The 2025 CAP Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Physics

is awarded to

Hong Guo

"Receiving the 2025 CAP Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Physics is an immense honor, reflecting the support of the McGill University, the Canadian physics community, and my family that have shaped my career. This honor represents the collective achievement of an extraordinary team of students, postdocs, and collaborators whose creativity and dedication made our scientific advances possible. Thank you, CAP!" winner quote

The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) is pleased to announce that the 2025 CAP Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Physics is awarded to Hong Guo, McGill University, in recognition of pioneering work and world leadership in quantum transport theory and applications to nanoelectronic devices. announcement

Hong Guo is a Distinguished James McGill Professor of Physics, McGill University. He is a theoretical condensed matter physicist. This medal is awarded for his life-long pioneering research in developing the theoretical formalism and computational methods for understanding nonequilibrium quantum transport properties of nanoelectronic systems, electronic materials, and device physics. His work significantly impacted both academic research and industrial application. nominator citation

ABOUT the Medal

The CAP Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Physics is awarded on the basis of distinguished service to physics over an extended period of time, and/or recent outstanding achievement. This annual medal was introduced in 1956. 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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