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Awards

2019 Patterson Medal

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Professor Paul Kushner has been awarded the 2019 Patterson Medal for Distinguished Service to Meteorology in Canada. The award is an acknowledgment of Kushner’s contributions through various roles within key national organizations.

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https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/atmospheric-physicist-paul-kushner-awarded-patterson-medal-distinguished-service-meteorology


2020 John H. Chapman Award of Excellence

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Professor James R. Drummond Recipient of the J.H. Chapman Award of Excellence for his remarkable contribution to the advancement of the Canadian Space Program and a lifetime of achievement in space science and technology.

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https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/events/jhchapman/jhchapman-winners.asp


2021 Sloan Research Fellowships

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U of T Physics' Professor David Curtin among four Arts & Science researchers to receive a 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship.

The research fellowships are awarded annually by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to early career researchers in Canada and the United States “whose creativity, innovation and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of scientific leaders.”

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https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/four-arts-science-researchers-receive-2021-sloan-research-fellowships


2020 CASI Alouette Award

James Drummond

U of T Physics Professor Emeritus James R. Drummond is the recipient of the 2020 Alouette Award from the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI). The CASI Alouette Award recognizes an outstanding achievement in the field of astronautics that has advanced Canadian space technology, applications, science or engineering.

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https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/news-and-events/news/physics-news/professor-james-r-drummond-receives-the-2020-casi-alouette-award/


Fall 2020 Canada Research Chair

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U of T Physics Professor Hae-Young Kee was named to a new Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Theory of Quantum Materials.

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https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/news-and-events/news/physics-news/professor-hae-young-kee-among-the-fall-2020-canada-research-chair-recipients/


2020 John Charles Polanyi Prize

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The 2020 Polanyi Prize in Physics was awarded to Professor Miriam Diamond from the Department of Physics for her new insights into dark matter and the nature of the universe.

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https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/news-and-events/news/physics-news/professor-miriam-diamond-recipient-of-john-charles-polanyi-prize/