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Prof. Alain Farah
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: McGill University
Keywords: les champs littéraire québécois et européen, autobiographie,l'avant-garde et des brouillages identitaires propres
Induction Year: 2025
Alain Farah is a professor and writer internationally recognized both for his scholarly contributions on recent avant-garde literature in France and for his literary works. His latest novel, Mille secrets mille dangers (Le Quartanier, 2021), rewarded with the most prestigious prizes in the country, has confirmed that he is one of the major voices in the cultural landscape both in Quebec and in the whole of the French-speaking world.
Alain Farah est un professeur et un écrivain internationalement reconnu tant pour ses contributions savantes sur la littérature d’avant-garde récente en France que pour ses œuvres littéraires. Son dernier roman, « Mille secrets mille dangers » (Le Quartanier, 2021), récompensé par les prix les plus prestigieux au pays, a confirmé qu’il s’agit d’une des voix majeures dans le paysage culturel tant au Québec que dans l’ensemble de la francophonie.
Samer Faraj
RSC Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences
Affiliation: McGill University
Induction Year: 2023
Samer Faraj (Canada Research Chair in Technology, Innovation and Organizing) is an internationally recognized management scholar recognized for his contributions to the study of expertise coordination in teams, online knowledge communities, complex collaboration in the workplace, and the transformative effects of emerging technologies on existing and novel forms of organizing. Currently, he is investigating collaboration and organizing within the Canadian healthcare sector, particularly exploring the potential of emerging technologies to enhance healthcare provision.
Samer Faraj, titulaire d’une Chaire de recherche du Canada sur la technologie, l'innovation et l'organisation, est un chercheur en gestion de renommée internationale, reconnu pour ses contributions à l'étude de la coordination de l'expertise au sein des équipes, des communautés de connaissances en ligne, de la collaboration complexe sur le lieu de travail et des effets transformateurs des technologies émergentes sur les formes d'organisation existantes et nouvelles. Actuellement, il étudie la collaboration et l'organisation dans le secteur canadien des soins de santé, en explorant en particulier le potentiel des technologies émergentes pour améliorer la prestation des soins de santé.
Prof. Penelope Farfan
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: University of Calgary
Induction Year: 2022
Penelope Farfan is an award-winning scholar whose interdisciplinary research on feminist and queer performance has reshaped the fields of modernist theatre, drama, dance, and performance studies. She is also an award-winning editor and an internationally recognized scholar of contemporary feminist theatre whose research has foregrounded Canadian playwrights while also advancing knowledge of playwriting by women from around the world over the past thirty years.
Penelope Farfan est une chercheuse primée dont les travaux interdisciplinaires sur la prestation féministe et queer ont remodelé les domaines du théâtre moderniste, de l’art dramatique, de la danse et des études sur la performance artistique. Elle est également une éditrice primée et une spécialiste internationalement reconnue du théâtre féministe contemporain, dont les recherches ont mis en avant les dramaturges canadiens tout en faisant progresser la connaissance des écrits dramatiques produits par les femmes du monde entier au cours des trente dernières années.
David Farmer
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: University of Victoria
Keywords: Nonlinear internal waves, acoustics, bubbles
David Farmer, Adjunct Professor, University of Victoria and The University of British Columbia, and Research Scientist, Institute of Ocean Sciences, is Canada's leading civilian underwater acoustics expert and is one of the best known, and most widely respected, in the world. He has used underwater acoustic systems in a wide variety of imaginative ways, taking advantage of the only form of remote sensing effective for most of the ocean. His studies have been very wide ranging, including flow in fjords and straits, studies of ocean turbulence, wave breaking and flow under ice. Dr. Farmer's ingenious techniques and imaginative interpretation have made him a leader in each field he has touched.
Prof. Aitazaz Farooque
RSC College Member
Affiliation: University of Prince Edward Island
Keywords: Precision Agriculture, Machine Learning, Food Security, Sensing and Control Systems, Profitability Mapping, Sustainability
Induction Year: 2024
Aitazaz Farooque is serving as a Professor and Director at
the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation,
University of Prince Edward Island. Aitazaz’s research focuses on
the development of climate-smart technologies for Canadian
agriculture. Aitazaz has co-authored over 150 peer-reviewed articles and
delivered many keynote/invited talks at international forums. Aitazaz
has received various national awards in recognition of his exceptional
contributions. Aitazaz has garnered over $18M in research funding and trained
a significant number of highly qualified personnel.
Aitazaz Farooque est professeur et directeur du Centre
canadien pour le changement climatique et l’adaptation, à la
University of Prince Edward Island. Ses recherches portent sur
le développement de technologies adaptées au climat pour
l’agriculture canadienne. Aitazaz est co-auteur de plus de 150 articles évalués
par des pairs et a donné de nombreuses conférences dans des colloques
internationaux. Il a reçu plusieurs prix nationaux en reconnaissance de ses
contributions exceptionnelles, a obtenu plus de 18 millions de dollars de
financement pour la recherche et a formé un grand nombre de personnes
hautement qualifiées.
R. Farquhar
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Keywords: Geochronology, archaeometry
Ronald McCunn Farquhar has used his skills in isotopic studies and mass spectrometry to determine the ages of Canadian minerals and geological provinces and to interpret variations in lead isotopes in geological terms. This work has been marked by originality and imagination. Originally graduating in physics and chemistry, he has steadily increased his knowledge of geology by field work and close cooperation with the departments of geology. He has been secretary of the Committee of the Royal Society of Canada on Precambrian Dating and he is engaged in placing all published age data for the whole world on punched cards for data processing. To his impressive list of 26 articles and one book will soon be added a second book on geochronology by isotopic methods which he and Prof. D. York have largely completed. His merit has been recognized by the award in 1954 of a National Research Council Post-Doctorate Fellowship and in 1964 of a Royal Society of Canada Fellowship which enabled him to work for 9 months with Prof. L. R. Wager in the Department of Geology at Oxford.
Prof. Anthony P. Peter Farrell
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: The University of British Columbia
Keywords: salmon, temperature, hypoxia, heart, respiration, fish pysiology
Induction Year: 2015
Updated July 22, 2015
Farrell, Anthony Peter, Science, University of British Columbia
Dr. Farrell is internationally recognized for his research into the properties of fish hearts, why their cardiorespiratory systems collapse at high temperature and how some hearts continue to function without oxygen. His work has been applied in fish conservation. He has received awards from the British Isles Fisheries Society, the American Fisheries Society and the Canadian Society of Zoology, and an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Gothenburg.
Updated July 22, 2015
Dr. Farrell est reconnu internationalement pour ses recherches sur le fonctionnement du cœur des poissons, sur les raisons de l'effondrement des performances cardiaques aux hautes températures et sur les raisons qui expliquent que certains coeurs puissent fonctionner sans oxygène. Ses travaux ont trouvé des applications importantes dans le domaine de la préservation des populations de poissons. Il a reçu des distinctions de la Société Britannique des Pêches, de la Société Américaine des Pêches et de la Société Canadienne de Zoologie, ainsi qu'un doctorat honoraire de l'Université de Gothenburg.
Masoud Farzaneh
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Induction Year: 2021
Masoud Farzaneh (LFIEEE, FIET, FEIC, FCIGRE, FCAE) is an influential and world-renowned expert in engineering of power networks in cold climates. His pioneering studies resulted in the understanding of arc development on ice-covered insulators and in their improved design, the development of new generation icing models, de-icing techniques and anti-icing coatings, as well as in understanding the mechanisms of corona-induced vibrations of high voltage conductors. His research findings have greatly contributed to the creation of new, innovative and pioneering technologies.
Masoud Farzaneh (LFIEEE, FIET, FEIC, FCIGRE, FCAE) est un expert de renommée mondiale en ingénierie des réseaux électriques en climat froid. Ses études pionnières ont permis de comprendre le développement de l'arc sur les isolateurs recouverts de glace et d’améliorer leur conception, le développement de modèles de givrage, de techniques de déglaçage et de revêtements antigivre, ainsi que la compréhension des mécanismes des vibrations induites par effet couronne. Ses résultats de recherche ont grandement contribué à la création de technologies innovantes et pionnières.
Mr. Ezzat Abdel Fattah
RSC Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences
Affiliation: Simon Fraser University
Le professeur Essat Fattah est un des grands pionniers de la criminologie au Canada. Ses travaux sur la victimologie et sur la peine de mort ont reçu des échos dans un grand nombre de pays et ses publications ont résulté en actions importantes. Il a fondé le département de criminologie à Simon Fraser University en Colombie Britannique.
Considéré comme un maître incontesté au plan international, il a été chargé de missions scientifiques et d'expertises dans diverses parties du monde et a enseigné comme professeur invité dans nombre d'universités européennes réputées.
Mrs. Marguerite Fauquenoy
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: Simon Fraser University
Marguerite Fauquenoy, professeur à Simon Fraser University, a poursuivi des études supérieures dans
deux disciplines différentes, anthropologie et linguistique. Son terrain de recherche actuel est la Guyane, mais elle a effectué aussi d'autres recherches en France et au Canada sur différentes variétés de français.
Plusieurs publications de qualité, dont quatre solides volumes, ont contribué à lui valoir une réputation internationale dans le monde de la linguistique créole francophone. Elle prépare actuellement un dictionnaire bilingue sur le créole de Guyane française et travaille sur un projet de recherche en tradition orale, « Ethnotextes guyanais ».
Dr. Linda Fedigan
RSC Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences
Affiliation: University of Calgary
Keywords: Primatology, science studies, biological anthropology, conservation, sex and gender
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The scope, depth, and impact of Linda Fedigan's research are unique in Canadian anthropology in general and primatology in particular. A Tier I Canada Research Chair, and leader of a team of primatology researchers, she is an internationally recognized scholar known for three decades of contribution to the study of primate life history, reproduction, socioecology, and conservation. An entire chapter of the extremely influential book Primate Visions was dedicated to the work of Dr. Fedigan. She has trained a generation of primatologists, many of whom are now active scholars in anthropology, psychology, and zoology at institutions throughout Canada and the United States.
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A Tier I Canada Research Chair, and leader of a team of primatology researchers, Linda Fedigan is an internationally recognized scholar known for three decades of contribution to the study of primate life history, reproduction, socioecology, and conservation. She has trained a generation of primatologists, many of whom are now active scholars at institutions throughout Canada and the United States.
Prof. Margery Fee
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: The University of British Columbia
Keywords: lexicography; Indigenous health studies; foodways; Indigenous literatures, Indigenous Studies; Canadian literature; Canadian English
Induction Year: 2017
FEE, Margery - Department of English, The University of British Columbia
Margery Fee has a stellar national and international reputation for her research in Canadian Literature and Canadian English Lexicography. Among her most influential publications are Literary Land Claims: the “Indian Land Question” from Pontiac’s War to Attawapiskat (2015) and the Guide to Canadian English Usage (OUP), described as “the Canadian Fowler.” Her research on Indigenous Literature has transformed scholarly approaches to the subject and its place within Canadian Studies.
Prof. Michael G. G. Fehlings
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Keywords: Neuro surgery
Induction Year: 2014
FEHLINGS, Michael G. – Division of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto
Michael G. Fehlings is a world-renowned neuroscientist and neurosurgeon. He combines an active
clinical practice in complex spinal neurosurgery with a vibrant, translationally-oriented research program
focused on discovering novel treatments for the injured brain and spinal cord. With over 500 highly-cited
publications, impacting clinical practice and research directions, he is established as a leading international expert in
brain and spinal cord injury investigating CNS repair and regeneration.
FEHLINGS, Michael G. – Division of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto
Michael G. Fehlings est un neuroscientifique et un neurochirurgien de renommée mondiale. Il combine
une pratique clinique active en neurochirurgie vertébrale complexe avec un programme dynamique, de
recherche visant la translation en matière de nouveaux traitements pour les lésions du cerveau et de la
moelle épinière. Avec plus de 500 publications très fréquemment citées, ayant un impact sur la pratique clinique et
les directions de recherche, il s’est établi une réputation d’expert international dans le domaine des lésions du cerveau
et de la moelle épinière, en examinant la réparation et la régénération du système nerveux central.
Dr. Harvey Feit
RSC Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences
Affiliation: McMaster University
Keywords: Co-governance of State and Indigenous Entities, Sociality and Governance, Environmental Ontologies in Practice, Indigenous Peoples' Life Projects and Rights, Globalization
Harvey Feit is an internationally admired anthropologist known for his outstanding ecological and applied research among the James Bay Cree. A leading scholar of hunter-gatherer societies, he was a pioneer in the study of ethnoecology, culturally-distinctive systems of wildlife resource management, and political ecology. His action-oriented research led to policy and programs that have become standard in Land Claims negotiations in Canada, the U.S. and Australia.
Dr. Joel Feldman
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: The University of British Columbia
Keywords: Mathematical physics
Dr. Feldman, Department of Mathematics, The University of British Columbia, has made many deep and significant contributions to mathematical quantum field theory; for example, the construction and analysis of the [phi]4/3 model, sharp bounds on general Feynman graphs, and analysis of singularities in the complex Borel plane for [phi]4 theories, and a proof of renormalizability of QED4. With Magnen, Rivasseau and Sénéor, he constructed the (non-superrenormalizable) infrared [phi]4/4 and Gross-Neveu_ models, by developing powerful new techniques (phase space expansions) theories. He has become one of the world's leading field theorists.
Prof. Seth Feldman
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: York University
Keywords: cinema studies, canadian cinema, documentary cinema, media studies
Induction Year: 2016
Updated July 23, 2015
FELDMAN, Seth, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University
Updated July 23, 2015
Feldman, Seth, School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design
Dr Seth Feldman, à travers son écriture, de la radiodiffusion et du cinéma programmation est un fondateur et leader en études cinématographiques canadiennes. Comme un intellectuel public, il a produit deux films documentaires et écrit et présenté vingt-six documentaires pour la radio de Radio-Canada. Il a été fondateur et président de l'Association canadienne des études cinématographiques et a servi en tant que doyen des Beaux-Arts à l'Université York et directeur du Centre Robarts d'études canadiennes.
Dr. Gerald Feltham
RSC Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences
Affiliation: The University of British Columbia
Keywords: Accounting, information economics, incentives, agency theory
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Gerald Feltham is a pioneer in developing and using information economic theory to examine the decision facilitating and influencing roles of accounting reports. His initial work focused on facilitating decision making within organizations, resulting in two books and several internationally recognized papers. He then produced "seminal" work on the influencing role of accounting reports by using theoretical models of contracting between owners and managers. Recently, he produced "landmark" research that uses a residual income model to explore the relationship between market values and accounting numbers. Several of his papers have received international awards as major contributions to the accounting literature.
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Gerald Feltham is a pioneer in developing and using information economic theory to examine the decision facilitating and influencing roles of accounting reports. His initial work focused on facilitating decision making within organizations. Recently, he produced "landmark" research that uses a residual income model to explore the relationship between market values and accounting numbers.
Prof. Aaron Fenster
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: Western University
Induction Year: 2022
Dr. Aaron Fenster is Professor in the Department of Medical Biophysics and Chair of the Imaging Sciences Division of the Department of Medical Imaging at Western University. He is internationally known as a pioneer of the development of 3D ultrasound imaging. His career in medical imaging has been focused on unmet patient needs as the driving force behind his developments, which have made invaluable contributions to Canadian medical imaging science and technology.
Aaron Fenster est professeur au Département de biophysique médicale et président de la division des sciences de l’imagerie du Département d’imagerie médicale de l’Université Western. Il est internationalement reconnu comme un pionnier du développement de l’imagerie ultrasonore 3D. Sa carrière dans le domaine de l’imagerie médicale est axée sur les besoins non satisfaits des patients, qui constituent la force motrice de ses travaux, lesquels ont apporté une contribution inestimable à la science et à la technologie canadiennes de l’imagerie médicale.
Prof. Brock Fenton
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: Western University
Induction Year: 2014
FENTON, Melville Brockett – Department of Biology, Western University
Brock Fenton is, without any question of doubt, one of the top three bat researchers in the world and his
outstanding research, sustained over the last four decades, has made significant and most important
contributions to the broader fields of behaviour, ecology and evolution. Furthermore, he has been one of
the most active scientists doing outreach in Canada, long before it was “politically and/or academically acceptable”.
FENTON, Melville Brockett – Department of Biology, Western University
Brock Fenton est, sans aucun doute, l’un des trois meilleurs chercheurs sur les chauves-souris dans le
monde et sa recherche exceptionnelle et soutenue au cours des quatre dernières décennies a apporté des
contributions remarquables parmi les plus importantes aux domaines plus vastes du comportement, de
l’écologie et de l’évolution. En outre, il a été l’un des scientifiques les plus actifs au Canada en matière de
sensibilisation, et ce bien avant que ce soit considéré comme « acceptable du point de vue politique ou académique ».
Dr. John Fernie
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Keywords: History of astronomy
Prof. Fernie is well known for his observational and theoretical work on variable stars. He has made particularly important contributions to the study of Cepheid variable stars which are the principal astronomical yardsticks for the measurement of the size of the Universe. His observations of the variable star RU Cam constitute the first well-documented example of a variable star that has stopped varying. The work of Fernie and his students has contributed significantly to our knowledge of the structure and dynamics of the Galaxy and to our understanding of the properties and distribution of interstellar absorbing clouds.
Laura Ferrarese
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: National Research Council Canada
Induction Year: 2020
Laura Ferrarese is an internationally recognized astrophysicist known for her original and ground-breaking research on supermassive black holes, the age of the universe, and the evolution of galaxies. Her observations, using the world’s leading ground- and space-based telescopes, have transformed our understanding of galaxy structure and evolution, and have paved the way for the exploration of today’s key cosmic mysteries, notably the nature of the dark energy and dark matter.
Astrophysicienne de renommée internationale, Laura Ferrarese est reconnue pour ses recherches originales et révolutionnaires sur les trous noirs supermassifs, l’âge de l’univers et l’évolution des galaxies. Elle a, par ses observations réalisées à l’aide des principaux télescopes terrestres et spatiaux du monde, transformé notre compréhension de la structure et de l’évolution des galaxies et ouvert la voie à l’exploration des principaux mystères cosmiques actuels, notamment la nature de l’énergie noire et de la matière noire.
Maud C.O. Ferrari
RSC College Member
Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan
Keywords: behavioural ecology, evolutionary ecology, predator-prey interactions
Induction Year: 2019
Maud Ferrari is one of the most exciting, productive, and highly regarded researchers working in the fields of aquatic and behavioural ecology. Her groundbreaking work is transforming the discipline’s thinking about how prey gather and update information about risk in altered environmental conditions. The author of over 150 peer-reviewed papers to date, Dr. Ferrari’s outstanding contributions have been recognized nationally and internationally and are bringing awareness to new areas of global ecological concern.
Maud Ferrari est l’une des chercheuses les plus passionnantes, les plus productives et les plus réputées dans le domaine de l’écologie aquatique et comportementale. Son travail révolutionnaire transforme la perception de la discipline sur la façon dont les proies recueillent et mettent à jour des informations sur les risques dans des conditions environnementales modifiées. Auteure de plus de 150 articles évalués par des pairs à ce jour, les contributions exceptionnelles du Dr. Ferrari ont été reconnues à l’échelle nationale et internationale et ont permis de sensibiliser le public aux nouveaux problèmes écologiques mondiaux.
Dr. Frederick Ferris
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Keywords: microbial geochemistry, groundwater, geomicrobiology, astrobiology, ecohydrology
Induction Year: 2012
FERRIS, Frederick Grant - Department of Geology, Earth Sciences Centre, University of Toronto
The transformative work of Professor Grant Ferris, notable for its depth, breadth, interdisciplinary nature and fundamental role in defining the new discipline of microbial geochemistry, has made him one of the world’s premier scientists exploring problems at the interface between the biological and physical sciences. He has established a profound new understanding of the pervasive importance of microbial activity throughout Earth’s diverse environments, credited with the discovery and development of a range of novel contributions to his discipline.
FERRIS, Frederick Grant - Département des sciences de la terre, University of Toronto
La profondeur, l’envergure et l’interdisciplinarité des travaux de recherche du professeur Ferris lui ont permis de jouer un rôle de premier plan dans la définition de la nouvelle discipline de géochimie microbienne, en plus de faire de lui l’un des chefs de file mondiaux de la recherche sur les frontières entre les sciences biologiques et physiques. Ses découvertes et idées nouvelles ont jeté les bases d’une nouvelle compréhension de l’importance universelle de l’activité microbienne dans les divers environnements terrestres.
Prof. John Ferris
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: University of Calgary
Keywords: Military history, signals intelligence; strategic policy; diplomacy
Induction Year: 2017
FERRIS, John R - Department of History, University of Calgary
John Ferris is an internationally respected scholar of international and strategic history, and a pioneer and leader in intelligence history. Overcoming attempts by states to conceal the evidence, he demonstrated how communications intelligence worked, and shaped war and power politics, over the past two centuries. Because of his combination of thorough empirical work, and rigourous and precise study of the interactions between intelligence, perception, politics, policy and action, he has been made the Authorised Historian of the British communications intelligence agency, Government Communications Headquarters.
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Surmontant des obstacles posés par les gouvernements qui veulent cacher les témoignages, il a démontré comment marcher les renseignements des communications, et comment ils ont influencé la guerre et la diplomatie pendant les deux dernièrs siècles.




