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Frances Henry
RSC Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences
Affiliation: York University
Keywords: Anti-racism, racism, Caribbean, migration, institutional resistance
Frances Henry is one of the foremost contributors to the study of ethnic relations in Canada. Her work on Black communities has revealed sensitive theoretical insights and has led to committed involvement in official bodies concerned with race relations, human rights, and multiculturalism. Similar work has also been carried out in the Caribbean and England, and has recently been extended to Jewish issues in Germany. She has also made notable contributions to the study of religion in the Caribbean. A scholar dedicated to the service of mankind.
Prof. Allan Hepburn
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: McGill University
Induction Year: 2022
An internationally renowned literary scholar, Allan Hepburn has published many books and articles on twentieth-century British, Irish, and American novels. Mid-century literature and culture are his particular expertise. His publications focus on convergences among espionage, human rights, citizenship, nuclear extinction, the Second World War, diplomacy, and fiction. He is a recognized authority on the novelist Elizabeth Bowen. He holds the James McGill Chair in Twentieth-Century Literature at McGill University.
Allan Hepburn a publié de nombreux ouvrages et articles sur les romans britanniques, irlandais et américains du XXe siècle. Ses publications portent sur les convergences entre l’espionnage, les droits de la personne, la citoyenneté, l’extinction nucléaire, la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la diplomatie et la fiction. Il est une autorité reconnue en ce qui concerne la romancière Elizabeth Bowen. Il est titulaire de la chaire James McGill de littérature du XXe siècle à l’Université McGill.
Dr. John W. Hepburn
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: The University of British Columbia
Keywords: Laser science, photochemistry, spectroscopy, atmospheric science, reaction dynamics.
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Professor John W. Hepburn is an expert on the interaction of laser light with atoms and molecules. He was the first to show that the ZEKE spectroscopic technique could be used to measure high energy ionization thresholds. He showed that the well-known Frank-Condon approximation broke down for some ZEKE experiments, and this breakdown could be exploited to measure the very high energy vibrational levels of diatomic ions. Most recently, Dr. Hepburn has developed a new technique, called threshold ion-pair production spectroscopy, which he has used to measure chemical bond strengths to unprecedented parts per million accuracy.
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Professor John W. Hepburn is an expert on the interaction of laser light with atoms and molecules. He showed that the ZEKE spectroscopic technique could measure high energy ionization thresholds, and exploited the breakdown of the Frank-Condon approximation to measure the high energy vibrational levels of diatomic ions. Recently, he has measured chemical bond strengths to unprecedented accuracy.
David Herbert
RSC College Member
Affiliation: University of Manitoba
Induction Year: 2023
David Herbert is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Manitoba, where his scholarship addresses the critical issue of sustainability in molecular materials through ligand design and innovative synthetic approaches. Both inside and outside the lab, he is a strong advocate for science communication and promoting research opportunities to equity-seeking groups, including through outreach that connects high school students with socially meaningful research.
David Herbert est professeur au sein du département de chimie de la University of Manitoba, où ses travaux portent sur la question cruciale de la durabilité des matériaux moléculaires grâce à la conception de ligands et à des approches synthétiques innovantes. Tant à l'intérieur qu'à l'extérieur du laboratoire, il est un fervent défenseur de la communication scientifique et de la promotion des opportunités de recherche auprès des groupes en quête d'équité, notamment par le biais d'activités de sensibilisation qui mettent en relation des élèves du secondaire avec des recherches socialement significatives.
Prof. Matthew Herder
RSC College Member
Affiliation: Dalhousie University
Keywords: pharmaceutical policy
Induction Year: 2019
Matthew Herder has made extensive contributions to the field of pharmaceutical policy. In particular, his scholarly research has shown that information about pharmaceutical drugs is often kept secret as a matter of practice rather than the law. Through his research, Herder has recovered powerful examples of transparency in Canadian drug regulation and called upon health professionals, researchers, and others to push for fundamental changes in the regulatory system.
Matthew Herder a largement contribué au domaine de la politique pharmaceutique. Ses recherches ont notamment démontré que l’information relative aux médicaments pharmaceutiques est souvent tenue secrète en pratique, bien que le droit ne l’impose pas. Grâce à ses recherches, M. Herder a mis en avant de puissants exemples de transparence dans la réglementation canadienne des médicaments et a invité les professionnels de la santé, les chercheurs et d’autres intervenants à faire pression pour que soient apportés au système réglementaire des changements fondamentaux.
Prof. Ella Hermon
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: Université Laval
Keywords: Histoire et législation agraires, impérialisme romain, droit romain et culture juridique comparée, histoire des interactions société-environnement naturel dans le monde romain, histoire environnementale comparée, gestion de l'eau.
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Ella Hermon compte au Canada parmi les chercheurs les plus novateurs de sa génération dans les domaines de l'histoire romaine et des études pluridisciplinaires. Comme penseur, elle a apporté une contribution originale aux débats sur 1'impérialisme romain, très animés dans les années 80', en valorisant 1'héritage universel de 1'Empire romain en tant qu'espace social et politique. Dans la même lancée d'un discours épistémologique global, elle conçoit actuellement 1'Empire romain comme un paradigme interprétatif pour 1'histoire de 1'environnement et pose la question de la transférabilité des enseignements universels de ses expériences de gestion des ressources naturelles, notamment des ressources en eau, dans les pratiques modernes. Ses recherches en histoire romaine sur la question agraire ont renouvelé cette thématique en termes des origines du concept d'ager publicus. Elle a été la première à envisager la question agraire à Rome, lieu commun des recherches pluridisciplinaires en histoire romaine, comme un élément important de la culture juridique québécoise par la réception du droit romain dans le code civil du Bas-Canada. Comme historienne, sa contribution la plus marquante consiste dans 1'arrimage des recherches spécialisées en histoire romaine au discours global des questions épistémologiques et des problématiques de la société contemporaine. Enfin, sa capacité de susciter et obtenir des résultats pluridisciplinaires révélateurs sur 1’histoire comparative de 1'environnement a inscrit 1'histoire romaine comme point de référence des recherches dans ce domaine.
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Au Canada, Ella Hermon compte parmi les chercheurs les plus novateurs de sa génération dans les domaines de l'histoire romaine et des études pluridisciplinaires. Comme historienne, sa contribution la plus marquante consiste dans 1'arrimage des recherches spécialisées en histoire romaine au discours global des questions épistémologiques et des problématiques de la société contemporaine. Sa capacité de susciter et obtenir des résultats pluridisciplinaires révélateurs sur 1’histoire comparative de 1'environnement a inscrit 1'histoire romaine comme point de référence des recherches dans ce domaine.
Dr. Michael Herren
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: York University
Keywords: Languages - Latin & Greek, medieval Latin literature, manuscripts, edition of texts, church history, classical reception
The distinguished scholarship on the early Middle Ages of Michael W. Herren, Department of Humanities, Atkinson College, York University, involves a lifetime's work on the "insular" authors of Britain and Ireland. His numerous editions, translations, and commentaries are works of astonishing erudition that frolic confidently in the obscurities of multilingual vocabulary and multicultural reference. The Latin language is the great theme that he takes up in a major new journal he recently founded. He explores, through the language, wider aspects of the culture it bears. These include art, religion, and – in his current, pioneering study – the appropriation of classical myth.
Prof. M. Sandy Hershcovis
RSC College Member
Affiliation: University of Calgary
Induction Year: 2020
Sandy Hershcovis is an internationally leading scholar known for her contributions to the study of workplace harassment. Her research advances our understanding of the social context of workplace harassment, focusing on how targets cope with harassment and the role of bystanders in the dynamics of harassment. Her research program on constructive bystander interventions aims to identify strategies for preventing harassment or mitigating its negative consequences.
Sandy Hershcovis est une chercheuse de renommée internationale connue pour ses contributions à l’étude du harcèlement professionnel. Ses recherches font progresser notre compréhension du contexte social du harcèlement professionnel, en se concentrant sur la façon dont les cibles font face au harcèlement et sur le rôle des spectateurs dans la dynamique du harcèlement. Son programme de recherche sur les interventions constructives des témoins vise à déterminer des stratégies en vue de prévenir le harcèlement ou d’atténuer ses conséquences négatives.
Dr. Holger Herwig
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: University of Calgary
Keywords: Germany
Diplomatic
Military
Social
Political
Educated in Canada and the United States, Dr. Holger W. Herwig is in the front rank of scholars of modern German diplomatic and military history. His work has been important in illuminating Germany's strategic vision at the end of the 19th Century. He combines impressive archival research with an insightful analysis of the way in which political and other factors contributed to Imperial Germany's global vision.
Dr. Agnes Herzberg
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: Queen's University
Keywords: Mathematics, Statistics, Public Policy, History of Science
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Recognized globally for her pioneering contributions to statistics, Agnes M. Herzberg founded, shaped and nurtured the international, Conferences on Statistics, Science and Public Policy held at Herstmonceux Castle, England. In this unique context, she assembles an unusual mix of scientists, politicians, civil servants and journalists from several countries who annually address significant policy issues. Recurring themes of their concerns are such compelling issues as promotion of better understanding between science and public policy, public trust, society, education, media, economics, government and politics. The outcomes of these invaluable conferences have demonstrably furthered knowledge, trust and co-operation across the divides of government, science and public policy.
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Recognized globally for her pioneering contributions to statistics, Agnes M. Herzberg founded, shaped and nurtured the International Conference on Statistics, Science and Public Policy held at Herstmonceux Castle, England. The outcomes of these invaluable conferences have demonstrably furthered knowledge, trust and co-operation across the divides of government, science and public policy.
Dr. Walter Herzog
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: University of Calgary
Induction Year: 2013
Walter Herzog is the foremost expert in muscle biomechanics in the world. His innovative research has revolutionized our understanding of muscle contractility. His pioneering work on isolated sarcomeres demonstrated that force did not exclusively depend on actin-myosin overlap, as assumed for fifty years, but also depended critically on the structural protein titin. His pioneering research opened new fields, replaced long-held beliefs on contractility, and influenced clinical thinking on muscle function.
Walter Herzog est l’autorité mondiale en biomécanique musculaire. Ses travaux de recherche novateurs sur des sarcomères ont révolutionné notre compréhension de la contractilité musculaire. Il a montré que la force ne dépend pas exclusivement d’un chevauchement actine-myosine, comme on l’a cru au cours des cinquante dernières années, mais dépend fortement de la protéine de structure titine. Ses travaux avant-gardistes ont ouvert de nouveaux champs de recherche, remplacé d’anciennes croyances sur la contractilité et influencé la manière d’envisager t la fonction musculaire d’un point de vue clinique.
Dr. Eric Hessels
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: York University
Keywords: Atomic Physics, antimatter, precision measurements, microwave spectroscopy, antihydrogen
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Prof. Eric Hessels is one of top experimentalists in the world making high precision studies of one, two and three electron systems (atomic hydrogen, helium, lithium), to 200 parts per billion. The results enable quantum electrodynamics to be tested with a new precision. Dr. Hessels has been a pioneer in the project to make antihydrogen (antiproton and a positron), to be used by the ATRAP (Antihydrogen Trap) group at CERN. His international research excellence has been recognized by many awards,
including the Polanyi prize, the Herzberg Medal of the CAP, the Francis Pipkin Award of the APS, a Canadian Research Chair (Tier I), and a NSERC Steacie Memorial Fellowship.
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Eric Hessels is known world-wide for his precision measurements of the atomic constants of atoms, with one and two electrons. These results, accurate to 200 parts per billion, enable quantum electrodynamics to be tested with a new precision. He has been a key member of the international project to make antihydrogen. Dr. Hessels has recently received major awards for his research, both in Canada and the USA.
Ms. Angela Hewitt
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: None
Keywords: Concert Pianist, Lecturer, Writer on music
One of Canada’s foremost pianists, Angela Hewitt regularly performs in major concert halls around the world. Following her first recital at the age of nine in Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music, she won, among other awards, First Prize in Italy’s Viotti Competition (1978) and in the Toronto International Bach Piano Competition (1985). Her award-winning discography includes the complete solo works of Ravel and the complete Chopin Nocturnes and Impromptus. In 2005 she completed an eleven year project to record the complete keyboard works of Bach. Angela Hewitt received the inaugural BBC Radio 3 Listener’s Award (2003) and is an Officer of the Order of Canada (2000).
One of Canada’s foremost pianists, Angela Hewitt regularly performs in major concert halls around the world. Her award-winning discography includes the complete solo works of Ravel and the complete Chopin Nocturnes and Impromptus. In 2005 she completed an eleven year project to record the complete keyboard works of Bach.
Dr. Cressida Heyes
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: University of Alberta
Induction Year: 2024
Dr. Cressida Heyes is a globally recognized scholar in feminist philosophy. Her work in the field has established it as a legitimate area of the discipline, and simultaneously redefined the topics and methods philosophy addresses. She combines theoretically ambitious analysis of the relation of subjects and structures with readings of everyday topics from
popular culture, and thus exemplifies the most compelling intersectional feminist scholarship in the humanities.
Prof. Cressida Heyes est une chercheuse mondialement reconnue dans le domaine de la philosophie féministe.
Son travail a fait de la philosophie féministe un domaine légitime de la discipline, tout en redéfinissant les sujets et les méthodes abordés par la philosophie. Elle combine une analyse théorique ambitieuse de la relation entre les sujets et les structures avec des lectures de sujets quotidiens issus de la culture populaire, et illustre ainsi la recherche féministe intersectionnelle la plus convaincante dans les sciences humaines.
Dr. Philip Hieter
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: The University of British Columbia
Keywords: Yeast genetics, cell division, chromosome biology, genome analysis, mechanisms of anenploidy
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Professor Philip Hieter is a world-renowned leader in the study of cell division, chromosome biology, and yeast genetics. He is internationally recognized for his work on structural and regulatory proteins that ensure faithful segregation of chromosomes during cell division. His work has also demonstrated and advocated the utility of researching fundamental questions in model experimental organisms and has created a systematic cross-reference of yeast genetics and human biology. His work has had a profound impact on understanding the molecular mechanisms of cell division and in translating this knowledge to normal human biology and human disease.
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Professor Philip Hieter is a world leader in the study of chromosome dynamics and cell division. His work has shown how chromosomes are accurately transmitted from one generation to another. The results of his work have a profound impact upon our understanding of molecular mechanisms of cell division, and its consequences in normal human biology and human disease.
Prof. Eric Higgs
RSC Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences
Affiliation: University of Victoria
Induction Year: 2023
Eric Higgs’s pioneering research on ecological restoration has been transformational for both scientists and practitioners and he has brought international public and policy focus to restoring damaged ecosystems. A global leader who has long championed interdisciplinary science in the study of complex environmental challenges, his long-term mountain-based restoration field research has built the largest systematic collection of historic and repeat mountain photographs in the world - a unique Canadian research platform.
Eric Higgs et ses recherches pionnières sur la restauration écologique ont été révélateurs pour les scientifiques et les praticiens, et il a attiré l'attention du public et des politiques internationales sur la restauration des écosystèmes endommagés. Leader mondial qui défend depuis longtemps l’interdisciplinarité dans l'étude des défis environnementaux complexes, ses recherches de terrain à long terme sur la restauration en montagne ont permis de constituer la plus grande collection systématique de photographies de montagne au monde, une plateforme de recherche canadienne unique.
Steven High
RSC College Member
Affiliation: Concordia University
Keywords: history, oral history, public history, community-university collaboration, memory, migration, deindustrialization
Induction Year: 2014
Steven High is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Oral History at Concordia University, where he established the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling. A leader in digital humanities, High has authored numerous award-winning publications exploring economic, social and cultural displacement in 20th century North America and the Caribbean. He was principal investigator of Montreal Life Stories, a major collaborative research project investigating the life stories of survivors of mass violence.
Steven High est professeur et titulaire d’une chaire de recherche du Canada en histoire orale à la Concordia University, où il a fondé le Centre d’histoire orale et de récits numérisés. Expert en sciences humaines numériques, High est l’auteur de nombreuses publications primées portant sur les déplacements économiques, sociaux et culturels en Amérique du Nord et dans les Caraïbes au 20e siècle. Il fut le chercheur principal de « Histoires de Vie Montréal », un projet de recherche collaboratif majeur s’intéressant aux expériences de vie de survivants aux violences collectives.
Dr. Nigel Higson
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: The Pennsylvania State University
Keywords: Operator algebras, K-theory, functional analysis, index theory, geometric analysis.
Nigel Higson, Department of Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University, is a leader in the field of operator algebras in Hilbert space, together with its applications to geometry, topology, and the representation theory of groups. He has made definitive contributions towards the solution of deep conjectures due to Novikov, and to Baum and Connes. His work will have lasting influence.
Dr. Ray Hilborn
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: University of Washington
Keywords: Populations, fisheries, natural resources, management, conservation
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Professor Ray Hilborn's most important contribution to the advancement of science is his pioneering work in the statistical analysis of fisheries. His work has allowed the quantitatively reliable assessment of stocks and effective management policies. He has revolutionized quantitative fisheries biology both in Canada and globally. He developed modern statistical methods that allowed analysis of complex ecological systems. He has used modern computational methods to compare complex models with biological data. He advanced the science of predicting population trends and harvests. He was also instrumental in developing and applying principles of adaptive management to natural resources.
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Professor Ray Hillborn is world leader in our statistical understanding of fisheries. He has developed and used new computational methods to analyze complex ecological systems. His work has revolutionized the quantitative assessment of fish stocks and their management, both in Canada and internationally.
Dr. Josephine Hill
RSC College Member
Affiliation: University of Calgary
Keywords: Catalysis, catalyst preparation, characterization, heavy oil, bitumen, solid oxide fuel cells, gasification, activated carbon
Induction Year: 2014
Josephine Hill is a professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at the University of Calgary and a Canada Research Chair. Her research on catalysts, which are substances that increase reaction rates, improves the efficiency of the utilization of natural resources. She has established a world-class research facility and is a leader in her field, with a strong reputation, both nationally and internationally, for outstanding research, scholarship, and mentoring.
Josephine Hill est professeure de génie chimique et pétrolier à l’University of Calgary et détient une chaire de recherche du Canada. Ses travaux sur les catalyseurs, des substances qui augmentent la vitesse de réaction, améliorent l’efficacité de l’utilisation des ressources naturelles. Elle a créé des installations de recherche de classe mondiale et excelle dans son domaine. Elle jouit d’une réputation solide, tant au niveau national qu’international, pour ses recherches, son érudition et son mentorat remarquables.
Prof. Matthew Nicholas Hill
RSC College Member
Affiliation: University of Calgary
Keywords: anxiety, stress, amygdala, endocannabinoid
Induction Year: 2017
Matthew Hill has made outstanding contributions to our understanding of the neuroscience of stress. His research on how the endocannabinoid system gates activation of the stress response and mediates both termination and adaptation of brain circuits to stress has guided the field. His translational work on the role of the endocannabinoid system in the stress response and stress-related psychiatric diseases has influenced the investigation of novel treatments for anxiety disorders.
Matthew Hill a apporté des contributions remarquables à notre compréhension de la neuroscience du stress. Ses recherches sur la façon dont le système endocannabinoïde active la réaction au stress et régule à la fois la terminaison et l’adaptation des circuits cérébraux du stress ont orienté les recherches dans le domaine. Ses travaux translationnels sur le rôle du système endocannabinoïde dans la réaction au stress et les maladies psychiatriques liées au stress ont inspiré la recherche de nouveaux traitements pour les troubles anxieux.
Dr. Philip Hill
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: The University of British Columbia
Philip Graham Hill has made impressive contributions to the thermodynamic properties of water and steam, to the mathematical modelling of turbulent flow in power and propulsion machines, to the study of electric power systems and especially through two excellent textbooks, to engineering education. Particularly noteworthy has been his work on the synthesis of a universal fundamental equation of state and his solutions of a wide range of problems in the design of power and propulsion machines. But his perspectives stretch well beyond conventional engineering practice, and his recent studies of the environmental impact of energy systems as well as their social implications have been outstanding.
Prof. (William) Barry Hill
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: (unaffliated)
Induction Year: 2025
Engineer, agriculturalist, entrepreneur, historical interpreter, teacher and organist, Barry Hill continues to contribute to his community as a dedicated volunteer and advisor. In 1993, Barry changed careers to rebuild the family farm and became engaged with local planning and economic development initiatives. He also led several agricultural organizations and continues to contribute his expertise at two universities. He is Warden at H.M Chapel Royal of the Mohawk.
Barry Hill, avec ses titres d’ingénieur, agriculteur, entrepreneur, interprète historique, enseignant et organiste, continue de contribuer à sa communauté en tant que bénévole et conseiller dévoué. En 1993, il a changé de carrière pour reconstruire la ferme familiale et s’est engagé dans des initiatives locales de planification et de développement économique. Il a également dirigé plusieurs organisations agricoles et continue d’apporter son expertise à deux universités. Il est gardien de la H.M. Chapel Royal of the Mohawk.
Prof. Lawrence Hill
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: University of Guelph
Keywords: Canadian literature, fiction, non-fiction, Black literature
Induction Year: 2024
Lawrence Hill is the award-winning author of eleven books of fiction and nonfiction, including The Book of Negroes, The Illegal, and Beatrice and Croc Harry. A member of the Order
of Canada and a professor of creative writing at the University of Guelph, he is writing a novel about the African- American soldiers who helped build the Alaska Highway in northern British Columbia and Yukon during World War Two.
Lawrence Hill est l’auteur primé de onze ouvrages de fiction et de non-fiction, dont The Book of Negroes, The Illegal et Beatrice and Croc Harry. Membre
de l’Ordre du Canada et professeur de création littéraire à la University of
Guelph, il écrit actuellement un roman sur les soldats afro-américains qui ont participé à la construction de la route de l’Alaska dans le nord de la Colombie- Britannique et du Yukon pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
