MA'64 and PhD'1967: John O'KeefeJohn O'Keefe, a renowned neuroscientist, received both his masters and doctorate from McGill University 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. |
Spinal chord mechanisms subserving pain perceptionMaster of Arts
Response properties of amygdalar units in the freely moving catDoctor 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 Greatest McGillian in 2011. |
Semipermeable aqueous microcapsules
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PhD'65: Vaira Vīķe-FreibergaFormer president of the Republic of Latvia (1999-2007), Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga completed her PhD in experimental psychology under the supervision of Donald Hebb (another notable alumnus on this site) in 1965. She returned to her native Latvia in 1998, where she became the country’s 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. She is also known for her work in psycholinguistics, semiotics and analysis of Latvian oral literature. |
Concept learning in hyperactive and normal childrenDoctor of Philosophy
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MA'69: Stevan HarnadStevan Harnad completed an MA in Psychology at McGill under Donald Hebb and went on to earn a doctorate at Princeton. He is now a professor of psychology at L'Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and is a well-known scholar in cognitive sciences. Harnad was one of the pioneers of the open access movement and continues to be strong advocate for free global access to scholarly publications. |
The effects of fixation, attention, and report on the frequency and duration of visual disappearancesMaster of Arts
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MArch'72: Witold RybczynskiWitold Rybczynski, an award-winning author and architect, received both an Bachelor of Architecture (1966) and a Master of Architecture (1972) degree from McGill . He has written extensively on the subjects of 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 for non-fiction. Rybczynski is also Emeritus Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. |
The sanitary aspects of housing in rural and urban areas in which water supply plays an important roleMaster of Architecture
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PhD'73: Mohan MunasingheBest known for being the Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice-President of the United States Al Gore, Mohan Munasinghe obtained his PhD in Electrical Engineering from McGill in 1973, writing about solid state physics. |
Numerical solutions for acoustic Rayleigh wave scattering in discontinous mediaDoctor 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 Order of Canada. Trottier and his family support many McGill initiatives such as the Mini-Science Series as well as the Lorne Trottier Public Science Symposium Series designed "to inform, inspire debate and raise public awareness on contemporary issues confronting society today.”
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An investigation of digital vocodersMaster of Engineering
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PhD'77: John McCallumAfter receiving his PhD from McGill for his research on economic and agricultural development of the 19th century, John McCallum went on to teach economics and become the Dean of the Faculty of Arts. He also served as Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist of the Royal Bank of Canada. McCallum has been a Liberal Member of Parliament since 2000 and has acted as Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions), Minister of National Defence, Minister of Veterans Affairs, and Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. He is currently Canada's ambassador to China. |
Agriculture and economic development in Quebec and Ontario to 1870Doctor of Philosphy
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