CAP Medal and Award Winners
The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) and its medal partners are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 CAP medals.
The 2024 medalists have been invited to give a plenary lecture as part of the 2024 CAP Conference program, and to receive their medals at the Medalists' Recognition Dinner in London, ON on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. 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.
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Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo , Université de Montréal ,
in recognition of her leadership role in the study of super-massive black-holes in galactic clusters, and the innovative use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the analysis of massive quantities of astrophysical data..
"Receiving the Herzberg Medal is a profound honor, highlighting my excitement for studying black holes and the universe's secrets. This achievement is a tribute to my team's hard work and the unwavering support of my family and mentors, including those who nominated and recommended me, enabling this milestone in my career." view the press release
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Joseph Maciejko , University of Alberta ,
in recognition of his leadership role and ground-breaking research on topological phases of matter.
"I am deeply honoured to receive the 2023 CAP Herzberg Medal. Topological and other exotic quantum materials are a striking example of how the physical world unexpectedly conceals beautiful mathematics. I feel privileged to contribute to this exciting field. I sincerely thank my nominators, my colleagues at Alberta, and my family for their support." view the press release
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Daryl Haggard , McGill University ,
in recognition of her leadership role in the development of multimessenger astronomy, and the ground-breaking discovery of the electromagnetic signal accompanying gravitational waves from colliding neutron stars.
"I am honoured to receive the 2022 CAP Herzberg Medal. Combining photons and gravitational waves offers new insights into the secrets of black holes and neutron stars - I am thrilled to join in these exciting discoveries. Thank you to my nominators and reference writers, to everyone at McGill, and always to my wonderful family." view the press release
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Simon Caron-Huot , McGill University ,
in recognition of to recognize his creation and development of nonperturbative techniques in conformal field theory, thereby opening the way to broad-ranging applications from particle physics to condensed matter physics.
"I feel greatly honored to receive the CAP Herzberg medal and particularly humbled to join previous recipients whom I admire. Theoretical physics is a collaborative effort and I thank every student, postdoc, colleague and collaborator I have had the privilege to work with." view the press release
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Ebrahim Karimi , University of Ottawa ,
in recognition of for his innovative leadership in developing structured quantum waves for applications to quantum communication and computation, microscopy and materials science.
"It is an absolute honour and privilege to be recognised by our colleagues in the Canadian physics community. This recognition is shared with all the members of SQO team, colleagues, and collaborators. This prestigious Medal and recognition will help us to continue to entice brilliant researchers who are the driving force behind our research endeavors." view the press release
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Paul Barclay , University of Calgary ,
in recognition of for his demonstrated leadership in nanophotonics and optomechanical devices that is building new bridges between pure and applied quantum science.
"It is a tremendous honour to be recognized by the Canadian physics community with this award. Since my undergraduate studies I have been fortunate to work with supportive colleagues and mentors, and more recently with extremely talented graduate students and postdocs, without whom our work in nanophotonics would not have been possible." view the press release
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Alison Lister , University of British Columbia ,
in recognition of for her many leadership roles in the ATLAS Collaboration and for the breadth of her contributions in particle physics, including the discovery of the Higgs boson, precision measurements of the top quark, new limits on physics beyond the Standard Model, and innovative efforts in using machine learning in experimental particle physics.
"This award is a great honour not only for me personally but also to recognize the important work done by my postdoc and students as well as the broader ATLAS-Canada community. We strive to use advanced techniques for data analysis through to detector development in order to make the most of the excellent performance delivered by the Large Hadron Collider." view the press release
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Paul François , McGill University ,
in recognition of for his seminal research in theoretical biophysics, particularly the use of methods from statistical and computational physics to model cellular processes as non-linear dynamical systems.
"I am humbled and honored to receive the CAP Herzberg medal. I have been very lucky to work with tremendous students, postdocs and collaborators, and it is wonderful to see recognition for our biophysical approach." view the press release
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Roger Melko , University of Waterloo and Perimeter Institute ,
in recognition of for his contributions to theoretical condensed matter physics, particularly large scale computer simulations which elucidate timely issues in the physics of strongly correlated electronic systems.
"It is a tremendous honour to receive the CAP Herzberg medal, and a humbling experience to join past recipients whom I have long admired and respected. This award recognizes the talented work of my many collaborators and students. My deepest appreciation goes to CAP for the value this organization places on our Canadian physics community." view the press release
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François Légaré , INRS-EMT ,
in recognition of for ultrafast molecular imaging, development of high peak power infrared lasers for high harmonic generation and tissue imaging with nonlinear optical microscopy techniques.
"It is a great honour to receive the 2015 CAP Herzberg medal. This recognizes the quality of the research performed with an outstanding team and the technical members of the Advanced Laser Light Source." view the press release
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Matt Dobbs , McGill University ,
in recognition of for his leadership in project design, detector/readout development and data analysis which underpins a new generation of cosmology telescopes of unprecedented reach and precision.".
"It’s an honour to receive the Herzberg medal, a humbling recognition of our small contributions to the development and use of new instruments to better understand our cosmos. Our team’s accomplishments are mostly due to the tireless efforts of the students, postdocs, engineers and collaborators I have been lucky enough to work with- they inspire me!" view the press release
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Federico Rosei , INRS-EMT, Université du Québec ,
in recognition of for his innovative and interdisciplinary studies of a wide range of nanostructured materials and for exceptional outreach activities.
"I feel truly privileged and honored to receive the 2013 Herzberg Medal from the Canadian Association of Physics. I owe this success to the excellent trainees and collaborators that I had the pleasure to work with as well as to my mentors, who always supported me and encouraged me." view the press release
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Freddy Cachazo , Perimeter Institute ,
in recognition of for deep new insights into the structure of quantum field theory, and the development of elegant mathematical techniques to simplify the analysis of high-energy particle scattering experiments.
"I am very honored to be awarded the 2012 Herzberg Medal. This medal, named after not only a brilliant scientist but also someone who had a great impact on Canada’s physics community, is truly an inspiration." view the press release
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Alexandre Blais , Université de Sherbrooke ,
in recognition of for his outstanding contributions to the field of quantum information processing particularly the concept of superconducting qubits based on circuit quantum electrodynamics.
"I am honored to receive the 2011 Herzberg Medal. Over the years, I have had the chance to be surrounded by talented students, postdocs and collaborators. This award recognizes the hard work of this extraordinary group." view the press release
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Carlos Silva , Université de Montréal ,
in recognition of for his internationally recognized seminal contributions to the understanding of optical and electronic processes in molecular and polymeric semiconductors, and for elucidating the complex relationships between microstructure and semiconductor properties in this important new class of materials.
"I am delighted and humbled to have been awarded the CAP Herzberg Medal, and am honoured to be in the company of the previous winners of this award. It is a wonderful recognition for the talented research students and collaborators that I have the pleasure to work with." view the press release
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Guy Moore , McGill University ,
in recognition of for the broad impact of his contributions to theoretical particle physics, such as the bulk and collective behaviour of quantum chromodynamics under extreme conditions of temperature and density.
"I am thrilled and surprised to receive the CAP Herzberg medal. The medal means a lot to me; as a foreign national it makes me feel fully accepted by the Canadian physics community, and as a physicist it is wonderful to see such recognition for my work." view the press release
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Carl Svensson , University of Guelph ,
in recognition of for his strong leadership and major accomplishments in experimental nuclear physics, including measurements that improve significantly the understanding of high angular momentum states in medium weight nuclei and fundamental physics measurements using radioactive beams.
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