Louis Fortier (25 October 1953 – 4 October 2020) was a

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and

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from

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, Canada.

Career

Fortier studied at the Laval and

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Universities. He was project manager for the Amundsen Arctic research project, and scientific Director of ArcticNet. In 2013 he held the

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on the Response of Arctic Marine Ecosystems to Climate Change at

Laval University Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxe ...

. Fortier died of complications resulting from treatment for leukemia on 4 October 2020, aged 66.

Awards

* 2012 – Timothy R. Parsons Award for excellence in Ocean Sciences * 2012 – Garfield Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research * 2010 – Prix Armand-Frappier du Québec for Excellence in Research and Research Development * 2009 – Stefansson Medal of the Explorers Club * 2008 – Personnalité scientifique by

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and

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* 2008 – Officer of the

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* 2007 – Honorary PhD,

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* 2007 –

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"New members to Order of Canada"
, ''canada.com'', 27 October 2007 * 2006 – Grand Diplomé and Gloire de l’Escolle Medal of the Alumni Association of

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* 2005 – «Personnalité scientifique de l'Année» by

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and

* 2004 – «Scientifique de l’Année» by

References

1953 births 2020 deaths Canadian marine biologists Canadian oceanographers Deaths from leukemia Officers of the Order of Canada Officers of the National Order of Quebec Canada Research Chairs Université Laval alumni Academic staff of Université Laval McGill University alumni {{Canada-scientist-stub