{"id":44747,"date":"2013-05-29T21:20:58","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T01:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.inrs.ca\/?p=44747"},"modified":"2021-02-02T21:21:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T02:21:20","slug":"inrs-pays-tribute-to-a-leading-figure-in-the-canadian-space-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.inrs.ca\/en\/news\/inrs-pays-tribute-to-a-leading-figure-in-the-canadian-space-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"INRS pays tribute to a leading figure in the Canadian space adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/eng\/astronauts\/biomaclean.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steven MacLean<\/a>, president of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/eng\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian Space Agency<\/a> from 2008 to 2013, received an honorary doctorate from Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec under the aegis of INRS, in recognition of his brilliant career as a physicist, astronaut, and manager for scientific and technological advancement in space and his commitment to support the dissemination of scientific culture among youth. Tribute was paid to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/eng\/astronauts\/biomaclean.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mr. MacLean<\/a> at the convocation ceremony, which took place in Montreal on May 25, 2013.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t have to go to outer space to be proud of your contribution. Just be an analytical observer and hold your head up high. Be proud of your Quebec university. Have confidence in your training and above all else, be proud of what you have just accomplished here today. Don\u2019t be afraid. Keep looking up in the sky and never stop marveling at the amazing phenomena of your own rainbow!\u201d This was just one of the messages in the speech <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/eng\/astronauts\/biomaclean.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mr. MacLean<\/a> delivered to the new graduates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A leading figure in the Canadian space adventure, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/eng\/astronauts\/biomaclean.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mr. MacLean<\/a> is currently part of a quantum physics research team at the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwaterloo.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Waterloo<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/iqc.uwaterloo.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Institute for Quantum Computing<\/a>. As visiting professor at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dev.inrs.ca\/english\/research-centres\/energie-materiaux-telecommunications-research-centre\">INRS \u00c9nergie Mat\u00e9riaux T\u00e9l\u00e9communications Research Centre<\/a>, he plays a key role in the collaboration between these two universities under a femtosecond laser applications program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>From Earth to outer space<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A physicist by training known for his science and management skills, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/eng\/astronauts\/biomaclean.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mr. MacLean<\/a> has contributed to Canada\u2019s leadership in space and the promotion of space innovation by focusing on university research. Selected to be on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/eng\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian Space Agency<\/a>\u2019s first team of astronauts under the Canadian Astronaut Program in 1983, he was the Program Manager for the Advanced Space Vision System associated with the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canadarm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadarm<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/structure\/elements\/mss.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Canadarm2<\/a> robotic arms and oversaw the development of a laser camera system. Both of these systems are still in operation at the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/main\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> International Space Station<\/a>. He then assumed the role of Astronaut Advisor to the Strategic Technologies in Automation and Robotics Program and was appointed Director General of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/eng\/astronauts\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian Astronaut Program<\/a> and Chief Astronaut and President of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/eng\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian Space Agency<\/a>. He has also held various positions at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NASA<\/a>, notably Chief Science Advisor for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/main\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Space Station<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/eng\/astronauts\/biomaclean.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steven MacLean<\/a> is the second Canadian to walk in space and the first to operate the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/structure\/elements\/mss.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Canadarm2<\/a>. He took part in two space missions: one in 1992 aboard Space Shuttle <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/columbia\/home\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Colombia<\/a> and the other in 2006 aboard Space Shuttle <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/kennedy\/shuttleoperations\/orbiters\/orbitersatl.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Atlantis<\/a> to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/main\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Space Station<\/a>. During these two voyages into space, he conducted a number of scientific experiments in space technology, space science, materials processing, and life sciences with terrestrial applications in widely divergent areas. He also captured digital images of Canada\u2019s geographical features, which were used to study global warming and deforestation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The author of twenty-odd scientific and technical articles, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/eng\/astronauts\/biomaclean.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steven MacLean<\/a> is highly respected in academia and industry both here and abroad. Three <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NASA<\/a> medals and three honorary doctorates are among the national and international distinctions that have marked his professional career.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steven MacLean, president of the Canadian Space Agency from 2008 to 2013, received an honorary doctorate from Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec under the aegis of INRS, in recognition of his brilliant career as a physicist, astronaut, and manager for scientific and technological advancement in space and his commitment to support the dissemination of scientific culture among [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[737],"tags":[],"sectors":[731],"class_list":["post-44747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-distinctions-en","sectors-materiaux-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.6 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>INRS pays tribute to a leading figure in the Canadian space adventure | INRS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Steven MacLean, president of the Canadian Space Agency from 2008 to 2013, received an honorary doctorate from Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec under the aegis of INRS, in recognition of his brilliant career as a physicist, astronaut, and manager for scientific and technological advancement in space and his commitment to support the dissemination of scientific culture among youth. 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