Conveners
(R3-1) Erich Vogt Memorial Session II - DNP-PPD-DTP / Session à la mémoire d'Erich Vogt II - DPN-PPD-DPT
- Anadi Canepa (TRIUMF (CA))
Shelley Page
(U)
19/06/2014, 15:45
Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
Erich Vogt began his academic career at the University of Manitoba; he built a strong national community in support of TRIUMF; he was proud to be a Canadian physicist and a CAP member, serving a term as President in 1970-71. I will share some career highlights, memories and anecdotes of Erich from each of these perspectives.
Michael Roney
(University of Victoria)
19/06/2014, 16:00
Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
On behalf of the Institute of Particle Physics I would like to express our members’ appreciation for the dedication and service Erich Vogt has provided the particle physics community, as well as broader physics, and general community during his life. I had the opportunity to attend the Celebration of Erich’s life in Vancouver earlier this year. When we have a celebration of life of a friend...
Alan Poon
(Berkeley Lab)
19/06/2014, 16:15
Nuclear Physics / Physique nucléaire (DNP-DPN)
Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
Erich Vogt's passion for teaching is well known; he taught first-year physics for decades at UBC. He made learning physics fun and entertaining. Although he is a giant in the Canadian physics community, young students knew him as an approachable and caring professor. More importantly, he inspired his students to become infatuated with physics. In this talk, I will describe...
