Personal information

David Hanna

McGill Space Institute 3550 University Street Montreal, QC,   H3A 2A7 Phone: 514-398-6510 Fax: 514-398-3733 Email: hanna@physics.mcgill.ca Web: http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/~hanna/

Research field: High energy physics; gamma-ray astronomy; instrumentation.

Description of the research project:
David Hanna is a high energy physicist. He began his research career with experiments on elementary particles in accelerator labs but is now using the same kinds of techniques to investigate astrophysical phenomena. He is a member of the VERITAS collaboration, which operates a third-generation detector for astrophysical gamma-rays on the lower slopes of Mount Hopkins in Arizona. He is also a collaborator on the HELIX project which will measure isotopic composition of cosmic rays using a balloon-borne spectrometer in Antarctica.

Prix et distinctions:

• 2020-05 à 2027-05 : E. Rutherford Chair in Physics, McGill University
• 2005-09 à 2020-05 : William C. Macdonald Chair in Physics, McGill University