LONG Ian F. Blake is a world-leading authority in the areas of coding theory and cryptography, two key technologies of the information age. His pioneering research in the application of mathematical methods to engineering problems has led to combinatorial constructions of new error-correcting codes, to a deeper understanding of the implementation of finite-field arithmetic, to advances in the communications applications of dense packings of spheres in multidimensional lattices, to the applications of the methods of algebraic geometry in cryptography and in coding. As a noted author of textbooks and research monographs, he has influenced generations of researchers in information theory. SHORT Ian F. Blake is a leading authority in the areas of coding theory and cryptography, two key technologies of the information age. His pioneering research in the application of mathematical methods to engineering problems has led to combinatorial constructions of new error-correcting codes and to advances in the communications applications of dense packings of spheres in multidimensional lattices.

Mathieu Blanchette is a pioneer in the algorithmic reconstruction of genomes and has made substantial contributions to other areas of molecular biology by combining deep and novel ideas from computer science and insight into biology. His work spans genomics, protein-protein interactions, gene regulation and 3D structure analysis. He is also an inspiring mentor and teacher. He has been well funded and earned many awards from his research community.

Mathieu Blanchette est un pionnier de la reconstruction algorithmique de génomes et l'auteur de contributions importantes reliées au domaine de la biologie moléculaire. Son travail construit des ponts entre l’informatique et la biologie, incluant la génomique, l’interaction entre protéines, la régulation des gènes et l'analyse de structures 3D. Il est également un mentor et enseignant exceptionnel, et le récipiendaire de plusieurs fonds de recherche et prix de sa communauté scientifique.

Dr. Chris Bleackley is a biochemist and molecular biologist who has been responsible for the discovery and delineation of the major cytotoxic pathway used by T lymphocytes. His work has had international impact and has been crucial in understanding how the immune response controls virus infection, transplantation rejection and cancer. He is both a Howard Hughes International Research Scholar and MRC Distinguished Scholar and his work represents some of the most important achievements in immunology in Canada in the past fifty years.

BLIER, Pierre - Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa Professor Blier’s sophisticated and translational approaches to neuroscience and pharmacology have contributed to the identification of the neural pathways that are involved in the effects of antidepressants, to the understanding of the neurochemical processes involved in major depressive disorder, and to the improvement of its treatment. He is also a key contributor to the development of standards and policies in the field.

Les approches sophistiquées et translationnelles du professeur Blier en neuroscience et en pharmacologie ont contribué à l'identification des voies neuronales impliquées dans les effets des antidépresseurs, à la compréhension des processus neurochimiques impliqués dans le trouble dépressif majeur et à l'amélioration de son traitement. Il est également un contributeur clé du développement de normes et de politiques dans le domaine.

BLOMLEY, Nicholas, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University Nicholas Blomley has been influential in creating the field of legal geography. For over thirty years, he has persuasively argued for the need to engage with the law-space nexus, particularly when analyzing the meaning and practice of property in land. His work reveals how property is implicated in geographies of power, subordination and resistance.

Nicholas Blomley a joué un rôle influent dans la création du champ de la géographie du droit. Au cours des trente dernières années, il a fait une démonstration convaincante de la nécessité d’étudier les interactions entre le droit et l’espace, en particulier en ce qui concerne l’analyse de la signification de la propriété foncière et de ses pratiques. Ses travaux ont montré les liens étroits entre la propriété et les géographies du pouvoir, de la subordination et de la résistance.

Tom Bloom works in complex analysis in several variables. His work on the geometry of pseudo-convex boundaries in Cn was instrumental in the better understanding of the 2-Neumann problem. His work on approximation theory established Kergin's interpolation as the correct generalization of Lagrange's interpolation from one to several variables. His articles are regularly cited. He is internationally well known as can be seen by his numerous invitations to give talks in Canada, in the United States and in Europe. As chairman of the mathematics department of the University of Toronto he helped to improve the atmosphere for mathematical research.

BLOWES, David, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo Dr. David Blowes is an international leader in the field of environmental geochemistry. Through sophisticated laboratory, field and modelling studies, he has made ground-breaking contributions to our understanding release of contaminants from mining wastes. Dr. Blowes has made important contributions to the development of management practices for mine wastes and to the development of novel groundwater remediation technologies.

BLOWES, David, Département des sciences de la terre et de l’environnement, Université de Waterloo Dr. David Blowes est un leader international dans le domaine de la géochimie environnementale. Grâce à des études de laboratoire, de terrain et de modélisation à la fine pointe de la technologie, il a contribué de façon significative à la compréhension du relargage des contaminants provenant des rejets miniers. Dr. Blowes a apporté des contributions importantes au niveau du développement des pratiques de gestion des rejets miniers et du développement de nouvelles technologies d’assainissement de l’eau souterraine.

Robin Boadway is Canada's most eminent economist in the theory of public finance. He is author of two internationally-recognized textbooks, one in welfare economics and the other in public finance. He has published extensively in leading economic journals on a variety of subjects, with special emphasis on tax policy, fiscal federalism, and redistribution policy. He has participated actively in the academic community and is Past President of the Canadian Economics Association. He has made a major contribution to our understanding of the Canadian fiscal system and of the consequences of the options for reform.

Janice Boddy is a cultural anthropologist internationally renowned for her research on northern Sudan. Her highly sophisticated ethnographic monograph on spirit possession has been referred to as a contemporary classic and is very widely read. She has also conducted extensive ethnohistorical research, producing a rich and highly original study of British colonialism in Sudan.

Updated July 20, 2015 BOHLMANN, Joerg, Michael Smith Laboratories, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia Joerg Bohlmann is a world leader in the fields of plant and forestry genomics and in plant natural products biology. He is distinguished for his research on the genomics of defense and resistance mechanisms of conifers against insect pests and insect-associated fungal pathogens, as well as on plant terpenoid biochemistry. New systems for high value bioproducts, as well as groundbreaking approaches for conifer improvement, are emerging from this work.

Updated July 22, 2015 Joerg Bohlmann est un leader mondial dans les domaines de la génomique végétale et forestière et la biologie des produits naturels des végétaux. Il se distingue pour sa recherche sur la génomique des mécanismes de défense et de résistance des conifères contre les insectes nuisibles et les pathogènes fongiques associés à ces insectes, ainsi que sur la biochimie des terpénoïdes végétaux. De son travail sont issus de nouveaux systèmes de bioproduits de grande valeur ajoutée ainsi que des approches novatrices pour l'amélioration des conifères.

Cornelia Bohne is a world leader in physical-organic chemistry renowned for using light in novel ways to move beyond research on static molecular structures to trailblazing studies of supramolecular dynamics in complex systems. She has created breakthrough knowledge and continues to have major impacts in areas as broad as fundamental science and smart materials.

Cornelia Bohne est une spécialiste de pointe mondiale dans le domaine de la chimie physico-organique. Elle est réputée pour avoir utilisé la lumière de manière novatrice afin de transcender la recherche sur les structures moléculaires statiques et de mener des études avant-gardistes sur la dynamique supramoléculaire des systèmes complexes. Elle a apporté des connaissances inédites et continue d’avoir un impact majeur dans des domaines aussi larges que la science fondamentale et les matériaux intelligents.