Gianluigi Botton

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Gianluigi Botton
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Academic background
EducationBEng, Physics, 1987, PhD, Materials Eng, 1992, Polytechnique Montréal
ThesisCaractérisation et mécanismes de croissance de la phase MgAl2O4 dans les composites Al-Mg renforcés avec Al2O3 (1994)
Academic work
InstitutionsCanadian Light Source
McMaster University
Websitebottonsgroup.com

Gianluigi A. Botton FRSC (born 1963) is a French Canadian scientist and engineer. As a Canada Research Chair at McMaster University, he leads the Botton's Group to investigate new materials on the atomic-scale.

Early life and education[edit]

Botton was born in 1963.[1] He completed his Bachelor of Engineering degree in physics and PhD in materials engineering from Polytechnique Montréal.[2] Following his PhD, Botton was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Cambridge working under Colin Humphreys from 1993 to 1998. He then joined the Materials Technology Laboratory of Natural Resources Canada in 1998 as a research scientist.[3] Through his post-graduate positions, Botton also earned a summer job studying electron microscopy at Simon Fraser University.[4]

Career[edit]

Botton joined the faculty of McMaster University's Department of Materials Science and Engineering in 2001.[3] As a professor at McMaster, he also became the founder and inaugural director of the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy since 2008.[4] Throughout his tenure at McMaster, he focused his research laboratory towards the understanding of the structure of different materials at the atomic level.[5] As a result of his efforts, Botton was elected a fellow of the Microscopy Society of America[6] and named a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair.[7] By 2017, Botton was named the recipient of CMSC Metal Physics Award[8] and McMaster's the Faculty of Engineering Research Achievement Award.[9]

In 2018, Botton was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada for his significant contributions within his field.[5] The following year, Botton was offered, and accepted, a directorship position with the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan "given his extensive background in materials science and advanced microscopy."[10] In 2023, Button was appointed CEO of the Diamond Light Source.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Botton, Gianluigi, 1963-". VIAF. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Dr. Gianluigi Botton". McMaster University. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "2020 Gianluigi Botton". Microscopy Society. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Big Ideas: Attention to detail". McMaster University. May 8, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "McMaster engineering professor named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada". McMaster University. September 13, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Dr. Botton has been named a fellow of the Microscopy Society of America". Botton's Group. September 26, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "Dr. Botton advanced to Tier-1 standing". Botton's Group. January 14, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Dr. Botton receives 2017 Canadian Materials Science Conference Metal Physics Award". McMaster University. June 6, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "Dr. Botton receives McMaster University Faculty of Engineering Research Achievement Award". McMaster University. May 12, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "MICROSCOPY EXPERT JOINS CLS AS SCIENCE DIRECTOR". Canadian Light Source. April 16, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "New CEO appointed for the UK's national synchrotron, Diamond Light Source". Diamond Light Source. Retrieved August 9, 2023.

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