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Eight SFU Innovators Named to the Royal Society of Canada
Friday, September 27, 2019Company Profile | Follow Company
Burnaby, BC, September 27, 2019--(T-Net)--Eight Simon Fraser University researchers have been named to the Royal Society of Canada—seven of them as fellows of the society and one as a member of the society's College of New Scholars, Scientists and Artists.
Membership in the Royal Society is Canada's highest academic honour.
Established in 1882 as Canada's national academy, the society promotes research and learning in the arts, humanities and sciences. The society awards fellowships to peer-elected and distinguished individuals who have made significant contributions in these fields. The society's mandate is to build a better future for Canada and the world.
The College of New Scholars recognizes emerging intellectual leaders who have demonstrated high achievement during their early career.
SFU's 2019 Royal Society of Canada Fellows are:
About Simon Fraser University:
As Canada's engaged university, SFU works with communities, organizations and partners to create, share and embrace knowledge that improves life and generates real change. We deliver a world-class education with lifelong value that shapes change-makers, visionaries and problem-solvers. We connect research and innovation to entrepreneurship and industry to deliver sustainable, relevant solutions to today's problems. With campuses in British Columbia's three largest cities - Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey - SFU has eight faculties, delivers almost 150 programs to over 35,000 students, and boasts more than 155,000 alumni in 143 countries.
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