Honours
Dr. MacDonald was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in November 1988 and invested in April of 1989.
In 2008 Dr. MacDonald was awarded the British Columbia Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) Impact Award for Person of the Year in recognition of his contributions to science and the BC High Technology Industry. Day4 Energy also won the Impact Award for Emerging Company of the Year.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), founding Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute
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