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Prof. Robert W. Boyd
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: University of Ottawa
Keywords: Photonics
Induction Year: 2019
BOYD, Robert – Department of Physics, University of Ottawa
Robert Boyd is an internationally acclaimed expert in nonlinear optics and photonics. He has made significant contributions to the development of methods for controlling the velocity of light, of quantum imaging methods, and for the theoretical description and laboratory characterization of materials and metamaterials that display giant optical nonlinearity. He is also noted for pedagogical work aimed at conveying the conceptual understanding of the nature of nonlinear optical interactions.
Robert Boyd est un expert de renommée internationale en optique non linéaire et en photonique. Il a contribué de façon significative au développement de méthodes de contrôle de la vitesse de la lumière et de méthodes d’imagerie quantique ainsi qu’à la description théorique et à la caractérisation en laboratoire de matériaux et de métamatériaux qui présentent une non-linéarité optique géante. Il est également reconnu pour son travail pédagogique visant à transmettre la compréhension conceptuelle de la nature des interactions optiques non linéaires.
Prof. Susan Boyd
RSC Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences
Affiliation: The University of British Columbia
Induction Year: 2012
BOYD, Susan B. - Faculty of Law, The University of British Columbia
Susan Boyd is internationally recognized as a leading socio-legal scholar who has made exceptional contributions to family law and feminist legal studies. She publishes prolifically on issues of fundamental importance to our times, such as the changing definitions of “family”, “spouse”, and “parent”. Her scholarship questions the precise role of law in fields such as child custody by situating law within its larger socio-economic and ideological contexts.
BOYD, Susan B. - Faculté de droit, The University of British Columbia
Les contributions de Susan Boyd au droit de la famille et aux études juridiques féministes en ont fait l’une des chercheuses les plus réputées du domaine sociojuridique. Auteur prolifique, ses publications traitent de sujets d’importance fondamentale pour notre époque, tels que les nouvelles définitions de la famille, d’époux et de parent. Ses travaux académiques s’interrogent sur le rôle précis du droit dans des domaines comme la garde des enfants, en le replaçant dans un contexte socioéconomique et idéologique élargi.
Dr. David Boyd
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: The University of British Columbia
Keywords: Mathematics, mathematical analysis, number theory, geometry, probability, cryptography, applied mathematics
David W. Boyd is a versatile mathematician whose main mathematical contributions are in real analysis and number theory. First, in his thesis Boyd characterized all rearrangement invariant subspaces of the space of measurable functions on the line on which the Hilbert transform is bounded. Lately Boyd showed that Salem's construction of Salem numbers yields all Salem numbers. Boyd, a mathematician with an international reputation richly deserves to be elected to a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada.
Dr. Monica Boyd
RSC Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Keywords: International migration, social inequality, policy
Monica Boyd, Professor of Sociology at Carleton University, is at the forefront of scholarly work that analyzes such demographic processes as rates of natural increase and decrease and migration. She traces their impacts on many features of Canadian society such as the labour force, family forms, age and gender patterns. She also contributes important data and analyses on social mobility and status attainment. Her publications on these and other topics are widely cited in the academic as well as in
the policy literature in Canada and internationally. Her research and other activities contribute to the setting of the research as well as the policy agenda.
Mr. Marcel Boyer
RSC Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences
Affiliation: Université de Montréal
Keywords: Économie de la croissance et des comportements dynamiques, l'économie des comportements stratégiques, l'économie de l'incertain et de l'assurance, l'économie industrielle, l'économie du croit d'auteur, l'évaluation d'investissements, le partage des coûts et tarification des infrastructures, les PPP, l'économie des organisations
La production scientifique de Marcel Boyer, de l'Université de Montréal, a été particulièrement variée. Celle-ci peut être regroupée sous trois titres principaux : l'économie de la croissance et des comportements dynamiques, l'économie des comportements stratégiques et l'économie de l'incertain et de l'assurance.
Il a été un des tout premiers à utiliser des fonctions d'utilité dynamique non-additives, et est un pionnier dans l'analyse des phénomènes de dépendance en économie de la consommation.
Marcel Boyer a produit plus de 270 articles scientifiques, rapports publics et cahiers de recherche et a donné plus de 350 conférences et séminaires à travers le monde.
Prof. Phelim Boyle
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: Wilfrid Laurier University
Keywords: Lazaridis School of Business and Economics
Induction Year: 2019
BOYLE, Phelim – Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
Phelim Boyle is an actuary whose seminal research work in finance and insurance has won international recognition. He uses mathematical methods to solve problems at the interface of these fields. Boyle has made pioneering contributions to quantitative finance and his ideas have transformed how actuaries handle financial risk. His research has influenced financial practice by providing sophisticated tools for financial institutions to better manage their risks.
Phelim Boyle est un actuaire dont les travaux de recherche novateurs en finance et en assurance ont acquis une reconnaissance internationale. Il utilise des méthodes mathématiques pour résoudre des problèmes dans ces domaines. M. Boyle a apporté sa contribution à la finance quantitative et ses idées ont transformé la gestion des risques financiers par les actuaires. Ses recherches ont influencé la pratique financière en fournissant aux institutions financières des outils sophistiqués pour mieux gérer les risques qu’elles encourent.
Dr. Bettina Bradbury
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: York University
Induction Year: 2013
Bradbury’s original contributions to feminist and family history in Canada and beyond have enriched those fields while making critical interventions in urban, legal, political and colonial history. Her award-winning books have deployed feminist analyses, quantitative and qualitative methods, and a rich range of primary sources to locate women and families at the heart of the industrial revolution, nineteenth century marriage and widowhood, and English and French uses of family law.
Bettina Bradbury a apporté une contribution majeure à l’histoire du féminisme et de la famille au Canada et à l’étranger, tout en intervenant également dans le domaine de l’histoire coloniale, politique, juridique et urbaine. Ses ouvrages primés renferment des études féministes et traitent de méthodes quantitatives et qualitatives. L’auteure exploite aussi un riche fonds de documents de première main pour ses recherches sur les femmes et les familles au cœur de la révolution industrielle, sur le mariage et le veuvage au 19e siècle et sur l’utilisation de l’anglais et du français en droit de la famille.
Prof. Raymond Bradley
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: University of Massachusetts
Keywords: Climate change, Arctic, Alpine, environmental change
Induction Year: 2019
BRADLEY, Raymond – University of Massachusetts
Raymond Bradley is internationally recognized for his research on paleoclimatology, which has made major contributions to our understanding of the nature and causes of climate change. He has focused in particular on climate variations in the Arctic and North Atlantic region, spending many years doing fieldwork in the Canadian Arctic, Greenland and northern Scandinavia carrying out studies of paleoenvironmental conditions, using lake sediments as archives of the past.
Raymond Bradley est reconnu sur le plan international pour ses recherches en paléoclimatologie, qui ont hautement contribué à la compréhension de la nature et des causes du changement climatique. Il a consacré la majeure partie de sa recherche sur les variations climatiques en Arctique et dans la région de l’Atlantique Nord. Il a notamment participé durant de nombreuses années à plusieurs campagnes de terrain dans l’Arctique canadien, au Groenland, et dans le nord de la Scandinavie pour y étudier les conditions paléoenvironnementales en utilisant les sédiments lacustres en tant qu’archives climatiques du passé.
Dr. Keith Bradley
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: University of Victoria
Keywords: Roman social and cultural history, classics ancient history
Keith R. Bradley, Professor of Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Victoria, has made a definitive contribution to the study of Roman social history, in particular to the character of the Roman family and the role of slavery in Roman society. His books "Slaves and Masters in the Roman Empire" (1987), "Slavery and Rebellion in the Roman World" (1989), "Discovering the Roman Family" (1991), and "Slavery and Society at Rome" (1994) have become standard texts, and his numerous articles have had a major
impact on the field. Prof. Bradley's scholarship is known above all for its skillful and learned synthesis of ancient literary and archaeological data with more recent history and theory concerning slaves and the family.
Marjorie Brand
RSC College Member
Affiliation: University of Ottawa
Keywords: Stem cells, gene expression, erythroid differentiation, leukemia
Induction Year: 2014
Marjorie Brand is a leading expert in the global effort to understand how stem cells differentiate into blood cells. Her pioneering work has provided key insight into the mechanisms underlying major blood diseases including ß-thalassemia, sickle-cell anemia and leukemia, and has tremendous potential to inform new strategies to treat these devastating diseases. Dr. Brand holds a Canada Research Chair in the Regulation of Gene Expression.
Marjorie Brand est un expert dans l’étude des mécanismes de différentiation des cellules souches en cellules sanguines. Les résultats de ses recherches ont permis l’élucidation de processus clés du développement de maladies du sang majeures telles la thalassémie, la drépanocytose, ou encore la leucémie, offrant des pistes importantes pour le développement de nouvelles thérapies. Marjorie Brand est titulaire de la Chaire de Recherche du Canada en Régulation de l’expression génique.
Robert Brandenberger
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: McGill University
Keywords: Physics, Cosmology, Universe inflation
Induction Year: 2015
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BRANDENBERGER, Robert, Science, McGill University
Robert Brandenberger has made ground-breaking contributions to early universe cosmology. In particular, he contributed prominently to the development of the theory of structure formation in inflationary cosmology. He is largely responsible for the development of the theory of inflationary reheating and is also well known for his pioneering work in the field of superstring cosmology which can explain the earliest moments of the universe.
updated July 6, 2015
Le professeur Brandenberger a fait d'importantes contributions à la cosmologie du début de l'univers. En particulier, il a participé à l'élaboration de la théorie de la formation des structures dans la cosmologie inflationniste. En plus, il est en grande partie responsable de l'élaboration de la théorie du réchauffement durant inflation et est bien connu pour son travail de pionnier dans le l'application de la théorie des supercordes à la cosmologie.
Philip Branton
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: McGill University
Keywords: Cancer, tumour viruses, apoptosis, tumour suppressors, cell proliferation
Dr. Branton is world renowned for his demonstration of protein kinases and proteins ultimately identified as family members of the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor family associated with viral oncogene products. Dr. Branton's unique contribution was to prove that the mechanism of oncogenic transformation was dependent on the association of these proteins with the viral oncogene products well before the characterization of these associated proteins was known. His most recent work on apoptosis has led to new mechanisms and novel therapies for cancer.
Dr. Satinder Brar
RSC College Member
Affiliation: York University
Keywords: valorisation, bioprocédés, fermentation, formulations, chimie verte, enzymes, bio-butanol, bio hydrogène, produits chimiques plateformes, déchets industriels, déchets municipaux, contaminants, émergents, traitements oxydatives avancés
Induction Year: 2014
Satinder Kaur Brar’s novel approaches to environmental biotechnology by marrying the green chemistry with biotechnology have contributed to opening up a significant new research field of green value-addition of wastes to high value bioproducts. Her academic and professional career in environmental value-addition, emerging contaminants and pollution control at source has bolstered green value-addition research worldwide. She is also the editor of acclaimed books on value-addition and environmental pollution and sequestration.
Les approches novatrices de Satinder Kaur Brar en biotechnologie environnementale alliant la chimie verte et la biotechnologie ont contribué au développement d’un nouveau champ de recherche sur la valorisation verte de déchets en bioproduits ayant une haute valeur marchande. Ses recherches dans les domaines de la biovalorisation, des contaminants émergents et du contrôle de la pollution contribuent largement à l’effort mondial de recherche sur ces enjeux stratégiques. Elle est également l’éditrice de plusieurs ouvrages reconnus sur la biovalorisation, la pollution environnementale et la séquestration.
Dr. John Brash
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: McMaster University
Keywords: Biomaterials, polymer science, biocompatibility, proteins, biointerfaces.
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University Professor John Brash is recognized internationally as a pioneer in the science and technology of Biomaterials. Over the past four decades, his fundamental studies of protein-surface interactions have contributed directly to the development of advanced blood/tissue compatible medical devices. His impact has been profound: Through his personal research, through his service on policy and granting agency committees in Canada and abroad, through his interaction with collaborators and through his innovative role as an educator, he has played a major role in defining the discipline of Biomaterials.
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John Brash is recognized internationally as a pioneer in the science and technology of Biomaterials. Over the past four decades, his fundamental studies of protein-surface interactions have contributed directly to the development of advanced blood/tissue compatible medical devices.
Mr. Gilles Brassard
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: Université de Montréal
Gilles Brassard is a world authority in cryptology and quantum information theory. He worked on 'zero-knowledge' protocols, which allow to prove knowledge of a secret without having to disclose anything about it. He pioneered the field of 'quantum cryptography', which takes advantage of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle to bring a radically new dimension to the ancient problem of secure communication. He invented 'quantum teleportation', which "Discover" featured among the top world science stories of 1993: this allows the transmission of an unknown and unmeasurable quantum state. He championed 'quantum computing', which harnesses quantum mechanics to the cause of computational speed.
Prof. Marta Braun
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: Toronto Metropolitan University
Keywords: Photographic History, early cinema, locomotion
Induction Year: 2010
Braun, Marta - Art / History Photography - Ryerson University
Marta Braun is a renowned expert in nineteenth century stop-motion photography, the area where photography and cinema begin to merge. Her research and publications in scientific photography and the beginnings of cinema have brought her international acclaim.
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Braun, Marta - Art / History Photography - Ryerson University Marta Braun has spearheaded the creation of a new and exciting field of study through her pioneering research on the early history of cinema, on scientific photography, and on nineteenth century stop-motion photographers E.J.Marey in France and Eadweard Muybridge in America. Her groundbreaking theories have put Canada on the international stage in this developing area, and her ongoing contribution to the rapidly expanding body of research literature has been invaluable both in establishing the importance of these closely related disciplines and in propelling Canadian research to the forefront.
Susanna Braund
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: The University of British Columbia
Induction Year: 2019
BRAUND, Susanna – Department of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies, The University of British Columbia
Susanna Braund is the world expert on the translation history of the major Latin poet Virgil. She earlier pioneered literary study of Roman satire and cultural study of the emotions in Roman literature. She produced acclaimed scholarly editions and translations of Juvenal, Persius, Lucan and Seneca. Her synthesizing approach combines philological methods and contemporary theoretical frameworks to illuminate and deepen our appreciation of Latin literature and Roman culture.
Susanna Braund est la spécialiste mondiale de l’histoire de la traduction du grand poète latin Virgil. Auparavant, elle fut pionnière dans l’étude littéraire de la satire romaine et dans l’étude culturelle des émotions dans la littérature romaine. Elle a produit des éditions scientifiques réputées et des traductions des œuvres de Juvenal, Persius, Lucan et Sénèque. Son approche de synthèse allie des méthodes philologiques avec des modèles théoriques contemporains pour éclairer et approfondir notre compréhension de la littérature latine et de la culture romaine.
Prof. Kristen Jennifer Brennand
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: Yale University
Induction Year: 2024
Kristen Brennand is the Elizabeth Mears and House Jameson Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Genetics at Yale University School of Medicine. Her mission is to unravel the mysteries of the human genome within a collaborative, inclusive, and supportive training environment. Her research combines expertise in human stem cell models, genomic engineering, and neuroscience to identify the mechanisms that underlie brain development, traits, and disease, towards developing novel, personalized approaches to improve health and prevent disease.
Kristen Brennand est professeure Elizabeth Mears et House Jameson de psychiatrie et de génétique au sein de l’école de médecine de la Yale University. Sa mission est de percer les mystères du génome humain dans un environnement de formation et d’accompagnement collaboratif et inclusif. Ses recherches combinent l’expertise dans les modèles de cellules souches humaines, l’ingénierie génomique et les neurosciences pour déterminer les mécanismes qui sous-tendent le développement du cerveau, les caractéristiques et les maladies, en vue de développer de nouvelles approches personnalisées pour améliorer la santé et prévenir les maladies.
Dr. Reuven Brenner
RSC Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences
Affiliation: McGill University
Keywords: Economics, finance, capital markets, business strategy
Often referred to as an iconoclastic economist and a maverick because of his preference for "topics far bigger than those with which most economists are comfortable", Reuven Brenner, School of Management, McGill University, is the author of many influential publications, including Labyrinths of Prosperity, Gambling and Speculation, and Rivalry: in Business, Sciences, among Nations. These examine how people's envy and greed, their fear of falling behind and their ambition lead them to undertake a variety of risks. Some gamble, or commit crimes, others become entrepreneurial. Brenner has taught at the Université de Montréal and McGill University.
Prof. Michèle Breton
RSC Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences
Affiliation: Université de Montréal
Keywords: Mathématiques Appliquées, Énergie, Environment, Finance, Optimisation Dynamique
Induction Year: 2009
Michèle Breton est une chercheuse de renommée internationale dont les travaux conceptuels et appliqués ont fait leur marque dans plusieurs domaines, notamment en théorie des jeux dynamiques, en gestion de l'environnement et de l'énergie, en ingénierie financière et en recherche opérationnelle.
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Dr. Raymond Breton
RSC Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Keywords: Inter-ethnic relations, nationalism, ethno-religious diversity
Le professeur Raymond Breton s'est distingué par la qualité de ses travaux de recherche dans les domaines de la stratification sociale, de l'adaptation des immigrants, de l'intégration sociale et de l'éducation. Il a participé activement au progrès des sciences sociales au Canada par les fonctions qu'il a remplies à la Société canadienne de sociologie et d'anthropologie, au Conseil des arts et au Conseil canadien des recherches en sciences sociales.
C'est un professeur admiré de ses étudiants qui ne craint pas, à l'occasion, de prêter son concours aux oeuvres communautaires. En tant que franco-manitobain, il a réussi à gravir les plus hauts échelons dans la société anglo-saxonne, sans pour cela perdre son identité ou ses caractéristiques de canadien d'expression française.
Lionel Briand
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: University of Ottawa
Induction Year: 2023
Canada Research Chair in Intelligent Software Dependability and Compliance at the University of Ottawa, Dr. Lionel Briand has led groundbreaking and impactful research in software engineering, contributing to scalable and effective methods for the verification and validation of software systems, as well as their quality assurance. His novel approaches, which rely on Artificial Intelligence, have enabled the design of intelligent solutions to ensure reliability, safety and security of software systems.
Lionel Briand, titulaire d’une Chaire de recherche du Canada sur la fiabilité et la conformité des logiciels intelligents à l'Université d'Ottawa, a mené des recherches novatrices et importantes dans le domaine du génie logiciel, contribuant à la mise au point de méthodes évolutives et efficaces permettant de contrôler et de valider des systèmes logiciels, ainsi que d’assurer leur qualité. Ses nouvelles approches, qui s'appuient sur l'intelligence artificielle, ont permis de concevoir des solutions intelligentes pour garantir la fiabilité, la sûreté et la sécurité des systèmes logiciels.
Dr. David Brillinger
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: University of California Berkeley
Keywords: Probability, statistics, marine biology, wildfires
David Brillinger is nominated for his many contributions to mathematical statistics. His work combines mathematical originality and power with a deep interest in applications, especially in geophysics and neurophysiology.
Dr. David Brindley
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: University of Alberta
Keywords: Autotaxin, lipid phosphatases, lipins, lysophosphatidate, phosphatidate phosphatase
Induction Year: 2011
Brindley, David N. - Biochemistry - University of Alberta
David Brindley investigates the hormonal regulation of triglyceride and phospholipid synthesis in stress, diabetes and obesity. He focuses on mechanisms that control the activity of the enzyme, phosphatidate phosphatase. Other studies are designed to elucidate how bioactive lipids regulate wound healing, tumor development, metastasis, angiogenesis and chemo-resistance.
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Brindley, David N. - Biochemistry - University of Alberta
David N. Brindley has provided international leadership for understanding the regulation of lipid metabolism. He pioneered most of the work on mammalian phosphatidate phosphatases, which were identified as lipins in 2006. His studies elucidate how lipins control lipid synthesis and also act as transcriptional regulators in adipose tissue development and fatty acid oxidation. His work provides a foundation for understanding derangements of lipid metabolism in diabetes and obesity. Dr. Brindley’s other work concerns wound healing and cancer. His studies elucidate how cell division, migration, angiogenesis and chemo-resistance are regulated through the metabolism lipid signaling molecules such as lysophosphatidate and sphingosine 1-phosphate.