Pioneer of arctic geology and one of the first to recognize the oil and gas potential of the arctic
Pioneered the physics of ancient archeological materials
Visual neuroscientist who has pioneered research into how our brains see and hear, and how animals like monarch butterflies and seabirds navigate amazing distances.
Developed a model for estimating fish populations using VPA (virtual population analysis)
Father of modern geochemistry and global change
World expert in the molecular regulation of inflammation and immunity
Developed VSEPR (Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion) Theory
Elucidation of the physics of spin ices; theory of geometrically-frustrated magnetic materials and the spin ice ground state in pyrochlore magnets.
Researched and wrote the bird-watcher's bible "The Birds of Canada"
Early pioneer of nuclear physics
Major contributions to our understanding of genome size.
Internationally famous environmentalist and meteorologist
Greatly increased our knowledge of the mammals that lived in the Canadian North during the last ice age.
Established paediatric pathology as a distinct subspecialty
Developed a species ID system called 'DNA barcoding', which uses a small DNA fragment to discriminate species.
Won the 1971 Nobel Prize in chemistry for using spectroscopy to discover the internal geometry and energy states in simple molecules, and in particular the structure and characteristics of free...
Electrical Engineer: Pioneered work in optical fibre communications
Famous Doctor Obstetrician Developed a simplified method for detecting cervix cancer
Researched globular star clusters and popularized astronomy
World leader in the chemistry of organic free radicals and first to recognize Vitamin E as a powerful agent that targets free radicals and neutralizes their harmful effects.
Developed theory for the 3-quark model
Popular writer on the origin and diversity of planetary systems and the formation of stars and brown dwarfs.
Developed the theory and built the first materials that can make optical computing a reality.
Designed Cobalt 60 units for treatment of cancer
Physicist: Contributed to the theory of high temperature superconductors
Brought pharmacology and genetics together into a subspecialty called pharmacogenetics Discovered genetic variants of plasma cholinesterase
Founded the first ultrafast laser laboratory at a Canadian university
Behavioural Psychologist World expert on sex differences in the brain. Wrote the book Sex & Cognition, which argues that there truly is a difference between male and female brains.
First woman to earn Doctorate in Mathematics from Canadian university.
A pioneer in the field of chemical kinetics and activated-complex theory
Physicist: first person to attempt to build a fission reactor
Invented electronic musical instruments
Applied the theory of Kolmogorov complexity
Discovered the T-Cell receptor, a key to the human immune system
One of the world's leading food scientists studying the structure of fats and oils
Discovered the cell growth switch
Conducted a series of experiments that would eventually result in the first proof of the existence of stem cells, a discovery that would revolutionize our understanding of human biology and disease.
Director of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. Discovered that neutrinos have mass and that they can change from one type of neutrino to another.
One of the foremost authorities in the field of paleontology, First proposed that asteroids or comets might be linked to mass extinctions of dinosaurs
Discovered that stem cells could be harvested from human adult skin and that they could be used to grow nerve cells that could potentially help people with spinal cord injuries or Parkinson's disease.
