John Ross Mackay
John Ross Mackay, (偕約翰, December 31, 1915 – October 28, 2014) was a Canadian
geographer. He is most noted for his explorations of
permafrost phenomena in the western Canadian
Arctic. His 40 plus 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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