John Joseph Clague, Earth Science Program, Simon Fraser University, is internationally known for his fundamental contributions to Quaternary geology and widely recognized for his assessments of natural hazards. He has, in his comprehensive and integrated reviews of Late Quaternary history of the Canadian Cordillera, presented new insights into temporal patterns of sedimentation and erosion. His research on landslides and glacier-dammed lakes have provided lessons in hazard management. His studies of coastal crustal movements and analyses of fiord and lake fills have provided evidence of frequency of major earthquakes. Respected editor, lucid and prolific communicator, Clague shares his wisdom with fellow scientists and citizens.

Leon Glass, Department of Physiology, McGill University, is a distinguished mathematical physiologist who has made seminal discoveries in physiology and in the applications of nonlinear mathematics to physiological problems. Glass discovered "Glass patterns" in vision, with M. C. Mackey proposed the "Mackey-Glass" delay equation for deterministic chaos and introduced the concept of "dynamical diseases", with M. R. Guevara and A. Shrier gave the first demonstration of chaotic dynamics in biology (in heart cells), and has been instrumental in bringing quantitative nonlinear mathematics to the study of cardiac arrhythmias. Glass' widely cited book (with M. C. Mackey), From Clocks to Chaos: the Rhythms of Life, showed the biological community how nonlinear dynamics and chaos theory can be used to help understand physiological systems.

Keith William Hipel, Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, has gained national and international eminence for his unique interdisciplinary research on the development and application of conflict resolution and time series analysis techniques for addressing challenging systems management problems in water resources, environmental engineering and sustainable development. Hipel and his co-workers are the originators of the graph model for conflict resolution, which includes a novel theoretical structure for capturing the key characteristics of conflict, a range of stability concepts for modelling different kinds of human behaviour in strategic decision making situations, extensive implementation algorithms, coalition analysis, and a decision support system for permitting practical applications. His research on time series analysis has had significant influence in stochastic hydrology by providing rigorous approaches to environmental impact assessment and a novel explanation to the Hurst Phenomenon. July 2017 - MIROSLAW ROMANOWSKI MEDAL HIPEL, Keith – University Professor of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo; Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation; Fellow, Balsillie School of International Affairs Keith W. Hipel is globally renowned for his pioneering contributions to environmental systems engineering via the development of systems-thinking methodologies for tackling complex physical and societal systems aspects of environmental problems to arrive at sustainable resolutions that are integrative, adaptive and fair to stakeholder groups. To achieve this, Hipel has made seminal advances in conflict resolution, multiple-objective decision-making, stochastic hydrology, environmental impact assessment, and equitable water allocation within a system-of-systems perspective.

July 2017 - LA MEDAILLE MIROSLAW ROMANWOSKI HIPEL, Keith – Professeur de génie de conception des systèmes, Université de Waterloo; agrégé supérieur, Centre d'innovation en gouvernance internationale; agrégé, Balsillie School of International Affairs Keith Hipel a acquis une renommée mondiale pour ses travaux d'avant-garde en génie des systèmes environnementaux, incluant le développement d’approches de pensée systémique visant à traiter les enjeux environnementaux problématiques par voie de leurs complexes systèmes physiques et sociaux, permettant ainsi d’arriver à des résolutions durables axées sur l'intégration et l’adaptabilité, tout en faisant justice aux groupes d’intervenants. En ce faisant, Hipel a contribué des percées déterminantes dans les domaines de résolution des conflits, de prise de décision face à de multiples objectifs, de modélisation stochastique en hydrologie, d’études d'impact environnemental, et de répartition équitable des ressources d’eau, le tout gardant toujours une perspective de « système de systèmes ».

Manfred Jericho, Department of Physics, Dalhousie University, has gained a high international reputation as an inventive and careful condensed-matter experimentalist who has made timely and incisive contributions to a variety of subjects. He has chosen problems for their intrinsic interest rather than for their convenience, and has devised the equipment and techniques needed for the experimental resolution of conflicts between theory and experiment, and among theories. While his earlier work concentrated on the study of electron-phonon interactions and of charge-density waves, he has more recently made valuable contributions in the fields of scanning-tunneling and atomic-force microscopy. His elegant pioneering studies of the elastic properties of biological membranes promise to revolutionize the understanding of these materials.

David Layzell, Department of Biology, Queen's University, is recognized internationally for his work on the factors which regulate N2 fixation in legumes. He has shown that the nodule's ability to regulate its O2 supply is the key factor of mechanisms which control N2 fixation under many adverse environmental conditions. He has also developed sophisticated models of nodule function which show how O2 supply is controlled, and how O2 itself regulates nodule metabolism on a biochemical level. His work has required the development of novel scientific instruments which will greatly advance research in plant physiology and other areas of the life sciences.

Gunnar Öquist, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Umeå, Sweden, is Sweden's most prominent plant physiologist. He has pioneered the elucidation of the biochemical and molecular mechanisms which underlay the dynamic modulation of the structure and function of the photosynthetic apparatus in response to a changing environment in organisms as varied as cyanobacteria, algae, crop plants and conifers. His seminal research in photosynthesis and environmental plant physiology has contributed to the establishment of the new, major, international areas of plant research, photosynthetic acclimation and photoinhibition. In addition to his outstanding research contributions, Öquist is recognized nationally and internationally as an exemplary scientific administrator and science policy advisor.

Seul ou en collaboration, André Blais, Département de science politique, Université de Montréal, est l'auteur de nombreux articles qui font autorité dans les plus grandes revues de la science politique. II est aujourd'hui reconnu comme une autorité internationale pour tout ce qui touche les questions électorales, qu'il s'agisse de modes de scrutin, de comportements électoraux ou autres aspects afférents, réputation qui s'étend au domaine des politiques publiques.

Linguiste de réputation internationale, Fernand Carton, Université de Nancy, France, a fondé le laboratoire de phonétique de Nancy. Ses recherches sur l'accentuation et l'intonation ont contribué à mieux faire connaître ces aspects prosodiques de la langue, non seulement dans 1'étude des différents types de discours, tel le conte, mais aussi dans les travaux de dialectologie où cette approche a été révolutionnaire. Les études sur les parlers francophones du Canada devront, en ce sens, beaucoup aux recherches de Carton sur les dialectes du nord et de l'ouest de la France. Carton a également grandement contribué à la vulgarisation scientifique de ses recherches en phonétique générale, prosodie et dialectologie.

Les activités de recherche de Marcel Fournier, Département de sociologie, Université de Montréal, touchent aux trois grands domaines suivants : la sociologie de la science et du système universitaire, la sociologie de la culture et des arts et la théorie et l'histoire de la sociologie. Il a publié plus d'une centaine d'articles et plusieurs ouvrages importants sur la vie intellectuelle et scientifique au Québec. C'est un spécialiste reconnu de Marcel Mauss dont il écrit la première grande biographie intellectuelle.

Fernand Harvey, Institut national de la recherche scientifique - Culture et société (Université du Québec), s'est particulièrement illustré par sa contribution remarquable à l'histoire et à la sociologie de la culture et à l'étude de la société québécoise. Ses travaux les plus importants ont porté sur la culture ouvrière, la culture régionale et les relations interculturelles, mais il s'est aussi intéressé à d'autres questions comme les institutions culturelles, l'évolution des sciences humaines, les idéologies et les valeurs. Harvey est l'un des meilleurs experts sur la culture québécoise et son évolution au cours des XIXe et XXe siècles. Il a publié un grand nombre de livres et d'articles et a été le concepteur de trois importantes séries documentaires audiovisuelles (régions, culture, Francophonies d'Amérique).

Nabil T. Khoury, Faculté des sciences de l'administration, Université Laval, est un pionnier des études théoriques et empiriques en économie financière au Québec et au Canada. Il exerce un leadership académique et scientifique reconnu au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde particulièrement dans les domaines de l'information asymétrique sur les marchés à terme et de l'approche multicritère appliquée à l'analyse des portefeuilles. Ses travaux sur les marchés financiers ont contribué à une meilleure compréhension des marchés canadiens et ont eu des échos incontournables dans la pratique. Ses contributions scientifiques ont été couronnées par plusieurs prix académiques prestigieux.