Expert on superconductivity
Vertebrate palaeontologist who recognized and described the oldest known ancestor of all reptiles birds and mammals; the origins of terrestrial vertebrates, the origin of various amphibians such as...
Inventor of the artificial cell
Builder of the Canadian space program
One of the first animal ecologists in the world and a world expert on lemmings
Pioneered surgical technique of cardiomyoplasty for failing hearts
World leader in the field of Numerical Relativity
Studied Rh disease (erythroblastosis fetalis) and developed the serum which now prevents this illness worldwide
Endocrinologist who opened up a whole new branch of biology by discovering convertases, enzymes that cleave proteins to create biologically active chemicals such as hormones
One of Canada’s leading authorities in Quaternary and environmental earth sciences
Invented mathematical bioeconomics
Pioneered the hot-water recovery process for extracting oil from tar sands.
One of the original patentees of insulin, and one of first to isolate parathyroid hormone
Developed Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Spectroscopy
The dean of electrochemistry in Canada
Discovered and named the protein calcitonin, for use in the treatment of bone disease
Pioneered biofilm microbiology
Greatest classical geometer of the 20th century
One of the world's foremost authorities in the areas of human memory and the effects of aging on learning, memory, and attention
Lipid-based drug delivery systems
Principal constructor of the Canadian numerical weather forecasting system
Ecologist who changed scientific understanding of natural and man-made ecosystems and their interactions
One of the world's leading number theorists, working on Hilbert's 12th problem.
Pioneered the application of wind tunnels to the design of wind sensitive structures and worked to create international design standards for wind engineering.
Biochemist; Discovered that the heart produces a hormone, the Atrial Natriuretic Factor (ANF)
Authority on the flow properties of molten polymers; their measurement and use in polymer science and plastics engineering
Pioneered the synthesis of organic molecules
Contributed to our understanding of where mitochondria and chloroplasts came from by conducting experiments supporting the endosymbiont hypothesis. He has also demonstrated the importance of...
Soil scientist internationally recognized for his work on the effects of livestock grazing on rangeland soils, soil chemistry, and soil organic matter
The father of canola: a plant breeder who transformed rapeseed into an edible oilseed crop success story
Determined precise atomic mass by greatly increasing resolution of the mass spectrometer
Endocrinologist; developed a method for testing infants for hypothyroidism
Led physics research at the Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories during its most constructive years.
Atmospheric scientist who has worked on several space satellite missions.
Father of Canadian parasitology
Quantum physics mathematician: constructed a number of quantum field theories
Inventor: First person to make newsprint from wood pulp
One of the world’s foremost authorities on bats
First radio broadcast and scores of other inventions
Psychiatrist, leader in brain research and in the causes and treatments of clinical depression
