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Dr. Tomas Hudlicky
Affiliation: Brock University
Keywords: organic synthesis, biocatalysis, natural products, chemistry
Induction Year: 2013
Deceased Date: 2022-05-10
Tomas Hudlicky, an early proponent of “green” chemistry, pioneered the use of biological methods in manufacturing medicinally important compounds. He developed efficient asymmetric syntheses of many pharmaceutically relevant targets (pancratistatin, morphine, Tamiflu, among others). He developed chemoenzymatic processes for recycling aromatic waste into useful materials, designed new processes for commercial analgesics, generated a family of new compounds with antiviral and anti-cancer properties, and won the prestigious Alfred Bader Award (2010).
Tomas Hudlicky est l’un des premiers adeptes de la chimie « verte ». Il est à l’origine de l’utilisation de méthodes biologiques dans la fabrication industrielle de composés médicaux. Il a conçu des synthèses asymétriques efficaces de nombreux produits pharmaceutiques, dont la pancratistatine, la morphine et le Tamiflu. Il a aussi mis au point des procédés chimio-enzymatiques afin de recycler des résidus aromatiques en matériaux utiles, conçus de nouveaux procédés de fabrication d’analgésiques commerciaux et créé une gamme de nouveaux composés aux propriétés antivirales et anti-cancer. Tomas Hudlicky a remporté le prestigieux prix Alfred Bader, en 2010.
Dr. Stanley Hughes
Affiliation: Agriculture and Agrifood Canada
Keywords: Mycology, taxonomy, sooty moulds
Deceased Date: 2019-11-11
Dr. Stanley J. Hughes has won a world wide reputation for his great contribution to our knowledge of the fungi. He is widely known for his description of new organisms but he is best recognized for his far-reaching taxonomic study of the hypomycetes. This work has opened whole new pathways in the classification and identification of organisms. His work on pathogenic organisms has also brought him recognition by the award of the Jakob Erikkson Gold Medal at the llth International Botanical Congress in 1969, and by his election to the presidency of the Microbiological Society of America. Dr. Hughes has brought leadership, clarity and order to a difficult and important field of scientific and economic study.
Dr. J. N. Patterson Hume
Affiliation: University of Toronto
Deceased Date: 2013-05-09
Professor Hume has achieved international recognition, both for his work in Physics education and his research in computing. In Physics education he is the author of a university text with Dr. D.G. Ivey, with whom he collaborated in numerous television science programs for the CBC and the national education network in the U.S. One program, "Frames of Reference", has won many awards and is the best known Physics educational film. In computing he devised one of the first computer operating systems, one of the first compilers, and developed techniques for program debugging and long distance use of computers. Professor Hume's recent book on "Structured Programming" (published with R.C. Holt) has been translated into many computer languages and is very widely used. His current research interests are the analysis of computer systems and the way in which they best serve users. Most of his research has resulted in publications.
Prof. Gershon Hundert
Affiliation: McGill University
Keywords: Jewish History, Polish , Lithuanian, Ukrainian history
Induction Year: 2011
Deceased Date: 2023-10-27
Dr. Donald Hunten
Affiliation: The University of Arizona
Keywords: Physics, astronomy, planets, atmospheres
Deceased Date: 2010-12-14
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Dr. Donald M. Hunten is an outstanding atmospheric and space scientist who is a world leader in the understanding of planetary atmospheres. Following graduate studies in nuclear magnetic resonance he moved to the University of Saskatchewan where he joined a group engaged in upper atmospheric studies. There he developed a major observing program for the study of alkali metals in the upper atmosphere and was an outstanding instrument builder. During his tenure in Saskatchewan he trained many of Canada's present leaders in space research. In 1963 he moved to Kitt Peak National Observatory where he continued his studies of the terrestrial atmosphere and also became interested in the atmospheres of other planets. In 1977 he moved to the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizon. He was the first to determine the surface pressure on Mars. He has led much of NASA's work on planetary exploration. He was the first person to recognize the importance of the Roland and Molina work on CFCs and in 1975 even suggested that these gases should be banned. Donald Hunten's outstanding career has been recognized with many awards, possibly the most distinguished being the COSPAR Space Science prize. Although officially retired he continues to provide unparalleled guidance to the next generation of international space scientists.
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Donald M. Hunten is an outstanding atmospheric and space scientist who is a world leader in the understanding of planetary atmospheres. He developed a major observing program for the study of alkali metals in the upper atmosphere and trained many of Canada's present leaders in space research. He became the first to determine the surface pressure on Mars. He has led much of NASA's work on planetary exploration.