Professor George T. Ewan is internationally known for his studies of nuclear spectroscopy made at the Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories. His investigations in beta-particle and gamma-ray spectroscopy have made use of high resolution spectrometers, towards the development of which he has contributed greatly. For his development of the germanium (lithium-drifted) detector as a gamma-ray spectrometer he shared the Radiation Industry Award of the American Nuclear Society in 1967. Responding to invitations he has written definitive review articles on Internal Conversion Processes and on Semiconductor Spectrometers. More recently, he has combined his high resolution techniques with charged-particle accelerators to extend his studies of the properties of nuclear states.

Dr. Fackenheim, who is now a Canadian citizen, has made many contributions to historical scholarship in the field of Philosophy during the last twenty-five years of residence in this country. His work is marked by a scrupulous attention to textual detail, insight into the philosophical issues being explored, and breadth of interpretation. He is one of the few philosophers in the English-speaking world who can speak with authority on the thought of Hegel and Hegel's immediate predecessors. His book, "The Religious Dimension of Hegel's Thought" (1968), is a distinguished contribution to the literature in this area.

Professor Tom Fahidy has made pioneering contributions to four areas of electrochemical engineering: i) mathematical modelling of dynamics of electrochemical reactors; ii) flow propagation patterns; iii) kinetics of electrode reactions; iv) magneto-electrolysis. His international reputation is based on the mathematical rigour and the originality of his considerable work as reported in 176 refereed publications and a classic monograph titled "Principles of Electrochemical Reactor Analysis". He has received much international recognition and serves on the Editorial Boards of prestigious Journals such as the "Journal of Applied Electrochemistry". He has been included in the 1999 edition of the "Canadian Who's Who".

Eminent scholar, teacher, priest and ecclesiastical statesman, Professor Eugene Fairweather has established an international reputation not only as a theologian but also as a leading figure in the world-wide ecumenical movement. His scholarly interests have ranged from scholastic philosophy to Canadian theological history, and as editor of the "Canadian Journal of Theology" he has had a positive influence on religious thought in this country. As a member of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches and as a member of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission he has brought to bear his profound scholarship on some of the most urgent issues confronting the contemporary Christian Church.

A. Murray Fallis, B.A., Ph.D., is concerned chiefly with the taxonomy, life history, and pathological effects of parasites. As Professor of Parasitology at the University of Toronto, he is in charge of the training of both graduate and undergraduate students in parasitology. In both capacities Dr. Fallis has made and is making very significant contributions in this important field of biology. In many scientific publications he has reported the results of his researches on a wide variety of parasitic animals. Among these, his work on blood parasites has been outstanding. Dr. Fallis is now on an expedition in Central America and could not be reached in time for this meeting. I therefore move that he be received in 'absentia'.

Gerald Farnell is one of the founders of the contemporary scientific and technological field of Surface Acoustic Waves. His research played a key role in establishing a rigorous analytical and computational basis for that subject. Farnell was the first to show that surface acoustic waves can propagate on all nonisotropic materials and in all directions. This discovery paved the way for a large variety of applications, creating a major field of research and an entire industry. He continued to build on his finding, generating a string of important contributions. Farnell is recognized throughout the world as one of the area's preeminent researchers.