2023 CAP Medal and Award Winners
The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) and its medal partners are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 CAP medals.
The 2023 medalists have been invited to give a plenary lecture as part of the 2023 CAP Conference program, and to receive their medals at the Medalists' Recognition Dinner in Fredericton, NB on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Please refer to the
Congress-at-a-glance for the schedule of plenary lectures by the CAP medal winners. If any of the medalists are unable to attend the conference, their medal will be presented at another mutually agreed upon time or sent to them separately after the conference.
CRM
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Prof. Yanqin Wu , University of Toronto ,
in recognition of her outstanding and impactful contributions to our understanding of the evolution of planets and planetary systems.
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Kirkby
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Ms. Laura Pankratz , Government of Alberta ,
in recognition of her service to both the CAP and to Canadian society through her exemplary work in education and outreach.
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Industrial
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Dr. Michel L. Trudeau , Hydro-Quebec ,
in recognition of his innovative work in new materials development and detailed materials characterization which has resulted in advances in materials synthesis and analytical techniques. His creative and important contributions to industrial and applied physics will benefit the entire community, through the application of this knowledge to the development and understanding of industrial materials.
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Brockhouse
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Prof. Hae-Young Kee , University of Toronto ,
in recognition of her theoretical work in a variety of strongly correlated electron systems, particularly those in which spin-orbit coupling is important. Her work has emphasized identifying appropriate model Hamiltonians that have led to new insights and predictions. Her work on α-RuCl3 and novel phases arising from spin-orbit coupling in iridates has been particularly impactful.
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Teaching
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Dr. Jason Harlow , University of Toronto ,
in recognition of his influence on undergraduate education in his department and involvement in Physics Education Research. Prof. Harlow is known as an inspiring instructor who encourages students to think independently, critically, and analytically.
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Herzberg
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Prof. Joseph Maciejko , University of Alberta ,
in recognition of his leadership role and ground-breaking research on topological phases of matter.
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Achievement
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Dr. Robert Myers , Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics ,
in recognition of his ground-breaking research in quantum field theory and quantum gravity, and his central role in the founding of the Perimeter Institute.
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Vogt
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Prof. Paul Garrett , University of Guelph ,
in recognition of his recent demonstration that the collective excitations of nuclei in the cadmium region, previously understood to be text book examples of vibrations about a spherical shape, are better described as rotations of coexisting deformed shapes, and hence that spherical vibrational nuclei are either very rare or do not exist.
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