Ken Coates Scientist
Ken Coates (born in Alberta in 1956 and raised in Whitehorse, Yukon) is a Canadian historian focused on the history of the Canadian North and Aboriginal rights and indigenous claims. Other areas of specialization include Arctic sovereignty; science, technology and society, with an emphasis on Japan; world and comparative history; and post-secondary education. As of April 2012, Dr. Coates will be a Canada Research Chair and faculty member in the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) University of Saskatchewan.While Dr. Coates was Dean of Arts at the University of Waterloo, he played an integral role in the development of the University of Waterloo Stratford Campus and was a member of the Waterloo Stratford Campus Advisory Board.