XU, Yunjie - Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta Yunjie Xu, Canada Research Chair in Chirality and Chirality Recognition, brings a rigorous physical sciences approach to decoding chiral phenomena. She advances the field by identifying important questions and finding answers by pushing methodical frontiers with the design and development of novel spectroscopic tools. Her profound contributions to uncovering stereospecific interactions underlying chirality recognition events, central to the biochemistry of life, have made her a world leader in chirality research.

YAN, Norman - Department of Biology, York University Norman Yan’s research has led to a deep understanding of the role of freshwater animal plankton, or zooplankton, in the ecology of lakes. He is a world leader in analyzing both the damage to zooplankton caused by acid rain and metal pollution, and more recent recovery from these pollutants. He is also internationally recognized for his research on the effects of predatory invaders and environmental calcium decline on lakes.

YAN, Norman - Département de biologie, Université York Les recherches effectuées par Norman Yan ont permis d’approfondir notre compréhension du rôle joué par le zooplancton d’eau douce dans l’écologie des lacs. Il est un chef de file mondial de l’analyse des dommages causés par les pluies acides et la pollution métallique au zooplancton de même que sur ses mécanismes de récupération. Il est aussi reconnu internationalement pour ses recherches sur les conséquences pour les lacs de l’introduction d’espèces prédatrices envahissantes et de la baisse du taux de calcium ambiant.

Qiang Yang is a world leader and pioneer in the artificial intelligence fields of transfer learning and federated learning, as well as automated planning and case-based reasoning. His work allows artificial intelligence and data analytic methods to be effective for small and decentralized data while preserving privacy and security, and has had a major impact on industry and society. He also contributes to professional artificial intelligence and data science societies.

Qiang Yang est un expert de renommée mondiale et un pionnier dans les domaines de l’intelligence artificielle de l’apprentissage par transfert et de l’apprentissage fédéré, ainsi que de la planification automatisée et du raisonnement basé sur des cas. Il a dévelopé des méthodes efficaces d’intelligence artificielle et d’analyse des données pour les données petites et décentralisées, tout en préservant la confidentialité et la sécurité, et son travail a eu un impact majeur sur l’industrie et la société. Il contribue également à des sociétés professionnelles d’intelligence artificielle et de science des données.

Yates, Robin - History - McGill University An internationally recognized leader in the study of China, Robin Yates has produced ground-breaking scholarship on many aspects of its cultural history, including military science and technology, texts newly discovered by archaeologists, law, and women’s studies, making a major contribution to re-contextualizing Chinese thought, social institutions, and cultural practices. ------------------ Yates, Robin - East Asian Studies and History & Classical Studies- McGill University Robin Yates is an internationally renowned scholar of Chinese studies. His originality, intelligence and wide-ranging scholarship are recognized by his colleagues as being nothing less than extraordinary. Best known for his outstanding work in military technology and science, Professor Yates has also produced groundbreaking studies on the history of law and women in China. He has translated and analyzed philosophical and poetry texts of early China, making a major contribution to re-contextualizing ancient Chinese thought. At McGill University, he established the MA and PhD program in East Asian Studies, creating what has become a vital centre for teaching and research.

YE, Zuo-Guang – Department of Chemistry & 4D LABS, Simon Fraser University Zuo-Guang Ye is a world-leading authority in solid state materials science, particularly relaxor-based piezoelectric and ferroelectric materials. His instrumental work on the growth, characterization and standardization of these materials has contributed to their successful commercialization in the areas of health care, environment and information technology, and has led to fundamental insights into their complex structure-property relations. Ye is a Fellow of IEEE and plays an active role in research leadership.

Zuo-Guang Ye est une autorité mondialement reconnue pour son expertise en science des matériaux solides, en particulier les matériaux piézoélectriques et ferroélectriques à base de relaxeurs. Ses travaux instrumentaux sur la croissance, la caractérisation et la standardisation de ces matériaux ont contribué au succès de leur commercialisation dans les secteurs des soins de santé, de l’environnement et de l’informatique, tout en permettant une meilleure compréhension des relations complexes entre leurs structures et leurs propriétés. Ye est un membre de l’IEEE et joue un rôle majeur dans la recherche.

Dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Research at Queen's University, Maurice Yeates was previously the Head of that University's Department of Geography. He has an international reputation for his contributions to two areas which are of particular concern to both scholars and policy-makers - urbanization and regionalization. His research in these fields is marked to an unusual degree by bold imaginative conceptualization and methodological rigor. In addition to numerous articles, he has written, alone or in collaboration, about ten books, some of which have gone into several editions and have been translated into several languages. His "Main Street", concerned with the Windsor to Quebec 'corridor' has attracted considerable attention, not only for its substantive contribution, but also as an example of the school of modern quantitative locational analysis.

Yee, Howard - Astronomical Sciences - University of Toronto Howard Yee is an inventive astronomer international known for his optimal use of large telescopes in the observation of distant galaxies. He pioneered an efficient method for the discovery of large samples of distant galaxy clusters, crucial in the study of the evolution of galaxy clusters and galaxies and providing constraints on cosmological models. ------------------ Yee, Howard - Astronomical Sciences - University of Toronto Howard Yee is an inventive observational astronomer with a legendary international reputation for optimally using large telescopes for efficient and exacting measurements of very faint galaxies. In two ground-breaking surveys of known galaxy clusters and field galaxies in the redshift range of 0.1 - 0.6 he pinned down the dark matter content of the universe and the recent evolution of both galaxies and clusters. Now his pioneering red-sequence cluster survey has discovered many clusters at much higher redshift, enabling for the first time direct examination of more rapid evolution as clusters grew and galaxies were assembled in a much younger universe.

Professor Yong has made outstanding contributions to many areas of geosciences and geotechnical engineering. Among many fields he covered in his numerous papers, he is probably the best known for his investigations of the nature of the bonds among clay particles. The original experimental methodology he used in that research, can serve as a model to be followed in all future studies. Indeed, his masterly treatise on soil strength and properties, published in two books with B. Warkentin, has become a classic used in many universities. Another, very different field in which he has made very remarkable achievements in the last 25 years, is that of traction mechanics, with a particular emphasis on the trafficability of soils and snow for offroad vehicles. In 1976, he formed the McGill Geotechnical Research Centre, which, under his direction, has made highly notable achievements in the area of treatment of gel-like watery sludges created by petroleum extraction from tar sands. His work has lead to many awards, including most recently the Killam Prize and the title of "Chevalier de l'Ordre du Quebec".

Jin-me Yoon is a Korean-born Canadian contemporary artist-researcher. Her early photographic work unpacked dominant discourses and stereotypical assumptions about citizenship, nationhood, culture, gender, and race. Expanding her practice to include video and installation, Yoon's ongoing work utilizes a transnational lens to witness and consider local histories, environments, identities and bodies in the context of entangled and interdependent global relations. Her work has been presented in over 180 exhibitions and is held in 17 public collections in Canada and internationally, including the National Art Gallery, Royal Ontario Museum, Vancouver Art Gallery and Seoul Museum of Art.

Née en Corée, Jin-me Yoon est une artiste-chercheuse contemporaine Canadienne. À ses débuts, sa pratique photographique focalisait sur la décortication de discours dominants et de stéréotypes liés à la citoyenneté, la nation, la culture, le genre et l’origine ethnique. Adoptant une optique transnationale, les recherches actuelles de Yoon, dont le champ de pratique a été élargi par l’intégration de la vidéo et de l’installation, sondent et se portent témoin d’histoires, d’environnements, d’identités et de corps sur lesquels influent l’entremêlement et l’interdépendance des relations entre le local et le global. Ses œuvres ont été présentées dans plus de 180 expositions et font partie de 17 collections publiques canadiennes et internationales, y compris les collections du Musée des beaux arts du Canada, du Musée royal de l’Ontario, de la Galerie d’art de Vancouver et du Musée d’art de Séoul.

Long Citation Brian Young is one of the most highly respected and influential historians of the commercial, legal and social history of nineteenth century French Canada. A recipient of the Prix Lionel Groulx in 1987 and the Prix Gérard Parizeau in 2003, he is one of the few English speaking Canadians who has crossed the barriers of language, training and perspective to become as fully respected among his francophone colleagues as his visiting and special appointments reflect his significance among anglophone historians. His role as a teacher is illustrated by his co-authorship of one of Quebec's few officially-approved provincial history texts. Short Citation Brian Young is one of the most highly respected and influential historians of the commercial, legal and social history of nineteenth century French Canada. He is one of the few English speaking Canadians who has crossed the barriers of language, training and perspective to become fully respected among his francophone colleagues. His role as a teacher is illustrated by his co-authorship of one of Quebec's few officially-approved provincial history texts.

R. Paul Young is currently Professor of Geophysics and formerly Vice-President (Research) at the University of Toronto (2007-14). He has a PhD in Geophysics, M.Sc. in Rock Mechanics and a B.Sc. in Geological Sciences. He has held the Keck Chair in Seismology and Rock Mechanics at the University of Toronto, the Chair of Earth Science at the University of Liverpool and has been President of the British Geophysical Association. He has been awarded many honours for his research and innovation, notably, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Willet G. Miller Gold Medal of the Royal Society of Canada for his research in earth sciences, and the John A. Franklin Award for Rock Mechanics by the Canadian Geotechnical Society. He is also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is a Chartered Engineer. Over the past 30 years, Professor Young has pioneered techniques used today in monitoring and interpreting induced seismicity in the mining, petroleum and nuclear waste disposal industries. Through his research groups at Queen's University and the University of Toronto, Keele University and Liverpool University, UK, as well as through spin off companies such as the Engineering Seismology Group (Canada) and Applied Seismology Consultants (UK) significant scientific advances have been made in seismology and rock mechanics. He has published over 220 scientific papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings, supervised over 40 PhD students and post-doctoral research fellows, and developed innovative instrumentation systems for induced seismicity/acoustic emission monitoring. Professor Young’s research is focused on rock fracture dynamics and induced seismicity with application to natural geologic hazards such as earthquakes and volcanic activity and engineering applications such as mining, hydrocarbon recovery, hydraulic fracturing and deep underground storage for nuclear waste isolation and CO2 sequestration.