Professor Andreas Mandelis (MIE) has received the 2012 American Physical Society’s Joseph F. Keithley Award for Advances in Measurement Science for his seminal contributions to photothermal science and the application of innovative techniques to a variety of real-world problems.

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. His research includes developments in dental imaging and instruments for the early detection and monitoring of osteoporosis.

“We are grateful that Professor Mandelis has been recognized by his colleagues of the American Physical Society,” said Engineering Dean Cristina Amon. “Professor Mandelis is a world-leader in his field and on behalf of the Faculty, I congratulate him on this honour.”

The American Physical Society (APS) is a non-profit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy and international activities. APS represents 48,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories and industry in the United States and throughout the world.

Professor Mandelis will give a lecture on his research and receive his award at the Society’s meeting in Boston, from February 27 to March 2.