Louis Taillefer
Superconducting Materials, physics of electrons, crystals, metals, ceramics
World expert on superconductivity "Follow your intuition. In my own experience, this has always paid off." |
- Birthdate
- October 28, 1959
- Birthplace
- Montreal, Québec
- Residence
- Sherbrooke, Québec
- Family Members
- Father: Laurent Taillefer
- Mother: Andrée Lepage
- Spouse: Louise Brisson, Architect
- Four brothers, including an identical twin
- Two children: Raphaël, Charlotte
- Personality
- Open minded, happy, optimistic
- Favorite Music
- Bach, Leonard Cohen, Richard Desjardins
- Other Interests
- Waldorf school, cross country skiing, kids
- Title
- Professor
- Office
- Département de physique, Université de Sherbrooke
- Status
- Working
- Degrees
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- BSc. (Physics), McGill, Montreal, 1982
- PhD. (Physics), Cambridge, England, 1986
- Awards
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- Herzberg Medal (Canadian Association of Physicists), 1998
- E.W.R. Steacie Fellowship (NSERC), 1998
- Scientist of the year, Radio Canada, 2002
- Fellow of the American Physical Society, 2003
- Brockhouse Medal (Canadian Association of Physicists), 2003
- Prix Marie-Victorin, Government of Quebec, 2003
- Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, 2007
- Medal of Achievement (Canadian Association of Physicists), 2008
- Member of the Order of Canada, 2010
- Killam Prize in the Natural Sciences, 2012
- Mentor
Gil Lonzarich, Cambridge professor who taught high standards and to have confidence that you can push the limits. Claude Côté, farmer who showed that you could do anything, make anything, there are no limits if you trust your abilities.
- Last Updated
- May 10, 2012
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