FERRIS, Frederick Grant - Department of Geology, Earth Sciences Centre, University of Toronto
The transformative work of Professor Grant Ferris, notable for its depth, breadth, interdisciplinary nature and fundamental role in defining the new discipline of microbial geochemistry, has made him one of the world’s premier scientists exploring problems at the interface between the biological and physical sciences. He has established a profound new understanding of the pervasive importance of microbial activity throughout Earth’s diverse environments, credited with the discovery and development of a range of novel contributions to his discipline.