Friday, May 3, 2013
A professor of physics at the University of Waterloo has won the prestigious Brockhouse Medal, along with a professor from McMaster University, in recognition of their shared accomplishments in the field of soft condensed matter physics.
Professor James Forrest of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo shares the prize with Professor Kari Dalnoki-Veress of McMaster. They have collaborated numerous times on research projects, co-authored papers, and hosted each other's students in their labs, all while also maintaining their own independent research programs.
