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Dick Bond honoured by Canadian and American physics communities

Richard Bond of the Faculty of Arts & Science鈥檚 (CITA), has received prestigious honours from the Canadian and American physics communities.

The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) , a distinction previously bestowed on Canadian Nobel laureates Arthur B. McDonald and Donna Strickland. The distinction recognizes an individual鈥檚 contributions to the Canadian physics community and to physics research.

The American Physical Society, meanwhile, awarded Bond for developing conceptual and quantitative tools that have enabled cosmologists to measure the geometry, content and age of the universe.

鈥淲e are very excited to celebrate Professor Bond receiving these honours,鈥 Dean Melanie Woodin says. 鈥淐ITA has always been a jewel in U of T鈥檚 crown and Bond is one of the reasons for the institute鈥檚 reputation and achievements. He has helped us better understand the fundamental nature of the universe, so it is no surprise that the physics community is honouring him with these distinctions.鈥

Throughout his distinguished career, Bond has investigated the physics of the very early universe, dark matter and dark energy, particle and gravitational theory and the origin and evolution of cosmic structure, among other mysteries of the universe. Along with coining the term 鈥渃osmic web鈥 to describe the strands of matter connecting galaxies, Bond is perhaps best known for developing the theory and analysis of cosmic microwave background radiation fluctuations into a high precision tool for exploring the cosmos.

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