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<!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">News Release</span></b><span lang="EN-US" class=""> | For Immediate Release | April 21, 2016 2:00PM PDT<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""> </span></p>
<h1 align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:center" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.5pt;" class="">The 2016 CAP-TRIUMF Vogt Medal For Contributions To Subatomic Physics
Awarded To Dr. Akira Konaka<o:p class=""></o:p></span></h1><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class=""> </span></b></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" class=""><i class="">"I am
honoured to share this award with my amazing T2K colleagues in Canada in
developing the ground work towards discovering CP violation in neutrino
oscillations. This award is particularly important and reminds me of Dr. Erich
Vogt’s cheerful encouragements of my research." – Dr. Akira Konaka<o:p class=""></o:p></i></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" class=""><i class=""> </i></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class="">The <a href="http://www.cap.ca/" class="">Canadian Association of Physicists</a> (CAP) and <a href="http://www.triumf.ca" class="">TRIUMF</a> are pleased to announce that the
2016 CAP-TRIUMF Vogt Medal for Contributions to Subatomic Physics is awarded to
Dr. Akira Konaka, TRIUMF Research Scientist, for his outstanding contributions
to the T2K long-baseline neutrino experiment, including his leadership in
establishing the collaboration. His innovations to the experiment’s design and
analysis methods were critical in the discovery of electron neutrino appearance
from the muon neutrino beam, a discovery that led to recognition of the T2K
project in the <a href="https://breakthroughprize.org/Laureates/1" class="">2016 Breakthrough Prize for Fundamental
Physics</a>. The
committee also recognized that these innovations continue with new concepts
proposed to improve the precision of the T2K experiment and, potentially, the <a href="http://www.hyperk.org/" class="">Hyper-K
experiment</a>.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class="">First introduced in 2011, the Vogt Medal recognizes and encourages
outstanding experimental or theoretical contributions to subatomic physics. “Akira Konaka is one of the best
experimental particle physicists. He has been continuing to make unique
contributions in many aspects of neutrino physics,” said Takaaki Kajita,
Professor and Director, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, The University of
Tokyo, in his letter recommending Konaka for the award – an exceptional
endorsement coming from one of the world’s leading neutrino experts and a 2015
Nobel Physics Prize Laureate and 2016 Breakthrough Prize Laureate for the
discovery of neutrino oscillations.<br class="">
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<!--[endif]--><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class="">At every stage of his career, Konaka’s research has
impacted rare-process physics. His doctoral work developed techniques to search
for weakly interacting particles, like axions, that have since found new life
in “dark photon” searches. As a TRIUMF researcher working at Brookhaven
National Laboratory in the 1990s, he introduced a <i class="">blind analysis</i> technique to increase confidence in Experiment 787’s
ultra-rare kaon-decay result that has since become the standard in the field.
As the Canadian leader for the T2K experiment, he successfully pushed for the
use of an <i class="">off-axis</i> neutrino beam, and
led the development of key detector and analysis systems, innovations that had
a major impact on T2K’s dramatic result establishing electron neutrino
appearance from a muon neutrino beam, and that led to the 2016 Breakthrough
Prize in Fundamental Physics. His innovations continue with a new proposal to
reduce neutrino flux and cross section uncertainties at an upgraded T2K-Phase
2, which could lead to a significant measurement of the CP violation parameter
delta, the holy grail of neutrino-oscillation physics.<br class="">
<br class="">
His experimental contributions have been matched by his energetic leadership in
Canadian physics, where he established and led T2K-Canada through the crucial
development phases, and built a Canadian collaboration for the new ultra-cold
neutron (UCN) facility at TRIUMF. He remains a powerful advocate for Canada in
Japan. All told, Konaka embodies what the Vogt Medal is all about.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class="">Dr. Jonathan Bagger, TRIUMF Director, said, “I am delighted
to learn that Dr. Akira Konaka has been awarded the 2016 Vogt Medal. Ever since
I arrived at TRIUMF, I have been impressed by his creativity as a researcher,
his passion for science, and his leadership in the laboratory. I cannot think
of a better person with whom to honour the memory of Dr. Erich Vogt, a
co-founder of TRIUMF and a giant of Canadian science.”<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class="">Dr. Reiner Kruecken, TRIUMF Deputy Director, said, “This
prize is a fantastic recognition for Akira's scientific vision and creativity,
in particular with respect to his leadership for the T2K experiment. It also
highlights his key role in fostering the strategic collaboration between Canada
and Japan in subatomic physics.”<br class="">
<br class="">
Konaka will be presented with his medal at the CAP Congress (hosted by the
university of Ottawa, in Ottawa, Ontario, from June 13-17) by 2015 Physics
Nobel Prize winner Art McDonald, with congratulatory handshake from the
Governor General David Johnston, during the closing Recognition Gala at the
Shaw Centre on Thursday, June 16, 2016. Please refer to the <a href="http://www.cap.ca/en/congress/2016" class="">Congress
program</a> for the
schedule of plenary talks by CAP medal winners.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" class="">###<o:p class=""></o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">TRIUMF Media
Contact<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Lisa Lambert<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Head, Strategic Communications<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="mailto:lisa@triumf.ca" class="">lisa@triumf.ca</a></span><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="">604.222.7356
<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><b class="">ABOUT the Canadian
Association of Physicists (CAP)<o:p class=""></o:p></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class="">The Canadian Association of Physicists, founded in 1945, is
a professional association representing over 1600 individual physicists and
physics students in Canada, the U.S. and overseas, as well as a number of
Corporate, Institutional, and Departmental Members. In addition to its learned
activities, the CAP also undertakes a number of activities intended to
encourage students to pursue a career in physics. <a href="http://www.cap.ca" class="">www.cap.ca</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;" class=""><b class="">ABOUT TRIUMF<o:p class=""></o:p></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" class="">TRIUMF is Canada’s national
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fundamental, applied, and interdisciplinary research for science, medicine, and
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inspires future leaders in science and technology. Our laboratory is a hub for
inquiry and ingenuity, a Canadian centre of excellence deeply integrated into
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staff and trainees collaborates with Canadian and international users who visit
the laboratory to leverage our world-class facilities. Together, we drive
compelling research and develop ideas and innovations that benefit humanity. Connect
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