18 faculty members elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
Published: September 9, 2024
Eighteen faculty members from across the University of Toronto have been appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada – a prestigious distinction given to the country’s most distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.
“The University of Toronto is immensely proud to see such a high number of our faculty members elected to the Royal Society of Canada,” said Leah Cowen, U of T’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “These researchers are at the forefront of disciplines that span the arts, social sciences, humanities and sciences, and their work stands to have a significant impact on academic inquiry, policy and societal well-being.”
The 2024 Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada are:
- Kamari Clarke of the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies in the Faculty of Arts & Science
- Simon Coleman of the department for the study of religion in the Faculty of Arts & Science
- Susan George of the University Health Network and the department of medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Willi Goetschel of the department of Germanic languages and literatures in the Faculty of Arts & Science
- Aiyun Huang of the Faculty of Music
- Hae-Young Kee of the department of physics in the Faculty of Arts & Science
- Kang Lee of the department of applied psychology and human development in the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Ren-Ke Li of the University Health Network and the department of surgery in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Mathieu Lupien of the University Health Network and the department of medical biophysics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Mark McGowan of the department of history in the Faculty of Arts & Science
- Kent Moore of the department of chemical and physical sciences at U of T Mississauga
- Jim Phillips of the Faculty of Law
- John Rubinstein of the Hospital for Sick Children and the department of biochemistry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Brigitte Shim of the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
- Raquel Urtasun of the department of computer science in the Faculty of Arts & Science
- Balint Virag of the department of computer and mathematical sciences at U of T Scarborough
- Lucan Alan Way of the department of political science at U of T Scarborough
- Stephen Wright of the department of ecology and evolutionary biology in the Faculty of Arts & Science
