Saturday, December 28, 2019
On December 28, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada announced 120 new appointments to the Order of Canada. The new member list included Donna Strickland, appointed for outstanding contributions in their field and for enriching the lives of others.
Companion of the Order of Canada
Donna Strickland
Donna
Strickland
is
a
professor
in
the
Department
of
Physics
and
Astronomy.
She
was
awarded
the
2018
Nobel
Prize
in
Physics
for
her
invention
of
chirped
pulse
amplification.
It has
several
applications,
including
the
cutting
of
a
patient’s
cornea
during
laser
eye
surgery.
Professor
Strickland
is
being
recognized
for
her
work
in
high-intensity
laser
physics.