Canadian scientists named Fellows to the Royal Society of Canada

Ottawa, ON July 10, 2003 Thirty-one scientists working in Canada were among 60 new Fellows recently elected to the Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Academy of the Sciences and Humanities.

The Fellows are chosen as being dedicated to achieving excellence in their endeavours, and thus enhancing Canada’s competitiveness on a global basis. Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada is considered Canada’s most prestigious academic accolade to which scholars and scientists aspire.

This year’s new Fellows will be inducted to the society in a ceremony set to take place in Ottawa on Monday, November 24, 2003.

The Canadian scientists elected are as follows:

– ANGELES, Jorge – Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University
– BAIRD, Michael C – Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University
– BLAKE, Ian F – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
– BUSTIN, Marc R – Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, The University of British Columbia
– CAINES, Peter Edwin – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University
– CHANG, Thomas MS – Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
– DARMON, Henri – Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University
– DAVIDSON, Walter F – National Research Council of Canada
– GRANT, Peter R – Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
– GRIFFIN, Allan – Department of Physics, University of Toronto
– GROS, Philippe – Department of Biochemistry, McGill University
– HARRISON, D – Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta
– HOEFER, Wolfgang JR – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria
– HOLLENBERG, Morley D – Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Calgary
– JENKINS, David JA – Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto
– MASUI, Yoshio – Department of Zoology, University of Toronto
– MCMANUS, Bruce M. – MRL/iCAPTURE Centre, St. Paul’s Hospital Site, The University of British Columbia
– MUIR, Derek CG – National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada
– MUNRO, J Ian – School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo
– PAULY, Daniel – Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia
– PINTO, B Mario – Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University
– QUIRION, Rmi – CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction, Douglas Hospital Research Centre
– SCHRADER, John W – The Biomedical Research Centre, The University of British Columbia
– SEDRA, Adel S – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
– SINCLAIR, David – Department of Physics, Carleton University
– SUES, Hans-Dieter – Science and Collections Division, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
– WEST, Gordon F – Department of Physics, University of Toronto
– WINSTON, Mark L – Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University
– WOOD, Christopher M – Department of Biology, McMaster University
– WORSLEY, Keith J – Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University
– ZIDEK, James V – Department of Statistics, The University of British Columbia