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On Tuesday, May 2, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ professor emeritus Art McDonald (Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy) visited the Canadian Embassy in Washington D.C.. The theme of the evening focused on international research collaboration, particularly the US-Canada collaboration on the SNO experiment and at the SNOLAB underground laboratory.

Dr. McDonald, along with Dr. John Fisher (Vice-Principal, Research) and Nigel Smith (SNOLAB) gave presentations on the past, present and future of international collaborations at SNOLAB and the value of international collaboration in leading-edge research. Also in attendance was Science Minister Kirsty Duncan, who reiterated the government’s commitment to international collaboration in science, and discussed the recently-completed Science Review.

Dr. McDonald was in Washington to attend the 154th annual National Academy of Sciences annual meeting, where he was formally inducted as a foreign associate of the Academy.