Grouping: CAP News

Congratulations to CAP members Andrew Sachrajda, Barry Sanders, Robert Boily, and Alan G. Steele for their recent appointment as fellows of the Royal Society of Canada. Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division Andrew Sachrajda Security and Disruptive Technologies, National Research Council Andrew Sachrajda, a physicist at the National Research Council of Canada, has made fundamental contributions… Read more »

Communications Strategic Plan Marcello Pavan, Director of Communications The last year has seen a flurry of activity in CAP communications as we started implementing the Communications Strategic Plan.  We are happy to report that the initial phase of the Plan is almost complete in that: a new website was launched a new “electronic newsletter”  (dubbed… Read more »

The 2017 CAP Congress was held May 29-June 2, 2017 at Queen’s University in Kingston Ontario.  521 registrants attended throughout the week to learn about the latest physics research and professional practice, to network, and to be updated on the CAP and latest matters of science policy and funding.  The Herzberg Memorial Public Lecture featuring… Read more »

The Canadian Association of Physicists is in a time of change.  Under the able leadership of Richard MacKenzie, we have seen significant improvements to the CAP Website and to how we communicate with our members and the community at large.  I trust that you are pleased with the changes, and I would like to thank… Read more »

CAP member Paul Corkum of the University of Ottawa has been awarded one of the 2017 Royal Medals given out annually by the Royal Society in the UK to honour researchers who have made exceptional contributions to science. Corkum received the £10,000 Royal Medal for his contributions to laser physics and for his pioneering work in… Read more »

A one-day meeting with a focus on soft matter physics will precede the Annual Congress of the Canadian Association of Physicists. A draft schedule is available at softmatter.physics.mun.ca. Please join us! There will be a special session for student researchers to present their work to the group. (If you would like to participate in this session,… Read more »

The Canadian Association of Physicists launched the first Art of Physics Competition at their 1992 Annual Congress in Windsor, Ontario. The aim of the competition is to stimulate interest, especially among non-scientists, in some of the captivating imagery associated with physics. The challenge is to capture photographically a beautiful or unusual physics phenomenon and explain… Read more »

Prize, Scholarship and Award Nominations, and Exam Dates 2017 May 31 – NSERC Synergy awards for innovation 2017 June 30 – APS: James NSERC Steacie Fellowships 2017 July 1 – American Physical Society: large number of prizes for contributions in specific areas Upcoming Events 2017 May 24, Biophysical Society: BSC annual meeting 2017 June 16,… Read more »

Upcoming issue: Nanoscale Approaches to Biological Systems The second issue of 2017 Physics in Canada journal will be a theme issue on Nanoscale Approaches to Biological Systems. This issue is scheduled to be out to members and subscribers by the end of June. Guest Editors for this issue include John Dutcher (Univ. of Guelph), Nancy… Read more »