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