The CAP and its medal partners are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 CAP medals.
2019 CAP Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Physics
Douglas Bonn, University of British Columbia
2019 CAP Herzberg Medal
Paul Barclay, University of Calgary
2019 CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
Jaume Gomis, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
2019 CAP-COMP Peter Kirkby Memorial Medal for Outstanding Service to Canadian Physics
Bela Joos, University of Ottawa
2019 CAP Medal for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics
Robert Mann, University of Waterloo
2019 CAP-TRIUMF Vogt Medal for Contributions to Subatomic Physics
Scott Oser, University of British Columbia/TRIUMF
2019 CAP-DCMMP Brockhouse Medal
Graeme Luke, McMaster University
The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) is pleased to announce the 2019 CAP Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Physics has been awarded to Douglas Bonn, University of British Columbia, for his accomplishments in quantum materials that have advanced our understanding of high-temperature superconductors.
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The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) is pleased to announce that the 2019 CAP Herzberg Medal is awarded to Paul Barclay, University of Calgary, for his demonstrated leadership in nanophotonics and optomecanical devices that is building new bridges between pure and applied quantum science.
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The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) and the Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM) are pleased to announce the 2019 CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics is awarded to Jaume Gomis, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, for his broad range of important contributions to string theory and strongly coupled gauge theories, including the pioneering use of nonlocal observables, the exact computation of physical quantities in quantum field theory, and the unravelling of the nonperturbative dynamics of gauge theories.
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The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) and the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP) are pleased to announce that the 2019 CAP-COMP Peter Kirkby Memorial Medal for Outstanding Service to Canadian Physics is awarded to Bela Joos, University of Ottawa, for his tireless service and selfless devotion to strengthening the Canadian physics community. His service in the executive of the Canadian Association of Physicists, and his central role in supporting, transforming, and rejuvenating Physics in Canada as a national physics magazine during more than 30 years on the editorial board and more than a decade as editor, embody the ideals of outstanding service to Canadian physics that the Kirkby medal celebrates.
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The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) is pleased to announce that the 2019 CAP Medal for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics is awarded to Robert Mann, University of Waterloo, for his overall accomplishments in teaching, and the promotion of quality teaching both at his institution and through the CAP, which are exemplified by the instigation of an annual Teaching Retreat at the University of Waterloo and the implementation of the CAP’s Award for Excellence in High School/CEGEP Physics Teaching.
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The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) and TRIUMF are pleased to announce that the 2019 CAP-TRIUMF Vogt Medal for Contributions to Subatomic Physics is awarded to Scott Oser, University of British Columbia and TRIUMF, for his contributions to the study of neutrino oscillations with the SNO and T2K experiments, and to experimental searches for dark matter with SuperCDMS. He has demonstrated excellence in hardware design and construction, data analysis, scientific interpretation of the results, organization, and leadership. The award is in recognition of the breadth of his scientific endeavours, demonstrable expertise, and high impact in each experiment.
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The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) is pleased to announce that the 2018 CAP-DCMMP Brockhouse Medal is awarded to Graeme Luke, McMaster University, for his seminal contributions in the field of superconductor research using muon-spin techniques, and his leading role in developing these techniques at TRIUMF, a signature of Canada’s research excellence.
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