Congrats Cousin Cliff!

Congratulations to my intrepid Cousin Cliff the particle physicist, who was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada this weekend past. Here's the writeup from his citation:

"BURGESS, Clifford - Department of Physics & Astronomy, McMaster University
Clifford Burgess is a renowned expert in the applications of effective field theory. As a theoretical physicist he has had an impact on an unusually broad range of fields including superstring theory, early universe cosmology, particle phenomenology, astrophysics and condensed matter physics. With over 120 published articles, he is one of Canada's most prolific and highly cited particle theorists."

Cliff and his family were kind enough to include me as a guest for the reception and banquet. A fine time was had by one and all, and it was great to see the Burgess clan. Congratulations Cliff! That's quite an honour! Now about that committee work... ;)