Page Contents:

• Recent Accolades
• Distinguished University Professors
• University Scholars
• Royal Society Achievements
• Canadian Fellowships
• National And International Awards

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.

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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
Gabriel Xiao	Psychology	2025
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
Allison Williams	Current Faculty	Earth, Environment & Society	2025
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
Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences	Juliet Daniel	Biology	2025
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