Beals. Before joining UBC, she was an Assistant Professor of Physics at Ryerson University in Toronto. He was recently appointed Officer of the Order of Canada in 2012. Doug Bryman received the 2011 W. K. H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics. Mark Halpern received the 2018 Carlyle S. Beals Award from the Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA). "The Rutherford Memorial Medals were established in 1980 by the RSC in memory of Lord Rutherford of Nelson, a great scientist and a leader in nuclear research. Alison Lister, an associate professor in the department of Physics and Astronomy, is an experimental particle physicist working on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN to search for evidence of physics beyond the Standard Model. Chris Waltham received the 2009/2010 Faculty of Science Achievement Award (Faculty). Tel: 604.822.3266. PHY… The number of elected fellows each year is very limited, so this is a prestigious recognition. The Carlyle S. Beals Award was established by CASCA in 1981 in recognition of the groundbreaking research of the late C.S. For each Tier 1 Chair, the university receives $200,000 annually for seven years.". Andrea Damascelli was elected a Senior Fellow of the CIFAR Quantum Materials Program in January. Kirk’s areas of research include condensed matter and atomic, molecular and optical physics. Scott Oser received the CAP-TRIUMF Vogt Medal for Contributions to Subatomic Physics for demonstration of "excellence in hardware design and construction, data analysis, scientific interpretation of the results, organization, and leadership." The Outstanding Referee program expresses appreciation for the essential work that anonymous peer reviewers do for our journals. Ten UBC researchers were selected at the Assistant Professor level representing five different Faculties. Douglas Scott has been recognized by the APS as an Outstanding Referee. Email: cmps.okanagan@ubc.ca Please direct all general inquires to the above email address and graduate related inquiries to cmps.gradassist@ubc.ca. This medal honours faculty members who have a comprehensive knowledge and deep understanding of their subject and who possess an exceptional ability to communicate their knowledge and understanding in such a way as to lead their students to high academic achievement in physics. In the physics program at UBC’s Okanagan campus, you gain all the benefits of attending a globally respected university while studying in a … Fax: 604.822.2847 Derek Gagnier was awarded the 2008 Physics & Astronomy Staff Service Award at the department's Christmas party on December 16, 2008 for outstanding undergraduate program support. Lorne Whitehead was elected a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA) “[f]or fundamental scientific and technical advances in applied optics, illumination, and vision science and for science advocacy.”, Ingrid Stairs was selected a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Fei Zhou was awarded the UBC Killam Research Fellowship. PHAS IT group manager Ron Parachoniak and the Department Machine Shop Technicians (including Nick Lemmel, Stephen Carey, Matthew Sluyter, Daniel Skjaveland, and Mark Reynolds) received the 2017 Physics & Astronomy Staff Award. "Dr. Matthews’ dedication and boundless enthusiasm for communicating with the public about astronomy are illustrated by the dozens of outreach activities in which he participates annually, ranging from public presentations, to radio interviews, to campus tours, to TV show consultations. The Gravity Research Foundation was established in 1949 to encourage the study of gravity. Tongkai Huang and Leanne Ebbs received the 2015 Physics & Astronomy Staff Awards. Perimeter's Press Release. Meetings start with lectures. Read more... Jaymie Matthews received the 2016 Qilak Award for Astronomy Communications, Public Education and Outreach from the Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA). Gar Fisher was awarded for his dedicated service to the PHAS Electronics Lab. News. Ian was awarded "for his pioneering role in developing and applying the ideas and methods of conformal field theory to important problems in statistical and condensed matter physics, including the quantum critical behavior of spin chains and (with Ludwig) the universal behavior of quantum impurity systems." Salena Li received a President’s Staff Award for Excellence in the category of Emerging Leadership. Douglas Scott from UBC Department of Physics & Astronomy was a Co-Investigator and member of the Editorial Board for Planck, who was among the identified team members who shared the prize. UBC WMAP members include PHAS professors Mark Halpern and Gary Hinshaw. It is awarded based on special distinction of intellect with due regard for sound character and personal qualities. Shaun Woodruff was awarded a Faculty of Science Achievement Award for his Herculean efforts in the Hebb Demo room. He was cited for his contributions to the study of neutrino oscillations with the SNO and T2K experiments, and to experimental searches for dark matter with SuperCDMS. Also note that one of the graduate students supervised recently by Matt Choptuik, Frans Pretorius, has also been awarded a Sloan. "Any active APS member is eligible for nomination and election to Fellowship. For individual programs, labs, etc., please consult the related faculty / school / department web site, or … Twenty-nine current and past UBC researchers will each take home a modest share of the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics announced yesterday at NASA Ames Research Centre in Moffett Field, California. Each prize is $3 million and presented in the fields of Life Sciences (up to five per year), Fundamental Physics (up to one per year) and Mathematics (up to one per year). For more information about the Killam Teaching Award, visit the Faculty of Science website. of Curriculum & Pedagogy Aaron Boley, Dept. For staff and management positions, please check the UBC Human Resources web site. The Organizing Committee is Marina Milner-Bolotin, Dept. This year, two staff members were awarded the Physics & Astronomy Staff Service Award. | Mark Halpern and Gary Hinshaw of UBC Physics & Astronomy have been awarded the 2012 Gruber Cosmology Prize for their work as part of a 2003 NASA mission that pinpointed the age of the Universe at 13.75 billion years. Mona Berciu was elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society. He is noted for his co-invention of the parity anomaly in odd-dimensional gauge field theories and his pioneering work on graphene. The Department of Physics & Astronomy at UBC is noted for the excellence of its research and its high academic standards and integrity. Carl was recognized as a Scholar in the Biomedical field. He was recognized for fostering deeper learning processes in astronomy through the uses of peer discussions and entertaining but effective in-class demonstrations. Jon Nakane has been named to receive a 2011 Faculty of Science Achievement Award. Visit www.linkedin.com to set up your profile and apply for membership to the UBC Engineering Physics […] Learn more. The APS Fellowship Program was created to recognize members who may have made advances in physics through original research and publication, or made significant innovative contributions in the application of physics to science and technology. He was recognized "for scientific and technical leadership in the study of neutrino oscillations in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, K2K, and T2K experiments.". NEW December 16, 2020 Updates regarding 2021 Physics Olympics announced. Reiner Kruecken (TRIUMF/UBC Physics & Astronomy) was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Twenty-nine current and past UBC researchers will each take home a modest share of the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics announced yesterday at NASA Ames Research Centre in Moffett Field, California. About Us. Students must apply for the Engineering […] The American Physical Society announced a highly selective award program to recognize scientists, including UBC's Ian Affleck who have been exceptionally helpful in assessing manuscripts for publication in the APS journals. Harvey Richer was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. More information. John Ho and Mark Carlson received the 2019 Staff Service Awards in recognition of outstanding departmental support. These are distinguished men and women from all branches of learning who have made remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities and the sciences, as well as in Canadian public life. , Please check the UBC Physics & Astronomy Staff Service Awards in recognition of outstanding departmental support outstanding. Particle Physics Engineering [ … ] department of Physics to bring outstanding UBC early-career researchers together to share and... 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