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Guelph Physicists Part of Research Group Behind 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics
On October 6, 2015 the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics to Takaaki Kajita, Super-Kamiokande Collaboration University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan and Arthur B. McDonald, Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Collaboration, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada. They were awarded “for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass”.
Harris Bidaman wins third prize at the CPES Undergraduate Poster Session 2015
Congratulations to Harris Bidaman on winning third prize for his poster titled "A Study on Low Spin States in 154Gd Using (p,p') Reaction" at the CPES Undergraduate Poster Session 2015, which took place on July 31, 2015.
Graduate Student Andrew Harris awarded Best Student Poster Prize at Biophysical Society Meeting 2015
Congratulations to Andrew Harris who was awarded Best Student Poster Prize for his poster titled "Spectroscopic Investigation of Pseudomonas putida rhodopsin (PspR)" at the 1st Canadian Biophysical Society Meeting. The 2015 Canadian Biophysical Society Meeting took place at the University of Waterloo from June 17 to 19, 2015.
Graduate Students Evan Rand and Andrew MacLean awarded 1st and 2nd place, respectively, for their presentations at 2015 CAP Congress
Congratulations to Evan Rand and Andrew MacLean who were awarded the 1st place and 2nd place prizes, respectively, in the Division of Nuclear Physics best student presentation competition at the annual Canadian Association of Physicists Congress held in Edmonton Alberta, June 15-19.
Mateusz Buraczynski to receive the 2015 Governor General's Silver Medal Award
Congratulations to Mateusz Buraczynski who has been awarded the 2015 Governor General's Silver Medal Award. The Silver medal is awarded to the undergraduate who achieves the highest academic standing upon graduation from a bachelor degree program.
In addition to the Governor General's award, Mateusz has also:
Alex Laffoley awarded the 2015 Carl H. Westcott Memorial Fellowship
Congratulations to Guelph Ph.D. student Alex Laffoley, who has been awarded the $12,100 Carl H. Westcott Memorial Fellowship for 2015.
Postdoctoral Fellow Chris Heirwegh wins prize for second best poster at PIXE 2015
Chris Heirwegh won the prize for the second best poster at the 14th International Conference on Particle-Induced X-ray Emission in Capetown, South Africa 25 Feb. -3 March 2015. The poster was titled \"Comparison of X-ray mass attenuation coefficients used in PIXE analysis of silicate minerals and glasses:, with authors C. M. Heirwegh, I. Pradler, J.L. Campbell.
Congratulations Chris!
Fall 2014 Dean Scholarship Awardees
Congratulations to Mateusz Buraczynski, Dylan Cooper, Rebecca Frederick, Steven Large, Erin McGee and William Dawkins on being awarded the Dean's Scholarship for Fall 2014.
The Dean's Scholarship
The Dean's Scholarship is offered by the Board of Governors. Recipients are selected by each of the College Awards Committees. The primary academic criteria is placement on the Dean's Honours List for two consecutive semesters.
PhysPhest 2014 Results
PhysPhest 2014 was held on the September 3rd. The top three speakers were selected by the general audience, the results are as follows:
- First place --- John Malcolm
- Second place --- Jonah Miller
- Third place --- Erin Shelton
The Department of Physics is extremely proud of your presentations!