Statement: Dr Darren Grant
Channel: Linda Duncan
Date: 07/02/2017

I wish to recognize the presence onthe Hill today of pre-eminent Canadians who are this year's recipients of Canada's top research awards.
It is my particular honour to recognize Edmonton Strathcona constituent, Dr. Darren Grant, Canada research chair in astro particle physics at the University of Alberta. He is receiving the E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship award. This award will support his continued world-leading research at IceCube, the world's largest particle detector. Located at the South Pole, it records nearly massless subatomic particles, called neutrinos, by mining deep, ancient, pure, glacier ice. I am told the study of these contributes to the knowledge of how the universe evolved.
I invite all members of the House to join me in a round of applause for Dr. Grant, and all of the award winners.