Dr Akira Konaka wins prestigious award for subatomic physics

May 31, 2016

Dr Akira Konaka of  TRIUMF (Canada) has been awarded the 2016 CAP-TRIUMF Vogt Medal for Contributions to Subatomic Physics.  The award was given “for his outstanding contributions to the T2K long-baseline neutrino experiment, including his leadership in establishing the collaboration.”

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Dr. Akira Konaka

Konaka will be presented with his medal at the CAP Congress (hosted by the University of Ottawa, in Ottawa, Ontario, from June 13-17) by 2015 Physics Nobel Prize winner Art McDonald on Thursday, June 16, 2016.