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The Montréal Medal/Médaille de Montréal is presented as a mark of distinction and honour to a resident of Canada who has shown significant leadership in or has made an outstanding contribution to the profession of chemistry or chemical engineering in Canada.
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The 2024 winner of the Montréal Medal/Médaille de Montréal is:
Steven Holdcroft, FCIC
Simon Fraser University
Dr. Steven Holdcroft is a Tier I CRC, former Departmental Chair, and former President of the CSC. He has chaired various NSERC Committees and conceptualized the formation of the NSERC Chemistry Liaison Committee (NCLC) to facilitate interactions between NSERC and the chemistry research community. He chaired the Technical Programs of Pacifichem 2010 and 2015 congresses. Dr. Holdcroft was seconded to the NRC for 12 years with the task of building R&D capabilities to facilitate the development of Canada’s fledging hydrogen fuel cell economy, leading initiatives that fostered global R&D partnerships which greatly enhanced Canada’s reputation as a world-leading hub for hydrogen R&D.
Dr. Holdcroft is author of 300+ articles and inventor of 20+ patents in the field of electrochemical materials. With three former students, he cofounded Vancouver-based Ionomr Innovations Inc., a thriving 50+ person SFU spin-out commercializing materials for clean energy. He serves on the editorial advisory board of several journals including Energy and Environmental Science and Electrochemical Energy Reviews. Dr. Holdcroft has received the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Division Award of the CIC, the CSC RioTinto Alcan Award, and is the recipient of SFU’s Outstanding Alumni Award for Academic Achievement. In 2021, he became a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and last year received the Gutenberg Prize from the Cercle Gutenberg (France).