Roland Doré, (born 1938) spent his career at the École Polytechnique de Montréal as professor, director general and as chairman of the board of directors. He is a former president of the Canadian Space Agency from 1992 to 1994.
Doré served as president of the International Space University in Strasbourg, France from 1994 to 1998. He was awarded the Officer of the Order of Canada in 2001, Knight of the National Order of Quebec in 2010, and honorary doctorates from Concordia University, McGill University, Royal Military College Saint-Jean, and Royal Military College of Canada. He also received the Frank J. Malina Astronautics Medal in 2000.
He holds a bachelor's degree (1960) from the Polytechnique de Montréal, a master's degree (1965) and a doctorate in mechanical engineering (1969) from Stanford University.
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