Jules Carbotte

Jules P. Carbotte (March 26, 1938 – April 5, 2019) was a Canadian physicist, professor at McMaster University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

[1][2] His PhD research in condensed matter physics focused on refinements to theoretical models of positron annihilation in metals.

[3] After finishing his PhD, spent two years as a research associate in the Physics Department of Cornell University.

[4] In 1988, Carbotte became the founding director of the superconductivity program of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.

The couple met during a first year summer school class in physics while they were both undergraduates at the University of Manitoba.