Erich Vogt
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Erich Wolfgang Vogt (born 1929) is a Canadian physicist.
Born in Steinbach, Manitoba, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1951 and a Master of Science degree in 1952 from the University of Manitoba. He received a Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1955.
In 1965, he started teaching at the University of British Columbia. From 1975 to 1981, he was the Vice President (Faculty & Student Affairs). He retired in 1994. He is best known as one of the founders of Tri-University Meson Facility (TRIUMF), a particle accelerator laboratory located on the University of British Columbia. He was the director from 1981 to 1994.
In 1976, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his "role in the creation the new multi-million dollar cyclotron at the University of British Columbia, which is a major achievement in Physics in Canada". [1] In 2006, he was awarded the Order of British Columbia. In 1970, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
He has received honorary degrees from the University of Manitoba, Queen’s University, University of Regina, Carleton University, Simon Fraser University, and University of British Columbia.
[edit] References
- Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry. Retrieved on February 8, 2006.
- University of Manitoba profile. Retrieved on February 8, 2006.
Categories: 1929 births | Living people | Canadian physicists | Canadian university and college vice-presidents | Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada | Officers of the Order of Canada | Members of the Order of British Columbia | People from Steinbach, Manitoba | Princeton University alumni | German Canadians
