Three Concordia researchers named to the Royal Society of Canada
Concordia is once again making its mark on Canada’s most prestigious academic stage. Three members of the university community have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), joining the ranks of the country’s most accomplished scholars, scientists and artists.
Researchers Hannah Claus and Damon Matthews were named Fellows of the RSC and Hassan Rivaz was elected to the RSC College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
“These nominations reflect how Concordians are reshaping their fields in ways that resonate far beyond the university,” says Tim Evans, vice-president of research, innovation and impact.
“Their achievements are a powerful reminder of the depth and reach of the research and creative work taking place at Concordia.”
Meet the RSC honourees
Hannah Claus
Associate Professor, Frameworks and Interventions in Indigenous Art Practices
Department of Studio Arts
Faculty of Fine Arts
Co-director, Indigenous Futures Research Centre
Concordia University Research Chair in Onkwehonwené:ha
A transdisciplinary artist of Kanien’kehá:ka and English heritage, Claus engages Onkwehon:we epistemology to highlight new ways of understanding and being in relation with the world. Her installations and digital photography activate place, language and symbol, revealing transformative spaces that bring forward multiple voices, histories and teachings while de-centring colonial constructs. She is a member of the Kenhtè:ke Kanien’kehá:ka (Tyendinaga Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte).
Damon Matthews
Professor, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment
Faculty of Arts and Science
Matthews’s research has been foundational to the world’s understanding of the relationship between cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide and global temperature increase. His work has demonstrated that warming from CO2 is essentially permanent and helped shape key scientific and policy frameworks, such as net zero, cumulative emissions and the remaining carbon budget.
Hassan Rivaz
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science
Concordia University Research Chair in Medical Imaging with Deep Learning
Rivaz’s pioneering research applies AI to improve ultrasound imaging, one of the world’s most widely used diagnostic tools. Through advances in quantitative ultrasound and elastography, his work enables the identification of crucial tissue biomarkers, making ultrasound more powerful, equitable and effective as a medical technology.
About the Royal Society of Canada
Founded in 1882, the RSC is the country’s senior collegium of distinguished scholars, artists and scientists. Its Fellows and College members represent Canada’s most accomplished researchers, artists and intellectual leaders.
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