Michael Goodchild is the world academic leader in the formulation and development of Geographical Information Systems (GIS), computer-based data manipulations permitting rapid and accurate mapping of spatial attributes of phenomena. GIS is a global business that has grown explosively over the past two decades. Professor Goodchild's expertise is much sought after by national and international government agencies and private corporations concerned with a wide range of environmental, economic and social matters. He was educated at Cambridge and McMaster University and taught at the University of Western Ontario for twenty years before becoming Director of the National Centre for Geographic Information and Analysis, the US centre of excellence in this field.

Christopher Goscha’s work has helped renew our understanding of the wars for Vietnam during the second half of the Twentieth century, the American commitment to the Cold War in Asia, and the complexities of French decolonization in Asia and North Africa. He has played a leading role in developing global history courses in Canada emphasizing the interconnectedness of our world from antiquity to the present.

GOSCHA, Christopher – Faculté des sciences humaines, Université du Québec à Montréal Les travaux de Christopher Goscha ont conduit à un renouvellement de nos connaissances sur les guerres pour le Vietnam durant la seconde moitié du 20e siècle, les politiques américaines lors de la guerre froide en Asie et les complexités de la décolonisation française en Asie et en Afrique du Nord. Il a joué un rôle moteur dans le développement des cours en histoire globale au Canada, mettant l’accent sur la nature connectée de notre monde depuis l’antiquité jusqu’à nos jours.

Madame Thérèse Gouin Décarie s'est signalée à l'attention du monde scientifique par des travaux déjà publiés, portant sur les relations entre l'intelligence et l'affectivité chez le jeune enfant. Depuis 1964, elle poursuit des recherches sur l'évolution psychologique de jeunes sujets atteints de malformations congénitales dues à la thalidomide. Le succès qu'ont obtenu ses ouvrages de vulgarisation sur la psychologie de l'enfance et de l'adolescence, indique qu'ils répondaient à des besoins urgents du milieu canadien-français.

Dr. Mayank Goyal is a leading researcher and innovator in acute ischemic stroke treatment worldwide. His leadership in randomized trials (ESCAPE, SWIFT PRIME and HERMES collaboration) changed stroke care and established mechanical thrombectomy worldwide. Subsequently, through the ESCAPE-NA1 trial, he showed that neuroprotection in humans is possible. Mayank developed multiphase CT angiography, a technique for fast imaging diagnosis of acute stroke that is now routinely used across the world.

Le Dr Mayank Goyal est un chercheur et un chef de file mondial de l’innovation dans le traitement de l’AVC ischémique aigu. Son leadership dans le domaine des essais randomisés (ESCAPE, SWIFT PRIME et la collaboration HERMES) a changé les soins fournis aux patients souffrant d’un AVC et a établi la thrombectomie mécanique comme traitement de cette affection dans le monde entier. Par la suite, grâce à l’essai ESCAPE-NA1, il a montré que la neuroprotection était possible chez l’homme. Il a de plus mis au point l’angiographie par tomodensitométrie multiphase, une technique de diagnostic rapide par imagerie des accidents vasculaires cérébraux aigus qui est désormais régulièrement utilisée dans le monde entier.

Sherrill Grace, OC, is Professor of English at The University of British Columbia, where she has served as Head of Department, Associate Dean of Arts, and UBC Senator. She received her BA from UWO (1964) and her MA (1970) and PhD (1974) from McGill. Since joining UBC, she has been a Senior Fellow of Green College, has held a Senior Scholar in Residence position with the Peter Wall Institute of Advanced Studies, and been the Brenda and David Mclean Chair in Canadian Studies (2003-05). In 2003 she was appointed a UBC Distinguished University Scholar, and in 2008 she won the Canada Council Killam Prize in Humanities. In 2010 she won the Lorne Pierce Medal of the Royal Society of Canada for her books on the North, and in 2011 she was appointed UBC’s highest distinction: the title of University Killam professor. Among her other awards are the UBC Jacob Biely Faculty Research prize, the UBC Killam Research prize, the UBC Killam Prize for Graduate Teaching, a Canada Council Killam Fellowship, and the 2010 UBC Dean of Arts Award for career achievement. Grace was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1991 and served as President of Academy I (2005-07). Dr. Grace was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2013. She has lectured widely across Canada, and in Europe, England, Japan, and the United States, and she is frequently invited to give Keynote Lectures at home and abroad. She has published over 200 articles, chapters, and review articles, as well as 23 books, including the two-volume edition of Malcolm Lowry’s letters, the monographs Inventing Tom Thomson (2004) and Canada and the Idea of North (2002; 2007), and the co-edited book, Theatre and AutoBiography (2006). Her most recent books are the biography Making Theatre: A Life of Sharon Pollock (2008), On the Art of Being Canadian (2009), Bearing Witnss, co-opted with P. Imbert and T. Johnstone, and Landscapes of War and Memory. Her current research is on the biography of Timothy Findley. March 2011

GRAHAM, Ian - School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa Medical sociologist Ian Graham is a pioneer and world leader in the field of knowledge translation. His empirical research has brought to light the complexity of health professional behavior change and led to numerous practical innovations to facilitate the use of evidence in clinical practice. His theoretical work has come to define the field, and his models for knowledge translation guide research and implementation projects around the world.

GRAHAM, Ian - École d'épidémiologie et santé publique, Université d'Ottawa Le sociologue médical Ian Graham est un pionnier dans le domaine du transfert des connaissances. Sa recherche porte sur la complexité des comportements des professionnels de la santé. Ses travaux ont contribué à des stratégies novatrices permettant d’exploiter au mieux les données probantes en milieu clinique. Ses recherches théoriques rayonnent et sont en partie le fondement du domaine. Les modèles qu’il propose ont une influence sur l’implantation de projets internationaux.

GRAHAM, Janice - Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University Professor Graham is an internationally-recognized medical anthropologist who has carved new paths in the deep ethnography of science and medicine policy. In her current work, Professor Graham studies how evidence for the safety and effectiveness of emerging therapeutic drugs and vaccines is constructed, from early development, through to regulatory approval and post-market surveillance.

Sébastien Grammond is a pioneer and one of the leading experts on Aboriginal Law in Canada. He is considered one of the most renowned legal scholars of his generation on account of his expertise in numerous areas of the law and his remarkable ability to communicate complex concepts to the public.

GRAMMOND, Sébastien – Faculté de droit, Université d’Ottawa Sébastien Grammond est un pionnier et l’un des plus éminents spécialistes du droit des autochtones au Canada. Il est considéré comme l’un des juristes universitaires les plus réputés de sa génération, en raison de son expertise dans de nombreux domaines du droit et de ses talents remarquables de communicateur et de vulgarisateur.

Patrick Grant's written work reflects his broad interest in relationships between literature, theology, and the history of science. The English Renaissance is his primary field, and he has written major studies of devotional poetry, the connections between images and ideas, and the influence of scientific method on literature. His work in other periods demonstrates a deep understanding of religious thought in the West. Major studies include the problem of belief in twentieth-century literature, the tradition of Western mysticism, and the New Testament. More recently he has entered the lively debate about literary theory in terms of broad cultural issues, and has published a trilogy of books centered on the idea of the person. His current work is on the recent literature and culture of his native Northern Ireland.

LONG Professor Martin Grant of McGill’s Department of Physics has been at the forefront of one of the revolutions in modern science, namely dealing with the question of “Where do complex structures come from and how can their formation be understood?” His research includes the development and use of the most advanced theoretical methods and computer based models to simulate the complex properties of liquids and solids in non-equilibrium states, i.e. far from their normal operating conditions. Some of the complex systems he has studied include flame fronts, crystallizing eutectics, and self-lubricating polymer melts. Indeed, his investigations cover a broad range of topics in condensed matter physics also including studies of first order phase transitions, crystal growth, disordered systems, spin glasses, charge density waves, wave scattering in random media and, more recently, an analysis of atomic scale friction. Surprisingly enough, his research shows that many of the properties of these disparate systems can be understood using the common language of scale invariance. All his work is done in close contact with experimentalists, and McGill has become a world leader in this area through his efforts. SHORT Martin Grant has been at the forefront of a revolution that asks “Where do complex structures come from and how can their formation be understood?” His research shows that many of the properties of liquids and solids in non-equilibrium states can be understood using the common language of scale invariance.