Professor Emeritus and Nobel Laureate Arthur McDonald is greeted by Governor General David Johnston as he visits Rideau Hall. Looking on is Vice-Principal (University Relations) Michael Fraser. (Office of the Secretary of the Governor General)
Governor General David Johnston welcomes a delegation from Queen's, including Principal Daniel Woolf, Professor Emeritus Arthur McDonald and Vice-Principal (University Relations) Michael Fraser. (Office of the Secretary of the Governor General)- Professor Emeritus Arthur McDonald, second from right, met with Governor General David Johnston, centre, on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Attending the event along with Dr. McDonald were, from left: Michael Fraser, Vice-Principal (University Relations); Steven Liss, Vice-Principal (Research); and Principal Daniel Woolf. (Office of the Secretary of the Governor General)
Professor Emeritus Arthur McDonald (Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy) was invited to Rideau Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 25, to meet Governor General David Johnston (Law'66, LLD'91), in recognition of his being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. During his trip to Ottawa, Dr. McDonald also met with Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan.
Dr. McDonald was awarded the Nobel Prize on Oct. 6, along with Takaaki Kajita of the University of Tokyo, “for their key contributions to the experiments which demonstrated that neutrinos change identities.”