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J. Richard Bond

Canadian astrophysicist and cosmologist · Canada · Scientists · Born 1950 · age 76

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John Richard Bond, also known as J. Richard Bond, is a Canadian astrophysicist and cosmologist. Bond received his bachelor's degree in 1973 from the University of Toronto and his PhD in theoretical physics in 1979 from Caltech under the supervision of William A. Fowler.

A life in dates

2025The Shaw Prize in AstronomyAward2024Hans A. Bethe PrizeAward2009Henry Marshall Tory MedalAward2008Gruber Prize in CosmologyAward2006Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and EngineeringAward2002Dannie Heineman Prize for AstrophysicsAward1950Born

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Awards

The Shaw Prize in Astronomy2025
Hans A. Bethe Prize2024
Henry Marshall Tory Medal2009
Gruber Prize in Cosmology2008
Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering2006
Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics2002
Officer of the Order of Canada
Order of Ontario
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Humboldt Prize
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Fellow of the Royal Society

About this person

John Richard Bond, also known as J. Richard Bond, is a Canadian astrophysicist and cosmologist. Bond received his bachelor's degree in 1973 from the University of Toronto and his PhD in theoretical physics in 1979 from Caltech under the supervision of William A. Fowler. Beginning in 1985 he has been a professor at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) and at the University of Toronto. He served 2 five-year terms (1996-2006) as CITA's director, and since 2002 he has been the director of the Cosmology and Gravity Program for the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR).

Country
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1950 · age 76

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