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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

Prof. 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.

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

Dr. 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.

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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.

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The 2011 CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Medal is awarded to

Prof. 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.

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

Dr. 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.

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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.

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

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

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

Prof. 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.

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