- Erich Vogt
Erich Wolfgang Vogt (born 1929) is a Canadian
physicist .Born in
Steinbach, Manitoba , he received aBachelor of Science degree in 1951 and aMaster of Science degree in 1952 from theUniversity of Manitoba . He received a Ph.D. fromPrinceton University in 1955.In 1965, he started teaching at the
University of British Columbia . From 1975 to 1981, he was the Vice President (Faculty & Student Affairs). He retired in 1994, although he came back in 2002 to teach several 100 level physics courses. He is best known as one of the founders ofTRIUMF , Canada's national laboratory of nuclear and particle physics, which utilizes aparticle accelerator , located on the University of British Columbia. He was the director from 1981 to 1994.In 1976, he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada for his "role in the creation the new multi-million dollar cyclotron at the University of British Columbia, which is a major achievement in Physics in Canada". [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=1727] In 2006, he was awarded theOrder of British Columbia . In 1970, he was made a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Canada .He has received honorary degrees from the University of Manitoba,
Queen’s University ,University of Regina ,Carleton University ,Simon Fraser University , andUniversity of British Columbia .References
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