In Memoriam: Douglas Grant Stairs
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Dr. Douglas Grant Stairs, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physics at º«¹úÂãÎè, passed away on February 19, 2023. He was 89 years old.Â
Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Professor Stairs studied Engineering Physics at Queen's University, then obtained a Ph.D. in Physics at Harvard University in 1962. He returned to Canada in 1964 as an Assistant Professor at º«¹úÂãÎè. For 37 years until his retirement in 2001, he played a pioneering role in establishing the research field of experimental particle physics at º«¹úÂãÎè and in Canada as a senior member of multiple international collaborations and also as Director of the Institute of Particle Physics for more than a decade.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Birgit, daughter Ingrid, son John (Lina), and grandchildren Viggo, Kaya, Alexander, Elizabeth, and Axel.Â