Professor Yong has made outstanding contributions to many areas of geosciences and geotechnical engineering. Among many fields he covered in his numerous papers, he is probably the best known for his investigations of the nature of the bonds among clay particles. The original experimental methodology he used in that research, can serve as a model to be followed in all future studies. Indeed, his masterly treatise on soil strength and properties, published in two books with B. Warkentin, has become a classic used in many universities. Another, very different field in which he has made very remarkable achievements in the last 25 years, is that of traction mechanics, with a particular emphasis on the trafficability of soils and snow for offroad vehicles. In 1976, he formed the McGill Geotechnical Research Centre, which, under his direction, has made highly notable achievements in the area of treatment of gel-like watery sludges created by petroleum extraction from tar sands. His work has lead to many awards, including most recently the Killam Prize and the title of "Chevalier de l'Ordre du Quebec".

Jin-me Yoon is a Korean-born Canadian contemporary artist-researcher. Her early photographic work unpacked dominant discourses and stereotypical assumptions about citizenship, nationhood, culture, gender, and race. Expanding her practice to include video and installation, Yoon's ongoing work utilizes a transnational lens to witness and consider local histories, environments, identities and bodies in the context of entangled and interdependent global relations. Her work has been presented in over 180 exhibitions and is held in 17 public collections in Canada and internationally, including the National Art Gallery, Royal Ontario Museum, Vancouver Art Gallery and Seoul Museum of Art.

Née en Corée, Jin-me Yoon est une artiste-chercheuse contemporaine Canadienne. À ses débuts, sa pratique photographique focalisait sur la décortication de discours dominants et de stéréotypes liés à la citoyenneté, la nation, la culture, le genre et l’origine ethnique. Adoptant une optique transnationale, les recherches actuelles de Yoon, dont le champ de pratique a été élargi par l’intégration de la vidéo et de l’installation, sondent et se portent témoin d’histoires, d’environnements, d’identités et de corps sur lesquels influent l’entremêlement et l’interdépendance des relations entre le local et le global. Ses œuvres ont été présentées dans plus de 180 expositions et font partie de 17 collections publiques canadiennes et internationales, y compris les collections du Musée des beaux arts du Canada, du Musée royal de l’Ontario, de la Galerie d’art de Vancouver et du Musée d’art de Séoul.

Long Citation Brian Young is one of the most highly respected and influential historians of the commercial, legal and social history of nineteenth century French Canada. A recipient of the Prix Lionel Groulx in 1987 and the Prix Gérard Parizeau in 2003, he is one of the few English speaking Canadians who has crossed the barriers of language, training and perspective to become as fully respected among his francophone colleagues as his visiting and special appointments reflect his significance among anglophone historians. His role as a teacher is illustrated by his co-authorship of one of Quebec's few officially-approved provincial history texts. Short Citation Brian Young is one of the most highly respected and influential historians of the commercial, legal and social history of nineteenth century French Canada. He is one of the few English speaking Canadians who has crossed the barriers of language, training and perspective to become fully respected among his francophone colleagues. His role as a teacher is illustrated by his co-authorship of one of Quebec's few officially-approved provincial history texts.

R. Paul Young is currently Professor of Geophysics and formerly Vice-President (Research) at the University of Toronto (2007-14). He has a PhD in Geophysics, M.Sc. in Rock Mechanics and a B.Sc. in Geological Sciences. He has held the Keck Chair in Seismology and Rock Mechanics at the University of Toronto, the Chair of Earth Science at the University of Liverpool and has been President of the British Geophysical Association. He has been awarded many honours for his research and innovation, notably, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Willet G. Miller Gold Medal of the Royal Society of Canada for his research in earth sciences, and the John A. Franklin Award for Rock Mechanics by the Canadian Geotechnical Society. He is also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is a Chartered Engineer. Over the past 30 years, Professor Young has pioneered techniques used today in monitoring and interpreting induced seismicity in the mining, petroleum and nuclear waste disposal industries. Through his research groups at Queen's University and the University of Toronto, Keele University and Liverpool University, UK, as well as through spin off companies such as the Engineering Seismology Group (Canada) and Applied Seismology Consultants (UK) significant scientific advances have been made in seismology and rock mechanics. He has published over 220 scientific papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings, supervised over 40 PhD students and post-doctoral research fellows, and developed innovative instrumentation systems for induced seismicity/acoustic emission monitoring. Professor Young’s research is focused on rock fracture dynamics and induced seismicity with application to natural geologic hazards such as earthquakes and volcanic activity and engineering applications such as mining, hydrocarbon recovery, hydraulic fracturing and deep underground storage for nuclear waste isolation and CO2 sequestration.

George Yousef is a Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Toronto and a Scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital. He is internationally recognized for his pioneering work in integrated genomics for the discovery of new molecular targeted therapy and cancer biomarkers. He is also a Vice President of the International Society of Enzymology and the Editor in Chief of the Canadian Journal of Pathology.

George Yousef est professeur au département de médecine de laboratoire de l’University of Toronto et scientifique au St. Michael’s Hospital. Il est reconnu dans le monde entier pour ses travaux novateurs dans le domaine de la génomique intégrée, notamment pour la découverte d’une nouvelle thérapie moléculaire ciblée et de biomarqueurs du cancer. Il est également vice-président de l’International Society of Enzymology et rédacteur en chef du Canadian Journal of Pathology.

Dr. Aiping Yu is an outstanding researcher working on nanomaterials for renewable energy and polymer composites. She champions the commercialization of proprietary technologies for industrial applications. Her publications have reached citation >25,900 with H-index 80 from Google Scholar. She was recognized nationally by NSERC Steacie Memorial Fellowship and RSC Rutherford Memorial Medal. She is among the World’s Top 2% Scientist published by John Ioannidis at Stanford in 2022.

Aiping Yu est une chercheuse exceptionnelle qui travaille sur les nanomatériaux pour les énergies renouvelables et les composites polymères. Elle défend la commercialisation de technologies brevetées pour des applications industrielles. Ses publications ont été citées plus de 25 900 fois et elle détient un indice h de 80 sur Google Scholar. Elle a reçu une bourse commémorative Steacie du CRSNG et la médaille commémorative Rutherford de la SRC. Elle fait partie des 2 % de scientifiques les plus éminents au monde, selon la publication de John Ioannidis à Stanford en 2022.

Wei Yu holds a Canada Research Chair in Information Theory and Wireless Communications at the University of Toronto. He is recognized for his wide-ranging and influential contributions to the mathematical theory of communication engineering. Professor Yu’s work addresses the fundamental limits of information transmission in communication networks. He has made significant contributions to the capacity analysis and optimization techniques of both wireline communication systems and wireless cellular networks.

Wei Yu détient une Chaire de recherche du Canada en théorie de l’information et en communication sans fil à l’University of Toronto. Il est reconnu pour ses diverses contributions importantes à la théorie mathématique de l’ingénierie de la communication. Les travaux du Prof. Yu portent sur les limites fondamentales de la transmission d’informations dans les réseaux de communication. Son apport aux techniques d’optimisation et d’analyse des capacités des systèmes de communication filaires et des réseaux cellulaires sans fil est incomparable.

LONG CITATION Professor Salim Yusuf is a leading cardiologist, epidemiologist and scientist at McMaster University. He has led many landmark studies, involving over 50 low, middle and high income countries in every continent of the world. These studies have identified new preventive and treatment strategies for cardiovascular diseases, which have benefited millions of individuals worldwide. His most recent study (INTERHEART), has quantified the importance of risk factors for heart attacks globally. His research work has been recognized in the form of many awards, including the Prix Galien Canada Research Award, the Lucian Award for Cardiovascular Research and Lifetime Achievement Award of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. SHORT CITATION Dr. Salim Yusuf is a leader in the field of cardiology and epidemiology whose research has made a huge impact on our understanding of the treatment of heart disease. He has led many landmark studies which have helped develop better treatment and preventive strategies for patients with cardiovascular disease globally. His pioneering work has been recognized by many awards and prizes, from both national and international organizations.

ZACHARASIEWICZ, Waldemar – Department of English, University of Vienna Waldemar Zacharasiewicz is one of the foremost contemporary European scholars of comparative North American literatures. He has been elected to Full Membership in the Austrian Academy of Sciences and to Membership in the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (Salzburg) and the Academia Europeae (London). Among his five monographs, six edited and twelve co-edited books are ground-breaking studies of imagology (Imagology Revisited and Images of Germany in American Literature) and pioneering research in transnationalism and interculturalism (Aspects of Transatlantic Change and Canadian Interculturality). As Director of the Canadian Studies Centre at the University of Vienna, he has promoted research on Canada since 1998 and made Vienna a prestigious site for Canadian Studies abroad.

ZACHARASIEWICZ, Waldemar – Department of English, University of Vienna Waldemar Zacharasiewicz est un des chercheurs européens contemporains les plus réputés dans le domaine de la littérature nord-américaine comparée. Il est membre de plein droit de l’Académie autrichienne des sciences et membre de l’Académie européenne des sciences et des arts (Salzbourg) ainsi que de l’Academia europeae (Londres). Ses cinq monographies, les six livres qu’il a dirigés et les douze livres qu’il a codirigés, comprennent notamment des études novatrices sur l’imagologie (Imagology Revisited et Images of Germany in American Literature) ainsi que des recherches pionnières sur le transnationalisme et l’interculturalisme (Aspects of Transatlantic Change and Canadian Interculturality). En sa qualité de directeur du Centre d’études canadiennes à l’Université de Vienne, il promeut la recherche sur le Canada depuis 1998 et a fait de Vienne un lieu prestigieux des études sur le Canada à l’étranger.

Dr. Zamponi is one the world's leading researchers on the molecular neurophysiology of ion channels. His seminal research programs have resulted in numerous contributions to both the basic and biomedical fields. The work has variously described the underlying mechanisms of calcium channel function and modulation by a variety of intracellular signaling molecules and pathways. Other contributions include defining the physiological consequences of genetic defects associated with calcium channel dysfunction in generalized epilepsies and congenital night blindness. The work has also defined novel molecular mechanisms responsible for signaling complexes crucial to pain signaling and relevant to human neuropathic pain conditions.

ZATORRE, Robert - McGill University Professor Zatorre’s innovative contributions to auditory cognitive neuroscience include discoveries about the processing of speech and vocal signals in the brain, and reorganization of this system after sensory loss. He is perhaps best known for his work on the neural mechanisms of music perception and performance, including plasticity related to musical training, and the discovery that musical pleasure is mediated by dopaminergic mechanisms in the brain’s reward circuitry.

Le Professeur Robert Zatorre a contribué de façon innovative à la neuroscience cognitive de l'audition avec des découvertes sur le traitement de la parole et la voix, et la réorganisation de ce système suite à la perte sensorielle. Il est bien connu pour sa recherche sur les mécanismes neuronaux pour la perception et la performance de la musique, y compris la plasticité associé à la formation musicale, et sa découverte que le plaisir musicale est relié au système dopaminergique dans le circuit de la récompense.