Michael Balogh (b. 1972) is a Canadian Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo and a former graduate student at the University of Victoria. His research interests include the study of the physical properties of distant galaxies and theoretical work to understand the formation of planets.

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Saanich is a municipality located on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada and is the traditional territory of the Songhees, Esquimalt, and Wsanec nations. The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory of the National Research Council of Canada is located in Saanich.

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Raymond Carlberg (b. 1951) is a Canadian Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Toronto. His research interests include cosmology, galaxy formation and evolution, using both observational and theoretical approaches. He was one of the leaders of the Supernova Legacy Survey conducted with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope.

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Graham Hill (b. 1936) is a citizen of both Canada and New Zealand and a former Research Scientist at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory of the National Research Council of Canada. His area of expertise includes stellar spectroscopy, photometry and he was the author of large data reduction programs at the observatory.

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Joanne Rosvick (b. 1965) is a Canadian associate professor of physics at the Thomson River University. Her research interests include the physics of star formation, stellar evolution and the study of open cluster-planetary nebula associations. Joanne is a former graduate student of the University of Victoria.

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Lewis Knee (b. 1961) is a Canadian Senior Research Officer and Team Leader of the Millimetre Instrumentation Group, Astronomy Technology, at the National Research Council of Canada's Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre. His scientific interests include radio and sub-millimeter observational studies of star formation.

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Luc Simard (b. 1968) is the Canadian Director General of the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre of the National Research Council Canada. His research interests include galaxy formation and evolution, digital image processing, and
astronomical instrumentation. Luc is a former graduate student at the University of Victoria.

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Eric Steinbring (b. 1971) is a Canadian astronomer and Senior Research Officer at the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Institute of the National Research Council of Canada. He leads the Canadian Gemini Office and specializes in methods of high-spatial resolution photometry and spectroscopy.

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Charles Frederick Judson (b. 1945) is a Canadian professor of political science at the University of Alberta. He is an authority on Central and South American politics.

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Bruce McKean (b. 1946) is a Canadian philanthropist who has supported mental-health initiatives in Canada, which has significantly advanced research and care at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. His generosity exemplifies a commitment to improving lives and addressing mental-health challenges, making him a beacon of hope and change.

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