Eleven 91ºÚÁÏÍø researchers honoured by the Royal Society of Canada

91ºÚÁÏÍø’s 2025 cohort includes seven newly elected Fellows and four new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

On September 4, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced its newest cohort of Fellows, and members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Amongst the 2025 cohort are eleven 91ºÚÁÏÍø researchers and scholars – seven newly elected Fellows and four new Members – recognized for their exceptional contributions to their fields. The RSC will also be announcing their 2025 award winners on September 8, further highlighting outstanding achievements across disciplines. The 2025 cohort will be celebrated on November 14, in Montreal at the RSC’s Annual Gala.   

“91ºÚÁÏÍø congratulates the newly elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada and Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists," said Dominique Bérubé, Vice-President, Research and Innovation. "These national honours celebrate the exceptional contributions of these individuals to advancing knowledge that enriches Quebec, Canada, and the world. Their achievements inspire and reflect the excellence and impact that define 91ºÚÁÏÍø’s research community."

91ºÚÁÏÍø’s 2025 RSC Fellows 

The new Fellows, elected by their peers, are being honoured for outstanding achievement and impact, including contributions to public life. They join more than 2,500 distinguished Canadian scholars, artists and scientists already named to one of the three Academies: Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences and Science. 

• Bruce A. Arndtsen, James 91ºÚÁÏÍø Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science 

• Sylvain Baillet, Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences; Professor, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences; Professor, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science 

• Dr. Gerald Batist, Professor, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences 

• Yolande E. Chan, Dean and James 91ºÚÁÏÍø Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management 

• Nathalie M. Cooke, Professor, Department of English, Faculty of Arts 

• Jonathan Kimmelman, James 91ºÚÁÏÍø Professor, Department of Social Studies of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences 

• Krista Muis, James 91ºÚÁÏÍø Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education 

91ºÚÁÏÍø’s 2025 new members to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists 

The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists is Canada’s first national system of multidisciplinary recognition for emerging intellectual leaders. It has more than 400 Members who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in their disciplines and are within 15 years of having received their PhD or disciplinary equivalent.  

• Alex D. Ketchum, Associate Professor, Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies, Faculty of Arts 

• Xiaonan Lu, Professor and William Dawson Scholar, Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences 

• Sara Mahshid, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Nano-Biosensing Devices, Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering 

• Ma’n H. Zawati, Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences