Congratulations to CAP members David Sénéchal and Zong-Chao Yan, and to Canadian physicists Stephen Hughes and Christopher Wiebe, for their recent appointment as 2025 Fellows of the American Physical Society (APS). Visit the APS website to see the full list of 2025 APS Fellowships and the archive of previous winners.
David Sénéchal
Université de Sherbrooke
Citation: For the development, implementation, and application of quantum cluster methods for studying broken symmetry phases in strongly correlated materials, particularly high-temperature superconductors.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics
Zong-Chao Yan
University of New Brunswick
For pioneering contributions to high-precision calculations of few-body atomic systems, enabling the determination of nuclear properties such as the charge radius of the halo nucleus of isotope 11 of lithium.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Few-Body Systems and Multiparticle Dynamics
Stephen Hughes
Queen’s University
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the theoretical understanding of light-matter interactions in semiconductor nanophotonics, nano-optics, and open system quantum optics.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Christopher Wiebe
University of Winnipeg
For pioneering work on the synthesis of new magnetic materials and for leadership in the promotion of science literacy, political engagement, and underrepresented groups in physics.
Nominated by: Forum on Physics and Society Fellowship
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