DIRKS, Peter, Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute Dr. Peter Dirks is one of Canada’s leading cancer stem-cell biologists and neurosurgeons. He is a pioneer in neuro-oncology and the cancer stem cell field, as well as an expert brain tumour surgeon. His research program is providing key insights into how stem cell biology informs brain cancer origin, growth, and treatment resistance. Dr. Dirks is revolutionizing the way brain cancer is studied and treated – from lab bench to bedside.

Nedjib Djilali is an international leader in advanced computational modelling and clean energy technology. His influential scholarly work encompasses topics from aerodynamics and electrochemical energy conversion to water purification and crystal growth of semi-conductors. He is particularly renowned for pioneering computational fluid dynamics based fuel cell models, for addressing fundamental transport phenomena questions, and for the invention of novel fuel cell architectures. He has made major contributions towards a cleaner, more sustainable energy future.

Nedjib Djilali jouit d’une renommée internationale en modélisation informatique avancée et en technologie des énergies propres. Ses recherches portent sur l’aérodynamique et la conversion de l’énergie électrochimique, la purification de l’eau et la croissance cristalline des semi-conducteurs. Il a acquis sa réputation en tant que pionnier de la conception de pile à combustible basée sur la dynamique numérique des fluides, pour s’être attaqué aux phénomènes de transport fondamental et pour avoir inventé de nouvelles structures de pile à combustible. Sa contribution dans le secteur de l’énergie propre et durable est majeure.

Dr. Dlab's mathematical work is devoted to algebra. His first interest was the theory of infinite abelian groups. He evolved later to the study of endomorphisms of abelian groups, with some incursions into the theory of ordered groups and universal algebras. His most significant work is the one done recently in collaboration with C. Ringel. It is a study of perfect rings, universal rings, balanced rings, their structure and representation theory.

Octavia Dobre’s contributions to the advancement of wireless communications and signal intelligence algorithms are world renown. Her ground-breaking research has had direct impact on interconnected consumer, industrial, and defence systems. She is a Tier-1 Canada Research Chair and an elected Fellow of the IEEE, and was the inaugural Chair of the IEEE Women in Communications Engineering Standing Committee and founding Editor-in- Chief of the IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society.

Les contributions d’Octavia Dobre à l’avancement des communications sans fil et des algorithmes de renseignement sur les signaux sont de renommée mondiale. Ses recherches révolutionnaires ont eu un impact direct sur les systèmes interconnectés des consommateurs, de l’industrie et de la défense. Elle est titulaire d’une chaire de recherche du Canada de niveau 1 et membre élue de l’IEEE. Elle a été la première présidente du comité permanent des femmes en ingénierie des communications de l’IEEE et la rédactrice en chef fondatrice de l’Open Journal of the Communications Society de l’IEEE.

Throughout David Dodge's career which mainly took place in the Canadian Public Service, he kept a strong relationship with the academic and scientific milieu. He can rightly so be commended for regularly making public the case for the social value of research, advanced knowledge and graduate studies. ------------------ DODGE, David A. -Queen's University David A. Dodge, who received his PhD. in Economics from Princeton University, started his career as Assistant Professor of Economics at Queens' University. Throughout his career which mainly took place in the Canadian Public Service, he kept a strong relationship with the academic and scientific milieu. He can rightly so be commended for regularly making public the case for the social value of research, advanced knowledge and graduate studies. He has filled with great wisdom a very large spectrum of high level positions within the federal public service. His major accomplishments include, for example, important research management activities within the Anti-Inflation Board which eventually led to public policies with respect to salary and prize controls in a difficult economic conjuncture; Assistant Deputy and Deputy Minister of Finance responsibilities in a crucial period that saw the implementation of major tax reforms and of policies as well as annual budgets aiming at deficit and debt controls; and finally a strong, expert and innovative leadership at the head of a very complex organization, the Bank of Canada.

Notice longue Claire Dolan est spécialiste de l'histoire sociale du XVIe siècle français. Pionnière dans l'utilisation de la micro-analyse pour remplacer les analyses quantitatives dominant en histoire sociale dans les années 1980, elle a développé une interprétation de la société d'Ancien Régime où les réseaux de relations prennent le pas sur la structure et permettent une réévaluation de la place de l’individu dans cette société. Sa contribution à l'interprétation originale d'une collectivité complexe et méconnue, sa réflexion critique sur les méthodes et les sources de l'histoire, le dynamisme qu'elle a insufflé aux études sur le XVIe siècle justifient sa réputation d'excellence. Notice courte Claire Dolan est spécialiste de l'histoire sociale du XVIe siècle français. Sa contribution à l'interprétation originale d'une collectivité complexe et méconnue, sa réflexion critique sur les méthodes et les sources de l'histoire, le dynamisme qu'elle a insufflé aux études sur le XVIe siècle justifient sa réputation d'excellence.

David Doloreux is professor in economic geography and holds the Chair in innovation and regional development. He is internationally known for his works on management of innovation, the geography of innovation, and the economic development of regions, with expertise on industrial clusters and regional innovation systems. His work provided guidance to policy makers in the elaboration of regional economic development policies.

David Doloreux est professeur de géographie économique et titulaire de la chaire en innovation et développement régional. Il est reconnu sur le plan international pour ses travaux sur la gestion de l’innovation, la géographie de l’innovation, et le développement économique des régions, avec une expertise dans les analyses des grappes industrielles et des systèmes régionaux d’innovation. Ses travaux ont contribué à guider les décideurs politiques dans l’élaboration des politiques de développement économique régional.

Janet Donald is a distinguished researcher in higher education who has changed the way universities view disciplines, student learning and the postsecondary instructional process. Her work in disciplinary differences in knowledge validation and models of thinking, and in the university learning environment has transformed the instructional process. She has also made significant and sustained contributions in the broader context of faculty development and university renewal through her studies on academic leadership, supervision, and the evaluation of postsecondary education.

E.M.Donaldson, Research Scientist in the West Vancouver Laboratory, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, studies reproduction, growth and genetics of fishes - particularly salmon. Research on reproductive hormones has contributed methods used to induce breeding and control the timing of egg production; growth hormone studies show potential for the development of larger fish, while the genetical studies permit the production of populations of either males or females - an important advance for both industry and fish culturist. Dr. Donaldson is active in fisheries research planning in Canada, as well as several developing countries through CIDA and the IDRC.

Andrew Donskov is a leading Canadian Slavist in Russian literature and a world-renowned Tolstoy expert. His meticulous research on Tolstoy's drama and the perception of the Russian peasantry (especially religious dissidents) on the part of Tolstoy and other nineteenth-century Russian writers challenged prevailing critical opinion. He is the first Canadian to be awarded the Pushkin medal for scholarly achievements in Russian literature, and the only North American scholar invited to participate as a contributor in the massive new edition of Tolstoy's works now being published by the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Dr. Doolittle, Dalhousie University, studies biological evolution at molecular and cellular levels. He introduced the influential concept of 'selfish DNA', and made seminal analyses of the intron/exon theory of the gene. His studies of the molecular biology of the cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) provided crucial experimental support for the endosymbiotic theory of the origin of chloroplasts. He is Director of the Evolutionary Biology Program for the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research which is now studying the molecular genetics of archaebacteria.