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DAMOPC Prizes and Awards

The Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Canada (DAMOPC) Doctoral Thesis Prize CAP Outstanding Student Paper Award in AMO Physics Best Student Presentation Doctoral Thesis Prize The Division awards a biennial PhD thesis prize in atomic, molecular, and optical physics. Nominations are accepted until the application deadline of 31 January of even years (next… 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 »

CAP News Bulletin – February 2023 (#19.1)

On behalf of the CAP and the CAP Foundation, we would like to thank you for your support in 2022 and to wish you the very best in 2023.   In this News Bulletin, you will find updates on the following: Greetings from the President Important dates coming up Review of CAP EDI practices 2022… Read more »

Season’s Greetings and Year-End CAP Program Updates

On behalf of the CAP, we would like to thank you for your support in 2021 and to wish you the very best in 2022. In this News Bulletin, you can find updates on the following: Greetings from the CAP President CAP Contracts a Professional Management Team 2021 CAP Congress 2022 CAP Congress 2022 CAP Lecture… Read more »

New Year Greetings and CAP Program Updates

On behalf of the CAP, we would like to thank you for your support in 2020 and to wish you the very best in 2021. In this news bulletin, you can find updates on the following: President’s Message The CAP celebrates 70 Years since incorporation 2021 CAP Lecture Tour 2021 CAP Congress 2021 CAP Medals,… Read more »

Reminder : Nominate a worthy colleague for a 2020 CAP Medal/Award – Deadlines are from Jan.15 – Feb.28, 2020

Upcoming Deadlines to Recognize Excellence and Peers in Canadian Physics We need your help to recognize excellence in Canadian physics. Nominate a colleague today for one of these prestigious awards or positions.  Deadlines are from January 15 to February 28, 2020. Medals for Research: CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse medal to recognize and encourage outstanding experimental or theoretical contributions… Read more »

Upcoming Deadlines to Recognize Excellence and Peers in Canadian Physics

We need your help to recognize excellence in Canadian physics. Nominate a colleague today for one of these prestigious awards or positions. Medals for Research: CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse medal to recognize and encourage outstanding experimental or theoretical contributions to condensed matter and material physics. More information here. Deadline: January 15, 2020 CAP Herzberg medal to recognize outstanding achievement in… Read more »

CAP Foundation Donation – Ignite the Spark

Want to support the efforts of the CAP Foundation outlined below? Click here to DONATE NOW. A degree in physics leads to numerous careers   Meet some “hidden physicists”.  Click on photo to watch video interview. The CAP Foundation (CAPF) supports the many activities undertaken by the Canadian Association of  Physicists (CAP) in support of physics… Read more »

2019 Student Award Winners

Undergraduate Awards Lloyd G. Elliott University Prize Exam First: Jonathan Zhang, UBC Second: Matthew Gerry, UoT Third: Jonathan Corbett, Queen's PhD Thesis Prizes P.R Wallace Thesis Prize Robie Hennigar, University of Waterloo Evan McDonough, McGill University Particle Physics Division (PPD) Ph.D. Thesis Award Elder Pinzon Guerra, York Univerisity CAP Division Student Poster Award Applied Physics and Instrumentation,... Read more »

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines – February 2018

February 15-18, 2018 – Winter Nuclear & Particle Physics Conference February 28, 2018 – 2018 CAP Congress Abstract submission deadline  February 28, 2018 – Deadline Teaching High School/CEGEP Physics Award nomination deadline   Tuesday, March 13, 2018 – University Prize Exam Date March 15-17, 2018 4th  – World Congress on Protein and Biomedical Engineering March 22-23,… Read more »