Fellows Program

CAP Fellows Program

The CAP Fellowship Program recognizes members of the CAP who have made significant contributions to the Canadian physics community. The program was launched in 2022 when inaugural fellowships were awarded to Art McDonald and Donna Strickland. The yearly target for new FCAP appointments is 1% of the full membership of the CAP, including Full, Joint, and Foreign memberships, where the full complement should not exceed 10% of the full membership.

Candidates are required to demonstrate significant contributions in two of the following four categories:

• service to the CAP or the Canadian physics community, including physics outreach.
• a demonstrated body of work showing noteworthy contributions to physics research and development while working in Canada,
• a demonstrated body of work showing significant contributions to the professional practice of physics, applied and private sector physics, and
• educational activities and/or mentorship, particularly training of physics HQP.

Members awarded this distinction will use the designation of FCAP or FACP.  

For further information about the criteria and procedures associated with this program, please use the following links:

Fellows Eligibility Requirements and Evaluation Criteria
Nomination Procedures
Program Details

Know a worthy candidate for this award? Visit RECOGNITION Nomination System Any questions regarding the nomination process should be sent to programs@cap.ca

2024 Appointees Corina Andreoiu | Simon Fraser University Xiaoyi Bao | University of Ottawa Robert Brandenberger | McGill University Melanie C.W. Campbell | University of Waterloo Marie D’Iorio | University of Ottawa Cecile Fradin | McMaster University Gwen Grinyer | University of Regina Eric Hessels | York University Rituparna Kanungo | Saint Mary’s University Karen Kavanagh | Simon Fraser University Christine Kraus | SNOLAB Gabor Kunstatter | University of Winnipeg Robert Mann | University of Waterloo Michael R. Morrow | Memorial University of Newfoundland Robert Myers | Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Manu Paranjape | Université de Montréal William Richard Peltier |  University of Toronto Federico Rosei | INRS-Energie et Matériaux Wendy Taylor | York University

Nominations are confidential to the CAP.  Each nomination file is valid for three years, but must, on an annual basis, be reviewed, and if appropriate updated (e.g. c.v.), to remain active. 

Nomination packages may be submitted in either English or French.  The CAP is committed to ensuring that applications submitted in either official language are treated equitably.

Anyone who needs assistance in submitting a nomination can contact the CAP office at programs@cap.ca.