Lisa Rankin has significantly advanced our understanding of North Atlantic archaeology and Labrador Inuit history, bringing Indigenous agency to the complexities of Inuit-European contacts. Her ground-breaking approach to community-based research is recognized globally for its impacts on Indigenous communities, scholars and policy-makers. Lisa’s collaborative study of the deep-past inspires and educates Inuit youth and instils pride in heritage, while training new generations of northern archaeologists and bolstering local community economies.

Lisa Rankin a considérablement fait progresser notre compréhension de l’archéologie de l’Atlantique Nord et de l’histoire des Inuits du Labrador, en mettant l’accent sur la complexité des contacts entre les Inuits et les Européens. Son approche novatrice de la recherche communautaire est reconnue dans le monde entier pour son impact sur les communautés autochtones, les chercheurs et les décideurs politiques. L’étude collaborative de Lisa sur l’histoire profonde inspire et éduque les jeunes Inuits et leur inculque la fierté du patrimoine, tout en formant de nouvelles générations d’archéologues nordiques et en soutenant les économies des communautés locales.

LONG Professor C.N.R. Rao is an outstanding scientist who has made important contributions to many fields of physical and solid state chemistry. He has been intensely active in research for more than four decades. He is the author of more than 1000 research papers and has authored/edited more than 35 books. He has received a very large number of awards and is a Foreign Fellow of almost every academy. He has been a builder of institutions and has also been a leading force in science policy not only in India but also in the international arena. He is probably the most quoted and noted chemist from the Third World. He has also been quite instrumental in developing a close relationship between the Royal Society of Canada and the Indian National Science Academy. SHORT Professor Rao is an outstanding scientist who has made important contributions to many fields of physical and solid state chemistry. He has been a builder of institutions and has also been a leading force in science policy not only in India but also in the international arena. He is probably the most quoted and noted chemist from the Third World.

RASMUSSEN, Joseph B. – Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge Joseph B. Rasmussen has contributed significantly to the development of tracer approaches to modeling energy flow in food webs based on fractionation and kinetics of naturally occurring isotopes. These approaches have yielded fresh insights, and technical inroads, into important ecological problems such as the biomagnification of persistent contaminants and the impacts of heavy metals and mining practices. Rasmussen’s research has important applications to conservation problems, including invasive species, habitat modeling and fragmentation.

Joseph B. Rasmussen a contribué d’une façon majeure au développement des méthodologies et approches écologiques basées sur des traceurs isotopiques naturels, leurs fractionations et cinétiques, pour la modélisation du flux d’énergie dans les réseaux trophiques. Ces approches ont généré des aperçus nouveaux et des solutions techniques pour résoudre des crises écologiques telles que la bio magnification de contaminants persistants et les répercussions des métaux lourds et d’exploitation minière. Les travaux de recherche de Rasmussen ont des applications directes à la conservation de la biodiversité et la lutte contre les espèces exotiques, la modélisation des habitats et leur fragmentation.

Dr. Ratzlaff's achievements as a choral conductor and educator, already recognized by the Alberta Award of Excellence and the Order of Canada, emerge from his innovations in choral technique, which he has drawn from the bel canto singing tradition. The strength and distinctiveness of the sound he brings about in performance and recording give his choirs a recognizable, singular, and widely admired personality. ------------------ RATZLAFF, Leonard –Department of Music, University of Alberta Dr. Ratzlaff's achievements as a choral conductor and educator, already recognized by the Alberta Award of Excellence and the Order of Canada, emerge from his innovations in choral technique, which he has drawn from the bel canto singing tradition. The strength and distinctiveness of the sound he brings about in performance and recording give his choirs a recognizable, singular, and widely admired personality. As a result, his choirs have won an unmatched record of prizes at choral festivals and competitions. Dr. Ratzlaff directed the first and still most important Canadian graduate program in choral conducting, whose graduates are active all over the world.

A.J. Ray is a historian and historical geographer whose work reflects his broad interests in aboriginal-white relations, the fur-trade, and the adaptive capacities of aboriginal peoples. He has also contributed importantly to the understanding of disease and population decline, diet, and the impact of agriculture and industrialization on the aboriginal-white relationship.

Katey Rayner is an Associate Professor and Principal Investigator at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and Director of the Cardiometabolic microRNA Laboratory. She is an internationally recognized leader in the cellular and molecular mechanisms driving cardiovascular disease, and her work has identified novel microRNA- and inflammatory-based mechanisms that contribute to atherosclerosis and obesity. Her work has significant translational implications on the development of novel therapeutics and diagnostic tests to identify at-risk individuals.

Katey Rayner est professeure agrégée et chercheuse principale à l’Institut de cardiologie de l’Université d’Ottawa et directrice du Laboratoire des microARN cardiométaboliques. Elle est une chef de file reconnue à l’échelle internationale dans le domaine des mécanismes cellulaires et moléculaires à l’origine des maladies cardiovasculaires, et ses travaux ont permis d’identifier de nouveaux mécanismes microARN et inflammatoires qui entrainent l’athérosclérose et l’obésité. Ses travaux ont d’importantes répercussions sur la mise au point de nouvelles thérapies et de nouveaux tests diagnostiques permettant de dépister les personnes à risque.

REA, John – Schulich School of Music, McGill University John Rea is a preeminent composer whose varied catalogue includes nearly 80 original works and several innovative reorchestrations. Recipient of the three most important prizes for composition in Canada, he has taught at McGill University since 1973. Co-founder of two pioneering music societies in Montreal, he played a key role in shaping the contemporary music scene, and pursued a far-reaching vision for the mentoring of future Canadian musicians.

John Rea est un éminent compositeur dont le catalogue varié comprend près de 80 œuvres originales et plusieurs réorchestrations novatrices. Lauréat des trois plus importants prix de composition au Canada, il enseigne à l’Université McGill depuis 1973. Cofondateur de deux sociétés musicales pionnières à Montréal, il a joué un rôle clé sur la scène musicale contemporaine et a fait considérablement progresser le mentorat des futurs musiciens canadiens.

Donald Bruce Redford, Professor of Egyptology at the University of Toronto, has distinguished himself as philologist, historian and archaeologist. Author of a score of articles and three books, he has also participated in numerous excavations in Jordan and Egypt. He is Director of the Akhenaten Temple Project which is reconstructing the scenes on the walls of a temple dismantled in antiquity. This vast jigsaw is being assembled from over 35,000 scattered limestone blocks. Professor Redford's contributions in the field and in his publications have played an important part in putting the University of Toronto in the forefront of Egyptological studies.

Bruce Reed is a mathematician and theoretical computer scientist who has made deep contributions in the areas of discrete mathematics and probabilistic combinatorics. Reed is well known for his profound and influential work on graph colouring, the perfect graph conjecture, the theory of graph minors, and the analysis of random trees, graphs and network models. ------------------ REED, Bruce –School of Computer Science, McGill University Bruce Reed is a mathematician and theoretical computer scientist who has made deep contributions in the areas of discrete mathematics and probabilistic combinatorics. He has settled long-standing open problems in graph theory, including Gallai's conjecture, from the 1960's, on packing directed circuits. Reed is well known for his profound and influential work on graph colouring, the perfect graph conjecture, the theory of graph minors, and the analysis of random trees, graphs and network models. In 2002, Reed and Molloy published the acclaimed research monograph, "Graph Colouring and the Probabilistic Method".

Dr. Sandra Rehan is an international leader in the molecular ecology and behavioural genetics of bees. Rehan’s research combines comparative genomics and socio-demography to provide critical insights into the diversity, decline and sustainability of wild bees. Rehan is advancing our understanding of the causes of wild bee declines by developing comprehensive wild bee population genomic and disease ecology models. These results will ultimately be used to implement critical conservation strategies.

Sandra Rehan est une sommité internationale dans le domaine de l’écologie moléculaire et de la génétique comportementale des abeilles. Ses recherches combinent la génomique comparative et la sociodémographie pour fournir des informations essentielles sur la diversité, le déclin et la durabilité des abeilles sauvages. Rehan fait progresser notre compréhension des causes du déclin des abeilles sauvages en élaborant des modèles complets de génomique des populations d’abeilles sauvages et d’écologie de leurs maladies. Les résultats de ces travaux seront utilisés pour mettre en œuvre des stratégies essentielles de conservation.

REID, Gregor – Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute Gregor Reid has pioneered and promoted probiotics and the study of beneficial microbes since the 1980’s. His studies led to oral and vaginal Lactobacillus products benefiting millions of women to manage bladder and vaginal health. He initiated programs bringing affordable probiotic food to developing countries. He identified new pathogens in the vagina and made discoveries related to the gut, breast, heart and use of probiotics to detoxify environmental pollutants.

Gregor Reid a commencé et promu le domaine pro biotique et l’étude des microbes bénéfiques depuis les années 80. Ses études ont conduit produits Lactobacillus vaginaux et oraux dont bénéficient des millions de femmes pour contrôler la santé de la vessie et du vagin. Il a initié des programmes qui procurent des aliments pro biotiques abordables dans les pays en voie de développement. Il a aussi identifié de nouveaux pathogènes dans le vagin et a fait des découvertes relatives à l’estomac, les seins, le cœur, et l’usage du pro biotique pour désintoxiquer les polluants environnementaux.