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The 2025 CAP Medal for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics

is awarded to

Nancy Forde

"This incredible honour is a recognition of everyone that has helped me become the instructor I am today: teachers from my past, my peers, and most of all, my students, whose feedback continues to help guide my approach to helping them learn." winner quote

The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) is pleased to announce that the 2025 CAP Medal for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics is awarded to Nancy Forde, Simon Fraser University, in recognition of her contributions to enhancing the learning experience of her students through innovative teaching methods, involvement in curriculum development, and an impressive record of undergraduate research mentorship. announcement

Prof. Nancy Forde is nominated for her tireless work and dedication to make physics accessible to students at all levels, for creating an innovative Biophysics program at SFU and sharing the curriculum she developed with the greater physics community. This award recognizes her for developing and promoting practices of inclusive, interdisciplinary, curiosity-driven undergraduate learning, and for mentoring and supervising many undergraduate students, leading them to high achievements in physics. Prof. Forde is an innovative instructor whose efforts have had a positive impact on countless students studying physics and other science disciplines, encouraging them to appreciate how Physics enhances the wonder with which we examine the natural world. nominator citation

ABOUT the Medal

The CAP Medal for Excellence in Teaching honours faculty members who have a comprehensive knowledge and deep understanding of their subject and who possess the ability to communicate their knowledge and understanding in such a way as to lead their students to high academic achievement in physics. This medal was introduced in 1996. medal description

ABOUT the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP)

The Canadian Association of Physicists, founded in 1945, is a professional association representing over 1600 individual physicists and physics students in Canada, the U.S. and overseas, as well as a number of Corporate, Institutional, and Departmental Members. In addition to its learned activities, the CAP, through its charitable arm - the CAP Foundation, also undertakes a number of activities intended to encourage students to pursue a career in physics. cap description

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For more information, please contact: Mrs. Francine Ford, Executive Director Canadian Association of Physicists Tel: 343-361-3326 E-mail: execdir@cap.ca www.cap.ca