency or fund, and the
amount awarded for 1995-96. Some
scholars have appointments in more than one faculty or department, or are
cross-appointed with an institute.
Their projects are listed in detail only once but the additional
affiliations are noted and cross-referencing is provided so that the details of
all awards may be readily located.
The production of the Research Inventory was,
once again, owing to the efforts of a number of individuals. Primary credit is owed to Elizabeth Williams
who, under the guidance of Craig Perchard, saw it through from preliminary
listings to final draft. Debbie Barnes
and Janice Peach assisted with the verification of data. Ivan Muzychka,
University Relations/Office of Research, co-ordinated the photographs which
were taken by Photographic Services, and by the Health Sciences Information and
Media Service. Joan Bessey (Centre for
Institutional Analysis and Planning) assisted with the compilation of
statistical material; and Linda Russell of Publication Services (University Relations)
who was responsible for final editing.