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Bertram Brockhouse, BA 1947 (math and physics), [1] Nobel laureate (Physics, 1994) "for the development of neutron spectroscopy" [2]; Robert Mundell, BA 1953, [3] Nobel laureate (Economics, 1999) "for his analysis of monetary and fiscal policy under different exchange rate regimes and his analysis of optimum currency areas" [4]
This is a list of Chinese Canadians including both original immigrants who obtained Canadian citizenship and their Canadian-born descendants who are notable, have made significant contributions to the Canadian or international culture or society politically, artistically or scientifically, or have prominently appeared in the news.
The Institute of Asian Research (IAR) is a research institute founded in 1978 at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The institute conducts interdisciplinary research and teaching on multiple South Asian and East Asian nations. The institute is particularly known for its Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs program.
On 1 July 2001, Ng joined Singapore Airlines as Senior Vice President (Flight Operations Projects). [8]In the aftermath of the Singapore Airlines Flight 006 accident, Ng signed off on the termination of the captain and the first officer on 26 July 2002, with the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations calling the action as "unjust, unwarranted and unreasonable".
Michael R. Hayden, CM OBC FRSC [1] [1] is a Killam Professor of Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia, the highest honour UBC can confer on any faculty member. [ citation needed ] Only four such awards have ever been conferred in the Faculty of Medicine.
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Koh claims to have founded the Healing the Divide group to "fill an information gap about COVID-19". [2] In October 2021, Koh and her husband, Raymond Ng, reportedly encouraged over 2,000 members of Healing the Divide to flood several public hotlines, such as the Ministry of Health Quality Service/Feedback hotline, the National Care Hotline and the Ministry of Social and Family Development ...
TRIUMF was founded in 1968 by Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia, and the University of Victoria to meet research needs that no single university could provide. The name TRIUMF was originally an acronym based on TRI University Meson Facility , but no longer reflects its current state as a consortium of 19 member and ...