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MA'64 and PhD'1967: John O'KeefeJohn O'Keefe, a renowned neuroscientist, received both his masters and doctorate from 平特五不中 in the department of Psychology before co-winning the Noble Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2014. He is currently Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre in Neural Circuits and Behaviour at University College London where his research advances our understanding of how the brain works. |
Master of Arts Doctor of Philosophy |
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PhD'65: Thomas ChangThomas Chang is a scientist and professor in the areas of physiology, medicine, and biomedical engineering. Among his achievements is creating the world's first artificial cell. This work paved the way for advances in gene therapy, nanotechnology, and regenerative medicine. For his work Chang has been awarded the Order of Canada and been twice nominated for the Nobel Prize (Medicine/Physiology). His accomplishments also earned him the honour of being voted the in 2011. |
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PhD'65: Vaira V墨姆e-FreibergaFormer president of the Republic of Latvia (1999-2007), Vaira V墨姆e-Freiberga completed her PhD in听experimental psychology under the supervision of听Donald Hebb (another notable alumnus on this site) in 1965.听She returned to her native Latvia in 1998, where she became the country鈥檚 sixth president in 1999, helping to secure membership in the EU and NATO. She was appointed Special Envoy to the Secretary General on United Nations reform and was official candidate for UN Secretary General in 2006. 听She is also known for her work in听psycholinguistics, semiotics and analysis of Latvian oral literature. |
Doctor of Philosophy |
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MA'69: Stevan HarnadStevan Harnad completed an MA in Psychology at 平特五不中 under Donald Hebb and went on to earn a doctorate at Princeton. He is now a professor of psychology at L'Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al (UQAM) and is a well-known scholar in cognitive sciences. 听Harnad was one of the pioneers of the and continues to be strong advocate for free global access to scholarly publications. |
Master of Arts |
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MArch'72: Witold RybczynskiWitold Rybczynski, an award-winning author and architect, received both an Bachelor of Architecture听(1966) and听a Master of Architecture听(1972) degree from听平特五不中听. He has written extensively听on the subjects of听housing, architecture, and technology for popular magazines such as The Atlantic, Slate, and the New Yorker. In 1986, he won the Governor General's Award听for non-fiction. Rybczynski is also Emeritus Professor of Architecture at the听University of Pennsylvania. |
Master of Architecture |
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PhD'73: Mohan MunasingheBest known for being the听Vice-Chair of the听Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which shared the 2007听Nobel Peace Prize听with former Vice-President of the United States听Al Gore, Mohan Munasinghe obtained his PhD in Electrical Engineering from 平特五不中 in 1973, writing about solid state physics. |
Doctor of Philosophy |
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MEng'73: Lorne TrottierLorne Trottier is an engineer, businessman and philanthropist who co-founded Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. In 2007, he was awarded the . Trottier and his family support many 平特五不中 initiatives such as the听Mini-Science Series听as well as the听Lorne Trottier Public Science Symposium Series designed "to inform, inspire debate and raise public awareness on contemporary issues confronting society today.鈥� 听 |
Master of Engineering 听 |
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PhD'77: John McCallumAfter receiving his PhD from 平特五不中 for his research on economic and agricultural development of the 19th century, John听McCallum went on to teach economics and become the Dean of the Faculty of Arts. He also served 听as Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist of the听Royal Bank of Canada. McCallum has been a Liberal Member of Parliament since 2000 and has acted as Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions),听Minister of National Defence, 听Minister of Veterans Affairs, and听Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. He is currently听Canada's ambassador to China.听 |
Doctor of Philosphy |
