Welcome to Howard Trottier's SFU High Energy Crib!

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Howard Trottier: Fun Facts

* BSc, MSc, PhD (McGill: '81, '85, '87).
* Professor of Physics, SFU (1993-present).
* President, Vancouver Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (2011).
* Heading up development of SFU's teaching observatory and science outreach centre.
* Hosted more than 2009 grade-school age kids for SFU's 2009 International Year of Astronomy astronomy workshops.
* Recipient of the 1995 SFU University Excellence in Teaching Award and the 1995 Faculty of Science Teaching Award.
* Chair of NSERC's Subatomic Physics Grant Selection Committee (2008-2009).
* Digs: Loula, Wrestling with Alexandre, Trottier Family Gatherings, Screaming "Yee-Hah!" in crowded places, Cycling short (esp. Stanley Park with Alexandre), and long (e.g. Calgary with Elliot), 80s music videos (see pic & think "A-ha").

I am a Professor in the Department of Physics at Simon Fraser University, where this site is hosted.

Among other highlights, I served as Chair of the Subatomic Physics Grant Selection Committee (GSC-19) of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), for the 2008-9 competition. I am very heavily involved in astronomy outreach for the public, and have sat on numerous administrative bodies at SFU, such as the Faculty Council. I am also currently spearheading development of a teaching observatory and science outreach centre at SFU.

At present I am dividing my work time physically between SFU and TRIUMF, where I am an Associate Member of the Theory Group.

This web site contains some information on my research in the theory of elementary particles, also known as high energy physics, my teaching and public outreach activities, and a little background on my other professional and personal interests.

In addition to my research, there are seveal other, and for me equally important, subtexts to my use of "high energy" to describe this site. I invest as much of myself in teaching physics as I do in my research, and consider teaching and public outreach to be job#1. I also devote myself to an exploration of the cosmos as an avid amateur astronomer, and in trying to share the beauty of the night sky with others, which continues a passion that goes back to my early teenage years, and which is what got me into science.

But family and friends are far, far and away my highest-energy component!

The buttons on the left link to pages which detail my research and teaching activities, my publications and talks (both scientific and outreach), give some information on the work done by the students that I have supervised, and highlight my pursuits as an amateur astronomer. I also give a little more on my personal groove, including some accounts of my long-distance bike trips with my brother Elliot.