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Heart and Stroke Foundation honors U of A's Dr. Paul Armstrong
Each year the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada provides the Award of Merit "in recognition of meritorious service in contribution to medical research or in the field of human endeavor." This year's recipient is Dr. Paul Armstrong, chair of the University of Alberta's Department of Internal and Clinical Medicine, who has had a long and extremely productive career in health research in Canada. A graduate of Queen's University, his fellowship training at Harvard University and St. George's Hospital in London, England led to his first academic appointment at Queen's University in 1972. In 1984 he became chief of cardiology at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and built one of the finest training grounds for young scientists and physicians in Canada. Dr. Armstrong's research activities are a shining example of a clinician-scientist-one who has successfully bridged the gap between basic science and clinical application. His research on unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart fauilure and cardiovascular health care has led to more than 200 peer-reviewed publications since 1970. Dr. Armstrong has volunteered with the Heart and Stroke Foundation since 1979, holding a number of senior positions, most recently as a member of the Senior Advisory Council.
International engineering research prize Canadian first
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has named Dr. Wayne D Grover, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the 1999 W.R.G. Baker Award recipient. Established in 1956, the Baker Prize recognizes the most outstanding paper reporting original work in the transactions, journals, proceedings and magazines of the IEEE societies over the past year. The IEEE is the world's largest technical professional society comprised of more than 320,000 members in approximately 150 countries. IEEE aims to advance the theory and practice of electrical, electronics and computer engineering and computer science. The 1999 award marks the first occasion the prize has been awarded to a Canadian as the principal researcher and for work done solely in Canada.
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