Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 17, 1988
• Invested on: April 12, 1989

Canada's "Father of Aerophysics", founder of the Institute for Aerospace Studies at the University of Toronto and one of the visionary authors of the Science Council of Canada's first report, his brilliant work paved the way to our international role in space and has been an inspiration to hundreds of Canadian and international aerospace and engineering students.