First Name
Chris
Last Name
Waltham
Position
Professor
Office Room
Hennings Office 336
Lab Room
Hennings Lab 120A
Email
cew@phas.ubc.ca
Research Groups
Research Website
Additional Links
Bachelor's Degree
B.A. (Cantab) 1976
Doctoral Degree
Ph.D (Birmingham) 1980
Employment History
- RA (TRIUMF) 1980-85
- URF (UBC/TRIUMF) 1980-90
- Assistant Professor (UBC) 1990-93
- Associate Professor (UBC) 1993-2003
- Professor (UBC) 2003- (50% from 2021)
Awards
- Breakthrough Prize (Fundamental Physics) 2015
- Faculty of Science Award, 2010
- Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award, 2008
- John C. Polanyi Medal (NSERC) 2006
- Faculty of Science Award, 2003
- Killam Award, May 1998
Committees and Service
Acoustical Society of America: Technical Committee on Musical Acoustics
Hobbies and Interests
Lutherie, violinist in local community orchestra
Research Area
Applied Physics
Research Field
Musical Acoustics
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