Ottawa, April 3, 2013 – The winners of the 2013 Killam Prizes are international authorities and pioneers in the fields of vaccinology, conflict resolution, computational intelligence, earth science and cognitive science. Five winners will each be awarded prizes of $100,000 in recognition of outstanding career achievements.
This year, the winning scholars are Lorne Babiuk of the University of Alberta, John McGarry of Queen’s University, Witold Pedrycz of the University of Alberta, Richard Peltier of the University of Toronto and Paul Thagard of the University of Waterloo.
The Killam Prizes are Canada’s leading prizes for career achievement in the fields of health sciences, social sciences, engineering, natural sciences and humanities. The selection committee members include scholars, researchers and experts.
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“Over the course of their careers, these Canadian research leaders have greatly contributed to their fields and to building Canada’s future,” said Joseph L. Rotman, Chair of the Canada Council for the Arts. “They are recognized internationally for their work and the Canada Council is proud to award them our country’s most prestigious research prize.”
Killam Trusts Managing Trustee George Cooper noted, “The Killam Prizes were endowed by two visionary Canadians, who understood the importance of fundamental research at Canadian universities. The Killam Trusts honour their legacy of excellence and innovation that benefits Canada and the world.”
The Killam Prize presentation ceremony will be held at Rideau Hall on April 23. Media representatives wishing to cover the awards presentation should contact Mélanie Villeneuve at the Rideau Hall Press office at (613) 998-7280 or by email at melanie.villeneuve@gg.ca.
