Awards
Dr. R.U. Lemieux received numerous awards and honours for his work in chemistry:
- Induction into the Royal Society of Canada (1954)
- C.S. Hudson Award of the American Chemical Society (1966)
- Became the first western Canadian to be elected a fellow of the Royal Society (England) (1967)
- Appointed Officer of the Order of Canada (1968)
- Hawarth Award and Medal (1983)
- The Tishler Award, Harvard University (1983)
- Gairdner Foundation International Award (1985)
- Made Honorary Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Stockholm (1988)
- Induction into the Alberta Order of Excellence (1990)
- King Faisal International Award for Science (first Canadian) (1990)
- NSERC Gold Medal in Science (1991)
- Albert Einstein World Award in Science (1992)
- Made Companion of the Order of Canada (1994)
- Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1999)
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