Government of Canada's Science.

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Howard Alper, HFCIC, O.C. has been appointed chair of the Government of Canada's Science, Technology and Innovation Council. Canada's Minister of Industry, The Honourable Maxime Bernier, announced the creation of the Council on June 15, 2007. The Council will provide the government with policy advice on science and technology issues and will produce regular national reports that measure Canada's science and technology performance against international standards of excellence.

Alper is a respected member of the science community both internationally and domestically, and he brings extensive knowledge and expertise of science and technology issues to the Council. He has served as chair of the Board of Governors of the Council of Canadian Academies and on private-sector boards. He is a full professor in the department of chemistry at the University of Ottawa and visiting executive at the International Development Research Centre. Alper is an Officer of the Order of Canada and has received a number of prestigious fellowships and major awards, including being the first recipient of the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering.