McMaster celebrates its Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

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More than 30 of McMaster's 63 Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada attended a reception last week honouring their many achievements.


Over the last five decades, 80 members of the University’s research community have earned one of the country’s highest academic accolades available to leading intellectuals, scholars, researchers and artists – election to a Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).

Founded in 1882, the RSC is a senior national body of distinguished Canadian academics comprised of more than 2,000 Fellows – men and women who are selected by their peers for outstanding contributions to the arts and humanities, social sciences and science.

McMaster’s Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada were honoured last week at a reception hosted by University President Patrick Deane and vice-president, Research & International Affairs, Mo Elbestawi.

The RSC’s current president, Yolande Grisé, saluted the McMaster Fellows’ accomplishments and their commitment to excellence, creativity, interdisciplinarity and innovation.

“This remarkable track record of recognition is evidence of this institution’s success in nurturing high-quality, high-performing scholarly, artistic and scientific excellence,” she said.

McMaster currently has 63 Fellows within the RSC’s three academies: Academy of the Arts and Humanities (four Fellows), the Academy of Social Sciences (11 Fellows) and the Academy of Science (48 Fellows).

“You represent well over a millennium of contribution to research and the academy, collectively sharing your knowledge with several generations in an effort to enhance societies near and far,” said Deane, in his tribute to McMaster’s Fellows.

Below is a list of McMaster University’s current Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada including each Fellow’s designated Academy, year of election and their individual discipline.

NAME ACADEMY ELECTED    DISCIPLINE
Bernhard Banaschewski Academy of Science

1962

   Mathematics & Computer Sciences
John Bandler Academy of Science

1986

   Engineering
John Bienenstock Academy of Science

1992

   Medical Sciences
Arthur Bourns Academy of Science

1964

   Chemistry
John Brash Academy of Science

2004

   Applied Science
Gregory Brown Academy of Science

2004

   Microbiology and Biochemistry
Clifford Burgess Academy of Science

2008

   Physics
Jules Carbotte Academy of Science

1974

   Physics
Pierre Conlon Academy of the Arts and Humanities

1969

   Literature
Deborah Cook Academy of Science

2009

   Medical Sciences
Walter Craig Academy of Science

2007

   Mathematics & Computer Sciences
Martin Daly Academy of Social Sciences

1998

   Psychology
W. Ross Datars Academy of Science

1979

   Physics
John Davies Academy of Science

1971

   Chemistry
M. Jamal Deen Academy of Science

2006

   Engineering
Frank Denton Academy of Social Sciences

1984

   Economics
J. David Embury Academy of Science

1991

   Engineering
John Eyles Academy of Social Sciences

2001

   Geography
Harvey Feit Academy of Social Sciences

2001

   Anthropology / Archaeology
Derek Ford Academy of Science

1988

   Earth Sciences
Bennett Galef Academy of Social Sciences

2009

   Psychology
Jack Gauldie Academy of Science

1997

   Medical Sciences
Bruce Gaulin Academy of Science

2010

   Physics
Ronald Gillespie Academy of Science

1965

   Chemistry
Gordon Guyatt Academy of Science

2012

   Medical Sciences
Alvin Hamielec Academy of Science

1987

   Applied Science
Richard Harris Academy of Social Sciences

2010

   Geography
William Harris Academy of Science

2004

   Astronomical Sciences
Simon Haykin Academy of Science

1980

   Applied Science
R. Brian Haynes Academy of Science

2007

   Medical Sciences
Jack Hirsh Academy of Science

1999

   Medical Sciences
Adam Hitchcock Academy of Science

2006

   Chemistry
Gyan Johari Academy of Science

1993

   Applied Science
John Kelton Academy of Science

2002

   Medical Sciences
Ken Kershaw Academy of Science

1980

   Plant Biology
Leslie King Academy of Social Sciences

1988

   Geography
James King Academy of the Arts and Humanities

1993

   Literature
Jack Kirkaldy Academy of Science

1975

   Applied Science
John MacGregor Academy of Science

2007

   Engineering
Daphne Maurer Academy of Social Sciences

2007

   Psychology
Gerard Middleton Academy of Science

1970

   Earth Sciences
Henry (Viv) Nelles Academy of the Arts &  Humanities

1985

   History
Geoffrey Norman Academy of Social Sciences

2007

   Education
Paul O’Byrne Academy of Science

2010

   Medical Sciences
Robert Pelton Academy of Science

2011

   Engineering
Melvin Preston Academy of Science

1961

   Physics
Gary Purdy Academy of Science

1991

   Engineering
Marnie Rice Academy of Social Sciences

2003

   Psychology
David Sackett Academy of Science

1992

   Medical Sciences
Gary Schrobilgen Academy of Science

1999

   Chemistry
Henry Schwarcz Academy of Science

1984

   Earth Sciences
Shepard Siegel Academy of Social Sciences

1991

   Psychology
Ian Spenser Academy of Science

1980

   Chemistry
Donald Sprung Academy of Science

1980

   Physics
Thomas Timusk Academy of Science

1995

   Physics
Alan Walker Academy of the Arts and Humanities

1984

   Art History
Roger Walker Academy of Science

1981

   Earth Sciences
David Wilkinson Academy of Science

2009

   Engineering
Sandra Witelson Academy of Science

1996

   Medical Sciences
Kon (Max) Wong Academy of Science

2007

   Engineering
Christopher Wood Academy of Science

2003

   Animal Biology
Gerard Wright Academy of Science

2012

   Microbiology and Biochemistry
Salim Yusuf Academy of Science

2005

   Medical Sciences