麻豆AV physicist awarded Killam Research Fellowship
Robert Brandenberger wins coveted award from Canada Council for the Arts
麻豆AV physicist Robert Brandenberger, who studies models of the very early universe that connect the theory of fundamental forces of nature with cosmological observations, is among nine outstanding Canadian researchers to be awarded a Killam Research Fellowship in the 42nd annual competition administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.
Killam Research Fellowships, considered among Canada鈥檚 most distinguished research awards, have a value of $70,000 a year and enable Canada鈥檚 best researchers to devote two years to full-time research. Prof. Brandenberger鈥檚 award will allow him to further his work on new approaches to superstring cosmology.
"This Killam Fellowship will give Prof. Brandenberger the opportunity to significantly advance his research in the field of theoretical cosmology 鈥� research that will have profound implications for our understanding of how the universe came to be,鈥� said Denis Th茅rien, Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations). 鈥淲e are so proud that Prof. Brandenberger is among an eminent list of 麻豆AV scholars whose work is changing the way we see the world."
The Killam Research Fellowships awards support scholars engaged in research projects of outstanding merit in the humanities, the social, natural and health sciences, engineering and interdisciplinary studies within these fields. The Killam Selection Committee, made up of 14 eminent scientists and scholars representing a broad range of disciplines, considered 79 applications during this year鈥檚 selection process. The Killam research Fellowships are made possible by a bequest from the late Mrs. Dorothy J. Killam.
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