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ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA INDUCTS SCHULICH PROFESSORS AS FELLOWS For their outstanding academic and scientific contri- butions, Rangaraj Rangayyan, P.Eng., PhD , and Nigel Shrive, P.Eng., PhD, FEC, FGC (Hon.), both of the Schulich School of Engineering, were recently inducted as Royal Society of Canada 2016 Fellows.
Dr. Rangayyan, a professor emeritus who also serves on the APEGA Education Foundation board, has focused his research at the University of Calgary on medical imaging, a key tool in health diagnosis and treatment. His fellowship recognizes his outstanding scholarly achieve- ments in biomedical engineering and computer-aided diagnosis. Books by Dr. Rangayyan are used at several universities for research and teaching; one of his books has been translated into Russian and will soon appear in Mandarin, too. He participated in the development of several techniques for detecting abnormalities in biomedical signals and images, including some for breast cancer and the degeneration of knee-joint cartilage. His research into the early detection of breast cancer may lead to survival-rate improvements. “Biomedical engineering is a very exciting area to work in,” Dr. Rangayyan says in a published interview. “It gives a lot of satisfaction when we can apply engineering methods and systems in the health field to assist specialists in completely different areas, like oncology, radiology, sports medicine, and orthopedic surgery.” Although Dr. Shrive is a civil engineer, perhaps his greatest achievement is the development of an artificial knee that’s been implanted in thousands of people worldwide. “I use the same principles from civil engineering to apply to bones and joints,” the professor says. “Ligament and bone are structures. They transport load from one part of the body to another. The basic, fundamental principles are the same, whether it’s a knee joint or a concrete building.” Dr. Shrive has shaped the fields of masonry and concrete as much as medicine. His masonry achievements have effected change in codes of practice in Canada and Australia and — in the areas of knee injuries, joints, and tissues, and even the cardiovascular system — in clinical practice. It all adds up to a top-tier international reputation in civil and biomedical engineering. APEGA service and recognition are big on Dr. Shrive’s resume. A longtime and current Board of
TWO FINE FELLOWS Rangaraj Rangayyan, P.Eng., PhD, (top) and Nigel Shrive, P.Eng., PhD, FEC, FGC (Hon.), are new Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada.
Examiners member, he has two Summit Awards to his credit. He received the 2011 Frank Spraigins Technical Award. And representing a team of researchers alongside Janet Ronsky, P.Eng., PhD , who’s mentioned in another of this edition’s Movers & Shakers items, he was presented the 2005 Alberta Innovation Fund Excellence in Research Award. Dr. Rangayyan and Dr. Shrive are among 89 new Fellows named from across the country and a wide range of disciplines, elected by their peers in recognition of their outstanding scholarly, scientific, and artistic achievements. Founded in 1882, the Royal Society of Canada com- prises the academies of arts, humanities, and sciences. Its mission is to recognize scholarly, research and artis- tic excellence, to advise governments and organizations, and to promote a culture of knowledge and innovation.
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