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Awards and Honours

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Recent Accolades

David Earn

Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (2022)

Mathematics & Statistics

Karen Kidd

Frank Rigler Award, Society of Canadian Limnologists (2020)

Biology and Earth, Environment & Society

Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan

Fellow, Royal Society of Canada (2021)

Physics & Astronomy

Jose Moran-Mirabal

McMaster University Scholar (2022)

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

We celebrate faculty members who have been honoured with recognition for their efforts and achievements following the path laid by some of the founders of the Faculty of Science. The Faculty is the home faculty of Bertram Brockhouse (1918-2003), winner of 1994 Nobel Prize in Physics and a pioneer in inelastic neutron scattering. World-recognized work in this discipline continues on campus today and the Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research was named in his honour. Another luminary, Henry George Thode (1910-1997), served as McMaster University’s second President and Vice Chancellor, from 1961 to 1972. As a scientist, Dr. Thode is known for his contributions to the field of nuclear science and geochemistry, including building the first mass spectrometer in Canada. Thode Library is named in his honour.


Distinguished University Professors

Name Status Department Year Honoured
Michael Brook Current Faculty Chemistry & Chemical Biology 2017
Bruce Gaulin Current Faculty Physics & Astronomy 2017
Laurel Trainor Current Faculty Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour 2017
Christine Wilson Current Faculty Physics & Astronomy 2015
Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan Current Faculty Mathematics & Statistics 2014
Walter Craig Professor Emeritus Mathematics & Statistics 2016
Daphne Maurer Professor Emerita Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour 2010
Christopher Wood Professor Emeritus Biology 2005
John Eyles Professor Emeritus Geography & Earth Sciences 2000
Shepard Siegel Professor Emeritus Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour 1999
Henry Schwarcz Professor Emeritus Geography & Earth Sciences 1996
Jules Carbotte Professor Emeritus Physics & Astronomy 1996

University Scholars

Name Department Year Honoured
Jennifer Heisz Kinesiology 2023
Jose Moran-Mirabal Chemistry & Chemical Biology 2022
Graham Scott Biology 2021
Laura Parker Physics & Astronomy 2020
Joanna Wilson Biology 2019
Paul McNicholas Mathematics & Statistics 2017
Maikel Rheinstädter Physics & Astronomy 2016
Marie Elliot Biology 2015
Paul Ayers Chemistry & Chemical Biology 2015

Royal Society Achievements

Fellows Of The Royal Society Of Canada

Name Status Department Year Honoured
Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan Current Faculty Mathematics & Statistics 2021
Clifford Burgess Current Faculty Physics & Astronomy 2008
Walter Craig Current Faculty Mathematics & Statistics 2007
Bruce Gaulin Current Faculty Physics & Astronomy 2010
Adam Hitchcock Current Faculty Chemistry & Chemical Biology 2006
Gary Schrobilgen Current Faculty Chemistry & Chemical Biology 1999
Laurel Trainor Current Faculty Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour 2015
Christine Wilson Current Faculty Physics & Astronomy 2013
Bernhard Banaschewski Professor Emeritus Mathematics & Statistics 1962
Arthur Bourns Professor Emeritus Chemistry & Chemical Biology 1964
Jules Carbotte Professor Emeritus Physics & Astronomy 1979
Walter Craig Professor Emeritus Mathematics & Statistics 2007
Martin Daly Professor Emeritus Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour 1998
W. Ross Datars Professor Emeritus Physics & Astronomy 1979
John Davies Professor Emeritus Chemistry & Chemical Biology 1971
Derek Ford Professor Emeritus Geography & Earth Sciences* 1988
John Eyles Professor Emeritus Geography & Earth Sciences* 2001
Bennett Galef Professor Emeritus Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour 2009
Ronald Gillespie Professor Emeritus Chemistry & Chemical Biology 1965
William Harris Professor Emeritus Physics & Astronomy 2004
Ken Kershaw Professor Emeritus Biology 1980
Leslie King Professor Emeritus Geography & Earth Sciences* 1988
Daphne Maurer Professor Emeritus Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour 2007
Gerard Middleton Professor Emeritus Geography & Earth Sciences* 1970
Melvin Preston Professor Emeritus Physics & Astronomy 1961
Henry Schwarcz Professor Emeritus Geography & Earth Sciences* 1984
Shepard Siegel Professor Emeritus Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour 1991
Ian Spenser Professor Emeritus Chemistry & Chemical Biology 1980
Donald Sprung Professor Emeritus Physics & Astronomy 1980
Thomas Timusk Professor Emeritus Physics & Astronomy 1995
Christopher Wood Professor Emeritus Biology 2003

*Note: The School Of Geography & Earth Sciences Changed Its Name To The School Of Earth, Environment & Society In July 2020.

Royal Society College Of New Scholars, Artists And Scientists

Name Status Department Year Honoured
Paul McNicholas Current Faculty Mathematics & Statistics 2017
Paul Ayers Current Faculty Chemistry & Chemical Biology 2016

Royal Society Of Canada Medal And Award Recipients

Name Department Award or Medal Year Awarded
Paul McNicholas Mathematics & Statistics John L. Synge Award 2021
Paul Ayers Chemistry & Chemical Biology Rutherford Memorial Medal (Chemistry) 2014
Kari Dalnoki-Veress Physics & Astronomy Rutherford Memorial Medal (Physics) 2010
Doug Welch Physics & Astronomy The McNeil Medal 2010
Christopher Wood Biology Miroslaw Romanowski Medal 2007

Canadian Fellowships:

E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships

Name Department Year Awarded
Paul McNicholas Mathematics & Statistics 2019
Paul Ayers Chemistry & Chemical Biology 2013
Catherine Kallin Physics & Astronomy 1996
Jules Carbotte Physics & Astronomy 1976
W. Ross Datars Physics & Astronomy 1968

Killam Research Fellowships

Name Department Year Awarded
Christine Wilson Physics & Astronomy 2017
Catherine Kallin Physics & Astronomy 2013
Walter Craig Mathematics & Statistics 2008
Cliff Burgess Physics & Astronomy 2006
Bruce Gaulin Physics & Astronomy 2006
William Harris Physics & Astronomy 2006

National And International Awards

Natural Sciences And Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Awards

Award Recipient Department Year Awarded
Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering John Valliant Chemistry & Chemical Biology 2015

Other National Awards

Award Recipient Department Year Awarded
W. A. E. McBryde Medal, Canadian Society for Chemistry Phillip Britz-McKibbin Chemistry & Chemical Biology 2023
Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences David Earn Mathematics & Statistics 2022
The Steacie Prize Paul McNicholas Mathematics & Statistics 2020
Frank Rigler Award, Society of Canadian Limnologists Karen Kidd Biology and Earth, Environment & Society 2020
Canadian Association of Physicists Brockhouse Medal Graeme Luke Physics & Astronomy 2019
Fellow of the Canadian Mathematical Society, Inaugural Class Lia Bronsard Mathematics & Statistics 2018
Fellow of the Canadian Mathematical Society, Inaugural Class Miroslav Lovric Mathematics & Statistics 2018
Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, Honour Award Audrey Hicks Kinesiology 2018
Fellow of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, Inaugural Class Audrey Hicks Kinesiology 2018
Chemical Institute of Canada, Macromolecular Science and Engineering Award Alex Adronov Chemistry & Chemical Biology 2018
Krieger-Nelson Prize, Canadian Mathematical Society Megumi Harada Mathematics & Statistics 2018
Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Stuart Phillips Kinesiology 2017
Chemical Institute of Canada, Macromolecular Science and Engineering Award Harold Stover Chemistry & Chemical Biology 2016
CASCA Executive Award for Outstanding Service, Canadian Astronomy Society Ralph Pudritz Physics & Astronomy 2016
GOLD Medal for Lifetime Achievement in the Field of Medical Physics, Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP) Michael S. Patterson Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences 2015
Donald O. Hebb Distinguished Contribution Award, Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour & Cognitive Science Daphne Maurer Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour 2015
Krieger-Nelson Prize, Canadian Mathematical Society Gail Wolkowicz Mathematics & Statistics 2014
The Steacie Prize Paul Ayers Chemistry & Chemical Biology 2013
Peter Kirkby Memorial Medal for Outstanding Service to Canadian Physics, CAP-COMP David Chettle Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences 2013
Krieger-Nelson Prize, Canadian Mathematical Society Lia Bronsard Mathematics & Statistics 2010
Donald O. Hebb Distinguished Contribution Award, Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour & Cognitive Science Shepard Siegel Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour 2006

International Distinctions

Award Recipient Department Year Awarded/Appointed
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Fellow Stuart Phillips Kinesiology 2020
American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow Daphne Maurer Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour 2019
American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow Henry Schwarcz SGES 2013
American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow Rama Singh Biology 2005
American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow Walter Craig Mathematics & Statistics 2008
University of West Indies Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence Juliet Daniel Biology 2018
Fellow of the Society of Experimental Psychologists Allison Sekuler Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour 2018
Recipharm International Environmental Award Karen Kidd Biology and Geography & Earth Sciences 2018
Fellow of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Karen Kidd Biology and Geography & Earth Sciences 2018
Cozzarelli Prize, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Ralph Pudritz and Ben K.D. Pearce Physics & Astronomy 2017
Frederic Stanley Kipping Award In Silicon Chemistry, American Chemical Society Mike Brook Chemistry & Chemical Biology 2016
Fellow of the American Mathematical Society Walter Craig Mathematics & Statistics 2012
Inter-American Photochemical Society Award in Photochemistry William J. Leigh Chemistry & Chemical Biology 2010
Nature Lifetime Achievement award for Mentoring in Science Christopher Wood Biology 2010

Faculty of Science Research Chairs including Canada Research Chairs