The Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has appointed Dr. Ingrid Pickering as its new Chief Science Officer. A professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Molecular Environmental Science at USask, Pickering is appointed for a 5-year term.
With more than 225 peer-reviewed publications and 21,500 citations, Pickering leads a cross-disciplinary research team that uses and develops synchrotron techniques to investigate the roles and impact of essential and toxic elements in the environment and human health.
“We conducted a global search for the best scientist for this crucial role at this important juncture in the life of our facility, and I’m so pleased Ingrid will join us,” said Bill Matiko, CLS CEO. “She brings a unique combination of scientific prowess, a proven record of building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, expert familiarity with Canada’s funding ecosystem, and more than three decades of using synchrotron facilities.”
Pickering holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry from Imperial College London (UK). Following an industrial postdoctoral fellowship in New Jersey, US and an appointment at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California, she moved to USask in 2003.
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Image: Dr. Ingrid Pickering