Art McDonald

By: Nick Liard

Dr. Arthur McDonald may not be from Northern Ontario, but it was his work here in Sudbury that may have given him his greatest achievement.

McDonald is the co-winner of the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize in Physics, for work he and his team did on understanding neutrino mass at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory or SNOLAB in Sudbury.

He and his team discovered neutrinos have a mass greater than zero which has changed scientific views on matter and dark matter.

McDonald says the last few months have been a blur, meeting Swedish royalty and many celebrities, but what he wants the most from the award is a growth in Science.

He wants to inspire youth, particularly women to get involve in Sciences.

McDonald was the Director of the SNOLAB from 1989-2007 and is a professor at Queen’s University.

McDonald, who also recently shared the 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, spoke with local high school students and will share his story at Laurentian University at 7 p.m., tonight.