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2017 CAP Medal and Award Winners

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The 2017 CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics is awarded to

Raymond Laflamme, Institute for Quantum Computing/University of Waterloo, in recognition of for his ground-breaking contributions on quantum information.


"As a student in Cambridge, Professor Werner Israel regularly visited Professor Stephen Hawking. I remember looking up to him as an eminent scientist and someone to emulate. Being considered alongside Werner and the impressive group of researchers awarded the CAP-CRM prize in the past, is truly an honour."

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The 2017 CAP-COMP Peter Kirkby Memorial Medal for Outstanding Service to Canadian Physics is awarded to

Jerry J. Battista, Western University, in recognition of for his outstanding and lifelong contributions to Medical Physics in Canada that have fundamentally altered worldwide practice. In addition to being an outstanding teacher, researcher, and mentor, Dr. Battista has steadfastly advocated for his field through his work on many professional and accreditation committees, his service as an advisor to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Cancer Care Ontario, and his coordination of Canada's largest residency training program in clinical physics.


"I am deeply honoured to receive the Kirkby memorial award. It spans the wide range of physics contributions to Canadian society, including radiation medicine. I follow in big footsteps of �Jack� Cunningham, an outstanding role model, and Erv Podgorsak, an educator and scientist with uncompromising attention to physics details. This is truly rewarding and inspiring."

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The 2017 CAP Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Industrial and Applied Physics is awarded to

Simon Fafard, Université de Sherbrooke, in recognition of for his new developments covering 20 years of research in applied solid state Physics, coupled with his strong efforts in commercializing these through patents and the establishment of his own companies.


"I am much honored to be recognized by the Canadian physics community with the CAP Medal for Outstanding Achievement. Realizing successful applications in Industrial and Applied Physics is rewarding in itself. I feel very privileged to receive this award and I hope it inspires others to work hard in this area."

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The 2017 CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Medal is awarded to

Yong Baek Kim, University of Toronto, in recognition of for his leading work on the effects of large spin-orbit coupling on exotic ground states in geometrically frustrated and highly correlated quantum materials.


"I feel very honoured to be recognized by the 2017 Brockhouse Medal. This award certainly reflects the contributions of talented students, postdoctoral fellows, and collaborators from whom I have learned a great deal of physics. I am also very grateful to numerous colleagues for generously sharing their knowledge and resource."

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The 2017 CAP Medal for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics is awarded to

Martin Williams, University of Guelph, in recognition of for his exceptional ability to lead students to high academic achievements in physics through excellence and innovation in teaching and mentoring, for his contribution to curriculum design inspired by the results of Physics Education Research, and for his leadership in promoting the adoption of innovative research-based instructional strategies within the Canadian physics education community.


"I am extremely honoured to receive this award. I must acknowledge, however, the immense pleasure and fulfilment I already derive just from being in the classroom in my current role. This award thus recognizes the stellar support of my department and peers at Guelph, the suffering of countless students and the enduring patience of my family."

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The 2017 CAP Herzberg Medal is awarded to

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."

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The 2017 CAP Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Physics is awarded to

Mark Sutton, McGill University, in recognition of for pioneering the development of coherent and time-resolved X-ray scattering techniques for the study of materials, and his resulting contributions to our understanding of materials and phase transitions.


"I am honoured and delighted for the recognition of my work by the CAP. I wish to thank my many collaborators, students and postdocs over the years, not only were they fun to work with, I learned a lot from them."

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The 2017 CAP-TRIUMF Vogt Medal for Contributions to Subatomic Physics is awarded to

Charles Gale, McGill University, in recognition of for advances in theoretical nuclear physics including the theory and modelling of high-energy nuclear collisions.


"Canada has a long and illustrious tradition of research in subatomic physics, and I am deeply honoured to have been chosen as this year's recipient of the CAP-TRIUMF Vogt medal. I thank all of my collaborators, and I am thrilled to share this recognition with them."

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