Seven UBC faculty members have been inducted into the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). Five professors have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society, the highest honour a scholar can achieve in the arts, humanities and sciences in Canada. Two have been admitted to RSC’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
The new RSC Fellows from UBC are:
• Harvey B. Richer, Department of Physics and Astronomy (more info)
• Mark MacLachlan, Department of Chemistry (info)
• John Klironomos, I.K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences (info)
• Michael P. Richards, Department of Anthropology (info)
• David Wilkinson, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (info)
The two UBC inductees to the RSC’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists are:
• David Granville, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (info)
• Karen Bakker, Department of Geography (info)
UBC’s new RSC Fellows are among 90 elected by their peers for this year’s induction. UBC’s new RSC scholars are among 91 inducted this year. Formal induction into all RSC categories is scheduled for November in Quebec City. For more info, click here.
