Award Winning Researchers

While a small department by research-intensive Universities standards, the Guelph Physics Department projects strength on the national, and international stage as evidenced by our highly awarded faculty:

• 3M National Teaching Fellow: Joanne O'Meara 
• AIMS-IQC-PI University Research Chair in Quantum Information: David Kribs (Math) 
• Canada Research Chair (Tier 1): Carl Svensson, John Dutcher 
• Canada Research Chair (Tier 2): Vladimir Ladizhansky  
• CAP Herzberg Medal: Eric Poisson, Carl Svensson 
• CAP Medal of Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics: Joanne O’Meara, Martin Williams 
• Cottrell Scholar: Leonid Brown, Elisabeth Nicol, Carl Svensson 
• Fellow of the American Physical Society: John Dutcher, Luis Lehner, Eric Poisson 
• Fellowship of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research: Luis Lehner 
• Innovation of the Year (2017), University of Guelph: John Dutcher 
• Invitation Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science: Leonid Brown 
• John Charles Polanyi Prize in Physics: Elisabeth Nicol, Carl Svensson 
• NASA MER Group Achievement Award: Iain Campbell, Ralf Gellert 
• NASA MSL Group Award (APXS team): Iain Campbell, Ralf Gellert 
• NASA Outstanding Public Leadership Medal: Ralf Gellert 
• NSERC Accelerator Supplement Awards: Alexandros Gezerlis, Luis Lehner, Huan Yang 
• Ontario Early Researcher Award: Leonid Brown, John Dutcher, Paul Garrett, Alexandros Gezerlis, Elisabeth Nicol, Eric Poisson, Carl Svensson, Vladimir Ladizhansky 
• Premier’s Research Excellence Award: Leonid Brown, John Dutcher, Elisabeth Nicol, Eric Poisson, Carl Svensson 
• Research Innovation Award from the Research Corporation: Leond Brown, Carl Svensson 
• Sloan Fellowship: Luis Lehner  
• Steacie Memorial Fellowship, NSERC: Carl Svensson 
• University of Guelph Research Chair: Carl Svensson