Doug Wallace is an oceanographer who uses observations of chemical distributions to unravel the complex biogeochemical processes that connect the ocean and the atmosphere. He introduced several approaches and tools that have had long-lasting impact on our understanding of marine biogeochemistry and its connection with climate, especially with respect to the uptake of carbon dioxide and oxygen by the oceans.

Doug Wallace est un océanographe qui utilise des observations de distributions chimiques pour élucider les processus biogéochimiques complexes qui relient l’océan et l’atmosphère. Il a présenté plusieurs approches et outils qui ont eu un impact durable sur notre compréhension de la biogéochimie marine et de son lien avec le climat, en particulier en ce qui concerne l’absorption de dioxyde de carbone et d’oxygène par les océans.

Dr. Walsh is the premier smooth muscle scientist in Canada. In 1982 he established the central importance of myosin phosphorylation-dephosphorylation in smooth muscle contraction. He has served as President of the Canadian Society of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and as Chair of the Organizing Committee for the 6th International Muscle Energetics Conference and Chair of the Scientific Program Committee for the XIX International Congress of the International Union of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. ------------------ WALSH, Michael P. –Department of Biochemistry and Molecular biology, University of Calgary Dr. Walsh is the premier smooth muscle scientist in Canada. In 1982 he established the central importance of myosin phosphorylation-dephosphorylation in smooth muscle contraction. All of the regulatory pathways defined by him have been subsequently shown to contribute to abnormal smooth contraction, such as in hypertension, cerebral vasospasm, coronary artery disease and asthma. He has served as President of the Canadian Society of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and as Chair of the Organizing Committee for the 6th International Muscle Energetics Conference and Chair of the Scientific Program Committee for the XIX International Congress of the International Union of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. Honours include the Ayerst Award of the Canadian Biochemical Society, the NRC Steacie Prize and Tier I CRC.

Patrick J. Walsh, currently President of the Canadian Society of Zoologists, is one of the world’s finest integrative animal biologists, his research spanning behaviour, physiology, biochemistry, genomics and toxicology. Best known for discoveries in fish nitrogen metabolism, his impact runs the gamut from evolutionary theory, the role of fish in the earth’s carbon economy, the integration of cellular acid-base regulation and metabolism, to interactions between the oceans and human health.

Patrick J. Walsh, l’actuel président de la Société canadienne de zoologie, est l’un des meilleurs biologistes au monde. Ses travaux intègrent des données relatives au comportement, à la physiologie, à la biochimie, à la génomique et à la toxicologie. Il s’est surtout fait connaître par ses découvertes du métabolisme de l’azote chez les poissons. Ses intérêts scientifiques vont de la théorie évolutionnaire au rôle du poisson dans l’économie du carbone de la Terre, en passant par l’intégration de la régulation acide-base des cellules et de leur métabolisme et les effets des océans et sur la santé humaine.

Stephen Walter has an outstanding international reputation for his work in developing and applying statistical methods in biomedical research. His numerous publications have had particular impact in the evaluation of disease screening and diagnostic tests, in clinical trials, and through collaborations with clinical colleagues. Dr. Walter’s seminal contributions to research and innovations in epidemiology and clinical medicine rank him as one of the premier biostatistical scientists in Canada.

Stephen Walter jouit d’une réputation internationale extraordinaire pour son travail dans la mise au point et l’application de méthodes statistiques en recherche biomédicale. Ses nombreuses publications ont eu de profondes répercussions sur l’évaluation des tests de dépistage et de diagnostic de maladies menés lors d’expériences cliniques et par des collègues cliniciens. Son apport fondamental à la recherche et à l’innovation dans les domaines de l’épidémiologie et de la médecine clinique le range incontestablement parmi les plus grands spécialistes de la biostatistique au Canada.

Dr. Wang's pioneering studies on calmodulin began with the purification of a protein activator of a regulatory enzyme controlling cyclic AMP. The great significance of this protein was established when Wang showed it was regulated by calcium ions. It is a ubiquitous protein present in vertebrates and invertebrates. Its role is broad, possibly involved in most Ca++ mediated intracellular actions from cell motility to hormone action to muscle contraction. Wang's research demonstrated that calmodulin is a mediator of calcium action and a regulator of cyclic AMP and thus serves as a key molecular link between these two great classes of intracellular messengers. As stated in Science 1980, the impact of calmodulin on the biological sciences has been remarkable - "in the world of cell biology it is one of the most exciting discoveries to appear on the horizon in a decade". It was, therefore, most appropriate that Dr. Wang's achievement was recognized by the Gairdner Foundation in 1981.

WANG, Quan – Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba Quan Wang has invented, formalized, and applied accurate structural health monitoring and structural repair methods through his pioneering work in smart materials and wavelets. He solved the problem of how to monitor highly voluminous nanomaterials used in civil, mechanical, aerospace engineering applications, and solved this problem through the application of nonlocal continuum theory. His advances have also contributed to the use of smart materials to harvest energy from ambient vibration.

Quan Wang a inventé, formalisé et appliqué des méthodes précises de surveillance de l’état des structures et de réparations structurales grâce à son travail novateur en matière de matériaux intelligents et d’ondelettes. Il a résolu le problème consistant à savoir comment surveiller les nanomatériaux hautement volumineux utilisés dans les applications civiles, mécaniques et de génie aérospatial, et résolu ce problème grâce à l’application de la théorie du continuum non local. Ses percées ont aussi contribué à l’utilisation de matériaux intelligents pour récolter l’énergie des vibrations ambiantes.

Z. Jane Wang is an outstanding, internationally renowned researcher in statistical signal processing (SSP) theory and applications. She has invented powerful methodologies for a wide range of SSP problems and applications, especially in anti-collusion media fingerprinting and brain connectivity network inference. Her landmark and pioneering contributions to the areas of multimedia security and neurological data analytics have been acknowledged with international awards, and by her elevation to IEEE Fellow grade.

Z. Jane Wang est une chercheuse de renommée internationale dans le domaine de la théorie et des applications du traitement statistique des signaux. Elle a mis au point de puissantes méthodes couvrant un vaste éventail de problèmes et d’applications liés au traitement statistique des signaux, notamment en matière de prise d’empreinte anti-collusion et d’interférence réseau de la connectivité cérébrale. Ses contributions majeures et innovantes aux domaines de la sécurité multimédia et de l’analyse de données neurologiques ont été reconnues par des prix internationaux et par sa désignation en tant que membre de l’IEEE.

Dr. Xiuquan Wang is internationally recognized for his contribution to the understanding of regional climate change impacts through his pioneering work in high-resolution regional climate modeling, statistical downscaling, and urban flood modeling. His research results provide scientific foundations to support the smooth transition from symbolic climate crisis declarations to real climate actions and have been widely used by thousands of researchers, resources managers, and climate practitioners around the world.

Xiuquan Wang est internationalement reconnu pour sa contribution à la compréhension des impacts régionaux des changements climatiques grâce à ses travaux avant-gardistes sur la modélisation climatique régionale à haute résolution, la réduction d’échelle statistique et la modélisation des inondations urbaines. Les résultats de ses recherches fournissent des bases scientifiques pour soutenir la transition en douceur des déclarations symboliques de crise climatique vers des actions climatiques concrètes et ont été largement utilisés par des milliers de chercheurs, de gestionnaires de ressources et de praticiens du climat dans le monde entier.

David Ward is a world leader in the study of high-spin states in atomic nuclei. He has made important discoveries with gamma-ray spectroscopy techniques about the structure of nuclei formed in states of extremely high angular momentum. He has also made major contributions to experimental techniques through his work in energy loss phenomena and hyperfine interaction of Ions in materials. A most notable contribution was the construction and subsequent use of a new-generation gamma-ray spectrometer, the "8¶ spectrometer" at Chalk River. With it, he and his coworkers have discovered among other things the first case of multiple superdeformed bands in a nucleus.

Norman Wardlaw, Department of Geology and Geophysics, The University of Calgary, is internationally recognized for his pioneering studies of the geochemistry of salt and potash deposits and for his innovative work on the flow of oil, gas and water in petroleum reservoirs. He has carried out ground-breaking research on the geometric properties of pore spaces in reservoir rock, and has adapted image analysis techniques for the study of complex interactions of three fluids moving in pore spaces. His work is being used for predicting amounts and rate of oil and gas reservoir recovery and the design of optimum recovery systems. The work also has applications to the transport of pollutants in groundwater, a problem of profound world-wide significance.

Leading interpreter of the historical and regional geography of Canada, John Warkentin has, through his wide-ranging scholarly work, provided the first modern geographical studies of our country. As the organizing head and the guiding light of the volume, "Canada: A Geographical Interpretation", and as co-author of "Canada Before Confederation", his concepts have influenced a generation of scholarship in this country. In his imaginative writing on the history of geographical ideas and their application in the exploration and mapping of the 'western interior of Canada' he has demonstrated clearly and forcefully the value in grounding our historical interpretation of man in his use of, and ideas about, the land.