List of University of Calgary people
Encyclopedia
This is a list of people associated with the University of Calgary
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University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...
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Computer Science
- James GoslingJames GoslingJames A. Gosling, OC is a computer scientist, best known as the father of the Java programming language.-Education and career:In 1977, Gosling received a B.Sc in Computer Science from the University of Calgary...
, B.Sc. 1977: inventor of the Java programming languageJava (programming language)Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
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Economics
- Stephen HarperStephen HarperStephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
, M.A. 1991: Prime Minister of CanadaPrime Minister of CanadaThe Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution... - Danielle SmithDanielle SmithDanielle Molles Smith is one of five martial artists who developed the women's self-defense system known as "Model Mugging" and is the current head teacher dojo cho of Aikido of Monterey in California."...
, Leader, Wildrose Alliance
Education
- Diane AblonczyDiane AblonczyDiane Ablonczy, PC, MP is a Canadian Member of Parliament, representing the riding of Calgary--Nose Hill in the Canadian House of Commons as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. She is the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and was appointed on January 4, 2011. She was previously...
, B.Ed.: Reform / Canadian Alliance / Conservative member of parliament.
Engineering
- Robert ThirskRobert ThirskRobert Brent "Bob" Thirsk is a Canadian engineer and physician, and a former Canadian Space Agency astronaut. He holds the Canadian records for the longest space flight and the most time spent in space .-Personal life:Thirsk is from New Westminster, British Columbia and is married to Brenda...
, B.Sc. 1985: astronaut. - Christine NesbittChristine NesbittChristine Nesbitt is a Canadian long track speed skater who currently resides in Calgary, Alberta. Her personal best in the 1000m is the second fastest of all time, right after Cindy Klassen's world record. Nesbitt won the Gold Medal in the 1000 m event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics...
, Canadian Olympic gold medalist in long track speed skating
Political Science
- Rob AndersRob AndersRobert J. "Rob" Anders is a Canadian politician He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada and has represented the riding of Calgary West since 1997.-Early life:...
, B.A.: Reform / Canadian Alliance / Conservative member of parliament.
Political Science
- Barry F. CooperBarry F. CooperFraser Barry Cooper is a Canadian Political Scientist at the University of Calgary's Department of Political Science. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he teaches courses in Political philosophy. Before coming to Calgary, he taught at Bishop's University , McGill University, and York University...
: member of the Calgary School. - Tom FlanaganTom Flanagan (political scientist)Thomas Eugene Flanagan is an American-born political science professor at the University of Calgary, author, and conservative political activist. He also served as an advisor to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper until 2004. Flanagan's scholarship has focused on Native and Metis rights in...
: member of the Calgary School, advisor to Preston ManningPreston ManningErnest Preston Manning, CC is a Canadian politician. He was the only leader of the Reform Party of Canada, a Canadian federal political party that evolved into the Canadian Alliance...
and Stephen HarperStephen HarperStephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
. - Rainer KnopffRainer KnopffRainer Knopff is a writer, professor of political science at the University of Calgary, Canada, and member of a group known as the Calgary School. He especially well-known for his views about the influence of judicial decisions on Canadian public policy...
: member of the Calgary School. - Ted MortonTed MortonFrederick Lee Morton , known commonly as Ted Morton, is a Canadian politician and Minister of Energy for the Province of Alberta. As a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta he represents the constituency of Foothills-Rocky View as a Progressive Conservative...
: member of the Calgary School, Alberta MLA.
Mathematics
- Károly BezdekKároly BezdekKároly Bezdek , is a mathematician and professor and a Canada Research Chair at the University of Calgary. Bezdek is also a professor on leave from University of Pannonia and Eötvös Loránd University....
: Canada Research Chair and Director of the Centre for Computational and Discrete Geometry in the Faculty of Science.
Medicine
- Morley D. Hollenberg: pharmacologist, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada http://www.ucalgary.ca/irn/hollenberg.htm
- Quentin Pittman: neuroscientist (fever research)http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~neuro/pittman/menu.html
- Eldon SmithEldon SmithDr. Eldon R. Smith OC, MD, FRCPC is currently the Chair of the Strategic Advisory Board of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta . A cardiologist by training, he has also held numerous positions over his career including Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary and the...
: cardiologist, Advisory Board Chair of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of AlbertaLibin Cardiovascular Institute of AlbertaThe Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta is a partnership between the Calgary Health Region and the University of Calgary. Its mandate comprises all cardiovascular research, education and service delivery, with a service area extending from Saskatchewan, Southern Alberta and Eastern British... - John L. Wallace: pharmacologist (inflammation research), Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada http://www.ucalgary.ca/irn/wallace.htm & entrepreneur (co-founder of NicoxNicOxNicOx S.A. is a French pharmaceutical company. Its headquarters are at Sophia Antipolis...
, founder of Antibe Therapeutics http://www.antibe-therapeutics.com) - Michael Walsh: molecular biologist , Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada http://www.rsc.ca/documents/media/2009%20New%20Fellows%20(Citations).pdf
- Samuel WeissSamuel WeissSamuel Weiss is a Canadian neurobiologist.Weiss was an undergraduate at McGill University, where he received a B.Sc. in Biochemistry. He then went on to take his Ph.D. in Neurobiology at the University of Calgary...
: neuroscientist, Director of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute http://www.hbi.ucalgary.ca - D. George WyseD. George WyseDr. D. George Wyse MD, FRCPC, PHD is currently the Chair of the International Experts Advisory Committee of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta . Dr. Wyse is a recognized and decorated international expert in the area of Cardiac Arrhythmia...
: cardiologist and pharmacologist, Distinguished Scientist of the Heart Rhythm SocietyHeart Rhythm SocietyThe Heart Rhythm Society is an international non-profit organization that promotes education and advocacy for cardiac arrhythmia professionals and patients. The Society was founded in 1979 and counted 5,100 members from over 70 countries as of January, 2009...