LONG María Luisa Rivero is the foremost comparative linguist in Canada, in addition to being known worldwide as a specialist in Balkan, Romance and Slavic linguistics. She has made highly original contributions in theoretical and historical linguistics and has been a pioneer in bringing comparative research into the mainstream of formal linguistics. Rivero has demonstrated the power of comparative work to investigate the innate component in the mind that accounts for core properties in all languages, and her studies constitute an important testing ground for linguistic theory concerning language universals. SHORT María Luisa Rivero is known worldwide as a specialist in Balkan, Romance and Slavic linguistics. She has been a pioneer in bringing comparative research into the mainstream of formal linguistics and demonstrated the power of comparative work to investigate the innate component in the mind that accounts for core properties in all languages.

Kent Roach has made outstanding contributions to our understanding of constitutional law and criminal justice. His work on criminal justice has been innovative in its attention to the growing role of both crime victims and due process norms. His work is characterized by a desire to place legal issues in the broader perspectives provided by history, politics, and attention to the entire legal process.

We would like to submit professor Roberge's nomination based on his scientific achievements in the mathematical modelling of the heart cell and the heart-thorax system. He made outstanding contributions in the development of clinical tools to characterize electrical anomalies of the organ. He plays a leading role in setting up and launching new laboratories and research groups within Université structures and at Hôpital Sacré Coeur, a major hospital center associated with the Université de Montréal.

Maître ès arts en histoire de l'Université de Montréal et docteur de la Sorbonne, Jean-Claude Robert publiait, dès 1975, une première synthèse substantielle sur l'histoire du Canada français après 1840 (« Du Canada français au Québec libre », Paris), puis entreprenait, en collaboration, une monumentale « Histoire du Québec contemporain » en 2 volumes. Parallèlement à ces études, il a produit quelques trente-cinq articles, brochures et rapports scientifiques qui lui ont acquis une solide réputation comme spécialiste de l'histoire économique et sociale du Québec au XIXe siècle. Sa contribution à la connaissance des processus d'urbanisation et d'industrialisation est très importante. Peu d'historiens ont aussi bien intégré la dimension spatiale dans l'évolution historique et il n'est pas étonnant qu'il joue un rôle central dans le grand oeuvre que sera l'« Atlas historique du Canada ». Il a également participé à un grand nombre de sociétés savantes et de conseils. L'élaborition de cette oeuvre riche, érudite et abondante, jointe à une activité d'animation exceptionnelle, font de Jean-Claude Robert un candidat idéal pour l'Académie des lettres et des sciences humaines.

Dr. Robertson is one of Canada's leading environmental scientists and a world authority in Ornithology, Conservation Biology and Behavioural Ecology. Dr. Robertson is recognized for building the Queen's University Biological Station into one of the largest and most successful field research stations in North America. ------------------ ROBERTSON, Raleigh J. –Department of Biology, Queen’s University Dr. Robertson is one of Canada's leading environmental scientists and a world authority in Ornithology, Conservation Biology and Behavioural Ecology. He has over 190 refereed publications, is an ISI highly cited researcher, and has trained 50 postgraduates. Dr. Robertson is recognized for building the Queen's University Biological Station into one of the largest and most successful field research stations in North America. He was the inaugural holder of the prestigious Baillie Family Chair in Conservation Biology at Queen's, and most recently received awards from the Society of Canadian Ornithologists and the Canadian Council of University Biology Chairs for lifetime contributions to Canadian biology.

Dr. Robertson's field of activity in chemistry is the study of the mechanism of organic reactions. He has investigated the kinetics of aldehyde-amine reactions and also the derived parameters from solvolysis. The second of these investigations is the one that he has pushed most actively, and his most important contribution has been the demonstration of the regularity between structure and derived parameters for solvolysis in water. This has been a direct outcome of a series of determinations of accurate rates of reaction over a wide range of temperatures. This is the type of work that contributes to the advancement of theoretical organic chemistry.

Dylan Robinson is a world-recognized authority on Indigenous music, public art, and performance and their engagements with settler colonial politics of reconciliation and redress. His interdisciplinary scholarship, curatorial work, and facilitation of collaborative gatherings have cut new trail in understanding Indigenous sonic culture and other expressive arts and their work in the world. His research and practice have guided global conversations about Indigenous cultural heritage and artistic production.

Dylan Robinson est une sommité mondialement reconnue dans le domaine de la musique, de l’art public et de la performance autochtones, ainsi que de leurs relations avec les politiques coloniales de réconciliation et de réparation. Sa recherche interdisciplinaire, son travail de conservateur et son animation de réunions collaboratives ont ouvert de nouvelles voies dans la compréhension de la culture sonore autochtone et d’autres arts expressifs, ainsi que leur travail dans le monde. Ses recherches et sa pratique ont orienté les débats mondiaux sur l’héritage culturel et la production artistique autochtones.

Dr. Michael G. Rochester of the Department of Earth Sciences at Memorial University has made a major impact on earth science theory through his research in global geophysics and planetary physics. In a long series of impressive papers, he has worked towards a unified model to encompass observation and theory on both the rotational dynamics of the deformable earth and the generation of the geomagnetic field in its liquid core. His studies have involved other planetary bodies as well as the Earth. His research has been based on a thorough mathematical analysis combined with data available from new observational techniques such as satellites, very-long-baseline interferometry, and sensitive recordings of Earth tides. His research has profound implications for astronomy and space science as well as the earth sciences.

Roder, John Carling - Life Sciences -Mount Sinai Hospital John Carling Roder’s main goal is to understand the molecular, cellular, electrophysiological and network interactions in brains that underlies cognition. Our animal model is the mouse. We have identified a new cognitive enhancer gene. Our work has relevance to human neurological and psychiatric disease. ------------------ Roder, John Carling - Life Sciences -Mount Sinai Hospital John Roder is internationally known for several seminal contributions to neurobiology. He was first to demonstrate that myelin-associated glycoprotein is non-essential for myelin, and first to characterize mutants of several genes required for long-term potentiation (LTP) in the mammalian hippocampus thereby validating LTP as a neurophysiological correlate of memory formation. This work revealed molecules that regulate synaptic plasticity. He demonstrated that the protein DISC1 is a mediator of depression and schizophrenia in mammals. He demonstrated a critical role for a neuronal calcium sensor in LTP, providing the first potential link between curiosity, memory formation, and human mental illness.

ROGER, Andrew J. - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University Andrew Roger’s work has led to an important shift in understanding the early evolutionary history of Life. He showed that the last common ancestor of all nucleus-containing organisms (eukaryotes) was a fully complex cell and that the eukaryotic domain is comprised of half a dozen major super-kingdom-level lineages. He pioneered the development of new statistical models of molecular evolution and computational methods for determining evolutionary relationships.

ROGER, Andrew J. - Département de biochimie et de biologie moléculaire, Dalhousie University Les recherches d’Andrew Roger ont eu un impact considérable sur la compréhension des premières étapes de l’évolution de la vie. Il a montré que le plus ancien ancêtre commun des organismes dotés de noyaux cellulaires (les eucaryotes) était une cellule complexe complètement achevée et que le domaine des eucaryotes comprend une demi-douzaine de grandes lignées évolutionnaires. Il a été à l’origine du développement de nouveaux modèles statistiques de l’évolution moléculaire et des méthodes de calcul pour déterminer les liens évolutionnaires.

The long-term outcomes of psychological disorders in childhood are significant, including unsustainable employment, lower socioeconomic status, and poorer overall physical health. Maria A. Rogers, Canada Research Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health and Well-being, is internationally recognized for her community-engaged research that advances the study of neurodevelopmental and mental health disorders in early life stages. Rogers’ scholarly and clinical work directly and positively impact Canada’s children and youth.

Maria A. Rogers, titulaire de la chaire de recherche du Canada en santé mentale et bien-être des enfants et des adolescents, est reconnue sur le plan international pour ses recherches communautaires qui font progresser l’étude des troubles du développement neurologique et de la santé mentale aux premiers stades de la vie. Les conséquences à long terme des troubles psychologiques pendant l’enfance sont importantes, telles qu’un emploi non durable, un statut socioéconomique inférieur et une moins bonne santé physique générale. Les travaux scientifiques et cliniques de Prof. Rogers ont un impact direct et positif sur les enfants et les jeunes du Canada.