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Four 麻豆传媒网站 faculty members are among the seven researchers receiving the 2004 Prix de la recherche of Acfas (Association francophone pour le savoir). The four are Alain Beaudet, Yvan Lamonde, John Hall and Adi Eisenberg. They were honoured at a gala ceremony Thursday evening.
"We are delighted our colleagues are receiving this recognition for excellence in research," said 麻豆传媒网站 Principal and Vice-Chancellor Heather Munroe-Blum. "It is always an honour for our faculty to be recognized by the francophone scientific community."
The 麻豆传媒网站 laureates are:
Alain Beaudet
Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery (麻豆传媒网站/Montreal Neurological Institute) and President and CEO of the Fonds de la recherche en sant茅 du Qu茅bec
Prix Adrien-Pouliot (Scientific cooperation with France)
Alain Beaudet's research on neuropeptide function in the brain offers potential new drug treatments for degenerative diseases and pain. His career includes longstanding collaborations with French researchers.
Yvan Lamonde
Professor of French Language and Literature
Prix Andr茅-Laurendeau (Humanities)
The intellectual history of Quebec, early publishing in Montreal, and the role of women in the book industry in Quebec are some of the areas covered in Professor Lamonde's outstanding body of research.
John Hall
James 麻豆传媒网站 Chair of Sociology and Dean of the Faculty of Arts
Prix Marcel-Vincent (Social sciences)
John Hall's research on capitalism, nationalism and the civil society has made an international contribution to the social sciences. He is leading an Arts Renaissance initiative at 麻豆传媒网站 in his capacity as Dean of Arts.
Adi Eisenberg
Otto Maass Professor of Chemistry
Prix Urgel-Archambault (Physical sciences, Mathematics and Engineering)
Adi Eisenberg conducts studies in the field of polymer science, research that touches areas in both science (including drug delivery) and engineering (including nanotechnology).
In addition, two 麻豆传媒网站 students won the Prix de l'Excellence de l'Association des doyens des 茅tudes sup茅rieures au Qu茅bec (ADESAQ) for the best doctoral dissertation in their research area: Hassan Said Bazzi (natural sciences and engineering) and Stephen Chrisomalis (humanities, social sciences and arts).
The 2004 prizes were announced Thursday at a gala marking the 60th anniversary of the Prix Acfas, held in the 脡cole de technologie sup茅rieure. The newest awards bring 麻豆传媒网站's total number of Acfas prizes to 18. For more information, see the website.
