Robert Burrell

Doctor
Robert Burrell
AOE MSC FCAHS
Born1952 (age 73–74)
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Education
Engineering career
DisciplineBiomedical engineer
InstitutionsUniversity of Alberta
Awards

Robert Burrell is a Canadian biomedical engineer, who as of 2026 is chair in the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta. He was Canada Research Chair at University of Alberta for two terms.

Burrell was born in 1952 in Oakville, Ontario, and he obtained his first degrees at the University of Guelph. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross on September 27, 2016, for ground-breaking work in therapeutic medical applications of nanotechnology, and was inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence on October 17, 2019.

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Burrell". gc.ca. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Award". ualberta.ca. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Robert Burrell, BSc, MSc, PhD - Directory@UAlberta.ca". apps.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Robert E. Burrell | Alberta.ca". www.alberta.ca. 2026-03-02. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
  5. ↑ "Dr. Robert Edward Burrell". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  6. ↑ "The Alberta Order of Excellence". www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-29.