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2011 CAP Medal and Award Winners

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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.


"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."

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The 2011 CAP-COMP Peter Kirkby Memorial Medal for Outstanding Service to Canadian Physics is awarded to

Ervin Podgorsak, McGill University Health Centre, in recognition of for his outstanding service to Canadian Physics reflected, in particular, by his leadership in developing and enhancing the Medical Physics profession at the national and international level. Known for his kindness and hospitality, he has served his community with wisdom, enthusiasm and integrity.


"Medical physics has an illustrious history in Canada and has during the past two decades become recognized as an important branch of physics. I am truly delighted to have received the 2011 Kirkby medal from the CAP and the COMP for my professional activities as a medical physicist."

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The 2011 CAP Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Industrial and Applied Physics is awarded to

Wayne Hocking, University of Western Ontario, in recognition of for his outstanding achievements. Not only has he made significant advances in the science of radar studies of the atmosphere but he has also transformed these into commercial products that have won wide international acceptance.


"It is a great honour to receive the CAP Industrial and Applied Physics medal. The range of Physics applications in real-world implementations in engineering, medicine, meteorology, environmental sciences, space research and multiple other areas is huge, and continues to grow every day. I am excited that I have been able to add to this list, and delighted for this recognition of my contributions to society through physics. I am also grateful to Prof. John Debruyn who nominated me, and to my wife Anna who has been my soul-mate and the "wind beneath my wings" over the last 30 years."

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The 2011 CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Medal is awarded to

Bruce D. Gaulin, McMaster University, in recognition of for his internationally recognized contributions to the field of collective phenomena in magnetic, superconducting and structural systems using X-ray and neutron scattering techniques.


"I'm very grateful to accept this honour, named after my former colleague and science hero, Bert Brockhouse. All of the work I'm involved in is highly collaborative, and I feel this award clearly reflects the talents of many wonderful students and colleagues."

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The 2011 CAP Medal for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics is awarded to

Joanne O'Meara, University of Guelph, in recognition of for her outstanding and innovative work in the classroom, impressive range of engagement in physics education research, and her broad reaching impact beyond the walls of her own classes, from the primary school level on up to the development of a national university-level physics curriculum.


"It is truly a great honour to be the 2011 recipient of the CAP Medal for Excellence in Teaching. I would like to thank the Canadian Association of Physicists for this honour, as well as my colleagues at Guelph for fostering an environment in which excellence in teaching is so highly regarded. Most importantly, I thank my students for helping me to continue to grow as an educator."

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The 2011 CAP Herzberg Medal is awarded to

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."

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The 2011 CAP Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Physics is awarded to

See L. Chin, Université Laval, in recognition of for his outstanding contributions to ultrafast intense laser science.


"I am thankful to this land of fairness where I had the opportunity and freedom to be taught and helped by many, to dream, to develop, to promote my idea, to collaborate with others, to open up to the world, to try to excel and to be recognized. Thank you, CAP, for crystallizing this spirit of Canada."

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The 2011 CAP-TRIUMF Vogt Medal for Contributions to Subatomic Physics is awarded to

David Sinclair, Carleton University and TRIUMF, in recognition of for his exceptional vision and contributions to the study of neutrino physics in the pioneering SNO experiment, and for exemplary leadership in establishing the SNOLab facility.


"I am extremely honoured to be selected to receive this award. Canada has such a strong program in sub-atomic physics encompassing the whole spectrum of nuclear physics, particle physics at the energy frontier, fundamental symmetries, nuclear astrophysics and more recently astro-particle physics, because there are so many very accomplished scientists working in this field. To be selected from this field for the inaugural medal is a very special honour for me. I am particularly pleased that the medal bears Erich Vogt’s name. When I was a graduate student, Erich had already established a reputation as an outstanding scientist and scholar. His leadership has been so important to creating the rich program that we are so proud of today."

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