Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 22, 2019
• Invested on: May 06, 2022

Derek Lister, C.M.
Chalk River, Ontario and Fredericton, New Brunswick

Derek Lister’s expertise in water chemistry and corrosion significantly impacts the operation of power plants. Noted for chairing Atomic Energy of Canada Limited’s former R&D Advisory Panel, he currently serves on the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s Advisory Council and on other consultative bodies. He continues his academic and professional activities as professor emeritus at the University of New Brunswick. By translating his world-leading research into industrially relevant results, he has substantially contributed to improving worker safety and to reducing occupational radiation exposures in nuclear systems.