David Wishart (Métis)

First Indigenous Canadian to earn a BSc in physics (First Class Honours). Third Indigenous Canadian to earn a BSc at the University of Alberta.

BSc Sources: 51

Fourth Indigenous Canadian to earn a PhD and third to earn a PhD in a STEM field (Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry).

PhD Sources: 57

First Indigenous Canadian to be appointed as an assistant professor in a Faculty of Pharmacy in North America. First Indigenous Canadian to become an assistant professor at the University of Alberta.

Faculty appointment Sources: 51

First Indigenous male and third Indigenous Canadian to be appointed as a full professor at a Canadian University. First Indigenous Canadian to be appointed as a full professor in a computing science department at a Canadian University. First Indigenous Canadian to be appointed as a full professor at the University of Alberta.

Faculty appointment Sources: 51 , 57

First Indigenous Canadian to be appointed as a Distinguished Professor or a University Professor (Biological Sciences and Computing Science) at any university in Canada.

Faculty appointment Sources: 57