J. Ross Mackay
John Ross Mackay, OC, FRSC (偕約翰, born December 31, 1915) is a Canadian geologist. He is most noted for his explorations of permafrost phenomena in the western Canadian Arctic. His 40 years of study has enabled the building of pipeline operations and petroleum explorations in areas of frozen ground.
The Royal Society of Canada stated the following when Mackay was awarded the Willet G. Miller Medal in 1975;
- As a research worker with a superb talent of combining three elements - theory, design of simple but effective instruments, and skilled and careful field observations - he has met the challenges of applied science. In the field of permafrost studies he has attained a stature equal to the best from the USA and USSR and in so doing has enhanced Canadian science.
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Famous quotes containing the words ross and/or mackay:
“The New Yorker will be the magazine which is not edited for the old lady from Dubuque.”
—Harold W. Ross (1892–1951)
“REST IN PEACE. THE MISTAKE SHALL NOT BE REPEATED.”
—Anonymous. Quoted in The Harvest of a Quiet Eye, Alan L. Mackay (1977)