Trailblazers

NRCan's chronicles are filled with interesting, award-winning, internationally recognized individuals who, in unique ways, have made NRCan what it is today and what it will become tomorrow. The list below represents the first in a series of Trailblazers who have contributed to the beginnings, development or advancement of our department. Each month we will highlight the accomplishments of one individual.

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Trailblazer of the month: Dr. Roy M. (“Fritz”) Koerner

His role as an educator is one he clearly relishes, having participated in several Antarctic and Arctic trips as a lecturer on glaciers, climate change and polar pollution for various educational programs.

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Trailblazers at NRCan

• Blasco, Steve
• Bostock, Hugh [1901–1994]
• Bruce, Willy [1947–]
• Camsell, Charles [1876–1958]
• Dawson, George Mercer [1849–1901]
• Deville, Édouard-Gaston [1849–1924]
• Fritz, Dr. Clara [1889–1974]
• Gamble, Samuel Gill [1911–1977]
• Hickson, Dr. Catherine [1955–]
• Jenness, Diamond [1886–1969]
• Keen, Dr. Charlotte E.
• Koerner, Dr. Roy M. (“Fritz”)
• Logan, Sir William Edmond [1798–1875]
• Low, Albert Peter [1861–1942]
• Macoun, John [1831–1920]
• Mullally Pauly, Barbara
• Pomerleau, René [1904–1993]
• Sifton, Sir Clifford [1861–1929]
• Smirnoff, Dr. Wladimir A. [1917–2000]
• Stewart, Elihu [1844–1935]
• Tyrrell, Joseph Burr [1858–1957]
• Wilson, Alice Evelyn [1881–1964]