Peter William Hochachka was a Canadian zoologist with a special interest in biochemical adaptation to the environment.
He earned his M.Sc. from Dalhousie University and a Ph.D. from Duke University (1964).
He was a professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia from 1966 until 2002, wrote or co-wrote seven books and published over 400 articles.
He was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal (1990), the Canada Council Killam Memorial Prize in Science (1993) and the NSERC Gold Medal for Science and Engineering (1995). He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada since 1983 and an Officer of the Order of Canada since 1999.Peter William Hochachka was a Canadian zoologist with a special interest in biochemical adaptation to the environment.
He earned his M.Sc. from Dalhousie University and a Ph.D. from Duke University (1964).
He was a professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia from 1966 until 2002, wrote or co-wrote seven books and published over 400 articles.
He was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal (1990), the Canada Council Killam Memorial Prize in Science (1993) and the NSERC Gold Medal for Science and Engineering (1995). He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada since 1983 and an Officer of the Order of Canada since 1999....more
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