Northern Scientific Training Program Special Awards

Malcolm Ramsay Memorial Award (Life Sciences)

Malcolm Ramsay (1949-2000) was a biology professor at the University of Saskatchewan and a world-renowned polar bear expert who died in a helicopter accident. He played a major role in the studies of many young Arctic researchers and was a strong supporter of the NSTP. To honour his invaluable contribution to Arctic research, an award has been set up in his name.

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George Hobson Memorial Award (Physical Sciences)

George Hobson (1923-2015) was the second Director of the Polar Continental Shelf Project and a geophysicist specializing in seismic exploration. He conducted the first seismic surveys of the Sverdrup Basin, of Hudson Bay and parts of the Beaufort Sea. He worked in every Province and Territory in Canada. The Northern Scientific Training Program was fortunate to have Dr. Hobson serve on the Management Committee for 29 years. To honour his invaluable contribution to Arctic research and the NSTP, an award has been set up in his name.

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Robert McGhee Award (Human Sciences)

Robert McGhee is an archaeologist whose research is focussed on the history of Arctic peoples, and who served on the Northern Scientific Training Program Committee for 25 years. To honour his invaluable contribution to Arctic research and the NSTP, an award has been set up in his name.

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Éric Dewailly Memorial Award (Health Sciences)

Éric Dewailly (1957-2014) during his career was a Professor of Environmental Health at the faculty of Medicine of Laval University, Director of the Public Health Research Unit of the Laval University Medical Centre, and a scientific director of the WHO Collaborative Center in Environmental Health. Dr. Dewailly was fascinated with the Canadian Arctic and its people - his research focused mainly on the contamination of the marine food chain, the exposure of northerners to environmental chemicals and marine toxins, and health outcomes related to contaminants in traditional foods. Dr. Dewailly died in a rockslide on the island of Réunion. To honour his invaluable contribution to Arctic research, an award has been set up in his name.

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