Particle Physics Division (PPD)

About Us

The Division of Particle Physics has a large membership of particle physicists across Canada. PPD activities include an annual meeting and programs at the CAP Congress. The PPD also offers annual student awards for the best presentations and poster at the Congress and for the best thesis in experimental or theoretical particle physics.

We invite students and postdocs to become members of the PPD. Being part of the community will expose you to the broad research program carried out in Canada and will provide you with opportunities for career advancement.

The PPD membership partly overlap with that of the Institute of Particle Physics of Canada (IPP), an independent body promoting Subatomic Physics (SAP) in Canada.

Our Mission/Activities

Our research focuses on understanding the fundamental particles of the universe and their interactions. The large open questions we are trying to answer center around the origin of mass, the nature of dark matter, what the neutrinos are telling us and the relations between our field and astrophysics or cosmology.

The PPD is committed to supporting particle physics research and education in particle physics in Canada. It represents a beacon for the community at any time of the year and offers a platform during the yearly CAP congress. PPD also offers networking opportunities to its members and facilitates the dialogue and collaboration across sub-disciplines

More here:

• PPD Prizes and Awards
• PPD News and Resources

Our Leadership

PPD Executive by Year:

Year	Chair	Vice-Chair	Past Chair	Secretary- Treasurer	Webmaster
2022-2023	Maximilian Swiatlowski TRIUMF	Seyda Ipek Carleton U	Matthias Danninger SFU	Vacant	Vacant
2021-2022	Matthias Danninger SFU	Claire David York U	Maire-Cecile Piro U. Alberta	Vacant	Vacant
2019-2021	Maire-Cecile Piro U. Alberta	Matthias Danninger SFU	David Morrissey TRIUMF	Vacant	Vacant
2018-2019	David Morrissey TRIUMF (since Oct.2018) (C.Kopper was Chair from June-Sept.)	Marie-Cécile Piro U. Alberta	Alister Lister UBC	Vacant	François Corriveau McGill
2017-2018	Alister Lister UBC	Claudio Kopper U.Alberta	Steven Robertson McGill	Past Chair	François Corriveau McGill
2016-2017	Steven Robertson McGill	Alister Lister UBC	Christine Kraus Laurentian	Past Chair	François Corriveau McGill
2015-2016	Christine Kraus Laurentian	Steven Robertson McGill	Jean-François Arguin Montréal	David Bailey Toronto	François Corriveau McGill
2014-2015	Jean-François Arguin Montréal	Christine Kraus Laurentian	Anadi Canepa TRIUMF	David Bailey Toronto	François Corriveau McGill
2013-2014	Anadi Canepa TRIUMF	Jean-François Arguin Montréal	Veronica Sanz York	David Bailey Toronto	François Corriveau McGill
2012-2013	Veronica Sanz York	Anadi Canepa TRIUMF	Bernd Stelzer Simon Fraser	David Bailey Toronto	François Corriveau McGill
2011-2012	Bernd Stelzer York	Veronica Sanz York	Kevin Graham Carleton	David Bailey Toronto	François Corriveau McGill
2010-2011	Kevin Graham Carleton	Bernd Stelzer Simon Fraser	Isabel Trigger TRIUMF	David Bailey Toronto	François Corriveau McGill
2009-2010	Isabel Trigger TRIUMF	Kevin Graham Carleton	Wendy Taylor York	David Bailey Toronto	François Corriveau McGill
2008-2009	Wendy Taylor York	Isabel Trigger TRIUMF	Roger Moore Alberta	David Bailey Toronto	François Corriveau McGill
2007-2008	Roger Moore Alberta	Wendy Taylor York	Alain Bellerive Carleton	David Bailey Toronto	François Corriveau McGill
2006-2007	Alain Bellerive Carleton	Roger Moore Alberta	Dugan O’Neil Simon Fraser	David Bailey Toronto	François Corriveau McGill
2005-2006	Dugan O’Neil Simon Fraser	Alain Bellerive Carleton	Clarence Virtue Laurentian	David Bailey Toronto	François Corriveau McGill
2004-2005	Clarence Virtue Laurentian	Dugan O’Neil Simon Fraser	William Trischuk Toronto	David Bailey Toronto	François Corriveau McGill
2003-2004	William Trischuk Toronto	Clarence Virtue Laurentian	Manuella Vincter Alberta	David Bailey Toronto	François Corriveau McGill
2002-2003	Manuella Vincter Alberta	William Trischuk Toronto	Tom Mattison UBC	David Bailey Toronto	François Corriveau McGill
2001-2002	Tom Mattison UBC	Manuella Vincter Alberta	François Corriveau McGill	David Bailey Toronto	François Corriveau McGill
2000-2001	François Corriveau McGill	Tom Mattison UBC	Scott Menary York	David Bailey Toronto	François Corriveau McGill
1999-2000	Scott Menary York	François Corriveau McGill	Mike Roney Victoria	David Bailey Toronto
1998-1999	Mike Roney Victoria	Scott Menary York	Ken Ragan McGill	David Bailey Toronto
1997-1998	Ken Ragan McGill	Mike Roney Victoria	Pat Kalyniak Carleton	David Bailey Toronto
1996-1997	Pat Kalyniak Carleton	Ken Ragan McGill	Janis McKenna UBC	David Bailey Toronto
1995-1996	Janis McKenna UBC	Pat Kalyniak Carleton	Pekka Sinervo Toronto	David Bailey Toronto
1994-1995	Pekka Sinervo Toronto	Janis McKenna UBC	Mike Vetterli Simon Fraser	David Bailey Toronto
1993-1994	Mike Vetterli Simon Fraser	Pekka Sinervo Toronto	Steve Godfrey Carleton	David Bailey Toronto
1992-1993	Steve Godfrey Carleton	Mike Vetterli Simon Fraser	David MacFarlane McGill	David Bailey Toronto
1991-1992	David MacFarlane McGill	Steve Godfrey Carleton	Penny Estabrooks Carleton	David Bailey Toronto
1990-1991	Penny Estabrooks Carleton	David MacFarlane McGill	Richard Woloshyn Simon Fraser	David Bailey Toronto
1989-1990	Richard Woloshyn Simon Fraser	Penny Estabrooks Carleton	Bob Orr Toronto	David Bailey Toronto
1988-1989	Bob Orr Toronto	Richard Woloshyn Simon Fraser	H.C. Lee Taiwan	David Bailey Toronto
1987-1988	H.C. Lee Taiwan	Bob Orr Toronto	Richard Hemingway Carleton
1986-1987	Richard Hemingway Carleton	H.C. Lee Taiwan
1985-1986		Richard Hemingway Carleton