Donna Strickland
Canadian physicist
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| 2025 | Elected Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science. |
| 2024 | Awarded an honorary doctor of science degree from the University of Alberta. |
| 2022 | Awarded Joseph Carrier C.S.C. Science Medal from the University of Notre Dame. |
| 2022 | Awarded Honorary Member of Optica. |
| 2022 | Awarded the insignia of Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, the highest French distinction. |
| 2021 | Appointed to Pontifical Academy of Sciences. |
| 2020 | Elected Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). |
| 2020 | Elected Member of the National Academy of Sciences. |
| 2019 | Named Fellow of Royal Society of Canada. |
| 2019 | Appointed Companion of the Order of Canada, one of Canada's highest civilian honours. |
| 2019 | Became Honorary Fellow of The Canadian Academy of Engineering. |
| 2019 | Received Golden Plate Award from the American Academy of Achievement. |
| 2018 | Listed as one of BBC's 100 Women, highlighting her significant contributions to science and global recognition. |
| October 2018 | Applied for and was promoted to full professorship at the University of Waterloo following her Nobel Prize. |
| October 2 2018 | Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for work on chirped pulse amplification, becoming the third woman ever to receive this honor in physics. |
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