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Dr. Norman MacKenzie
RSC Fellow,
Affiliation: Queen's University
Deceased Date: 2004-03-01
B.A. (Rhodes, 1934), M.A. (Rhodes, 1935), Ph.D.(London, 1940). Came to Canada in 1965. He has taught at Rhodes, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Natal, Rhodesia, Laurentian, and since 1966 has been Professor of English at Queen's University. He is one of the world's leading authorities on the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, being largely responsible for establishing the definitive text of this poet's works. He is also known for his writings on Irish literature, particularly Yeats. He is the author or editor of seven books and some twenty articles or chapters in books. He has had a most distinguished career on three continents as a teacher, scholar and administrator.
Dr. Chalmers Mackenzie
RSC Fellow,
Affiliation: University of Saskatchewan
Deceased Date: 1984-02-26
William Mackey
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: Université Laval
Keywords: Politique linguistique, bilinguisme, géolinguistique, sociolinguistique, didactique de langues
Deceased Date: 2015-03-14
Auteur bilingue d'ouvrages et d'articles consacrés à divers aspects de la linguistique, William Mackey occupe au Canada, dans sa spécialité, une situation de premier plan, non seulement par la qualité de son enseignement, la valeur et l'originalité internationalement reconnues de ses écrits, mais aussi par la fonction de consultant qu'il exerce depuis longtemps auprès des instances fédérales et provinciales
sur les problèmes linguistiques du Canada.
Son rayonnement scientifique à l'étranger est attesté par son active participation aux congrès internationaux. M. Mackey écrit le français aussi bien que l'anglais avec une précision et une élégance que nombre d'unilingues pourraient lui envier.
Dr. Peter Macklem
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: McGill University
Keywords: Mechanics of breathing, thermodynamics of living organisms
Deceased Date: 2011-02-11
There is virtually no aspect of respiratory mechanics to which Dr. Macklem has not made a fundamental contribution. Of particular importance is his work on airways dynamics and small airways disease. Indeed, the very concept of 'disease of the small airways' stems from the logical sequence of his systematic investigations. In addition, he has pioneered the notion that the inspiratory muscles may fail in much the same manner as the myocardium. This has led to an expolsion of interest into an important but previously neglected area of respiratoy physiopathology. Dr. Macklem's work has been most influential not only in Canada but throughout the world.
Dr. D. MacLean
RSC Fellow,
Affiliation: McMaster University
Deceased Date: 2003-08-19
Dr. David MacLean is one of Canada's leading chemists in the field of natural products. His studies, in the 1950's, on the structure of annotinine set the stage for an intensive program of research on the lycopodium alkaloids in a number of laboratories, of which his own has continued to be in the forefront. Recognizing the potential of the mass spectrometer in the elucidation of chemical structure, he pioneered in its use in Canada and he is recognized as an important contributor to the field. For the past five years, he has been an effective leader as Chairman of the Department of Chemistry.
Dr. Lloyd MacLean
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: McGill University
Deceased Date: 2015-01-14
This surgeon has consistently applied physiological principles and advances in basic science to the needs of surgical patients. Most notable have been the investigations in shock and in organ transplantation. In the studies on shock he established the hemodynamic characteristics of septic or endotoxin shock in experimental animals. Hemodynamic findings in a large group of patients with all forms of shcok have been reported. These have led to the recognition of the importance of basing treatment on these measurements at the bedside, in many centers throughout the world, and by the surgical teams in Viet Nam. The studies on cellular problems of septic shock have led to development of new techniques and concepts which assist greatly in patient care.
His work in transplantation concerns basic principles of organ preservation, mechanisms of rejection, prediction of ideal transplant partners, and a careful system of follow-up of transplanted patients to guide further treatment and policies in this rapidly changing field.
MacLean has been the guest speaker on these two general topics at many international symposia in Europe, America and South Africa. He has been heavily involved in undergraduate and graduate teaching, and in the administration of a research facility grant support of which has grown from $50,000 per annum to $500,000 per anum over the past seven years.
Dr. David MacLennan
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Keywords: Calcium pump, calcium release channel, phospholamban, malignant hyperthermia, cardiomyopathy
Deceased Date: 2020-06-24
Dr. MacLennan is internationally known for his work on isolation and characterization of proteins of the sarcoplasmic reticulum. His laboratory has cloned DNA encoding many of these proteins and used heterologous expression and site-directed mutagenesis to understand structure- function relationships in such key transport proteins as the Ca2+ pump, the Ca2+ release channel, modulatory proteins such as phospholamban and sarcolipin and Ca2+ binding proteins such as calsequestrin, calreticulin and sarcalumenin. His work has contributed greatly to our present knowledge of the mechanism of cation transport across biological membranes. He has demonstrated the genetic basis for inherited muscle diseases resulting from defects in Ca2+regulatory proteins and he has contributed to diagnosis and understanding of the pathophysiology of these human diseases. He has also contributed to agriculture through development of a diagnostic test for porcine stress syndrome, leading to its elimination from herds worldwide.
Dr. Robert MacLeod
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: McGill University
Deceased Date: 2013-05-06
Bob MacLeod, originally trained as a chemist at U.B.C. worked under the direction of Prof. E. Snell at the University of Wisconsin on metal ion nutrution. He has continued his research in this area studying intensively the requirements for certain metal ions on a marine bacterium. His elegant techniques and deep insight into the role of cell walls and cellular membranes in transport mechanisms have given him international fame. He is in constant demand to present his research orally and in chapters for spcecialty textbooks. He has been able to assemble a very active group of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows that has become on of the most prolific and best known in Canada. Dr. MacLeod received the Harrison Prize from the Royal Society of Canada in 1960. He is an active member of various societies especially the Canadian Society of Microbiologists whom he has served in many capacities and the Canadian Journal of Microbiology having served as both Associate and Assistant Editor. He is Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, at McGill University.
Alistair MacLeod
RSC Fellow, Academy of the Arts and Humanities
Affiliation: University of Windsor
Deceased Date: 2014-04-20
Alistair MacLeod is one of the foremost writers, scholars and teachers in the field of Canadian literature. His contribution both to creative writing and to literary scholarship is immense. He is a brilliant and evocative writer, whose stories of Maritime Life intensely enact the perils and passions of a whole way of life. His writings, particularly his short stories, have been translated into thirteen (13) languages. Praise for his work has come from every corner of Canada and from other parts of the world: he has been characterized as "one of North America's masters of the short story" as well as "a truly great writer." Reflecting on MacLeod's work, the late Hugh MacLennan stated: "This may well be the best pure writing ever to appear in Canadian Fiction."
Dr. Gordon MacNabb
RSC Fellow, Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: None
Keywords: Research management
Deceased Date: 2020-03-15
An inspiring leader with a vision of Canadian Research in Science and Engineering, Gordon MacNabb set the foundations of NSERC which sustain it to this day. He was, and continues to be, a tireless champion of science and engineering in Canada, a role which he brilliantly fulfilled as President of NSERC and founder of PRECARN Associates. He continues as a source of wisdom in the development and application of the Canadian Human Resource for the benefit of our country. He has made a significant mark on Canadian society and on the Canadian scientific and engineering community in particular.