BATHURST, Richard, Royal Military College of Canada Professor Bathurst has made innovative and impactful contributions to the advancement and understanding of modern civil engineering geosynthetic reinforced earth retaining structures and slopes. His work demonstrates a multi-disciplinary approach to the design, analysis and sustainability of these structures. His many acclaimed contributions also include themes related to earthquake geotechnical engineering, probabilistic design, full-scale model earth structure testing, materials testing, soil-structure interaction, transparent surrogate granular soils and granular particle mechanics.

Le professeur Bathurst a apporté des contributions novatrices et de grand impact à l'avancement et à la compréhension des structures et des pentes renforcées de géosynthétiques. Son travail démontre une approche multidisciplinaire pour la conception, l'analyse et la durabilité de ces structures. Ses nombreuses contributions acclamées incluent également des thèmes liés à l'ingénierie géotechnique sismique, à la conception probabiliste, à l'étude à pleine échelle des ouvrages géotechniques, aux essais sur matériaux, à l'interaction sol-structure, aux sols granulaires transparents substituts et à la mécanique des particules granulaires.

Robert Batterman is an internationally recognized authority in the philosophy of science and the philosophy of physics. He has made substantial and ground-breaking contributions in a number of areas and has pioneered new approaches in the philosophy of physics. ------------------ BATTERMAN, Robert W. –Department of Philosophy, University of Western Ontario Robert Batterman is Professor of Philosophy, Rotman Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Science at the University of Western Ontario, and co-founder of the J.L. Rotman Institute of Science and Values. He is an internationally recognized authority in the philosophy of science and the philosophy of physics. He has made substantial and ground-breaking contributions in a number of areas including explanation, reduction, and the role of idealization in science. He has pioneered new approaches in the philosophy of physics, specifically in statistical mechanics and condensed matter theory where his work on the renormalization group has both redirected and reshaped philosophical debates about the nature of mathematical explanation and emergence in physics. His book and articles are cited frequently and have served as catalysts for changing the direction of research in philosophy of physics in several areas.

Juriste éminent, il a consacré plusieurs ouvrages, dont certains réédités à plusieurs reprises, au Droit civil et au Droit pénal. Ses articles sont parus dans des revues juridiques du Canada et, à l'étranger, sa participation à plusieurs colloques scientifiques témoigne de son rayonnement sur le plan international comme en témoigne par ailleurs son élection à la vice-présidence de l'Institut des droits des pays d'expression française. Vice-président de la Commission de réforme du droit du Canada, il a pu mettre à l'oeuvre son savoir au service de la réforme du droit canadien. Son rayonnement dépasse une fois de plus les frontières de la province pour se déployer à l'échelle du pays.

An established botanist, with a book on "Tamarix" published in Israel, Dr. Baum reached Canada Dec. 1966 to study "Avena" and related grasses. A succession of papers on taxonomy, new characters and data-handling methods soon appeared; and books on oat registers (1969, 1973) to trace pedigrees of oat cultivars. His monograph on oats appeared in 1977, and, like the registers, met world acclaim. Dr. Baum, with 89 publications, is now revising barleys and other grasses. Recipient of the U.S.D.A. Merit Award and the Lawson Medal, he is in demand as a speaker. A recent, warmly received symposium address largely harmonizes taximetric and genomic grass classifications.

Julia Baum is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Victoria. She studies marine ecosystems, how anthropogenic stressors are changing these ecosystems, and the mechanisms underlying their resilience to these stressors. Her research articles have appeared in Science and top ecology journals. For her research creativity and leadership, she has received a Sloan Research Fellowship and a Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation, among other honours.

Julia Baum est professeure agrégée au sein du Département de biologie de l’University of Victoria. Elle étudie les écosystèmes marins, l’effet des agresseurs anthropiques sur ces écosystèmes et les mécanismes à l’origine de leur résilience à ces agresseurs. Ses articles ont été publiés dans Science et dans de grandes revues sur l’écologie. Elle a notamment reçu une bourse de recherche Sloan et une bourse Pew en conservation marine pour sa créativité et son leadership en matière de recherche.

Long Citation Françoise Baylis is a philosopher whose innovative work in bioethics has stretched the very boundaries of the field. Her extensive publication record spans many topics, including research involving children, the role of bioethics consultants, women's health, human embryo research, and novel genetic technologies. At the center of her research lie questions of justice, especially intergenerational justice as it applies to our responsibility to future generations when we undertake research programs that may alter the nature of humans. Her work challenges readers to think broadly and deeply about the direction of health research and technology. Short Citation Françoise Baylis is a philosopher whose innovative work in bioethics has stretched the very boundaries of the field. Her extensive publication record spans many topics. At the center of her research lie questions of justice as it applies to our responsibility to future generations. Her work challenges readers to think broadly and deeply about the direction of health research and technology.

As the Canada Research Chair in Thermofluidics for Clean Energy, Aimy Bazylak is advancing fuel cells, electrolyzers and batteries for clean power and energy storage in the absence of greenhouse gas emissions. Her research is focused on modelling and real-time imaging to design new materials for high efficiency and performance. She and her group are the first in North America to visualize operating fuel cells using synchrotron X-ray radiography

Aimy Bazylak, en tant que titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en thermofluidique pour l’énergie propre, fait progresser les caractéristiques des piles à combustible, des électrolyseurs et des batteries pour obtenir une énergie propre et la stocker en l’absence d’émissions de gaz à effet de serre. Ses recherches portent sur la modélisation et l’imagerie en temps réel pour concevoir de nouveaux matériaux à haut rendement et à haute performance. Son groupe et elle-même sont les premiers en Amérique du Nord à visualiser des piles à combustible en fonctionnement à l’aide de la radiographie synchrotron à rayons X.

Updated July 23, 2015 BEAMAN, Lori G. – Faculty of Arts, University of Ottawa Lori G. Beaman is internationally recognized for her interdisciplinary, comparative and collaborative research on religion and diversity in Canadian society. Based on empirical evidence, her research challenges the narratives of competition, tolerance and accommodation and proposes instead a model based on deep equality, cooperation and collaboration. She provides a new paradigm that is changing academic thought and the way practitioners approach diversity.

Updated July 23, 2015 Lori G. Beaman est reconnue à l’échelle internationale pour sa recherche interdisciplinaire, comparative et collaborative sur la religion et la diversité au sein de la société canadienne. Sa recherche, fondée sur des preuves empiriques, défis les récits relatifs à la compétition, à la tolérance et à l’accommodement et suggère plutôt un modèle qui repose sur une égalité profonde, une coopération et une collaboration. Elle présente un nouveau paradigme qui vise à transformer la pensée académique et la manière dont la diversité est abordée par les professionnels dans le domaine.

Richard James Beamish, Pacific Biological Station, Department of fisheries and Oceans, is an internationally recognized fisheries research scientist. He has demonstrated the profound influences of climate change on fish populations in the North Pacific and has forcefully argued the implications of these influences on the management of fish populations. Dr. Beamish greatly improved methods for ageing marine fish, determining that many Pacific groundfish were much older than previously thought, which has required more cautious management approaches. He has identified two new species of lamprey, and was the co-discoverer of acid rain in North America. He has published about 140 reviewed papers in addition to serving 13 years as Director of the Pacific Biological Station. In 1999 he was appointed a member of the Order of Canada for his scientific work.

Bart Beaty helped found Comics Studies as a scholarly field. Operating at the intersection of literary studies, art history, communication theory, and the sociology of culture, his scholarship, in seventeen books and more than 200 essays, has completely defined this nascent subfield and he has positioned the University of Calgary as one of the most important institutions for research on graphic narrative anywhere in the world.

Bart Beaty a aidé à fonder l’étude de la bande dessinée en tant que domaine universitaire. Opérant à l'intersection des études littéraires, de l'histoire de l'art, de la théorie de la communication et de la sociologie de la culture, ses recherches, dans dix-sept livres et plus de 200 essais, a complètement défini ce sous-domaine naissant et il a positionné l'Université de Calgary comme l'un des les plus importantes institutions de recherche sur la narration graphique partout dans le monde.

Miriam Beauchamp is a neuropsychologist nominated for her cutting-edge work to prevent and treat pediatric traumatic brain injuries. Her endeavours are relevant to scientists, clinicians, decision-makers, teachers, and parents working to improve the quality of life of children who experience neural, cognitive and social disruptions, and are critical for the optimal development of the youngest members of our society.

Miriam Beauchamp est une neuropsychologue nommée en reconnaissance de ses travaux d’avant-garde visant à prévenir et guérir les traumatismes crâniens chez les enfants. Ses travaux interpellent les scientifiques, cliniciens, décideurs, enseignants et parents œuvrant à l’amélioration de la qualité de vie des enfants victimes de perturbations neuronales, cognitives et sociales, et sont essentiels pour le développement optimal des plus jeunes membres de notre société.