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The 2024 Boris P. Stoicheff Memorial Graduate Scholarship

is awarded to

Everett Patterson

"Receiving the Boris P. Stoicheff Memorial scholarship is not only a recognition of my research contributions, but also serves me as a reminder of the importance of the human and social sides of academia. I hope to keep prioritizing this humanity as I continue my academic journey." winner quote

The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) is pleased to announce that the 2024 Boris P. Stoicheff Memorial Graduate Scholarship is awarded to Everett Patterson, University of Waterloo, in recognition of creative insights into the application of relativistic quantum information to determine the temperature of black holes. announcement

Everett is pursuing a PhD in Physics with a specialization in Quantum Information at the University of Waterloo's Institute for Quantum Computing. His research explores the intersection of quantum and gravitational theories through the lens of Relativistic Quantum Information (RQI). Outside of his research work, Everett is actively involved at many levels of academic governance with the goal of making academia a more accessible environment for all. This work has seen him serve on departmental and university-wide student groups in addition to university governance. More recently, he has served on the CAP's Student Advisory Council and the Division for Theoretical Physics' executive committee.

Outside of Academia (or as close to outside as he gets), Everett has been a leader of the University of Waterloo's Ultimate Frisbee club, overseeing its restructuring, and has been involved in various community outreach and education programs. nominator citation

ABOUT the Scholarship

The CAP Foundation (CAPF) and the Optica Foundation (formerly OSA Foundation) partnered in 2011 to establish the Boris P. Stoicheff Memorial Graduate Scholarship as a memorial to Boris P. Stoicheff, an eminent, internationally renowned laser spectroscopist who also served as President of the Canadian Association of Physicists (1983-84) and the Optical Society of America (1976).

The joint CAPF/Optica Foundation scholarship in the amount of $3,000 is awarded to a graduate student who has demonstrated both research excellence and significant service to the optics (Optica) or physics (CAP) community. The scholarship is awarded jointly by CAPF in even years and the Optica Foundation in odd years. The inaugural scholarship was awarded by the CAP in 2012. 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
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