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NSERC History
Past Presidents
Dr. Tom Brzustowski – 1995-2005
Tom Brzustowski holds honorary doctorates from several institutions, namely, Alberta, Concordia, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Guelph, McMaster, Ottawa, Royal Military College of Canada, Ryerson, and Waterloo, and received the Engineering Alumni Medal from the University of Toronto. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and of the Royal Society of Canada.
Dr. Peter Morand – 1990-1995 Prior to his appointment at NSERC, Dr. Morand spent many years at the University of Ottawa where, as Professor of Chemistry, he carried out research in natural product chemistry and occupied the positions of Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering (1976-80) and Vice-Rector, University Relations and Development (1987-90). Dr. Morand has been involved in a number of start-up technology companies and was a founding member of the Board of the Ottawa Carleton Research Institute (OCRI), the Ottawa Life Sciences Council (OLSC) and the Ottawa Biotechnology Incubation Centre (OBIC). Since the early 1980s, he has strongly supported the development of the life sciences sector in the Ottawa region. His efforts have been recognized by the Ottawa Carleton Research Institute (Chairman's Award, 1991), the Ottawa Life Sciences Council (Career Achievement Award, 1995), and the City of Ottawa which has given his name to the street leading to the Ottawa Life Sciences Technology Park. He is the recipient of honorary degrees and was one of the four Canadians appointed Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Mérite by the President of France in 1997. Dr. Arthur W. May – 1986-1990 Dr. May was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, and was educated at Memorial University, where he received B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Sc. degrees, and McGill University, where he received a Ph.D. in Marine Sciences. He also holds honorary degrees from the University of Ottawa, Brock University, and Memorial University. In St. John’s, Dr. May was a fisheries scientist for 15 years, then a fisheries manager. He also worked as an international negotiator and has been the CEO of several public institutions. In the late ’70s, he moved to Ottawa where he accepted the position of Deputy Minister of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans of Canada from 1982 to 1985. He spent the next four years as President of NSERC, during which time he implemented the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) program, involving universities, industry, and governments. He was President of Memorial University of Newfoundland from 1990 to 1999. Gordon M. MacNabb – 1978-1986
Recently, he told NSERC that he has “failed” retirement yet again. He currently (2005) chairs the Alberta Science and Research Authority's Scientific Review Panel and is a member of the iCORE External Review Committee in that same province and of the committee reviewing Regional Innovation Chairs for British Columbia. Mr. MacNabb is a founding Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He holds honorary degrees from eleven Canadian universities and his work has been recognized through numerous awards and honorary memberships in national and international organizations. In 1995, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. |
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