NetNewsLedger 319 Thunder Bay – NEWS – Dr. Andrew Dean is the Vice President of Research and Innovation at Lakehead University. Dr Dean Took the Time to Talk with NetNewsLedger on the scope of Research at Lakehead University Lakehead University in Thunder Bay and Orillia have become solidly recognized for their powerful research. Research Infosource has named Lakehead the number two university in Canada in the undergraduate category of its annual Research University of the Year assessment. “The Research University of the Year award is, in essence, the winner of the playoffs among the universities that qualify by having very high rankings in a number of research outputs,” said Dr. Andrew P. Dean, Lakehead University’s Vice-President, Research & Innovation.