Professor Andreas Mandelis (MIE) has received the 2012 Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP)-National Optics Institute (INO) Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Applied Photonics for his seminal contributions to the field of photothermal and photoacoustic science and applications.

A Canada Research Chair in Diffusion-Wave Sciences and Technologies, Professor Mandelis has authored more than 300 refereed papers, as well as the acclaimed textbook,Diffusion-Wave Fields: Mathematical Methods and Green Functions.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and was the inaugural recipient of the Premier’s Discovery Award in Natural Sciences and Engineering in 2007. In 2010, he received the Killam Research Fellowship, one of Canada’s most prestigious research awards. Earlier this year, he was recognized by the American Physical Society (APS) with the Joseph F. Keithley Award. His research includes developments in dental imaging and instruments for the early detection and monitoring of osteoporosis.

The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) is a broadly-based national network of physicists working in educational, industrial, and research settings. CAP advocates support of, and excellence in, physics research and education, representing Canadian physicists to government, granting agencies, and many international scientific societies.

Professor Mandelis will give a plenary talk on his research and receive his medal at CAP Congress, June 11-15 in Calgary, Alberta.