College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

The RSC College is Canada’s first national system of multidisciplinary recognition for the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership. These mid-career leaders bring a multigenerational capacity to address major challenges and seize new opportunities, including those in emerging fields.

Membership is for seven years, with the term concluding in April of the 7th year following induction. College Members from the 2018–2024 cohorts are eligible to nominate in 2025. 

Please note: this database is currently being updated.

 

Name Department/school Membership year
Isla Myers-Smith Forest and Conservation Sciences 2025
Supriya Routh Peter A. Allard School of Law 2025
Shannon Walsh Theatre and Film 2025
Mohammad Arjmand School of Engineering 2024
Marie Auger-Méthé Statistics, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries 2024
Kayla King Zoology, Microbiology and Immunology 2024
Andrea Reid Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries 2024
Dylan Robinson School of Music 2024
Manish Sadarangani Pediatrics 2024
Azim Shariff Psychology 2024
Heidi Tworek School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, History 2024
Emily D. Cranston Wood Science, Chemical and Biological Engineering 2023
Jian Liu School of Engineering 2023
Eli Puterman School of Kinesiology 2023
Kimberley Brownlee Philosophy 2022
Eric Li Faculty of Management 2022
Christoph Ortner Mathematics 2022
Sheryl Lightfoot Political Science, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs 2021
Wendy Wong Economics, Philosophy and Political Science 2021
Sabrina Leslie Michael Smith Laboratories, Physics and Astronomy 2020
Abbas S. Milani School of Engineering 2020
Catharine Winstanley Psychology 2020
Vanessa Andreotti Faculty of Education 2019
Lukas Chrostowski Electrical and Computer Engineering 2019
Lori Brotto Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2018
Ayesha S. Chaudhry Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice 2018
William Cheung Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries 2018
Kiley Hamlin Psychology 2018
Teresa Liu-Ambrose Physical Therapy 2018

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