Gordon Semenoff was named one of the Officers of the Order of Canada in 2013. Academics from abroad, regardless of their discipline or nationality, may be nominated for a Humboldt Research Award. WMAP and Planck collaborations were awarded the 2019 Giuseppe and Vanna Cocconi Prize by the European Physical Society "for providing high-precision measurements of the cosmic microwave background temperature anisotropies, leading to detailed information on properties of the universe and tests of cosmological models and fundamental physics." ", Jens Dilling received the 2013 CAP-TRIUMF Vogt Medal for Outstanding Experimental or Theoretical Contributions to Subatomic Physics. Bridget was awarded for her twenty-three years of dedicated service as the Departmental Receptionist; Bernhard was awarded for his outstanding service to the Engineering Physics Program as the Engineering Technician. The purpose of this award is to recognize and encourage outstanding experimental or theoretical contributions to subatomic physics. Mona Berciu was elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society. The Organizing Committee is Marina Milner-Bolotin, Dept. He was recognized "for scientific and technical leadership in the study of neutrino oscillations in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, K2K, and T2K experiments.". Students must apply for the Engineering […] JOIN THE UBC Engineering Physics Linkedin group, a forum for alumni, current students, and program administrators to view and post jobs and discussions and receive news about social nights, sponsoring opportunities for projects and other program initiatives. Mona was nominated by APS Division of Condensed Matter Physics and elected "For outstanding contributions to the theory of dilute magnetic semiconductors and polarons." Read the email to teachers. He was recognized for fostering deeper learning processes in astronomy through the uses of peer discussions and entertaining but effective in-class demonstrations. Mark Halpern received the 2018 Carlyle S. Beals Award from the Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA). Tongkai Huang and Leanne Ebbs received the 2015 Physics & Astronomy Staff Awards. Current and past UBC researchers receiving a portion of the award are: Frank Berghaus, Sophie Berkman, Daniel Brook-Roberge, Tudor Costin, Reena Meijer Drees, Salvador Gil, Simon Hastings, Chris Hearty, Jaret Heise, Blair Jamieson, Jiae Kim, Brian Kirby, Robert Komar, Thomas Kutter, Thomas Lindner, Mark McCarthy, Christian Nally, Hui-Siong Ng, Christine Nielsen, Scott Oser, Yevgeniy Petrov, Alan Poon, Shirin Sabouri, Hirohisa Tanaka, Shimpei Tobayama, Yaroslav Tserkvonyak, Tyron Tsui, Chris Waltham, Juergen Wendland, and Joanna Zalipska. Ingrid Stairs received the 2017 Martin Award from the Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA). This medal was introduced in 1956 and has been awarded annually since. Event Location: ". The University of British Columbia Vancouver campus . The links on this page list only faculties, schools, and departments. Gordon Semenoff received the most prestigious research prize the University offers, the Jacob Biely Research Prize. Because the number of APS Fellows elected each year is limited to no more than one half of one percent of the membership, it is a prestigious recognition for one's contribution to physics. These awards recognize staff, students and faculty whose contributions in areas such as service, administration, leadership and outreach have had a significant positive impact in achieving the goals of the Faculty of Science. 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. Paul Hickson received the Group Achievement Award certificate from NASA on behalf of the Meter Class Autonomous (MCAT) Build Team. News. Doug Bryman received the 2011 W. K. H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics. Only 22 such awards were given to physicists across North America this year, and Scott received one of only two awarded to researchers at Canadian Universities. Joerg’s areas of research include condensed matter and computational physics. At UBC, we each have our own passion — and that unites us. The Breakthrough Prizes will recognize the world’s top scientists. APS press release. Selections are made based on the number, quality, and timeliness of referee reports as collected in a database over the last 20 years. Name Title E-mail Office Dr. Andre […] First-year Physics classes are taught using the flipped-classroom model to ensure that you receive individualized help, even in large, lower-level lectures. She was cited for her work in encouraging participation of women in physics. This list recognizes world-class researchers selected for their exceptional research performance, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science. The award is sponsored by the Physics of Quantum Electronics (PQE) conference and presented at its Winter Colloquium in Snowbird, Utah. Salena Li received a President’s Staff Award for Excellence in the category of Emerging Leadership. The fellowship program is the oldest program of the New York-based Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Brett's research area is planetary sciences, with his research topics connected by a desire to understand the formation and evolution of our Solar System and planetary systems in general. Physics 11 (BC secondary school) or equivalent is a prerequisite for all students entering the Faculty of Science. Engineering Physics is one of the most competitive and academically challenging undergraduate programs at UBC. This annual award recognizes research excellence in theoretical and mathematical physics. We host a full range of presentations and seminars including many on current and Learn more. The fellowship program is the oldest program of the New York-based Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. An award reception for all faculty research award recipients will be held on Monday March 25, 2013 in the Glass Lobby of the Chan Centre. Whether you’re looking for a job at UBC or you’re already employed as a faculty or staff member, you’ll find links to the information you need to work at UBC here. Stay Connected! Vesna was awarded as a Senior Scholar in the Clinical field. Andre Marziali won the 2016 Margaret Fulton Award for Student Development given by UBC. Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) has been continuously making observations of the cosmic microwave background for 3 years. See RSC site for details. Andrea Damascelli received the Kavli Fellow from US National Academy of Science, in November 2008. NEW December 16, 2020 Updates regarding 2021 Physics Olympics announced. Dr. Fujiwara of TRIUMF, UBC Green College, and of the University of Calgary (also the spokesperson for the ALPHA-Canada team) and Dr. Michael Hayden of Simon Fraser University on the team are both alumni of UBC Physics & Astronomy. UBC Media Release. The Royal Society of Canada fellowships are the highest academic accolade in the sciences, humanities and arts bestowed in this country. Other members of the full team who are currently at UBC are Research Fellow Dr. James Zibin and graduate student Dagoberto Contreras. This year the RSC elected 90 new fellows, including three foreign fellows, three specially elected fellows, and one honorary fellow this year. Mark Halpern was recognized, along with his colleagues on the WMAP mission, with a prestigious NASA Group Achievement Award. Congratulations Bridget and Bernhard! PhD in Electromagnetics, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (University of Alberta), BSc in Mathematics and Physics (University of Northern British Columbia) Professor, Experimental and Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics Normally this requirement is met by taking PHYS 100. Browse . Before joining UBC, she was an Assistant Professor of Physics at Ryerson University in Toronto. Sarah Burke received a prestigious Canada Research Chair II when she joined the department this year. Reiner Kruecken (TRIUMF/UBC Physics & Astronomy) was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). | The Department of Physics & Astronomy at UBC is noted for the excellence of its research … Visit www.linkedin.com to set up your profile and apply for membership to the UBC Engineering Physics […] Students lacking Physics 11, but wishing to enter, should submit a special appeal to Enrolment Services with their application to take PHYS 100. The MCAT group received the award for "outstanding support for the construction of The NASA/Air Force Research Laboratory Orbital Debris Observatory and installation of the Meter-class Autonomous Telescope.". Event Location: According to the Foundation website, "Mark Van Raamsdonk uses the holographic insights from the gauge-gravity duality to obtain new results in the theory of quantum gravity. Marcello Pavan and Valery Milner were awarded the 2018/19 UBC Killam Teaching Prize. Recipients were recognized at the Celebrate Research Awards Gala on March 8, 2012. Kris Sigurdson was appointed as an Early Career Scholar of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS) for the 2008-2009 academic year and as a permanent faculty associate of the PWIAS. Andrea Damascelli received the UBC Killam Research Fellowship. This prestigious award from the American Physical Society will be shared with Laurence Littenberg, Brookhaven National Laboratory and A.J. For each Tier 2 Chair, the university receives $100,000 annually for five years. Douglas Bonn received the 2012 CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Medal for his contributions to the field of high temperature superconductivity. "The IES Fellow designation shall be awarded to a Member of the Society for valuable contribution to the technical activities of the Society; to the art or science of illumination; or to the related scientific or engineering fields.". Anna Celler received the NSERC Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering together with Paul Schaffer (TRIUMF),  François Bénard (The University of British Columbia), Michael Kovacs (Western University), Thomas J. Ruth (TRIUMF), and John Valliant (McMaster University). For each Tier 2 Chair, the university receives $100,000 annually for five years. Harvey Richer received the 2014 Carlyle S. Beals Award from the Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA). Salena Li, the department's Undergraduate Program Coordinator, received the 2015 Dean of Science Excellence in Service Award. In 2018, UBC Physics Olympics celebrated its 40th anniversary. Bridget Hamilton and Bernhard Zender received the 2011 Physics & Astronomy Staff Service Awards. of Curriculum & Pedagogy Aaron Boley, Dept. Carl was recognized as a Scholar in the Biomedical field. Gordon has been a professor at UBC since 1990. For individual programs, labs, etc., please consult the related faculty / school / department web site, or … Event Location: ; After the lecture, students are let loose on an auxiliary discussion topic or … He was recently appointed Officer of the Order of Canada in 2012. Learn more. See the Genetic Engineering News Article. Kim Fugate (Tkaczuk) received the 2009 Physics & Astronomy Staff Service Award for her contributions as the Director of Finance/Operations since 2001. It recognizes a Canadian astronomer or an astronomer working in Canada for the outstanding achievement in research (either as a specific achievement or as a lifetime of research). Andrea Damascelli was elected a Senior Fellow of the CIFAR Quantum Materials Program in January. "Tier 1 Chairs, tenable for seven years and renewable, are for outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields. Martin "in recognition of exceptional leadership in technical services," and Swarn "in recognition of administrative excellence". Jon Nakane and Benhard Zender receive the 2013 President’s Staff Awards for "Enhancing the UBC Experience." She was recognized "for ongoing contributions to the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the larger community. They will share the $500,000 award with NASA Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) lead Charles Bennett and other colleagues from the team. The award recognizes staff, students and faculty whose contributions in areas such as service, administration, leadership and outreach have had a significant positive impact in achieving the goals of the Faculty of Science. Mark van Raamsdonk won the 2010 Gravity Research Foundation Essay Competition. Award winners are honoured for their outstanding research record and invited to spend a period of up to one year cooperating on a long-term research project with specialist colleagues at a research institution in Germany. Douglas Bonn received the CAP Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Physics, for his accomplishments in quantum materials that have advanced our understanding of high-temperature superconductors. ", Lorne Whitehead was made a Fellow of the Illuminating Engineering Society. Mark Van Raamsdonk was awarded the CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics "for his highly original, influential contributions to several areas of theoretical physics, including string theory, quantum field theory, and quantum gravity. Swarn Rai received the 2018 the UBC Dean of Science Excellence in Service award. Inquiries regarding the Engineering Physics program should be made through the Engineering Physics program office, room 333A, Hennings Building. Their findings cemented the “standard model” of cosmology: a flat universe dominated by dark matter and dark energy. David Jones received the 2011/12 Killiam Faculty Research Fellowship. UBC Press Release. More information. Mark Van Raamsdonk received the 2015 UBC Killam Research Fellowship, which "enables promising faculty to pursue full-time research during a recognized study leave.". The purpose of the Rethink Award is to recognize faculty members who are sustainability leaders for their achievements and contributions. The number of elected fellows each year is very limited, so this is a prestigious recognition. Lorne Whitehead was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Connect via Zoom, Wednesday, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Fellows of the Royal Society are elected for life. More information. "Dr. Paul Schaffer and his multi-disciplinary team of researchers that boasts expertise in fields including physics, chemistry and nuclear medicine. 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. Chris Waltham received the 2009/2010 Faculty of Science Achievement Award (Faculty). Fax: 604.822.2847 With funding support from NSERC, CIHR and Natural Resources Canada, this team has developed breakthrough technology that uses medical cyclotrons already installed and operational in major hospitals across Canada. UBC faculty members in the Department of Physics and Astronomy have been involved in outreach activities for several decades. The Gravity Research Foundation was established in 1949 to encourage the study of gravity. Carl is at UBC as the director of the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative a $12 million project to improve undergraduate science education. They will share the $500,000 award with NASA Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) lead Charles Bennett and other colleagues from the team. Steacie Memorial Fellowship. | While the nature of our work is diverse, we’re all driven by the same aspiration: to contribute to positive change. Main navigation. For more information about the Killam Teaching Award, visit the Faculty of Science website. Gordon Semenoff received the 200 CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Medal for his seminal contributions to the theory of Graphene and its massless quasiparticles. Jon Nakane has been named to receive a 2011 Faculty of Science Achievement Award. 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." Harvey Richer was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He joins a very select group of scientists. His research has provided fundamental estimates of the age of the Universe, the density of dark matter, and the dynamics and formation of galaxies and globular clusters. The purpose of the Prize is "to recognize outstanding research in theoretical statistical physics including the quantum fluids." For more information. She was the faculty organizer for the annual Physics & Astronomy Welcome Orientation for Women (WOW) event in the past few years. The fellowship of the RSC comprises over 2,000 Canadian scholars, artists, and scientists, peer-elected as the best in their field. 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. Bill Unruh was awarded the Helmholtz International Fellow. Learn more about the Outstanding Referee program. Gary Hinshaw was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. The award was established in 2009 upon a gift by Peter G. Martin, Past-President of the Society and Professor at the University of Toronto. NEW December 16, 2020 Updates regarding 2021 Physics Olympics announced. The team includes PHAS physicists Dr. Walter Hardy, Dr. Takamasa Momose (associate from chemistry), along with Nathan Evetts, Andrea Gutierrez, Mario Michan and Sarah Seif El Nasr. Bill was nominated by the University of Duisburg Essen, and will be spending up to one year cooperating on a long-term research project with specialist colleagues there. Andre Marziali has been awarded the 2007 Innovation Award by the Association for Laboratory Automation. The IES appoints, on average, only 2 fellows per year. Joshua Folk received the 2010 Sloan Research Fellowship; fellowships are awarded to 118 outstanding US and Canadian early reserachers. Learn More. | Theresa was recognized for "outstanding leadership in communications and outreach" and Mandana for "playing a transformative role in experimental cosmology. Noted among his Outreach achievements, is Chris's work with the Michael Crooks Physics & Astronomy Outreach Laboratory which aims to reconnect education with the natural and high-technology world around us, and the excitement and fulfillment of being able to understand and contribute to it. Killam Faculty Research Fellowships are awarded to assist promising faculty members, who wish to devote full time to research and study in their field during a recognized study leave. Physics Education Technology Project (PhET). 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. Aaron Boley received the 2018 Killam Teaching Award for Science instructors to. The Department of Physics and Astronomy is a broad-based department with a wide range of research interests covering many key topics in contemporary physics, astronomy, and applied physics. 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 prestigious NASA certificate is awarded to any combination of Government and/or non-Government individuals for an outstanding group accomplishment that has contributed substantially to NASA's mission." 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. Scott Oser was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Steve Plotkin was recognized with the Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modeling Graphics 2010 Prize. This award recognizes staff members for their significant contributions to the department. His research interests have been in superstring theory and duality of string theories with strongly coupled gauge field theories and in quantum gravity. People in the department are listed alphabetically according to their role at the university. More information. Browse the following contact lists: Researchers & Instructors - including faculty, associated members, postdoctoral fellows, professor emeriti, visitors, and scientific staff; Departmental Contacts - including general administration staff and building contacts; Undergrad and Graduate Program Contacts - including general program contacts, and undergrad/grad program advisors Vesna Sossi received the Career Investigator Awards from the Michael Smith Foundation. UBC Search. 2015 Faculty. The President’s Staff Awards at the Vancouver campus recognize the personal achievements and contributions that our staff make to UBC, and to the vision and goals of the University. The fellowship program is the oldest program of the New York-based Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The 2008 CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Condensed Matter and Materials Physics is awarded to Jess Brewer, University of British Columbia. Physics Circle 2020/2021 registration is open! Andrea Damascelli, director of UBC’s Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, was awarded the 2018 CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Medal for his contributions and leadership in the investigation of quantum solids and surfaces. UBC astronomy and astrophysics professor Jaymie Matthews was inducted Friday (2008-02-22) in Ottawa as an officer of the Order of Canada by Governor-General Michaelle Jean. Gar Fisher was awarded for his dedicated service to the PHAS Electronics Lab. The high-profile Silicon-Valley funded award is being shared between five projects that have illuminated the nature of neutrinos, elusive subatomic particles produced inside the Sun. Success of UBC Physics Olympics is due to many factors: the ongoing leadership of the faculty and staff from the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy; the hard work of hundreds of dedicated student-volunteers; and of course the ongoing support and […] He is noted for his co-invention of the parity anomaly in odd-dimensional gauge field theories and his pioneering work on graphene. The award acknowledges outstanding contributions made by teaching faculty in Science. Douglas Scott has been recognized by the APS as an Outstanding Referee. Richly deserved, Andrea! Swarn is noted "[f]or warm, efficiency, faultless organization, consistency, care, and exemplary service to the Faculty of Science and the University of British Columbia through the Pacific Institute of Theoretical Physics.". Shaun Woodruff was awarded a Faculty of Science Achievement Award for his Herculean efforts in the Hebb Demo room. His research interests have been in superstring theory and duality of string theories with strongly coupled gauge field theories and in quantum gravity. 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. The Engineering Physics Project Lab is unique in that it is the only capstone lab on the UBC campus with multiple staff fully dedicated to supporting student projects. Mark Carlson started her position as the Electronics Engineer in May, 2018. This annual award is given to an undergraduate program or department that has had a significant positive impact on student life and student development at UBC. Martin O'Keane and Swarn Raid received the UBC Physics & Astronomy 2013 2013 Staff Achievement Awards. The Killam research awards are given annually from the Killam Endowment Fund to faculty nominated by students, colleagues and alumni in recognition of excellence in research. Through this, Helmholtz aims to promote intensified cooperation with the scientists and their research institutions. The internationally recognized research performed by our researchers and their students is supported by superb facilities both within the department and in related institutions on campus. Tier 2 Chairs, tenable for five years and renewable once, are for exceptional emerging researchers, acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field. 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