Killam Prizes
* Research Excellence
* Innovation
* Humanity
* Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Killam Prize Winners
Marie-Josée Fortin – 2026 Killam Prize
A world-renowned expert in spatial ecology, landscape ecology, and conservation biology, Marie-Josée Fortin’s research program examines how global changes affect species’ spatial dynamics at the landscape and geographic range levels.
Lucie Germain – 2026 Killam Prize
Lucie Germain is recognized as a world leader in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine and for translating her discoveries to the clinic. Her fundamental research focuses on developing therapies to heal serious wounds.
Margaret Moore – 2026 Killam Prize
Margaret Moore pioneered the field of rights to territory, with important implications for the study of law, political science, and territorial disputes, and is universally recognized as one of its top authorities world-wide.
Katherine McKittrick – 2026 Killam Prize
Internationally recognized for her contributions to the fields of black studies, studies of liberation, and cultural geographies, Katherine McKittrick studies the creative contours of black livingness and diasporic placemaking.
Nigel Shrive – 2026 Killam Prize
Nigel Shrive is a world-renowned expert in biomedical and civil engineering using his extensive knowledge of structural mechanics to drive forward transdisciplinary collaborative research. His work has shaped generations of engineers with his outstanding teaching and mentorship for over 45 years.