Members of the Trinity Community Named to the Order of Canada
On December 27, 2018, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, announced聽. Included among the new appointees to the Order of Canada are an alumnus and two Fellows of the College.
Congratulations to Trinity Fellows Prof. James Arthur and Prof. Pekka Sinervo and alumnus John Godfrey.
Companion of the Order of Canada
James Arthur, C.C.:聽For his seminal contributions to contemporary mathematics, notably through his groundbreaking advancements to the theory of numbers鈥� trace formula,聽a complex mathematical formula that relates geometric and spectral information.
A leading mathematician, University Professor James Arthur is among two University of Toronto researchers named to the highest rank of the Order of Canada. 鈥淚 have had scientific recognition in Canada, but I feel very proud 鈥� and thrilled 鈥� to be recognized more broadly with the Order of Canada,鈥� he said.
Members of the Order of Canada
Pekka Sinervo, C.M.:聽For his contributions to particle physics and for his groundbreaking research in the study of heavier quarks.
Professor聽Pekka Sinervo, of U of T鈥檚 department of physics, is being recognized for decades of working to understand the basic building blocks of our universe 鈥� atoms, molecules and the like. With a focus on electromagnetic forces, Sinervo uses the Large Hadron Collider to study particle interactions at very high energies. Having written or co-written more than 400 articles in peer-reviewed journals, his research group was involved in the discovery of the top quark, the heaviest known particle, and now uses the quark as a tool to search for evidence of new,聽massive particles.聽Sinervo is a聽former dean of U of T’s聽Faculty of Arts & Science and, from聽2008 to 2015, served as聽senior vice-president of聽research at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR).
John Ferguson Godfrey, P.C., C.M.:聽For his commitment as a public servant and educator who has enriched Canada鈥檚 media landscape.
The Hon. John Ferguson Godfrey, a former cabinet minister and parliamentary secretary to the prime minister, had a long and distinguished career in public service. Prior to entering politics in 1993, he was the vice-president of CIFAR. He also spent four years as editor of the聽Financial Post聽and 14 years in academia at Nova Scotia鈥檚 University of King鈥檚 College, where was he served as both president and vice-chancellor. He holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in modern history and a master鈥檚 in English literature from U of T,聽 and was named a Member. He currently serves on 杏吧原创’s Honorary Degrees and Honorary Fellows Committee.
The Order of Canada is one of our country鈥檚 highest civilian honours. Established in 1967 during Canada鈥檚 centennial year, the Order recognizes outstanding achievements, dedication to the community and service to the nation.聽.
We also extend our congratulations to the聽.
If we’ve missed an Order of Canada honouree with a Trinity connection, please let us know – email:聽communications@trinity.utoronto.ca.
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