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Section IV — Other Items of Interest

Awards and Achievements

  • Aitken, J.  NRC-IAR
    Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute Trans Canada (McKee) trophy, Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute
  • Arsenault, C., Duval, C., Newsham, G., Tosco, A., Veitch, J.  NRC-IRC
    2006 Taylor Technical Talent Award, for the paper "Task Lighting Effects on Office Worker Satisfaction and Performance, and Energy Efficiency," Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
  • Atif, M.  NRC-IRC
    Re-elected as Chairman of the International Energy Agency Executive Committee of the Energy Conservation for Buildings and Community Systems Programme (ECBCS), ECBCS
  • Baker, H.  NRC-IRC
    Fellowship of the EIC, nominated by the Canadian Geotechnical Society for his excellent service to the geotechnical and geoscience communities, Engineering Institute of Canada
  • Beaulieu, D., Brothers, M., Campbell, R., Chen, J., Chouinard, G., Delannoy, M. l., Dicaire, P., Djokic, D.,Ferguson, P., Fisher, K., Harrison, M., Hojjati, M., Kay, T., Kratz, J., Laliberté, J., Lalonde, J., Luteyn, A., Moyes, B., Octeau, M-A., Rogers, J., Shane, D., Tanguay, M., Yousefpour, A.  NRC-IAR
    Partnership Award 2006 with their partners on this project, Delastek, Bell Helicopter, Concordia University, and Pratt & Whitney Canada, Association de la Recherche Industrielle du Québec (ADRIQ).
  • Black, R.  NRC-IRAP
    Fellow of the Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society, Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society
  • Blanchet, C., Newsham, G., Richardson, C., Veitch, J.  NRC-IRC
    2006 Walsh Weston Award, for the paper "Lighting Quality Research Using Rendered Images of Offices," Society of Light and Lighting
  • Borgeat, L., Poirier, G., Taylor, J., Blais, F., Cournoyer, L., Picard, M., Godin, G., Beraldin, J-A., Lahanier, C., Rioux, M.  NRC-IIT
    2nd prize, Scientific and Engineering Visualization Challenge 2006, National Science Foundation, USA
  • Boyd, R. NRC-IMB/NRC-INMS
    Issue of "Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry," 30 May 2006 was dedicated to him.
  • Buriak, J.  NINT
    E. W. R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship, NSERC
  • Caikang, K.F., Gu, E., Henry, S., Hernandez, M., Hesser, R., Hu, C., Jankovic, J., Martin, J. J., Vázquez, O. H., Veljkovic, M., Wang, H.  NRC-IFCI
    Public Service Award of Excellence, Public Service Commission
  • Charbonneau, S.  NRC-IMS
    Technology Partnership Award, Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI)
  • Corkum, P.  NRC-SIMS
    Killam Prize, Canada Council for the Arts
  • Corkum, P.  NRC-SIMS
    Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science, American Physical Society
  • Corkum, P.  NRC-SIMS
    Honorary PhD, Acadia University
  • Crampton, G., Cunningham, H., Kim, A. NRC-IRC
    Federal Partners in Technology Transfer (FPTT) 2006 award for "the successful transfer and commercialization of the Compressed-air Foam fixed pipe technology," Federal Partners in Technology Transfer
  • D'Iorio, M.  NRC-IMS
    Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Royal Society of Canada
  • Erdogmus, H. NRC-IIT
    Appointed Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Software Magazine, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers Software Magazine
  • Ferrie, A.   NRC-PBI
    Appointed National Correspondent for the International Association for Plant Biotechnology (IAPB)
  • Gosselin, G.  NRC-IRC
    Fellowships of the Engineering Institute of Canada and the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Engineering Institute of Canada; Canadian Society of Civil Engineering.
  • Gupta, J.  NRC-IMS
    National Capital Institute for Telecommunications (NCIT) Under 40 Award for photonics research, Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI)
  • Hawrylak, P.  NRC-IMS
    Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Royal Society of Canada
  • Jahazzi, M.  NRC-IAR
    2006 Morris Cohen Award recognizing Outstanding Contribution to Failure Analysis of Aerospace components, Materials Integrity & Performance Section of the Canadian Metallurgical Society
  • Jennings, H. J.  NRC-IBS
    Prix Galien Canada (Research) 2006, Prix Galien Canada
  • Johnston, A.  NRC-IAR, Hubert, M. P.  McGill University
    Achievement Award for their contribution developments in Electron Beam Curing of Composite Materials structures, The Technical Collaboration Program (TTCP) Panel MAT TP6/TP7
  • Ledoux, J-J.  NRC-IMS
    CABI President's Award, Canadian Association of Business Incubators
  • Liu, H.C.  NRC-IMS
    IEEE Fellow, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Liu, F., Smallwood, G., Snelling, D.  NRC-ICPET
    Fast Breaking Paper, Distinction of having the highest percentage increase in citations among the top 1% of all Engineering papers indexed by ESI, Thomson Scientific – Essential Science Indicators
  • Luong, J.  NRC-BRI
    Walton Visitor Award, Science Foundation Ireland, Ireland, March 2007
  • MacDougall, B.  NRC-ICPET
    Elected Fellow, Electrochemical Society
  • Madej, A.  NRC-INMS
    NSERC Discovery Research Grant "High Resolution studies of a Single Trapped Ion and its Environment and Quantum State Manipulation", Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
  • Magee, B.  NRC-IRC
    ASTM Award of Appreciation, for outstanding service to ASTM Committee D22 on Air Quality, and Subcommittee D22.05 on Indoor Air, for organizing and chairing the 2004 Conference on Indoor Emissions Testing - Methods and Interpretation, and for his on-going service to Subcommittee D22.05 on Indoor Air, ASTM
  • McCreery, R.  NINT
    Ernest Yeager Award, Cleveland Electrochemical Society Section
  • McCreery, R.  NINT
    Alberta Ingenuity Scholar, Alberta Ingenuity
  • Moreau, C.  NRC-IMI
    Élu « Fellow » de l'ASM International, ASM International
  • Moreau, C.   NRC-IMI
    G. MacDonald Young Award, American Society for Metals Canada Council (ASMCC)
  • Nowark, A.  NRC-IBD
    Governor General's Silver Medal, Governor General, May 2006
  • Paroli, R.  NRC-IRC
    CSASS Distinguished Service Award, Canadian Society for Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy
  • Proulx, G.  NRC-IRC
    Elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), Society of Fire Protection Engineers
  • Rogge, R.  NRC-SIMS
    Thirty From the Past Thirty Years Award, Brock University Alumni Association
  • Rowell, N., Baribeau, J.-M.  NRC-INMS, Lockwood, D.  NRC-IMS
    Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter Top Papers of 2006, "Ge dots and nanostructures grown epitaxially on Si", Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter (JPCM)
  • Sabsabi, M.  NRC-IMI
    Certificate of Appreciation for High Scientific Level of the LIBS 2006 Program. Delivered by the previous chairman of the LIBS conferences, LIBS 2006
  • Smallwood, G.  NRC-ICPET
    Forest R. McFarland Award for serving with Distinction as a key contributor, Society for Automotive Engineers
  • Smith, I.  NRC-IBD
    Named a Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Club of Winnipeg-Assiniboine
  • Smith, I.  NRC-IBD
    Honorary Professor, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, June 2006
  • Stetson, P.  NRC-HIA
    Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Royal Society of Canada
  • Sturgeon, R. NRC-INMS
    Maxxam Award for "distinguished contribution in the field of analytical chemistry while working in Canada", Canadian Society for Chemistry
  • Timco, G.  NRC-CHC
    Thirty from the Past Thirty, Brock University Alumni Association
  • Valzano, V., Beraldin, J.-A.  NRC-IIT
    1st prize category eScience, eContent Award Italy, Fondazione Politechnico di Milano, part of United Nations World Summit on information society
  • Veitch, J.  NRC-IRC
    Fellowship of the CPA, Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
  • Viktor, H. L., Paquet, E.  NRC-IIT
    Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases Innovative Application Award for "Measuring to Fit: Virtual Tailoring through Cluster Analysis and Classification", ECML – PKDD, 17th European Conference on Machine Learning and the 10th European Conference on Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases, Berlin, Germany
  • Villeneuve, D.  NRC-SIMS
    Fellowship, American Physical Society, American Physical Society
  • Wickramasinghe, V., Zimcik, D. G.  NRC-IAR
    Achievement Award for their contributions to the TTCP-TP4 Operating Assignment on "Next Generation Active Buffeting Induced Stress Suppression System," The Technical Collaboration Program (TTCP)
  • Wood, B.  NRC-INMS
    Elected Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE
  • Wood, B.  NRC-INMS
    Astin Award 2006 — "Best Overall Paper at the 2006 Conference" (first Canadian to win the award), National Conference of Standards Laboratories International (NCSLI) Conference 2006
  • Wood, B.  NRC-INMS
    Chairmanship of CODATA Task Group on Fundamental Constants (first Canadian to hold the position), Scientific Committee of the International Council for Science (ICSU)
  • Wu, L.  NRC-INMS
    Vice-chair, CSC/IEC/TC29 Electroacoustics, Standards Council of Canada
  • Yousefi, A. M.  NRC-IMI
    Mention remarquable par la compagnie YAPP pour la formation en Chine, Compagnie YAPP

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Patricia Mortimer
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Vice-President Research Physical Sciences
Richard Normandin
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Don Di Salle
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Research and Development

Under the Direction of the Vice-President Research Life Sciences

Biotechnology Research Institute (NRC-BRI) – Montreal, QC
Director General: Michel Desrochers
General Inquiries: 514-496-6100  http://www.bri-irb.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/
Institute for Biodiagnostics (NRC-IBD) – Winnipeg, MB
Director General: Ian Smith
General Inquiries: 204-983-7692  http://www.ibd.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/
Institute for Biological Sciences (NRC-IBS) – Ottawa, ON
Director General: Jim Richards (Acting)
General Inquiries: 613-993-5812  http://ibs-isb.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Institute for Marine Biosciences (NRC-IMB) – Halifax, NS
Director General: Joan Kean-Howie
General Inquiries: 902-426-8332  http://imb-ibm.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Plant Biotechnology Institute (NRC-PBI) – Saskatoon, SK
Director General: Kutty Kartha
General Inquiries: 306-975-5248 http://pbi-ibp.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/


Under the Direction of the Vice-President Research Physical Science

Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (NRC-HIA) – Victoria and Penticton, BC
Director General: Gregory Fahlman
General Inquiries: 250-363-0001  http://hia-iha.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology (NRC-ICPET) – Ottawa, ON
Director General: Don Singleton
General Inquiries: 613- 993-4041 http://icpet-itpce.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Institute for Information Technology (NRC-IIT) – Ottawa, ON, Gatineau, QC, Fredericton, Moncton and Saint John, NB
Director General: Christian Couturier
General Inquiries: 506-444-6132 http://iit-iti.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Institute for Microstructural Sciences (NRC-IMS) – Ottawa, ON
Director General: Marie D'Iorio
General Inquiries: 613-993-4583  http://ims-ism.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Institute for National Measurement Standards (NRC-INMS) – Ottawa, ON
Director General: Jim McLaren
General Inquiries: 613-998-7018  http://inms-ienm.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) – Edmonton, AB
Director General: Nils Petersen
General Inquiries: 780-492-8888  http://nint-innt.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences (NRC-SIMS) – Ottawa and Chalk River, ON
Director General: Danial Wayner
General Inquiries: 613-991-5419 http://steacie.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca


Under the Direction of the Vice-President Engineering

Institute for Aerospace Research (NRC-IAR) – Ottawa, ON and Montreal, QC
Director General: Jerzy Komorowski
General Inquiries: 613-993-5738 http://iar-ira.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI) – Vancouver, BC
Director General: Maja Veljkovic
General Inquiries: 604-221-3099 http://ifci-iipac.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Industrial Materials Institute (NRC-IMI) – Boucherville and Saguenay, QC
Director General: Blaise Champagne
General Inquiries: 450-641-5000 http://www.imi.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Institute (NRC-IMTI) – London, ON
Director General: Georges Salloum
General Inquiries: 519-430-7092  http://imti-itfi.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Institute for Ocean Technology (NRC-IOT) – St. John's, NL
Director General: Mary Williams
General Inquiries: 709-772-6001 http://iot-ito.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Institute for Research in Construction (NRC-IRC) – Ottawa, ON and Regina, SK
Director General: Bob Bowen
General Inquiries: 613-993-2607  http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Canadian Hydraulics Centre (NRC-CHC) – Ottawa, ON
Executive Director: Etienne Mansard
General Inquiries: 613-993-9381  http://chc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Centre for Surface Transportation Technology (NRC-CSTT) – Ottawa, ON
General Manager: John Coleman
General Inquiries: 613-998-9638 http://cstt-ctts.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca


Technology and Industry Support

Under the Direction of the Vice-President Technology and Industry Support

Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI) – Ottawa, ON with offices across Canada
Director General: Pam Bjornson
General Inquiries: 1-800-668-1222  http://cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) – Ottawa, ON with offices across Canada
Director General: Tony Rahilly
General Inquiries: 1-877-994-4727 http://irap-pari.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca


Corporate Services

Under the Direction of the Vice-President Corporate Services

Administrative Services and Property Management Branch (NRC-ASPM)
Director General: Jerry Rogers
General Inquiries: 613-993-2440 jerry.rogers@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Information Management Services Branch (NRC-IMSB)
Director General: Andy Savary
General Inquiries: 613-991-3773  andy.savary@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Strategy and Development Branch (NRC-SDB)
Director General: Rob James
General Inquiries: 613-990-7381 rob.james@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca


Branches and Offices Reporting to the President

Executive Offices and Secretary General
Secretary General: Marielle Piché
General Inquiries: 613-998-4579  marielle.piche@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Finance Branch (NRC-FB)
Director General: Daniel Gosselin
General Inquiries: 613-990-7471  daniel.gosselin@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Human Resources Branch (NRC-HRB)
Director General: Mary McLaren
General Inquiries: 613-993-9391  mary.mclaren@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
NRC Internal Audit
Director: Jayne Hinchliff-Milne
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NRC Legal Services
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NRC Council Members


Pierre Coulombe
President (and Chair of Council)
National Research Council Canada
Ottawa, Ontario

Margaret Lefebvre
Executive Director
Canadian Association of Income Funds
Montreal, Quebec

Patricia Béretta
Biomedical Engineer
Elmira, Ontario

Gilles Patry
Rector and Vice-Chancellor
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario

Louis Brunel
President
International Institute of Telecommunications
Montreal, Quebec

Alan Pelman
Vice-President, Technology Canada
Weyerhaeuser Ltd.
Vancouver, British Colombia

Paul Clark
Former Vice-President
Research and Technology
NOVA Chemicals Corporation
Calgary, Alberta

Katherine Schultz
Vice-President, Research and Development
University of Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Delwyn Fredlund
Senior Geotechnical Engineering Specialist 
Golder Associates Ltd
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Barbara Stanley
President
BESCO Holdings 2002 Inc.
Rothesay, New Brunswick

Peter Frise
Professor
Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering
University of Windsor, Ontario

Howard Tennant
President Emeritus
University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge, Alberta

James Hatton
Partner
Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP
Vancouver, British Colombia