Eight Canadians to Receive National Science and Engineering
Prizes Tonight
Ottawa, Ontario, June 11, 1997 – The Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) will present some of
the country's most prestigious research prizes at a ceremony this evening
at the Canadian Museum of Nature.
Dr. J. Keith Brimacombe of the University of British Columbia is the
1997 winner of the Canada Gold Medal for Science
and Engineering.
Named as the 1997 Steacie Fellows are: Dr.
C. Ross Ethier, University of Toronto;
Dr. Ian Manners, University of Toronto;
Dr. Robert J. Tibshirani, University of Toronto;
Dr. Andrew J. Weaver, University of Victoria. The E.W.R. Steacie
Memorial Fellowships provide the recipients with an opportunity to expand
their research programs and obtain additional research assistance.
The winners of NSERC's national doctoral prize competition will also
be honoured. Dr. Tricia L. Breen (University
of Windsor); Dr. Timothy Moon-Yew Chan
(University of British Columbia); Dr. John
R. Long (Carleton University); and Dr.
Gordon K. Squires (University of Toronto) were each judged to have
completed the most outstanding doctoral research in their fields last
year. Winners will receive a silver medal and a cash prize of $5,000
from the federal government.
"Tonight we applaud nine Canadians at various stages in their
research careers who have demonstrated outstanding excellence and accomplishment
in creating new knowledge and in putting it to productive use," said
Dr. Tom Brzustowski, President of NSERC. "They have made great contributions
to the advancement of human knowledge and the Canadian system of innovation."
The prizes are awarded annually by NSERC, the national instrument
for making strategic investments in Canada's capability in science and
technology. NSERC supports both basic university research through research
grants and project research through partnerships of universities with
industry.
For more information on the awards and recipients, contact Robert
Roy, Public Affairs Officer, NSERC, by phone: (613) 992-9001 or e-mail:
rjr@nserc.ca
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