This fellowship is named in honour of Dr. Paul Corkum, professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Ottawa, director of the Max Planck-University of Ottawa Centre and a principal research officer at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). Dr. Paul Corkum is a world-leading expert in strong field atomic physics. His ground-breaking work in the area of attosecond science is the basis of a strategic partnership between the NRC and the University of Ottawa to lead research and development in this emerging field. Recipient of the Killam Prize in Natural Science in 2006, Dr. Corkum is a leader in Canadian research, epitomizing the Killam values.
The Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellowship may support a specific collaborative project, a knowledge exchange initiative, a novel multidisciplinary collaboration, or other scholarly pursuits that advances knowledge.
The program will award up to three (3) fellowships each year, and each fellowship project must align with an NRC challenge program.
