Donald McRae is an internationally renowned scholar with a prodigious output in the fields of international maritime boundaries and international trade regulation. This work has shaped Canada's own position on several maritime boundaries disputes, and has clarified how states and scholars understand the interaction of law and policy in this domain. He has advanced new views of how international trade disputes should be settled.

Long Citation Michael Meaney has developed an internationally unique research program that includes studies at the level of cell and molecular mechanism to human child development. The research supported by Canadian and international funding agencies is considered as a model for multidisciplinary, translational research. Meaney's ability to create a remarkably productive basic science laboratory and, at the same time, to head an ambitious project on human child development, places him in an internationally unique position as a scientist. Short Citation Michael Meaney has developed an internationally unique research program that includes studies at the level of cell and molecular mechanism to human child development. Meaney's ability to create a remarkably productive basic science laboratory and, at the same time, to head an ambitious project on human child development, places him in an internationally unique position as a scientist.

MEIGS, Sandra - Professor Emeritus, Department of Visual Arts, University of Victoria Sandra Meigs is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Victoria. She is one of Canada’s foremost painters. Ses peintures explorent nombre de thèmes liés à l’âme humaine. Son œuvre provient souvent de son expérience personnelle et mêle humour et émotion. She has received numerous awards, including the Governor General’s Award in Media and Visual Arts and the Gershon Iskowitz Prize at the AGO.

Long Citation (for publication and press release) Eckhard Meinrenken has made several fundamental contributions to differential geometry and mathematical physics. His proof of the Guillemin-Steinberg 'quantization commutes with reduction' conjecture was a landmark achievement in symplectic geometry, with many important applications. Other major results include his proof of the Witten formulas in two-dimensional gauge theory, his work on the Verlinde formula, and his proof (with Anton Alekseev) of the longstanding Kashiwara-Vergne conjecture in the theory of Lie algebras. Meinrenken's work is closely connected with many of the recent developments in theoretical physics, such as conformal field theory and the theory of D-branes in string theory. Short Citation (to be read at the Induction Ceremony) Eckhard Meinrenken has made several fundamental contributions to differential geometry and mathematical physics. His proof of the Guillemin-Steinberg 'quantization commutes with reduction' conjecture was a landmark achievement in symplectic geometry. Meinrenken’s work is closely connected with many of the recent developments in theoretical physics, such as conformal field theory and the theory of D-branes in string theory.

La contribution du professeur Igor Mel'cuk à la linguistique moderne est, dans toute la rigueur du terme, absolument exceptionnelle, aussi bien par son étendue que par sa profondeur. Son influence est reconnue mondialement et sa pensée ne cesse d'être scrutée dans les congrès internationaux. Il est parmi les quelques très grands représentants de la linguistique des dernières décennies de ce siècle. Sa conception de la langue et de la linguistique intègre les théories actuelles et les dépasse par son envergure, sa rigueur logique et son approche scientifique. Mel'cuk étonne autant par sa capacité de travail que par l'originalité de sa pensée. Malgré son exceptionnelle production de livres, d'articles et de conférences, jamais il ne sacrifie à la facilité ou à l'hermétisme. Professeur enthousiaste, il captive son auditoire, aussi bien les spécialistes que les étudiants, par son immense culture et le vaste arsenal des langues qu'il maîtrise. Sa contribution à l'avancement des sciences humaines ne saurait être dès maintenant évaluée à sa juste valeur, tant sa pensée s'étend et s'impose encore rapidement.

Benoît Melançon est directeur du Département des littératures de langue française de l'Université de Montréal et directeur scientifique des Presses de cette université. Spécialiste de la littérature française du XVIIIe siècle (Diderot épistolier, 1996), il situe ses travaux aux frontières de plusieurs disciplines : communication (Sevigne@Internet, 1996), sociolinguistique (Dictionnaire québécois instantané, 2004), histoire culturelle (Les yeux de Maurice Richard, 2006 et 2008), histoire des représentations (Des mots et des muscles!, collectif, 2005), histoire du livre (Le Savoir des livres, collectif, 2005). Récipiendaire de plusieurs prix pour ses ouvrages, Benoît Melançon a été président de la Société canadienne d'étude du dix-huitième siècle et vice-président de la Société internationale d'étude du dix-huitième siècle.

MENN, Stephen - Department of Philosophy, McGill University Stephen Menn is known for his profound understanding of all the principal sub-fields in Ancient Philosophy, but most particularly for his work on and transformative solution to the problem of the aim of Aristotelian metaphysics. He is also renowned for his significant contributions to the history and philosophy of mathematics which focus on Plato, Eudoxos, Euclid and Archytas and his work on Feuerbach's Theorem.

Bijoy Menon is a neurologist and a Professor in the Departments of Neurosciences, Radiology and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. He leads an internationally recognized research program that is pushing the boundaries of modern stroke care by using advanced image processing techniques, statistical and clinical trial methodologies and Artificial Intelligence based algorithms to develop cutting edge imaging tools and better treatment for people suffering from acute stroke.

Bijoy Menon est neurologue et professeur au sein des départements de neurosciences, de radiologie et des sciences de la santé communautaire de la University of Calgary. Il dirige un programme de recherche de renommée internationale qui repousse les limites des soins modernes de l'AVC en utilisant des techniques avancées de traitement de l'image, des méthodologies d'essais statistiques et cliniques et des algorithmes basés sur l'intelligence artificielle pour développer des outils d'imagerie de pointe et de meilleurs traitements pour les personnes souffrant d'un AVC aigu.

Anthony Merer has solved some extremely complex and baffling spectroscopic puzzles. He has also developed new computational and experimental approaches for a variety of different problems. Among his achievements are the analyses of the spectra of short lived triatomic radicals like CCN, the discovery of the geometrical structure of the Rydberg states of ethylene, the analyses of the ultraviolet absorptions of carbon disulfide and sulfur dioxide, and most recently, the analyses of the spectra associated with the high spin multiplicity states of vanadium oxide and ferrous oxide. His originality has established him as a world leader in Molecular Spectroscopy.

MES-MASSON, Anne-Marie - Département de Médecine, Université de Montréal Anne-Marie Mes-Masson has pioneered model systems to study ovarian cancer based on human biological material and has contributed to biobanking norms including ethics. Her leadership has provided strategic direction and insured the success of several large oncology research programs. Anne-Marie Mes-Masson’s research has advanced our understanding of ovarian cancer biology that is currently being translated into new clinical tools to diagnose, manage and treat this deadly disease.

Anne-Marie Mes-Masson est pionnière dans le domaine de l’utilisation du matériel biologique humain pour l’étude du cancer. Elle a contribué à l’élaboration des normes pour les biobanques, incluant les aspects éthiques. Dirigeante de plusieurs grandes initiatives en oncologie, sa recherche enrichit nos connaissances en cancer de l’ovaire, et ses découvertes contribuent au développement de nouveaux outils pour le diagnostic et le traitement de ce cancer meurtrier.