Long Citation Andrew Rippin is one of the pre-eminent authorities in the field of Islamic studies. His pioneering research focuses on interpretations of the Qur'an written in Arabic from the 9th century to the 12th century, a genre known as tafsir. Dr. Rippin systematically uncovered and investigated much of the early commentary (tafsir) on the Qur'an. With his deep knowledge of how identities create community through interpretation, together with his critical approach towards claims of literary sources to their own antiquity, Rippin is a central figure in the debates about the Qur'an and the contexts in which it must be understood. Short Citation Andrew Rippin is one of the pre-eminent authorities in the field of Islamic studies. His pioneering research focuses on interpretations of the Qur'an written in Arabic, a genre known as tafsir. With his deep knowledge and critical approach towards claims of literary sources to their own antiquity, Rippin is a central figure in the debates about the Qur'an and the contexts in which it must be understood.

Long Citation Patricia Roy is an historian known especially for her work in Canadian ethnic history. Students of Euro-Canadian attitudes to East Asian immigrants and their descendants cannot ignore her work. Grounded in meticulous research and analyses of local contexts, her approach contributes to legal, ethnic, educational, and regional historiographies. The final volume of her trilogy on the Canadian reception to East Asians is at the press. She also contributed to Canadian urban history with the first scholarly history of Vancouver. Recently, she co-authored (with John Herd Thompson) a history of British Columbia. Short Citation Patricia Roy is an historian known especially for her work in Canadian ethnic history. Students of Euro-Canadian attitudes to East Asian immigrants and their descendants cannot ignore her meticulously researched work. She has also contributed to Canadian urban history with the first scholarly history of Vancouver. Recently, she co-authored (with John Herd Thompson) a history of British Columbia.

Long Citation Brian Young is one of the most highly respected and influential historians of the commercial, legal and social history of nineteenth century French Canada. A recipient of the Prix Lionel Groulx in 1987 and the Prix Gérard Parizeau in 2003, he is one of the few English speaking Canadians who has crossed the barriers of language, training and perspective to become as fully respected among his francophone colleagues as his visiting and special appointments reflect his significance among anglophone historians. His role as a teacher is illustrated by his co-authorship of one of Quebec's few officially-approved provincial history texts. Short Citation Brian Young is one of the most highly respected and influential historians of the commercial, legal and social history of nineteenth century French Canada. He is one of the few English speaking Canadians who has crossed the barriers of language, training and perspective to become fully respected among his francophone colleagues. His role as a teacher is illustrated by his co-authorship of one of Quebec's few officially-approved provincial history texts.

Notice longue Pierre Hébert possède une vaste expérience du milieu universitaire, ayant aussi enseigné à l'Université de Victoria (C.-B.) et à l’Université de Toronto. Sur le plan de la recherche, il allie la diversité et la spécialisation. Il a publié plusieurs volumes et articles sur la littérature québécoise et, depuis une quinzaine d'années, il a développé un nouveau domaine, l'étude de la censure et de la littérature ; il a publié, nationalement et internationalement, de nombreux livres et articles sur le sujet et est le spécialiste reconnu de ce champ de recherche. Notice courte Pierre Hébert possède une vaste expérience du milieu universitaire. Il a publié plusieurs volumes et articles sur divers aspects de la littérature québécoise et, depuis une quinzaine d'années, il a développé un nouveau domaine, l'étude de la censure et de la littérature ; il a publié, nationalement et internationalement, de nombreux livres et articles sur le sujet et est le spécialiste reconnu de ce champ de recherche.

Notice longue Yvan Lamonde est connu au Québec, au Canada et à l'étranger pour ses travaux sur l'histoire intellectuelle et culturelle du Québec de 1760 à 1960. Pionnier au Canada des études sur le développement de la philosophie et sur l'histoire des idées, il a renouvelé l'histoire de la trame démocratique et libérale au Québec. Soucieux de comparaison et de mise en perspectives internationales, il a fait valoir la diversité des héritages politiques et culturels du Québec (France, Grande-Bretagne, États-Unis, Vatican), thématisé l'américanité du Québec et valorisé le comparatisme dans le grand projet en cours sur l'histoire du livre et de l'imprimé au Canada qu'il co-dirige. Notice courte Yvan Lamonde est connu internationalement pour ses travaux sur l'histoire intellectuelle et culturelle du Québec de 1760 à 1960. Il est pionnier au Canada des études sur le développement de la philosophie et sur l'histoire des idées et il a renouvelé l'histoire de la trame démocratique et libérale au Québec. Il a fait valoir la diversité des héritages politiques et culturels du Québec et prôné le comparatisme dans le grand projet en cours sur l'histoire du livre et de l'imprimé au Canada qu'il co-dirige.

Long Citation Ellen R. Judd is a sociocultural anthropologist whose work on women in modern rural China has made path breaking contributions to the anthropology of societies in post-socialist transition and on gender and kinship. Her innovative field research in China for over thirty years has allowed her to create a distinctive body of scholarship in the study of political economy, gender and cultural production. Her insights on how to conceptualize social processes in periods of profound disjuncture have had wide international influence, and much of it has been translated and published in China. Short Citation Ellen R. Judd is a sociocultural anthropologist whose work on women in modern rural China has made path breaking contributions to the anthropology of societies in post-socialist transition and on gender and kinship. Her innovative field research in China has allowed her to create a distinctive body of scholarship in the study of political economy, gender and cultural production and her insights have had wide international influence.

Long Citation Professor Polivy's research has had both an important theoretical impact, revolutionizing research on dieting and human eating behavior, and a practical impact on people's strategies for dieting, weight regulation, and self-change. Polivy's work has always proven to be counterintuitive and by virtue of that attribute, extremely important both theoretically and for the 'real world'. For instance, she and her colleagues showed that intermittent dieting, so common to women in our culture, can have clearly negative effects on body weight gain and regulation, in part by inducing 'binge' eating. Similarly, Polivy's identification of 'The False Hope Syndrome' illuminates factors in typical 'self-help' programs that make failure likely. Given the impact of her work on eating behavior, health psychology, self-regulation, and eating disorders/obesity, it is not surprising that Professor Polivy was identified as one of the most highly-cited psychological researchers in the world. She has a national and international reputation as a scientist, serving on numerous journal editorial boards and government panels/advisory groups. She also works to improve and regulate her profession, and educate the public. Short Citation Janet Polivy's research has had both an important theoretical impact, revolutionizing research on dieting and human eating behavior, and a practical impact on people's strategies for weight regulation. Professor Polivy was identified as one of the most highly-cited psychological researchers in the world. She has a national and international reputation as a scientist and also works to improve and regulate her profession and educate the public.

Long Citation Daniel Woolf’s major writings have transformed the history of oral, literate and print culture, as well as the history of historical writing. His publications have explored attitudes to the past in Britain from the sixteenth to the early eighteenth centuries, the nature of oral culture, and the social history of the book. Exploiting dozens of archives throughout England, he has developed a rounded picture of popular historical beliefs and established a convincing model for the "social circulation" of knowledge within and between social strata. Finally, he has been a significant force in the "globalization" of historiography through various editorial projects. Short Citation Daniel Woolf’s major writings have transformed the history of oral, literate and print culture, as well as the history of historical writing. Exploiting dozens of archives throughout England, he has developed a rounded picture of popular historical beliefs and established a convincing model for the "social circulation" of knowledge within and between social strata.

Long Citation Steve E. Hrudey is an internationally-recognized authority in the fields of drinking water safety and environmental health risk assessment and management. His pioneering research on cyanobacterial toxins was a major impetus for Canada's drinking water guideline on microcystin; later he was an architect of the risk management restructuring of Australia's Drinking Water Guidelines. He was also a principal scientific advisor to Justice Dennis O'Connor for the Walkerton Inquiry in Ontario. He now chairs the Environmental Appeals Board, a quasi-judicial tribunal for the Province of Alberta. Short Citation Steve E. Hrudey is an internationally-recognized authority in the fields of drinking water safety and environmental health risk assessment and management. His pioneering research on cyanobacterial toxins was a major impetus for Canada's drinking water guideline on microcystin and he was an architect of the restructured Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.

Long Citation Demetri Terzopoulos, computer scientist and engineer, is an internationally renowned leader in the fields of computer vision and computer graphics. His work has contributed fundamentally to the ongoing unification of these two fields. Co-inventor of the seminal active contours ("snakes") algorithm, he is famous for pioneering deformable models and for spearheading their application in vision and graphics, as well as in related domains such as medical imaging and computer-aided design. His artificial life research combines scientific theories of biomechanics, autonomous control, perception, learning, and intelligence to yield remarkably realistic computer simulations of humans and lower animals. Short Citation Demetri Terzopoulos is an internationally renowned leader in computer vision and computer graphics whose work has contributed fundamentally to the ongoing unification of these two fields. He is famous for pioneering deformable models and for spearheading their application in vision and graphics, as well as in related domains such as medical imaging and computer-aided design.

Long Citation Brian Jones is an earth scientist whose research reflects his fascination with the interaction between organisms and their environment. His pioneering and continuing work has convincingly illustrated the importance of microbes on the precipitation of carbonate, silica, and precious metals in hotspring systems throughout geologic history. His major studies detailing the taxonomy, paleobiology, and geochemistry of fossil brachiopods has been fundamental to the interpretation of vast areas of Arctic geology. He is currently using Grand Cayman Island as an extensive natural laboratory to understand the processes of carbonate sedimentation, ecology, geochemistry, and hydrology of ancient, isolated, hydrocarbon-rich, reef platforms. Short Citation Brian Jones is an earth scientist whose work has convincingly illustrated the importance of microbes on the precipitation of carbonate, silica, and precious metals in hotspring systems throughout geologic history. He is currently using Grand Cayman Island as an extensive natural laboratory to understand the processes of carbonate sedimentation, ecology, geochemistry, and hydrology of ancient, isolated, hydrocarbon-rich, reef platforms.