Ian Cormack Palmer Smith

Background

Smith, Ian Cormack Palmer was born on September 23, 1939 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Cormack and Grace Mary Smith.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Manitoba, 1961; Master of Science, U. Manitoba, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge U., England, 1965; Filosophie Doktor (honorary), University Stockholm, 1986; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Winnipeg, 1990; Diploma Technology (honorary), Red River College, 1996.

Career

Fellow, Stanford University, 1965-1966; member research staff, Bell Tel. laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1966-1967; research officer division biological science, National Research Council, Ottawa, 1967-1987; director general, National Research Council, Ottawa, 1987-1991; director-general, Institute Biodiagnostics, Winnipeg, since 1992; adjunct professor of chemistry and biochemistry, Carleton U., 1973-1990; adjunct professor of chemistry and biochemistry, U. Ottawa, 1976-1992; adjunct professor of chemistry, physics and anatomy, U. Manitoba, since 1992; Adjunct Professor biophysics, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1974-1980. Allied scientist Ottawa Civic Hospital, since 1985, Ottawa General Hospital, 1989-1998, Ontario Cancer Foundation, 1989-1991, St. Boniface Hospital, since 1992, Health Sciences Center, since 1993, Economics Technology Innovation Council, Manitoba, 1994-1998, Executive Committee, 1995-1998, Manitoba Health Research Council, since 1995, Executive Committee 1996-1998, chairman since 1998. Board directors ENSIS Growth Fund, DIASPEC Holdings, IMRIS Inc., MRN Inc.

Achievements

• Ian Cormack Palmer Smith has been listed as a noteworthy Biophysicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Chemical Institute Canada (Merck award 1978, Labatt award 1984), Royal Society Canada (Flavelle medal 1996), Society Magnetic Resonance Medicine (Executive Committee 1989-1994). Member International Council Science Unions (general committee 1993-1998), American Chemical Society, Biophysics Society, Canada Bio-chemical Society (Ayerst award 1978), Biophysics Society Canada (president 1992-1994), International Union Pure and Applied Biophysics (county 1993-1996, vice president since 1996), U. Manitoba Alumni Association (board directors since 1993, vice president 1997-1998, president 1998-1999).

Connections

Married Eva Gunilla Landvik, March 27, 1965. Children: Brittmarie, Cormack, Duncan, Roderick.

Father:

Cormack Smith

Mother:

Grace Mary Smith

Spouse:

Eva Gunilla Landvik

child:

Brittmarie Smith

child:

Duncan Smith

child:

Roderick Smith

child:

Cormack Smith