WALDRAM, James – Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, and Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan Trained in medical and psychological anthropology, James B. Waldram has significantly advanced knowledge of Aboriginal health and healing, cultural epidemiology, environmental risks and rights, and institutional ethnography. He is the author of numerous monographs and articles related to healing in complex cultural contexts and his research has included pioneering ethnographic studies of therapeutic programs for criminal offenders, Aboriginal health and Aboriginal mental health policies and treatment, in Canada and internationally.

WALDRAM, James – Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, and Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan Formé en anthropologie médicale et psychologique, James B. Waldram a fait progresser les connaissances de façon notable dans le domaine de la santé et des processus de guérison chez les Autochtones, de l’épidémiologie culturelle, des risques et des droits environnementaux et de l’ethnographie institutionnelle. Il est l’auteur d’un grand nombre de monographies et d’articles liés au processus de guérison dans des contextes culturels complexes. Ses recherches novatrices en ethnographie ont porté sur les programmes thérapeutiques conçus pour les auteurs d’infractions criminelles, les politiques de santé physique et mentale des Autochtones et leur traitement, tau Canada comme à l’étranger.

WALKER, Craig – Dan School of Drama and Music, Queen’s University Craig Walker is recognized internationally for his scholarship in Canadian and world drama. His academic work has been complemented by an extensive career in the theatre as an actor, director and playwright. Accordingly, while his books and articles situate drama within a broad history of ideas drawn from science, philosophy, and literature, at the same time his work carefully reveals the implicit theatrical power of each individual play.

Craig Walker est reconnu internationalement pour son érudition dans le drame canadien et mondial. Son travail académique a été complété par une longue carrière dans le théâtre comme acteur, metteur en scène et dramaturge. En conséquence, alors que ses livres et articles situent le drame dans une large histoire des idées tirées de la science, de la philosophie, et de la littérature, en même temps, son travail révèle soigneusement la puissance théâtrale implicite de chaque pièce de théâtre individuel.

Roger Walker has established himself as one of the world's leading sedimentologists. His main contributions have been to the type of studies known as 'facies analysis', i.e., the interpretation of the environment of deposition of sedimentary rocks from study, largely in the field, of the type, orientation and sequence of primary sedimentary structures. His early studies, which quickly established an international reputation, were on sandstones deposited in deep water (Turbidites): in particular, he was one of the first to use observations of modern submarine fans to interpret ancient sediments. More recently his studies have included deltaic and fluvial sediments also.

Professor Walker has been described as a renaissance biologist. Her scientific curiosity has resulted in investigations that focus on current problems affecting the next generation. Her scholarship is unique in its breadth and diversity, weaving together disciplines of genetics, molecular biology, chemistry and engineering. A prolific researcher with an international reputation, Dr. Walker is a pioneer in several fields linked by a common concern: coping strategies against environmental stress.

La professeure Walker a été décrite comme une biologiste d’esprit universel. Sa curiosité scientifique a donné lieu à des enquêtes axées sur les problèmes actuels touchant la prochaine génération. Son érudition est unique dans son ampleur et sa diversité, mêlant les disciplines de la génétique, de la biologie moléculaire, de la chimie et de lʹingénierie. Chercheuse prolifique de réputation internationale, la Dre Walker est une pionnière dans plusieurs domaines liés par une trame commune: les stratégies dʹadaptation au stress environnemental.

Doug Wallace is an oceanographer who uses observations of chemical distributions to unravel the complex biogeochemical processes that connect the ocean and the atmosphere. He introduced several approaches and tools that have had long-lasting impact on our understanding of marine biogeochemistry and its connection with climate, especially with respect to the uptake of carbon dioxide and oxygen by the oceans.

Doug Wallace est un océanographe qui utilise des observations de distributions chimiques pour élucider les processus biogéochimiques complexes qui relient l’océan et l’atmosphère. Il a présenté plusieurs approches et outils qui ont eu un impact durable sur notre compréhension de la biogéochimie marine et de son lien avec le climat, en particulier en ce qui concerne l’absorption de dioxyde de carbone et d’oxygène par les océans.

Dr. Walsh is the premier smooth muscle scientist in Canada. In 1982 he established the central importance of myosin phosphorylation-dephosphorylation in smooth muscle contraction. He has served as President of the Canadian Society of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and as Chair of the Organizing Committee for the 6th International Muscle Energetics Conference and Chair of the Scientific Program Committee for the XIX International Congress of the International Union of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. ------------------ WALSH, Michael P. –Department of Biochemistry and Molecular biology, University of Calgary Dr. Walsh is the premier smooth muscle scientist in Canada. In 1982 he established the central importance of myosin phosphorylation-dephosphorylation in smooth muscle contraction. All of the regulatory pathways defined by him have been subsequently shown to contribute to abnormal smooth contraction, such as in hypertension, cerebral vasospasm, coronary artery disease and asthma. He has served as President of the Canadian Society of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and as Chair of the Organizing Committee for the 6th International Muscle Energetics Conference and Chair of the Scientific Program Committee for the XIX International Congress of the International Union of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. Honours include the Ayerst Award of the Canadian Biochemical Society, the NRC Steacie Prize and Tier I CRC.

Patrick J. Walsh, currently President of the Canadian Society of Zoologists, is one of the world’s finest integrative animal biologists, his research spanning behaviour, physiology, biochemistry, genomics and toxicology. Best known for discoveries in fish nitrogen metabolism, his impact runs the gamut from evolutionary theory, the role of fish in the earth’s carbon economy, the integration of cellular acid-base regulation and metabolism, to interactions between the oceans and human health.

Patrick J. Walsh, l’actuel président de la Société canadienne de zoologie, est l’un des meilleurs biologistes au monde. Ses travaux intègrent des données relatives au comportement, à la physiologie, à la biochimie, à la génomique et à la toxicologie. Il s’est surtout fait connaître par ses découvertes du métabolisme de l’azote chez les poissons. Ses intérêts scientifiques vont de la théorie évolutionnaire au rôle du poisson dans l’économie du carbone de la Terre, en passant par l’intégration de la régulation acide-base des cellules et de leur métabolisme et les effets des océans et sur la santé humaine.

Stephen Walter has an outstanding international reputation for his work in developing and applying statistical methods in biomedical research. His numerous publications have had particular impact in the evaluation of disease screening and diagnostic tests, in clinical trials, and through collaborations with clinical colleagues. Dr. Walter’s seminal contributions to research and innovations in epidemiology and clinical medicine rank him as one of the premier biostatistical scientists in Canada.

Stephen Walter jouit d’une réputation internationale extraordinaire pour son travail dans la mise au point et l’application de méthodes statistiques en recherche biomédicale. Ses nombreuses publications ont eu de profondes répercussions sur l’évaluation des tests de dépistage et de diagnostic de maladies menés lors d’expériences cliniques et par des collègues cliniciens. Son apport fondamental à la recherche et à l’innovation dans les domaines de l’épidémiologie et de la médecine clinique le range incontestablement parmi les plus grands spécialistes de la biostatistique au Canada.

Dr. Wang's pioneering studies on calmodulin began with the purification of a protein activator of a regulatory enzyme controlling cyclic AMP. The great significance of this protein was established when Wang showed it was regulated by calcium ions. It is a ubiquitous protein present in vertebrates and invertebrates. Its role is broad, possibly involved in most Ca++ mediated intracellular actions from cell motility to hormone action to muscle contraction. Wang's research demonstrated that calmodulin is a mediator of calcium action and a regulator of cyclic AMP and thus serves as a key molecular link between these two great classes of intracellular messengers. As stated in Science 1980, the impact of calmodulin on the biological sciences has been remarkable - "in the world of cell biology it is one of the most exciting discoveries to appear on the horizon in a decade". It was, therefore, most appropriate that Dr. Wang's achievement was recognized by the Gairdner Foundation in 1981.

WANG, Quan – Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba Quan Wang has invented, formalized, and applied accurate structural health monitoring and structural repair methods through his pioneering work in smart materials and wavelets. He solved the problem of how to monitor highly voluminous nanomaterials used in civil, mechanical, aerospace engineering applications, and solved this problem through the application of nonlocal continuum theory. His advances have also contributed to the use of smart materials to harvest energy from ambient vibration.

Quan Wang a inventé, formalisé et appliqué des méthodes précises de surveillance de l’état des structures et de réparations structurales grâce à son travail novateur en matière de matériaux intelligents et d’ondelettes. Il a résolu le problème consistant à savoir comment surveiller les nanomatériaux hautement volumineux utilisés dans les applications civiles, mécaniques et de génie aérospatial, et résolu ce problème grâce à l’application de la théorie du continuum non local. Ses percées ont aussi contribué à l’utilisation de matériaux intelligents pour récolter l’énergie des vibrations ambiantes.

Z. Jane Wang is an outstanding, internationally renowned researcher in statistical signal processing (SSP) theory and applications. She has invented powerful methodologies for a wide range of SSP problems and applications, especially in anti-collusion media fingerprinting and brain connectivity network inference. Her landmark and pioneering contributions to the areas of multimedia security and neurological data analytics have been acknowledged with international awards, and by her elevation to IEEE Fellow grade.

Z. Jane Wang est une chercheuse de renommée internationale dans le domaine de la théorie et des applications du traitement statistique des signaux. Elle a mis au point de puissantes méthodes couvrant un vaste éventail de problèmes et d’applications liés au traitement statistique des signaux, notamment en matière de prise d’empreinte anti-collusion et d’interférence réseau de la connectivité cérébrale. Ses contributions majeures et innovantes aux domaines de la sécurité multimédia et de l’analyse de données neurologiques ont été reconnues par des prix internationaux et par sa désignation en tant que membre de l’IEEE.