Professor R. Kerry Rowe has made sustained and original contributions to new scientific knowledge on the elasto-plastic finite element analysis of soil stability, the theoretical, experimental and practical development of geosynthetics for the lining of landfills and other applications, and on the diffusive migration of contaminants through composite liner systems used in landfills. His research is complemented by outstanding contributions to engineering education and to his profession.

Jennifer Rowsell is a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair at Brock University’s Faculty of Education and a leader in literacy studies, multimodality, and multiliteracies. Her research program focuses on ways of moving such literacy skills as reading, writing, and communicating into the 21st century. Researching across ages and grade levels from small children to teenagers in Canada and international contexts, Rowsell pushes for new definitions, frameworks, and knowledge mobilization so that education better meets the demands of digital and media-driven age.

Jennifer Rowsell est titulaire d’une chaire de recherche du Canada de niveau 2 de la faculté d’enseignement de la Brock University et est spécialisée dans l’étude de l’alphabétisation, la multimodalité et la multilitératie. Son programme de recherche est axé sur l’adaptation des capacités de lecture, d’écriture et de communication au 21e siècle. Quel que soit l’âge ou le niveau, de la petite enfance aux adolescents, et quel que soit le contexte, canadien ou international, Roswell préconise de nouvelles définitions, de nouveaux cadres et une mobilisation du savoir de sorte que l’éducation réponde mieux aux exigences de cette ère numérique axée sur les médias.

Ranjan Roy has devoted much of his career to exploring social dimensions in the etiology, management and treatment of sufferers of chronic pain disorders. In his eleven books and many chapters and articles, Roy has been single-minded in his efforts to view the patient as a person. His major contribution has been to demonstrate the central role of the family in all facets of illness.

Professor John Rubinstein has pioneered methods in electron cryomicroscopy (cryo-EM), allowing the technique to reveal biomolecular structures at unprecedented resolution. He has also used cryo-EM to reveal how cells energize membranes and produce the energy currency ATP. His work has applications ranging from design of new antibiotics for tuberculosis to understanding how neurons communicate with each other in the brain.

Prof. John Rubinstein a été le pionnier des méthodes de cryomicroscopie électronique (cryo-EM), permettant à cette technique de révéler des structures biomoléculaires à une résolution sans précédent. Il a également utilisé la cryomicroscopie électronique pour révéler comment les cellules dynamisent les membranes et produisent l’ATP, la monnaie énergétique. Ses travaux ont des applications allant de la conception de nouveaux antibiotiques pour la tuberculose à la compréhension de la communication entre les neurones dans le cerveau.

Christopher Rudd is an internationally renowned immunologist who uncovered how T-cells of the immune system are activated to respond in infections and cancer immunology. He discovered that T-cells become activated via a phosphorylation cascade involving specific kinases and adaptor complexes. He held professorial positions at Harvard and Cambridge Universities before returning to Canada, has won many international awards where his work laid the foundation for present immune therapies against cancer including chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) therapy.

Christopher Rudd est un immunologiste de renommée internationale qui a découvert comment les cellules T du système immunitaire sont activées pour répondre aux infections et à l'immunologie du cancer. Il a découvert que les cellules T sont activées par une cascade de phosphorylation impliquant des kinases spécifiques et des complexes adaptateurs. Il a occupé des postes de professeur aux universités de Harvard et de Cambridge avant de revenir au Canada. Il a remporté de nombreux prix internationaux et ses travaux ont jeté les bases des thérapies immunitaires actuelles contre le cancer, notamment la thérapie par récepteur d'antigène chimérique (CAR).

Long Citation Dr. Michael Rudnicki is an outstanding young scientist whose studies of muscle development have placed him at the forefront of international science. He has discovered the key molecules that regulate muscle development in the embryo and that control muscle regeneration from stem cells following injury. For close to 15 years, Dr. Rudnicki's research has consistently broken new ground and challenged existing paradigms resulting in entirely new concepts of muscle development. His research clearly delineates the importance of stem cells in the regenerative process and paves the way for new therapeutic approaches to a cure for muscular dystrophy and the 40 other neuromuscular disorders. As an internationally renowned scientist, a mentor to a large group of young researchers, a highly effective leader in his own institution and as a scientific opinion leader, Dr. Rudnicki's election to the Royal Society of Canada will bring credit to the Society. Short Citation Michael Rudnicki is an outstanding young scientist whose studies of muscle development have placed him at the forefront of international science. He has discovered the key molecules that regulate muscle development in the embryo and that control muscle regeneration from stem cells following injury. Dr. Rudnicki's research has consistently broken new ground and challenged existing paradigms resulting in entirely new concepts of muscle development.

À partir de sa formation première en lettres françaises, Roseann Runte, critique, historienne littéraire et poète, ne cesse d'approfondir et d'élargir les domaines de ses travaux. Sans abandonner les dix-septième et dix-huitième siècles de la littérature de France, période sur laquelle s'exerce sa réflexion sur les genres et les osmoses entre eux, elle devient de plus en plus comparatiste, tant au sens de l'internationalité que dans celui des études culturelles et interculturelles. Ses problématiques comportent une discrète dimension théorique. Elle aborde auteurs et cultures du Canada, cherchant à faire ressortir leurs valeurs fondamentales. Sa voix poétique répercute un émouvant échange entre intériorité et extériorité. Ses contributions en matière de réflexion sur l'éducation en général et l'enseignement supérieur en particulier ont une portée à la fois canadienne et mondiale.

Michael Ruse of the University of Guelph is one of the most distinguished historians and philosophers of science practicing in Canada. The author of nineteen books, the latest of which is "Mystery of Mysteries: Is Evolution a Social Construction?" and hundreds of articles and reviews. Ruse is best known for his works on the Darwinian revolution, sociobiology and evolution. He is the founder and editor of the refereed journal "Biology & Philosophy", and General Editor of "Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology", and Subject Editor of "The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Evolution", on the editorial boards of "Zygon", "Philosophy of Science", "Science Education", "The Quarterly Review of Biology" and many other journals. His renown is such that he was made the leading defense witness in a 1981 Arkansas case on the right of teachers to teach evolution. His writings have been commended for their verve, imagination, and welcome touches of humour.

RUTH, Thomas J. – TRIUMF Thomas J. Ruth is a world leader in the production of radioisotopes for research and application as is evidenced by his numerous publications, collaborations and consultations. With seminal discoveries that have defined radioisotope production globally, and his visionary pursuit of a range of applications that span health, environmental and resource sectors, Dr. Ruth has established a legacy of international renown.

Thomas J. Ruth, comme le démontrent ses très nombreuses publications, collaborations et consultations, est un des leaders mondiaux dans le domaine de la production des radioisotopes utilisés en recherche et leurs applications. Grâce à ses avancées novatrices dans le domaine de la production des isotopes et à son développement visionnaire de leurs applications potentielles dans les domaines de la santé, de l’environnement et des ressources, Dr. Ruth a établi des normes de référence reconnues à l’échelle mondiale.

Long Citation (for publication and press release) Peter Sabor's ground-breaking work on major authors such as Samuel Richardson, Frances Burney, and Jane Austen has earned him the Canada Research Chair in Eighteenth-Century Studies at McGill University. As a scholar of impressive breadth, and outstanding editor of work previously inaccessible, he has opened up his field to new generations. As Director of the Burney Centre he works with a large team of scholars to produce a set of standard volumes that will enormously enlarge our knowledge of the literature and history of his period. He is co-general editor of a 25-volume edition of Richardson's Works and Correspondence and general editor of a 6-volume edition of Burney's Court Journals, both in progress. Short Citation (to be read at the Induction Ceremony) Peter Sabor's ground-breaking work on major authors such as Samuel Richardson, Frances Burney, and Jane Austen has earned him the Canada Research Chair in Eighteenth-Century Studies at McGill University. As a scholar of impressive breadth, and outstanding editor of work previously inaccessible, he has opened up his field to new generations.

SACHRAJDA, Andrew - Quantum Physics, Security and Disruptive Technologies, Emerging Technologies Division, National Research Council Andrew Sachrajda, a physicist at the National Research Council of Canada, has made fundamental contributions to a new sub-field of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Using quantum transport at extreme temperatures and magnetic fields, Sachrajda and his team were the first to demonstrate and coherently control quantum circuits based on spins of individual electrons in nanometer scale field effect transistors. This work provided the scientific foundation for subsequent applications in quantum technologies.

Andrew Sachrajda, physicien au Conseil national de recherches du Canada, a contribué de façon déterminante à un nouveau sous-domaine de la nanoscience et de la nanotechnologie. En effet, en ayant recours au transport quantique à des températures extrêmes et sous champs magnétiques intenses, M. Sachrajda et son équipe ont été les premiers à générer et à contrôler de façon cohérente des circuits quantiques fondés sur le spin d’électrons individuels dans des transistors nanométriques à effet de champ. Les travaux de M. Sachrajda ont servi d’assise aux nouvelles applications liées aux technologies quantiques.