2011 Medal Winners | francais

The 2011 CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

is awarded to

Robert Brandenberger

"I feel greatly honored to have received this prestigious award. I am grateful to the Canadian Association of Physicists and to the Centre de Recherches Mathematiques for recognizing the research I have been involved in. I would like to share the credit for this work with all of my past and present students and other collaborators, without whom none of this would have been possible." winner citation

The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) and the Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM) are pleased to announce that the 2011 CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics is awarded to Robert Brandenberger, McGill University, in recognition of for his pioneering contributions in the area of theoretical cosmology especially the interplay of particle physics and cosmology. announcement

Professor Brandenberger is one of the leading theoretical cosmologists in the world, and is well-known for his contributions to areas such as String Cosmology (a field where he is considered a founding father), cosmological fluctuations, preheating, and trans-Planckian physics. Observational and experimental cosmology have over the past years entered a “golden age”, owing to an unprecedented data acquisition rate on the structure of our Universe. Robert has remained at the forefront of this revolution, and has in fact generated a large portion of this excitement through his very own research effort. Remarkably, his theoretical work remains closely connected with the rapid pace of experimental developments. Robert Brandenberger has authored an abundance of authorative papers on the many facets of theoretical cosmology, including several that have become classic references. With over 200 published papers, Robert's extensive work straddles particle physics and astrophysics, and has maintained a very high level of quality. He is a creative and prolific scientist, and is one of Canada's most cited theoretical physicist. Professor Brandenberger's work was also recognized by a Killam Research Fellowship, a Canada Research Chair, and by a Fellowship of the American Physical Society. nominator citation

The CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics is intended to recognize research excellence in the fields of theoretical and mathematical physics. This prize was first introduced in 1995 and has been awarded annually since.

Dr. Brandenberger will be presented with the 2011 CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at the 2011 CAP Congress (hosted by Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's, Newfoundland, from June 13-17) at the end of his plenary talk and will be recognized during the Congress banquet to be held on Thursday, June 16th, 2011. Please refer to the Congress program for the schedule of plenary talks by CAP medal winners. medal description

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 also undertakes a number of activities intended to encourage students to pursue a career in physics. cap description

The Centre de recherches mathématiques is a national research centre in mathematics and theoretical physics jointly supported by the federal government, the province of Quebec, and the Quebec universities. The CRM is based at the Université de Montréal. Among the activities of the CRM are thematic years, summer schools, workshops, seminars, and the publication of monographs, proceedings, and lecture notes in mathematics and physics. The local community of Quebec researchers are grouped in CRM's ten research laboratories. joint description

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For more information, please contact:

Canadian Association of Physicists
Tel: (613) 562-5614
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or

Centre de recherches mathématiques
Tel: (514) 343-7501
Fax: (514) 343-2254cap contact and joint contact