By Canadian Press

Quebec physicist linked to Nobel-winning research urges Canada to ‘value science’

Oct 7, 2021 | 8:24 AM

MONTREAL — A Quebec-born scientist who has contributed to research that won his collaborator this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics says he hopes to inspire Canadians to value science.

Patrick Charbonneau has been a close collaborator of Italian physicist Giorgio Parisi, who was a co-winner of this year’s prize for his work on complex physical systems. 

Charbonneau over the last decade has worked with Parisi on publishing a number of papers on complex glasses, two of which were cited by the Nobel committee as scientific background. 

The Montreal-born Duke University professor said today in an interview from North Carolina that Parisi’s prize is the culmination of decades of research.

He says it was a surprise and thrill to see his colleague recognized after so many years.

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Charbonneau says the Nobel Prize is above all a collective opportunity to celebrate science, which he says has become more meaningful than ever in the last year and a half as the world has struggled with the COVID-19 pandemic.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 7, 2021.

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