Congratulations to CAP members Peter Grutter, Igor Herbut, Reinger Kruecken and Robert L. Stamps for their recent appointment as fellows of the American Physical Society (APS). Peter Grutter McGill University Citation: For pioneering contributions to scanning probe microscopy for ultra-sensitive force detection, and applications to nano-science. Nominated by: Topical Group on Instrument and Measurement Science… Read more »
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News Flash: 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Rainer Weiss, Kip S. Thorne, and Barry C. Barish for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves
(la version française suivra sous peu) The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences today announced that the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded jointly to US-based researchers of the LIGO/Virgo collaborations for “decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves”. The Prize is awarded as one half to Rainer Weiss from… Read more »
Dr. Mona Nemer named as Canada’s Chief Science Advisor.
Dr. Mona Nemer named as Canada’s Chief Science Advisor.
3 CAP members appointed to The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Congratulations to CAP members Catherine Beauchemin, Shohini Ghose, and Darren Grant for their recent appointment to The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists in the Royal Society of Canada. Catherine Beauchemin Department of Physics, Ryerson University Catherine Beauchemin founded the field of virophysics, a branch of biophysics in which the theoretical tools and quantitative rigour of… Read more »
CAP members receive 2017 Royal Society of Canada honours
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 Report
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 »
Congress Report
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 »
Message from the President
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 awarded 2017 Royal Medal From the UK Royal Society
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 »
Soft Matter Canada 2017 – Sunday, May 28, 2017 – Kingston
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 »