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Bancroft Award
The Bancroft Award is an award of the Royal Society of Canada "given for publication, instruction, and research in the earth sciences that have conspicuously contributed to public understanding and appreciation of the subject". The award was endowed in 1968 to honour her late husband by the wife of Joseph Austin Bancroft (1882–1957), formerly Dawson Professor at McGill University. It is normally awarded on a biennial basis and consists of a presentation scroll and a cash award of CAD $2,500. Recipients * 1968 - John Tuzo Wilson, FRSC * 1970 - David M. Baird, FRSC * 1975 - E.R. Ward Neale, FRSC * 1976 - Roger A. Blais * 1978 - Frank Kenneth North * 1980 - William W. Hutchison * 1982 - Christopher R. Barnes, FRSC * 1984 - Jack G. Souther * 1986 - Derek York, FRSC * 1990 - Steven D. Scott, FRSC * 1992 - Godfrey S. Nowlan * 1994 - Alan V. Morgan * 1996 - Dale A. Russell * 2000 - Jan Veizer, FRSC * 2002 - John J. Clague, FRSC * 2004 - William Richard Peltier, FRSC * 2006 - D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Souther
Jack Gordon Souther (April 25, 1924 – June 1, 2014) was an American-born Canadian geologist, volcanologist, professor and engineer. He contributed significantly to the early understanding of recent volcanic activity in the Canadian Cordillera. Many of his publications continue to be regarded as classics in their field, even now several decades after they were written. Biography Jack Souther was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States on April 25, 1924. As a young child he moved to the U.S. state of Alabama. In his teenage years, Souther relocated with his family to the Canadian province of Alberta at a cattle ranch near the First Nations settlement of Morley. After his family lost the ranch, Souther moved with his family to the mountain town of Banff. Here, he attended Banff High School. In 1945 at the age of 21, Souther graduated as the class president. He was later accepted into a geological engineering program at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He was off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bancroft Prize
The Bancroft Prize is awarded each year by the trustees of Columbia University for books about diplomacy or the history of the Americas. It was established in 1948, with a bequest from Frederic Bancroft, in his memory and that of his brother, diplomat and attorney, Edgar Addison Bancroft. The Bancroft Prize is considered one of the most distinguished academic awards in the field of history. The prize has been generally considered to be among the most prestigious awards in the field of American history writing. It comes with a $10,000 stipend (raised from $4,000 beginning in 2004). Seventeen winners had their work supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and 16 winners were also recipients of the Pulitzer Prize for History. The prize was affected by the post-award controversy involving the scholarship of Michael A. Bellesiles, who received the prize for his work in 2001. Following independent investigations, Columbia University rescinded the prize for the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Sherwood Lollar
Barbara Sherwood Lollar, (born February 19, 1963) is a Canadian geologist and academic known for her research into billion-year-old water. She is currently a professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto. In 2007, she was made a Canada Research Chair in Isotope Geochemistry of the Earth and the Environment. It was renewed in 2014. Early life and education Sherwood Lollar was born in Kingston, Ontario, the daughter of John M Sherwood and Joan Sherwood, historians and academic at Queen's University, Kingston, she joined the University of Toronto in 1992 after receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geological Sciences from Harvard University, a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from University of Waterloo in 1990, and a postdoctoral fellow at University of Cambridge. Career She has frequently collaborated with Tullis Onstott and Lisa Pratt on large multi-national research projects. Honours In 2004, she was made a Fellow of Royal Society of Canada. In 2010, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geology Awards
Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Earth sciences, including hydrology, and so is treated as one major aspect of integrated Earth system science and planetary science. Geology describes the structure of the Earth on and beneath its surface, and the processes that have shaped that structure. It also provides tools to determine the relative and absolute ages of rocks found in a given location, and also to describe the histories of those rocks. By combining these tools, geologists are able to chronicle the geological history of the Earth as a whole, and also to demonstrate the age of the Earth. Geology provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and the Earth's past climates. Geologists broadly study the properties and processes of Eart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Science And Technology Awards
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, and ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Science And Technology Awards
This is a list of notable awards for specific areas of science and technology. Typically these lists give the country of the sponsoring organization, the award name, sponsor name and a description of the award criteria. Some of the awards have broad scope, or cover the intersection of different disciplines, so an award may appear in more than one list. A list of general awards for science and technology is followed by the lists of more specific awards. General list * List of general science and technology awards Specific lists * List of agriculture awards * List of archaeology awards * List of astronomy awards * List of aviation awards * List of biochemistry awards * List of biology awards * List of biomedical science awards * List of chemistry awards * List of computer science awards * List of computer-related awards * List of earth sciences awards * List of economics awards * List of engineering awards * List of environmental awards * List of geography awards * List of geology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Prizes Named After People
This is a list of awards that are named after people. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U - V W Y Z See also *Lists of awards Lists of awards cover awards given in various fields, including arts and entertainment, sports and hobbies, the humanities, science and technology, business, and service to society. A given award may be found in more than one list. Awards may be ... * List of eponyms * List of awards named after governors-general of Canada References {{DEFAULTSORT:Prizes Named After People Lists of eponyms Lists of awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Geographers
This list of geographers is presented in English alphabetical transliteration order (by surnames). A *Hardo Aasmäe (Estonia, 1951–2014) * Aziz Ab'Saber (Brazil, 1924–2012) * Diogo Abreu (Portugal, born 1947) *John Adams, (England, pre–1670–1738) * Peter Adams (Canada, born 1936)– *Agatharchides (Ancient Greece, 2nd c. BCE) * Agathedaemon of Alexandria (Ancient Greece, 2nd c. CE) * John A. Agnew (England/US, born 1949) * Irasema Alcántara-Ayala (Mexico, born 1970) * T. Alford-Smith (US/England, 1864–1936) * Richard Andree (Germany, 1835–1912) * A. W. Andrews (England, 1868–1959) *Ash Amin (England, born 1955) *Alypius of Antioch (Roman Empire, fl. c. 450) *Jacques Ancel (France, 1879–1943) *Karl Andree (Germany, 1808–1875) * Richard Andree (Germany, 1835–1912) * Pilar Benejam Arguimbau (Spain, born 1937) *Aaron Arrowsmith (England, 1750–1823) *Väinö Auer (Finland, 1895–1981) *Félix de Azara (Spain, 1742–1821) B *Zonia Baber (US, 1862–1956) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Geology Awards
This list of geology awards is an index to articles on notable awards for geology, an earth science concerned with the solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Geology can also include the study of the solid features of any terrestrial planet or natural satellite such as Mars or the Moon. The list is organized by region and country of the organization that sponsors the award, but awards are not always restricted to people from that country. See list of earth sciences awards for awards for earth sciences in general, and for other branches of earth science. Americas Canada Chile United States Europe Other regions See also * Lists of awards * Lists of science and technology awards * List of earth sciences awards * List of geography awards * List of geophysics awards References {{Science and technology awards Geology Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irena Creed
Irena Creed is a Canadian hydrologist. She is currently the vice-principal for research and innovation at University of Toronto Scarborough. She was the associate vice-president for research at the University of Saskatchewan, and the executive director of and a professor at the School of Environment and Sustainability. Creed continues to study the impacts of global climate change on ecosystem functions and services, specifically focusing on the hydrology of freshwater catchments. Education Creed did her undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Toronto. Creed graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science in zoology with a minor in botany. She then went on to pursue a Master of Science in botany and environmental sciences, and finally, a PhD in geography. Creed then became a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Alberta, where she studied forest management strategies and their impacts on surrounding ecosystems. Career and research From 1998 to 2017, Creed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Jébrak
Michel Jébrak is a French Canadians, Franco-Canadian geologist, academic and a researcher. He is an emeritus professor at Université du Québec, University of Quebec’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. He is a former Vice-Rector for Research and Creation at UQAM and holder of the UQAT-UQAM Mining Entrepreneurship Chair. Jébrak's areas of expertise include geology of mineral resources, mining innovation and exploration, social innovations and transformations and Earth Science. He has published over 100 research papers and has contributed to the discovery of copper deposits in Oman and gold in Mauritania. He contributed in founding the Order of Geologists of Quebec, the Heart of Sciences at UQAM, the University Network on Mineral Diversification of Quebec, the CONSOREM and the Canadian Council of Mining Innovation. He also contributed to the formation of Mines and Society System Chair at the Ecole des Mines de Nancy, in France. He is the founding member of Quebec sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Hawthorne
Frank Christopher Hawthorne (born 8 January 1946 in Bristol, England) is a Canadian mineralogist, crystallographer and spectroscopist. He works at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and is currently Distinguished Professor Emeritus. By combining Graph Theory, Bond-Valence TheoryThe Chemical Bond in Inorganic Chemistry. The Bond Valence Model, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press. and the moments approach to the electronic energy density of solidsBurdett JK, Lee S, Sha WC (1984) The method of moments and the energy levels of molecules and solids. Croat Chem Acta 57: 1193–1216, he has developed Bond TopologyHawthorne, F.C. (2012) A bond-topological approach to theoretical mineralogy: crystal structure, chemical composition and chemical reactions. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 39, 841–874.Hawthorne, F.C. (2015) Toward theoretical mineralogy: a bond-topological approach. American Mineralogist 100, 696-713. as a rigorous approach to understanding the atomic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
