Media Relations Office Main navigation Astrophysicist Vicky Kaspi wins top Cdn science prize News Published: 16Feb2016 By Chris Chipello,  McGill researchers Elena Bennett and Yasser Gidi also honoured by NSERC The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has named McGill University astrophysicist Vicky Kaspi as this year’s recipient of the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, NSERC’s highest honour, in recognition of the excellence and influence of her research contributions. Prof. Kaspi is the first woman and one of the youngest researchers to ever win the Herzberg Canada Gold Medal. With major discoveries throughout her career in the study of rapidly spinning compact neutron stars called pulsars, Kaspi has a long list of recognitions
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