Arthur Bruce McDonald

Background

McDonald, Arthur Bruce was born on August 29, 1943 in Sydney, Nova Scoti, Canada. Son of A. Bruce and Valerie M. (DeRoche) McDonald.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Dalhousie U., 1964; Master of Science in Physics, Dalhousie U., 1965; Doctor of Laws honoris causa, Dalhousie U., 1997; Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1969.

Career

Post doctoral fellow, Chalk River (Ontario, Canada) Nuclear laboratories, 1969-1970; research scientist, Chalk River (Ontario, Canada) Nuclear laboratories, 1970-1982; professor physics, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1982-1989; professor physics, Queen's U., Kingston, Ontario, Canada, since 1989; director Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Institute, Queen's U., Kingston, Ontario, Canada, since 1989. Member nuclear science advising committee Department Energy, National Science Foundation, 1987-1989. Advising committee Triumf Experiment, 1987-1989.

Member subatomic physics review committee Natural Science and Engineering Research Council Canada, 1987-1989. Member of advisory committee nuclear sci.divsn. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1992-1995.

Member research county Canada Institute for Advanced Research, since 1997.

Achievements

• Arthur Bruce McDonald has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society, Royal Society Canada. Member Canada Association Physicists (board directors 1978-1980).

Interests

• Avocations: skiing, swimming.

Connections

Married Janet Catherine MacDonald, July 16, 1966. Children: Bruce, Heather, Ross, Fraser.

Father:

A. Bruce McDonald

Mother:

Valerie M. (DeRoche) McDonald

Spouse:

Janet Catherine MacDonald

child:

Heather McDonald

child:

Fraser McDonald

child:

Bruce McDonald

child:

Ross McDonald