First Canadian woman astrophysicist
Researched magnetic excitations and structures of solids and liquids; first to observe the "Haldane Gap", thereby confirming a previously controversial theory in quantum magnetism.
Co-discovered a new class of infinite dimensional Lie Algebras, which are now called Kac-Moody algebras
First woman to earn Doctorate in Mathematics from Canadian university.
Expert on rogue waves and ocean tides
Expert on superconductivity
Famous Doctor Obstetrician Developed a simplified method for detecting cervix cancer
Researched globular star clusters and popularized astronomy
Pioneered the idea of using fish eggs to study the effects of cancer causing substances on cell growth.
Expert on ecology of ancient lakes, and river and lake pollution
Mathematician; internationally recognized for his outstanding advances in unifying the mathematical fields of algebra and analysis
Internationally recognized for her software for calculating atomic structure, and for research in atomic structure theory.
One of the first animal ecologists in the world and a world expert on lemmings
Internationally famous environmentalist and meteorologist
Quantum physics mathematician: constructed a number of quantum field theories
One of the world’s foremost authorities on bats
Biochemist; Discovered that the heart produces a hormone, the Atrial Natriuretic Factor (ANF)
Researched BCG vaccine for tuberculosis, and infant leukemia
Acclaimed as the "Father of GIS," Tomlinson invented Geographic Information Systems as a way to analyze geographic data.
A world leader in developmental biology
Designed Cobalt 60 units for treatment of cancer
Internationally renowned mathematician who, with his brother Peter, calculated the value of pi to a new world record.
One of Canada's most prominent theoretical chemists, specializing in molecular structure and reactivity.
Pioneer in Psychosocial Oncology
Studies regeneration of neurons in the brain and spinal chord
Invented mathematical bioeconomics
First President of the Canadian Space Agency Contributed to the advancement of science in Canada
Famous for studying orca whales and proving the effects of sea lice from salmon farms on wild Pacific salmon numbers.
Elucidation of the physics of spin ices; theory of geometrically-frustrated magnetic materials and the spin ice ground state in pyrochlore magnets.
Developed mathematical theories of group representations and number theory
Contributed to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems
Discovered sex chromatin
Mapped out the functional areas of the cerebral cortex
Discoverer of Tutte’s Theorem
Medical physicist; Member of the team that developed the first Cobalt 60 units for cancer treatment
Applied the theory of Kolmogorov complexity
Father of modern geochemistry and global change
Contributed major ideas about the philosophy of biology and Darwinism
Founding father of nuclear science in Saskatchewan
World's premier HIV/AIDS researcher
