Medals and Awards

Awarded on the basis of: significant contributions to physics over an extended period of time, and/or; recent significant achievement.

This medal is to recognize significant contributions in any field of research by a Canadian physicist who has successfully defended their doctoral thesis within the last 12 years.

The objective of this award is to recognize research excellence in the fields of theoretical and mathematical physics.

The purpose of this award is to recognize and encourage significant experimental or theoretical contributions to condensed matter and materials physics.

The purpose of this award is to recognize and encourage outstanding experimental or theoretical contributions to subatomic physics.

This prize is intended to acknowledge innovative applications of photonics to solve practical problems, leading to economic benefits (for example, the development of a new instrument based on photonics, devices that accomplish new functions, etc.).

(Final award)

This medal is intended to recognize and promote the creativity of scientists working in Canada in the area of industrial and applied physics, and to particularly recognize the successful application of physical principles to the creation of practical innovations, as demonstrated (for example) by novel/commercializable products or processes, and/or patents.

The medal is intended to recognize service to the physics community by strengthening the Canadian physics community, by enhancing the profession of physical scientists, by effectively communicating physics to the non-scientific community, or by making physics more attractive as a career.

This award is intended to recognize excellence in teaching physics in Canadian high schools or CEGEPs and to encourage and promote physics at the high school/CEGEP level in Canada.

The CAP Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching is to honour faculty members who possess an ability to communicate their knowledge and understanding in such a way as to lead their students to high academic achievement in physics.

Awarded to a graduate student who has demonstrated both research excellence and significant service to the physics (CAP) community.

This scholarship recognizes the critical importance and value of having people who are trained in, and passionate about, physics engaging young Canadians in the classrooms of this country.

Awarded to a graduate student who has demonstrated both research excellence and significant service to the optics (The Optica Foundation) or physics (CAP) community

CAP provides awards for the best student papers and posters delivered at Congress, if a student specifically indicates that they want to participate in the competition.

The Division awards a biennial PhD thesis prize in atomic, molecular, and optical physics.

The Division awards a biennial PhD thesis prize in nuclear physics.

A national competition open to students across the country who are studying physics and are enrolled in an undergraduate program at the time of the examination.

Awarded to a student who has received a Ph.D. degree in Experimental or Phenomenological Particle Physics from a Canadian University in the current calendar year.

Open to condensed matter and materials physics graduates from Canadian universities who have defended their first PhD thesis in current calendar year.

Awarded to student receiving a PhD degree in Physics from a Canadian University.

Based upon an internationally recognized syllabus, the I.B. Physics Higher Core Curriculum. Only sections of the syllabus covering mechanics, Optics and Electricity and Magnetism are examined by the CAP Exam. Since all provinces in Canada have different curricula and the level of physics taught varies widely, the exam uses a broad based core curriculum which is widely recognized and used throughout the world.

The aim of the competition is to stimulate interest, especially among non-scientists, in some of the captivating imagery associated with physics.

The Canada Wide Science Fair (CWSF) brings science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) out of the classroom – engaging youth in STEM solutions to real world issues.