UBC Science's Anne Condon and Michael Doebeli are among 71 fellows elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) this year.
Anne Condon, UBC Computer Science Department Head, has advanced the understanding of the computing time and memory needed to solve classical computational problems. She also developed algorithms for predicting and designing nucleic acid secondary structures.
Michael Doebeli, world-renowned mathematical evolutionary biologist, has increased our understanding of the evolution of biological diversity. Doebeli also made foundational contributions to a unified theory of the evolution of cooperation.
This year's new fellows will be inducted to the RSC during a ceremony held November 17 in Ottawa.
Established in 1882, the RSC is regarded as the country's most prominent academy of scholars and scientists. Election to the Academies of the RSC is the highest honour a Canadian scholar can achieve.
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