Remembering Professor Dominic H. Ryan
Professor Dominic H. Ryan’s passing is a deep loss for the Canadian neutron scattering community.
Bruce Gaulin of McMaster University was awarded the 2026 CAP Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Physics. This was in recognition of his groundbreaking applications of neutron scattering to the understanding of quantum materials, especially in studies of geometrically frustrated magnetic systems.
Young-June Kim of the University of Toronto was awarded the 2026 CAP-DCMMP Brockhouse Medal in recognition of his pioneering contributions to quantum magnetism. This includes both the discovery that the material alpha-RuCl₃ may realize the topological magnetic state predicted by Alexei Kitaev, and his leadership in elucidating its properties, culminating in key experimental signatures of a Kitaev spin liquid under high magnetic fields. His work has advanced the search for Majorana fermions and opened promising pathways toward topological quantum computing.
Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2026 CAP medals.
