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2026 Fellowship Awardees

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The 2026 CAP Fellowship Awards is awarded to

Richard Boudreault, Nanotech, in recognition of pioneering contributions in applied physics, quantum science, and Arctic engineering that have strengthened Canada’s leadership in innovation; and for leadership in science policy, including quantum innovation, clean energy, northern infrastructure, and climate strategy.

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The 2026 CAP Fellowship Awards is awarded to

Clifford Burgess, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, in recognition of groundbreaking work linking dark matter, dark energy, and primordial fluctuations to fundamental physics; and for inspiring contributions to high-energy physics education and outreach.

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The 2026 CAP Fellowship Awards is awarded to

Robert Fedosejevs, University of Alberta, in recognition of his distinguished leadership in high-intensity lasers, nonlinear optics, and plasma physics; and for service to the Canadian Association of Physicists as President.

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The 2026 CAP Fellowship Awards is awarded to

Barbara Frisken, Simon Fraser University, in recognition of her contributions to the Canadian Association of Physicists over four decades that have helped to streamline and modernize the organization; and for the application of scattering techniques to soft matter, especially lipid vesicles and complex ion-containing polymers used in fuel cells.

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The 2026 CAP Fellowship Awards is awarded to

Luis Lehner, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the Canadian and international professional physics communities; and for leadership in physics education and mentoring.

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The 2026 CAP Fellowship Awards is awarded to

Roman Maev, University of Windsor, in recognition of his deep and lasting contributions to industrial and applied physics in Canada, especially the application of acoustic microscopy in the automotive industry; and for service to the Industrial and Applied Physics Division of the Canadian Association of Physicists.

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The 2026 CAP Fellowship Awards is awarded to

An-Chang Shi, McMaster University, in recognition of his outstanding research contributions to the theory of self-assembling soft matter; and for an outstanding record of mentorship and training.

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The 2026 CAP Fellowship Awards is awarded to

Rowan Thomson, Carleton University, in recognition of her major research contributions to Monte Carlo dose calculations for radiation medicine, as well as their advocacy for equity, diversity, and inclusion in STEM, through leadership and the development of widely used community tools.

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The 2026 CAP Fellowship Awards is awarded to

Manuella Greta Vincter, Carleton University, in recognition of her achievements in precision measurements of the carriers of the electroweak force, the observation of the Higgs boson, and benchmarking of its properties; and for leading roles in the scientific development of the ATLAS Collaboration..