Pierre-Carl Michaud is recognized worldwide in the field of the economics of demographic change. He holds the Research Chair in intergenerational economics and is the Director of the Retirement and Savings Institute at HEC Montréal. In his research, he is particularly interested in questions related to health as well as personal and public finances combining dynamic programming, econometrics and microsimulation.

Pierre-Carl Michaud est reconnu sur le plan international dans le domaine de l’économie des changements démographiques. Il est titulaire de la Chaire de recherche sur les enjeux économiques intergénérationnels ainsi que le Directeur de l’Institut sur la retraite et l’épargne. Dans ses recherches, il s’intéresse particulièrement aux questions reliées à la santé ainsi que les finances personnelles et publiques en mariant la programmation dynamique, l’économétrie ainsi que la microsimulation.

Bernard Michel a obtenu plusieurs distinctions académiques, notamment la médaille Gzowski pour la meilleure publication en génie civil au Canada, et la médaille Keefer pour la meilleure publication en hydrotechnique au Canada. Il fut le professeur fondateur du Laboratoire d'hydraulique et de mécanique des glaces à I'Université Laval et a dirigé plus de vingt thèses de maîtrise et de doctorat dont les diplômes sont décernés. Il a agi comme consultant expert en hydraulique et glace pour plusieurs organismes américains, canadiens et européens. En particulier, son expertise fut valable pour le barrage d'Assouan, les aménagements de Québec Cartier Mining et pour les ouvrages de contrôles de la rivière Chaudière et du fleuve Saint-Laurent de même que pour d'importants projets de navigation d'hiver sur le Saint-Laurent, la mer du Nord et I'Arctique canadien.

MICHNICK, Stephen - Department of Biochemistry, Université de Montréal Stephen Michnick has pioneered techniques and has made several discoveries in the field of molecular systems biology, the study of how ensembles of genes and their product proteins interact, determining the structures and behaviors of living cells. His methods provide spatiotemporal maps of the interactions among the thousands of proteins that make up a living cell; information that is being exploited to discover the molecular bases of normal physiological processes and the means to identify and develop strategies to correct pathological states of cells.

Stephen Michnick a mis de l’avant des techniques innovatrices et a fait plusieurs découvertes dans le domaine de la biologie moléculaire systémique, qui explore comment les ensembles de gènes et leurs produits intéragissent, ce qui détermine les structures et le fonctionnement des cellules vivantes. Les méthodes appliquées dans son laboratoire tracent des cartes spatio-temporelles des interactions entre les milliers de protéines constituant la cellule vivante; de l’information qui est exploitée pour établir les fondements moléculaires des procédés physiologiques normaux, mais aussi qui permet d’identifier et de développer des stratégies pour corriger les états pathologiques des cellules.

Léopold Migeotte est reconnu comme le meilleur spécialiste des finances publiques des cités grecques dans l'Antiquité : dépassant les clichés traditionnels sur l'incompétence des Grecs dans ce domaine, il en a expliqué le fonctionnement et la gestion. Ces recherches l'ont également conduit vers d'autres questions d'histoire économique, concernant surtout les interventions publiques, auxquelles il a donné des réponses neuves. Il prépare en ce moment deux livres très attendus : un manuel sur l'économie des cités et surtout une synthèse sur leurs finances publiques.

Dr. Milic-Emili is one of the outstanding respiratory physiologists of his generation. Since joining the Faculty at McGill in 1963, he has made a number of major contributions to an understanding of the function of the normal lung. Initially, his work clarified the components of physical performance of the normal lung. The second phase of his work was to clarify the influence of these factors, together with the presence of a gravitational field, on the distribution of ventilation within the lung. This achievement was made possible by the skillful exploitation of the new tool of radioactive gas detection which had been developed at McGill. He has contributed to a major understanding of the relative importance of reflexes stabilizing the position of the chest wall and the ways in which the properties of the chest wall and diaphragm contribute to the control of ventilation. He has developed new tests for assessing expiratory flow limitation, intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure, closing volume and mouth occlusion pressure. These tests are widely used in both physiological and clinical studies. His recent work focusses on monitoring of respiratory mechanics and gas exchange in the ICU.

James Miller, Department of History, University of Saskatchewan, is one of Canada's most original and most distinguished historians. He is more than a competent scholar: he is one of those few historians who has redefined the field. He has managed this task while maintaining an active public life, serving his university and the historical profession in Canada, most notably as President of the Canadian Historical Association. Miller's notable publications include "Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens" which brought breadth and characteristic originality to nothing less than the history of Indian-white relations in northern North America over a 450 year period. He continued this work in his recent book on residential schools, "Shingwauk's Vision".

R.J. Dwayne Miller, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Toronto, is one of the pioneers in the area of chemical and biological dynamics. His studies have shown us how truly fast electron transfer processes can be at surfaces and has made the important casual connection between the very first events during reactions and the structure and function of biological molecules. The discoveries and new concepts derived from this work has laid the foundation for our current understanding of electron transfer at surfaces and the primary processes of energy transduction in biological systems; understandings that will impact in new solar energy strategies and molecular level control of biological processes.

Dr. Robert Carmi Miller, Jr., Dean of Science and Professor of Microbiology, The University of British Columbia is a molecular biologist who has made significant contributions in several areas of biology, including studies on the genetics and molecular biology of DNA replication in bacteriophages, the total synthesis of a bacterial tRNA gene, the structure and expression of the tRNA genes of 'Drosophila melanogaster' and the molecular biology and biochemistry of endo- and exo-cellulases from 'Cellulomonas fimi". This latter work is notable both as fundamental science and as a pioneering effort to use genetic engineering to produce enzymes of potential benefit to Canadian industry and to promote University-Industry interaction.

MILLIKEN, Peter – School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University Peter Milliken, Canada’s longest-serving Speaker of the House of Commons and internationally respected expert on the rules and procedures of Parliamentary democracy, was a devoted champion of Canada’s excellence in scientific research and science policy. Through high-level diplomacy and outreach, and grassroots networking and support, he worked to affirm the importance of discovery and innovation in science and technology, across all age groups and all sectors of Canadian society.

La Société royale du Canada • 9 septembre 2014 16 MILLIKEN, Peter – School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University Peter Milliken, qui a été plus longtemps que quiconque président de la Chambre des Communes du Canada et qui est un expert de renommée internationale en matière de règles et de procédures de la démocratie parlementaire, fut un défenseur infatigable de l’excellence canadienne en matière de recherche et de politiques scientifiques. Empruntant les voies de la grande diplomatie et recourant à des activités de sensibilisation de la population, il a promu l’importance des découvertes et de l’innovation dans les sciences et la technologie, en s’adressant à tous les groupes d’âge et à tous les secteurs de la société canadienne.

Her work on specific psychological effects following injury to local parts of the brain is known internationally. Most widely cited is her study of memory following injury to the structure known as the hippocampus, when the patient can form no new memories though retaining old ones. She and her students elucidated the true role of the frontal region of the brain, previously not understood. She first showed the importance of the right side of the brain for pattern perception, and is a ranking authority on the relations between left and right side with respect to speech and handedness.