The 2008 CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Condensed Matter and Materials Physics is awarded to Jess Brewer, University of British Columbia. Looking for someone? UBC faculty members in the Department of Physics and Astronomy have been involved in outreach activities for several decades. Leanne Ebbs started working in PHAS in 2013 and currently works as the Department Head's assistant. Every two weeks, the Outreach Program will be sharing a physics or astronomy challenge that students can do at home. Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science University of British Columbia Okanagan 1177 Research Road Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7 Canada. | Mark Van Raamsdonk was awarded the Simons Foundation Investigator in Physics. He was recognized "for scientific and technical leadership in the study of neutrino oscillations in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, K2K, and T2K experiments.". The award is granted in recognition of a researcher's entire achievements to date to academics whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and who are expected to continue producing cutting-edge achievements in the future. 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). NEW December 16, 2020 Updates regarding 2021 Physics Olympics announced. The medals are awarded for outstanding research in any branch of physics and chemistry and in recognition of Lord Rutherford’s own research carried out in Canada at a relatively young age.". Steven Plotkin and Andrea Damascelli were honoured as Killam Faculty Research Junior Fellows. Before joining UBC, she was an Assistant Professor of Physics at Ryerson University in Toronto. Tongkai Huang is a Lab Engineering Technician and has been with PHAS for the past 16 years, starting in December 1999. The annual award recognizes faculty who demonstrate excellence in teaching. She was cited for her work in encouraging participation of women in physics. The award is valued at €45,000; Ludo will also be invited to spend up to one year to work on a long-term project with other research colleagues in Germany. The Royal Society of Canada fellowships are the highest academic accolade in the sciences, humanities and arts bestowed in this country. Also note that one of the graduate students supervised recently by Matt Choptuik, Frans Pretorius, has also been awarded a Sloan. Planck Collaboration members at UBC have included Professor Douglas Scott, postdoctoral fellows Yinzhe Ma, Adam Moss and James Zibin, and graduate students Dagoberto Contreras and Ali Narimani. 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." His project is titled "Microfluidic instrumentation for single-cell chemical genetics". The prizes are awarded annually, from the Killam Endowment Fund, to faculty nominated by students, colleagues, and alumni in recognition of excellence in teaching. Physics Circle 2020/2021 registration is open! Dilling was recognized "for his leadership in the development and implementation of new ion trapping and precision mass measurement techniques applied to radioactive nuclei which have dramatically advanced our understanding of halo nuclei and the role of 3 body forces in nuclear systems. She is awarded the 2018 CAP Herzberg Medal for her many leadership roles in the ATLAS experiment and for the breadth of her contributions in particle physics, including the discovery of the Higgs boson, precision measurements of the top quark, new limits on physics beyond the Standard Model, and innovative efforts in using machine learning in experimental particle physics. He is noted for his co-invention of the parity anomaly in odd-dimensional gauge field theories and his pioneering work on graphene. The medal was awarded for "for his original and influential contributions to the theory of condensed matter systems, particularly in the application of conformal field theory techniques to the Kondo effects and quantum impurity problems and advances in the theory of quantum magnetism in low dimensions." Engineering Physics Staff Listing In order to reduce the spread of COVID-19, UBC staff are working remotely where possible. Nominations are made by students, alumni and faculty. The $10,000 award was presented for A Powerful New Device and Method for Detecting and Concentrating Nucleic Acids from Complex and Dilute Samples. It is awarded based on special distinction of intellect with due regard for sound character and personal qualities. Robert Raussendorf was awarded a Slfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship. The University of British Columbia Vancouver Campus. More information. Sarah Burke received a prestigious Canada Research Chair II when she joined the department this year. We are constantly rated as one of the top Physics & Astronomy programs in the world. We host a full range of presentations and seminars including many on current and Other members of the full team who are currently at UBC are Research Fellow Dr. James Zibin and graduate student Dagoberto Contreras. Andrea Damascelli, Marcel Franz and Philip Stamp have been elected as American Physical Society Fellows this year. They will share the $500,000 award with NASA Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) lead Charles Bennett and other colleagues from the team. She was awarded for her outstanding service to the operations of the department, from financial work to TA assignments. Mark Carlson started her position as the Electronics Engineer in May, 2018. For more information about the Killam Teaching Award, visit the Faculty of Science website. He is also the principle investigator of Canada's space telescope MOST. The award cited Damascelli’s work on strongly-correlated systems through the design and development of unique angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy instruments. The fellowship of the RSC comprises over 2,000 Canadian scholars, artists, and scientists, peer-elected as the best in their field. https://ubc.zoom.us/j/64320901982?pwd=ZFRVUnNVM0I2ckhYRDJnRlM4MjVBUT09, Thursday, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Close to 100 researchers (including faculty, postdocs, and research associates) are involved in a wide range of research disciplines in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at UBC. Learn More. The University of British Columbia Okanagan campus UBC Search UBC Search Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics Sarah Burke received a Peter Wall Early Career Scholar Award. At UBC, we each have our own passion — and that unites us. Gordon Semenoff was named one of the Officers of the Order of Canada in 2013. Learn more. Students lacking Physics 11, but wishing to enter, should submit a special appeal to Enrolment Services with their application to take PHYS 100. Kirk Madison and Joerg Rottler received the UBC Killam Faculty Research Fellowships (Junior Category). 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. Mark Halpern received the 2018 Carlyle S. Beals Award from the Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA). Gordon has been a professor at UBC since 1990. Steacie Memorial Fellowship. | Andrea Damascelli was elected a Senior Fellow of the CIFAR Quantum Materials Program in January. More information. He was elected "for his work elucidating the structure of exotic nuclei and astrophysical heavy element synthesis, and for his leadership in the international nuclear physics community." 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. Monday, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm For each Tier 2 Chair, the university receives $100,000 annually for five years. 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. Email: cmps.okanagan@ubc.ca Please direct all general inquires to the above email address and graduate related inquiries to cmps.gradassist@ubc.ca. Fellows of the Royal Society are elected for life. Event Location: He was selected “for scientific and technical leadership on the BaBar experiment which produced important results on CP violation, flavor physics, and many other areas.”, Alison Lister was awarded a prestigious Tier II Canada Research Chair this year. More information. Ian Affleck received the American Physical Society Onsager Prize. 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. Fellowship is a distinct honor signifying recognition by one's professional peers.". He is also the only elected fellow from Canada this year. Harvey is among 30 UBC Science researchers elected to the society since 2000. ", Ingrid Stairs received the 2017 Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics from the Royal Society of Canada. 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. Review the update now. "This election reflects the high esteem the members of our academy have for you and for your scientific work," said the French Academy of Sciences. 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. The Gravity Research Foundation was established in 1949 to encourage the study of gravity. He was recognized for fostering deeper learning processes in astronomy through the uses of peer discussions and entertaining but effective in-class demonstrations. The purpose of this award is to recognize and encourage outstanding experimental or theoretical contributions to subatomic physics. He and colleagues from NASA’s Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) team, including UBC physics & astronomy colleague Mark Halpern, were awarded the prize for their work on mapping the early universe. Nominations may be made by students, alumni or faculty. Aaron Boley received the 2018 Killam Teaching Award for Science instructors to. | Gordon Semenoff has been awarded an honorary degree from the University of Lethbridge at their Spring Convocation in June 2011. David Jones received the 2011/12 Killiam Faculty Research Fellowship. "Dr. Paul Schaffer and his multi-disciplinary team of researchers that boasts expertise in fields including physics, chemistry and nuclear medicine. March 2, 2020 Teacher memo and school grouping info have been added to the website.. February 12, 2020 Two more updates have been added to the pre-build activity rules. "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. This year the RSC elected 90 new fellows, including three foreign fellows, three specially elected fellows, and one honorary fellow this year. The award acknowledges outstanding contributions made by teaching faculty in Science. Read the email to teachers. First-year Physics classes are taught using the flipped-classroom model to ensure that you receive individualized help, even in large, lower-level lectures. Javed Iqbal and Mark Van Raamsdonk received the Killam Teaching Prizes for 2011/2012. 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. Academics from abroad, regardless of their discipline or nationality, may be nominated for a Humboldt Research Award. For individual programs, labs, etc., please consult the related faculty / school / department web site, or … There are only 16 in the Physics Section. The President’s Staff Awards (Vancouver Campus) recognize the personal achievements and contributions of staff to UBC and to the vision and goals of the University. Gordon Semenoff received the 200 CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Medal for his seminal contributions to the theory of Graphene and its massless quasiparticles. Mark Halpern was recognized, along with his colleagues on the WMAP mission, with a prestigious NASA Group Achievement Award. Beals. Each activity consists of a general […] Ian Affleck received the 2014 CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Medal. 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. Inquiries regarding the Engineering Physics program should be made through the Engineering Physics program office, room 333A, Hennings Building. Steve Plotkin was recognized with the Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modeling Graphics 2010 Prize. He joins a very select group of scientists. 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. Ian Affleck was appointed Foreign Associate of the French Academy of Sciences (Académie des sciences de l'Institut de France) in its 350th anniversary year. The department received the UBC Alfred Scow Award on April 25, 2012. This carries with it an award of $20,000 that Aaron is using to host a major conference on planetary science. Reiner Kruecken (TRIUMF/UBC Physics & Astronomy) was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Each year, we offer 20 to 30 graduate level Physics and Astronomy courses. 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). Event Location: Engineering Physics Program Coordinator Eileen Campbell and Human Resources Manager Derek Gagnier received the 2018 Staff Service Awards in recognition of outstanding departmental support. 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. Douglas Bonn received the 2012 CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Medal for his contributions to the field of high temperature superconductivity. This is an annual award for outsatnding experimental of theoretical contributions to condensed matter and material physics. UBC Search. Vesna Sossi received the Career Investigator Awards from the Michael Smith Foundation. Connect via zoom, Apply now: NSERC USRA & other undergrad research awards, Former PHAS professor Carl Hansen featured in media for successful AbCellera IPO, Landmark ALPHA result garners editor’s pick among 15 years of Nature Physics, Engineering Physics student Brendon Tankwa named 2021 Rhodes Scholar, UBC scientists partner with Microsoft to develop next generation of cancer imaging and treatment tools, Superconducting instability in a doped Mott insulator: Exact results, Gravity, entropy, and cosmology: in search of clarity, Testing the No-Hair Theorem and the Area Theorem with LIGO, Imaging phonon-mediated hydrodynamic flow in WTe2 with cryogenic quantum magnetometry, Separating wheat from chaff: Big data challenges from the Legacy Survey of Space and Time. UBC Media Release. More information. Event Location: 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. The UBC Physics Society (Physsoc) is a club for people who study physics, who enjoy physics, or who just want a cool place to spend their time with good company. In particular, Zhitnitsky was cited for his development of the ‘invisible axion’ model – the publication of which has garnered more than 1,000 citations and influenced experimental searches – and for his work on the vacuum structure of non-Abelian gauge theories. Learn more. Browse . "Tier 1 Chairs, tenable for seven years and renewable, are for outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields. ENPH 253 Robot Summer 2020 @ home edition Our Corporate Supporters Salena Li, the department's Undergraduate Program Coordinator, received the 2015 Dean of Science Excellence in Service Award. Combined, our staff have more than three decades of engineering experience in high technology industries and are committed to helping students learn practical, hands-on engineering, communication, and […] 2036 Main Mall. Gar Fisher was awarded for his dedicated service to the PHAS Electronics Lab. Christopher Hearty was elected to Fellowship in the American Physical Society. Harvey Richer was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Name Title E-mail Office Dr. Andre […] The award is sponsored by the Physics of Quantum Electronics (PQE) conference and presented at its Winter Colloquium in Snowbird, Utah. The purpose of the Prize is "to recognize outstanding research in theoretical statistical physics including the quantum fluids." 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). Ten UBC researchers were selected at the Assistant Professor level representing five different Faculties. Welcome UBC Engineering Physics is the ideal program for those who strive to invent new devices, advance science and pursue careers at the leading edge of high-technology, both locally and internationally. Kim Fugate (Tkaczuk) received the 2009 Physics & Astronomy Staff Service Award for her contributions as the Director of Finance/Operations since 2001. This story was covered by the UBC Reports. Each year a small percentage of our 42,000 referees are to be selected and honored with the Outstanding Referee designation. 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. Department of Chemistry, UBC Faculty of Science. See the Genetic Engineering News Article. Ludovic van Waerbeke, renowned for his research in the detection of dark matter and related topics in cosmology and fundamental physics, receives the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Humboldt Foundation in Germany. The Royal Society's citation points to George's work (both experimental and theoretical) in understanding important transition metal oxides. Theresa Liao received the 2012 Faculty of Science Achievement Award in the staff category, for her promotion of the Physics and Astronomy Department to the public, and facilitation of an atmosphere of easy communication between physics undergraduate students and the department, as well as her guidance of the development of our new departmental website. His research interests have been in superstring theory and duality of string theories with strongly coupled gauge field theories and in quantum gravity. 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. 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." This fellowship assists promising faculty members who wish to devote full time to research and study in their field during a recognized study leave. In addition to prize money of €20,000, the winners are invited to visit one or more Helmholtz Centers to conduct research. The work advances understanding of the electronic structure of some of the most challenging, and most studied, materials in condensed matter physics. Scott Oser was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). While the nature of our work is diverse, we’re all driven by the same aspiration: to contribute to positive change. The fellowship program is the oldest program of the New York-based Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The purpose of this award is to recognize and encourage outstanding experimental or theoretical contributions to condensed matter and materials physics. 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. ", Theresa Liao and Mandana Amiri received the UBC Physics & Astronomy 2014 Staff Achievement Awards. Beals. Students normally take another four years to complete a Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Physics. Shaun Woodruff was awarded a Faculty of Science Achievement Award for his Herculean efforts in the Hebb Demo room. ", Jens Dilling received the 2013 CAP-TRIUMF Vogt Medal for Outstanding Experimental or Theoretical Contributions to Subatomic Physics. 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. | The award honors Willis E. Lamb, Jr., famous laser scientist and 1955 winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, who gave us many seminal insights and served as our guide in so many areas of physics and technology." 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. Read the email to teachers. She was recognized "for ongoing contributions to the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the larger community. More information. 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. Vesna was awarded as a Senior Scholar in the Clinical field. Physics 11 (BC secondary school) or equivalent is a prerequisite for all students entering the Faculty of Science. ", Andrea Damascelli was awarded a Tier I Canada Research Chair in the Electronic Structure of Quantum Materials. ", Mona Berciu was awarded this year’s CAP Medal for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics. Main navigation. Learn more about the Outstanding Referee program. Science students with Physics 11, but not Physics 12 are required to take 3 credits of physics. "The award, which is financed by the Helmholtz President’s Initiative and Networking Fund, was presented for the first time in 2012. Physics explores the most fundamental measurable quantities of energy and matter and their patterns and relationships in time and space, translating into theories, formulas and laws. Salena Li was awarded for her tireless contributions to the PHAS undergraduate program. Their findings cemented the “standard model” of cosmology: a flat universe dominated by dark matter and dark energy. 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. For more information. ", Douglas Scott received the 2017 UBC Killam Research Prize (senior category), "recognizing outstanding research and scholarly contributions.". 2015 Faculty. These activities are meant to be fully self-guided by students above grade 8, but could also be completed by younger children with the some assistance from parents and teachers. Gordon Semenoff received the 2012 CAP Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Physics, for his seminal contributions to quantum field theory, statistical mechanics and condensed matter physics. Ian Affleck was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in its 350th anniversary year. 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. Ludovic Van Waerbeke was named by the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies as a 2010 Early Career Scholar. 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 The award acknowledges outstanding contributions made by teaching faculty in Science. Hongyun Sun, the department's Systems Administrator, and Amy Pureza, the Financial Assistant, received the PHAS 2016 Physics & Astronomy Staff Awards in recognition of their outstanding departmental support. His research interests have been in superstring theory and duality of string theories with strongly coupled gauge field theories and in quantum gravity. The UBC Physics Olympics is organized jointly by the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy in the Faculty of Education, and the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Faculty of Science at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus. The fellowship program is the oldest program of the New York-based Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Typically, a UBC physicist or astronomer will introduce their research, more advanced physics concepts, some applications of physics, or ideally all three (5:15–6:00). For each Tier 2 Chair, the university receives $100,000 annually for five years. 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