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AECL appointment of Dr. Robert Walker signals leadership in nuclear research R&D across physics, metallurgy, chemistry, biology, and engineering, guiding Canada's Nuclear Laboratories through restructuring to remain a world-class science and technology hub.
Essential Takeaways
Effective Nov 15, he will lead AECL R&D across sciences and steer Nuclear Laboratories through restructuring.
- Leads R&D in physics, metallurgy, chemistry, biology, engineering
- Guides Nuclear Laboratories through AECL restructuring
- Brings ADM S&T and Defence R&D Canada leadership experience
- Elected NATO RTB chair; TTCP principal representative
- Credentials: BSc, MEng, PhD; Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited AECL announced the appointment of Dr. Robert Walker as Senior Vice-President responsible for AECL's Nuclear Laboratories.
The appointment is effective November 15, amid broader SNC leadership changes in the engineering sector as well.
Dr. Walker's primary responsibility will be leading AECL's research and development R&D efforts in physics, metallurgy, chemistry, biology and engineering. He will also guide the Nuclear Laboratories, including the Chalk River labs operations, through AECL's restructuring to maintain the Laboratories as one of the world's foremost nuclear research facilities.
"Robert's strong academic credentials, combined with his extensive public policy and laboratory operations experience, make him uniquely suited for the Nuclear Laboratories," says AECL's President and CEO Hugh MacDiarmid, highlighting related AECL opportunities for Windsor-Essex discussed recently.
Dr. Walker received his NDC designation from the National Defence College, Ontario and earned a B.Sc. in Physics from Acadia University, Nova Scotia. He also holds an M.Eng. in Engineering Physics and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from McMaster University, Ontario, and has followed how lab missions evolve in comparable institutions. He is also a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.
Currently Dr. Walker serves as Assistant Deputy Minister ADM, Science and Technology of the Department of National Defence, and the Chief Executive Officer of Defence R&D Canada, while staying attuned to Canada's electricity workforce priorities across the sector. He has been elected Chairman of the NATO Research and Technology Board RTB effective April 2009 and is the principal Canadian representative to the Technology Cooperation Program TTCP.
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