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Congratulations to Matthew Steffler on being elected to the Graduate Student Councillor position on the Advisory Council for the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP). With four nominees for the position, a vote was held online from May 18th to May 24th for graduate student members to elect their representive. Matthew, who is currently pursuing an MSc in Physics Education here at Guelph, began his two year term as Graduate Student Councillor in June 2018.

Karl Davidson successfully defended his MSc Thesis on May 10, 2018: "Electrostatic self-force as a probe of global structure".

Vincent Emond successfully defended his MSc Thesis on May 4, 2018: "Optimizing and Analyzing X-Ray Powder Diffraction of Orthosilicate Cathode Materials using a Combined Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction and Absorption Spectroscopy Experimental Setup".

Congratulations to Sara Matthews on being selected to receive the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences Graduation Prize! The prize is awarded to the student graduating with the highest cumulative average from an Honours Program in CEPS. Along with the prize, Sara will be recognized in the college awards display in the Summerlee Science Complex.

Congratulations to Eamonn Corrigan on winning third place at the University of Guelph's 3 Minute Thesis competition! Eamonn presented his three minute talk on "Tidal Interactions in Compact Binaries Probing the Fundamental Nature of Gravity". To reach the university-wide finals, Eamonn placed 1st at the College of Engineering and Physical Science competition.

Congratulations to Philippe Landry on winning the Canadian Association of Physicists' Division of Theoretical Physics (DTP) and the Winnipeg Institute for Theoretical Physics' (WITP) Thesis Prize for his Ph.D. thesis titled "Tidal Response of a Rotating Neutron Star in General Relativity".

Every year Student Life honours the "achievements and contributions of campus and community leaders who have made a lasting difference in the lives of our students and in the strong relationship that is fostered between the campus and greater community". This year, physics students Kristine Keon and Justin Medeiros were recognized for their efforts in these areas at the Student Life Awards night which took place on March 21st, 2018.

Congratulations to both the Nanoscience Club and the Physics Club who won first and second place, respectively, for Best CEPS exhibit last weekend at College Royal (March 17th-18th).