The University of Alberta’s four newest inductees to the Royal Society of Canada (from left): Simaan AbouRizk, Debra Cairns, James Pinfold and Raymond Egerton.
Outstanding scholars elected as fellows of the Royal Society of Canada in honour of achievements in engineering, physics and music. In recognition of their outstanding scholarly and scientific achievements, four University of Alberta faculty members have been elected as fellows of the Royal Society of Canada. The new fellows are civil and environmental engineer Simaan AbouRizk , music professor Debra Cairns , physicist James Pinfold and physics professor emeritus Raymond Egerton were all elected as fellows to the Royal Society of Canada. "On behalf of the university, I congratulate our four new RSC fellows. Election to the Royal Society of Canada is an important and proud milestone in a researcher's career because it officially and publicly recognizes a scholar's expertise and contributions within their field," said Lorne Babiuk, U of A vice-president of research and also an RSC fellow. "We are very proud of their scholarly accomplishments as well as their impact on our students." Raymond Egerton: Physics pioneer Egerton came to the U of A in 1975 as a visiting professor from Oxford. Soon after he arrived a permanent position opened up that he couldn't pass up.
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