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CAP Medal and Award Winners

The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) and its medal partners are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 CAP medals.

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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.


"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."

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The 2022 Boris P. Stoicheff Memorial Graduate Scholarship is awarded to

Kate Fenwick, University of Ottawa / NRC, in recognition of high academic standing, success in research publications, and leadership and commitment to STEM gender diversity.


"It is a great honor to receive this scholarship in Boris P. Stoicheff's memory. I am now studying in one of the previous Herzberg labs at the National Research Council of Canada – part of the same group of labs in which Dr. Stoicheff researched while with the Herzberg group. His work on nonlinear optics built much of the foundation for my research today."

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The 2020 Boris P. Stoicheff Memorial Graduate Scholarship is awarded to

Matthew Robbins, University of Waterloo, in recognition of leadership in developing the theory of Bose-Einstein condensates as a novel detector of gravitational waves that would open a new window on the universe for astronomical observations.


"I am excited and honored to receive this scholarship. During my PhD, I have always tried to be a successful researcher and effective advocate for graduate students. Receiving this scholarship tells me that I have achieved my goal and I look forward to continuing my work supporting graduate students in the coming year."

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