Find an event near you! The Science Rendezvous is an annual Science Festival that takes science out of the lab and down to the streets of over 30 locations across Canada. In 2017, science will be happening on Saturday, May 13. The time and location of events will vary from one city to another, as… Read more »
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Call for Nominations for the Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology rep and the Atomic and Molecular Physics, Optics and Lasers, and Plasmas rep on CAP-NSERC Liaison Ctttee
Nomination deadline to cap@uottawa.ca : Fri. April 21 Dear DASP, DAMOPC, DCMMP, DPP or CASCA Member, The CAP-NSERC Liaison Committee provides a forum for ongoing dialogue between the Canadian Physics research community and NSERC on matters of broad interest to the community. In addition to representation from the CAP and NSERC leadership, the Committee has… Read more »
Prize, Scholarship and Award Nominations, and Exams (Upcoming deadlines)
2017 March 31 – APS : Fluid Dynamics Prize 2017 April 3 – APS: James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics 2017 April 3 – APS: Thomas H. Stix Award for Outstanding Early Career Contributions to Plasma Physics Research 2017 April 3 – APS: John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research 2017 April 3 – APS: Marshall N…. Read more »
Physics in Canada
On the Presses: Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere The first issue of 2017 (Volume 73, No. 1) is on the presses now. Look for your copy of our Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere mini-theme issue to arrive in the mail in the next few weeks. Feature articles: Using Ground-based UV-VIS-IR Spectroscopy to Probe Atmospheric Composition… Read more »
Professional Affairs Report
Professionally Speaking… As discussed in our last column, work on the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program for P.Phys. holders has been progressing. Review of the proposal by current P.Phys holders is complete and many useful comments were received. This has resulted in a greatly improved document, which will be brought to the Spring CAP Board meeting… Read more »
2017 Canada-America-Mexico (CAM) Graduate Student Physics Conference
The CAM Conference is a joint meeting of the Canadian, American and Mexican Physical Societies which is held every second year, cycling between locations in Mexico, the United States, and Canada, with Canada hosting the CAM conference every sixth year (click here for a history of locations/attendance). The conference focuses on the research done by… Read more »
Congratulations to James Fraser (2016 CAP Teaching Medal Winner) on being awarded a 2017 STLHE National 3M Fellowship
The CAP congratulates CAP member Professor James Fraser from the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy, at Queen’s University who will be presented with a National 3M Fellowship at the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) Conferecence in Halifax, in June 2017 (click here to see citation). The STLHE, in partnership… Read more »
Congratulations to Order of Canada recipients Peter G. Martin (CAP member) and Victoria M. Kaspi
The CAP congratulates CAP member Peter G. Martin from the University of Toronto/Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics who was invested as an Order of Canada Officer on Friday, December 30, 2016 and astrophysicist Victoria M. Kaspi who was invested as an Order of Canada Companion, the highest level within the Order. (see citations below or… Read more »
The CAP salutes winners of prestigious Breakthrough Prizes
2017 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics The 2017 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics was awarded to Joseph Polchinski (University of California, Santa Barbara); Andrew Strominger (Harvard University; Perimeter Institute Distinguished Visiting Research Chair); and Cumrun Vafa (Harvard University) “for transformative advances in quantum field theory, string theory, and quantum gravity” at a Gala Ceremony in… Read more »
Innovation150: A year-long of nationwide science outreach activities led by the Perimeter Institute
2016 November 2 The Perimeter Institute leads a partnership of Canada’s top science outreach organizations including Actua, the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo, the Canadian Association of Science Centres, and the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation, offering travelling science exhibitions, major city-wide festivals, and dynamic online experiences providing opportunities for youth, families, and communities… Read more »