Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment & Economy (ISEEE), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
David Layzell is the Executive Director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy (ISEEE) at the University of Calgary. He came to Calgary in 2008 after a distinguished, 27-year career as a Queen’s University Professor, with appointments in Biology, Environmental Studies and Policy Studies. Between 1998 and 2008, Dr. Layzell established and led BIOCAP Canada, a national university research foundation that created multi-disciplinary networks supporting researchers from 38 universities across Canada to develop biology-based solutions to climate change and energy security.
He is also the co-founder of Qubit Systems Inc, a university spin-off company that designs, builds and markets instruments for research and teaching in the biological and environmental sciences. His research contributions have led to NSERC’s University Research and Steacie Fellowships, the C.D. Nelson Award and election as a Fellow of the Royal Sciety of Canada.
