Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: April 22, 1993
• Invested on: October 27, 1993

After a long, distinguished academic career, he continues to do innovative research on nuclear magnetic resonance for the University of British Columbia's chemistry department. This dedicated scientist has made many contributions to the field, despite living with Landry-Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a chronic, debilitating illness about which he has recently begun writing.