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Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian physicist (born 1943)

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Arthur Bruce McDonald P.Eng is a Canadian astrophysicist. McDonald is the director of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Collaboration and held the Gordon and Patricia Gray Chair in Particle Astrophysics at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario from 2006 to 2013. He was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Japanese physicist Takaaki Kajita.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Sydney wd
Citizenship
Canada wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher, astrophysicist wd
Education
California Institute of Technology, Dalhousie University, Sydney Academy wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physics (2015)
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal (2007)
  • Henry Marshall Tory Medal (2011)
  • Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2016)
  • Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics (2003)
  • Order of Ontario
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
  • Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering (2003)
  • Cocconi Prize (2013)
  • Companion of the Order of Canada
  • Fellow of the Royal Society (2009)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2019)
  • Clarivate Citation Laureates (2007)
  • Order of Nova Scotia

Questions

When was Arthur B. McDonald born?
Arthur B. McDonald was born on 29 August 1943 in Sydney.
Where did Arthur B. McDonald study?
Arthur B. McDonald was educated at California Institute of Technology, Dalhousie University, Sydney Academy.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Arthur B. McDonald · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q710597 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Arthur B. McDonald 5139-2015.jpg by Bengt Nyman (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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