Dr. Sara Ellison awarded prestigious Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics
Professor Sara Ellison is this year's recipient of the prestigious Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics. The Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics is awarded annually by the Royal Society of Canada for outstanding research in any branch of physics and in recognition of Lord Rutherford’s own research carried out in Canada at a relatively young age. Dr. Ellison is a world expert in two fields of astrophysics: quasar absorption lines and galaxy mergers. She currently leads international programs with the world’s largest ground and space-based telescopes, and her work provides a panoramic view of the processes in galaxy evolution in both the nearby and distant universe. Dr. Ellison’s research has appeared in over 100 peer-reviewed articles and includes numerous high impact discoveries in the field of extragalactic observational astronomy.
Please see the link to the press release from the Royal Society of Canada and the 2014 Award Winner Citations.