One of Acadia University’s most promising young researchers has been selected as an inaugural member of the Royal Society of Canada’s (RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

Dr. Mark Mallory holds a Canada Research Chair in Coastal Wetland Ecosystems at Acadia University. His work extends from the Arctic to the Maritimes, where he draws on both scientific and traditional knowledge to explore bird behaviour, marine biodiversity hot spots, environmental change, and the movement of contaminants in food webs.

“Dr. Mallory is a wonderful example of the dynamic research community at Acadia University,” said Dr. Robert Perrins, interim Vice-President, Academic. “Entry to the Royal Society of Canada is one of the most significant honours a young Canadian researcher can achieve. We are pleased and proud to have Dr. Mallory represent Acadia on the national research stage.”

As an avian ecologist, Dr. Mallory is widely recognized for his efforts to understand and remediate impacts of global change on coastal biodiversity.

“Together with my students as well as government and university scientists, we are focused on research that can help protect the coastline that is so important to us as Canadians, and to our wildlife,” said Dr. Mallory. “I’m very humbled that the Royal Society of Canada and Acadia University have provided this opportunity to me. This recognition validates the collaborative research process, and I thank my colleagues for being part of such productive, effective, and fun research teams.”

Dr. Mallory will be welcomed into the RSC College, along with 90 other young scholars from across Canada, at their annual general meeting in November. All nominees for the RSC College must have received their PhD or equivalent qualification within the last 15 years.

The Royal Society of Canada (RSC): the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada was established in 1882 as the senior Canadian organization of distinguished scholars, artists and scientists. It is Canada’s national academy.

The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, established by the RSC this year, is the first national system of multidisciplinary recognition for the emerging generation of Canadian academics.

See the RSC News Release and College Member Citations. 

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