Have you guessed who we've kept for our T-1 Day profile? We thought it fitting to feature @cityofguelph's very own Nobel Laureate, Dr. Donna Strickland. Dr. Strickland is a pioneering scientist in laser physics who began her incredible journey right here in the Royal City. (1/7)

Dr. Strickland’s science education began at @Victory_PS, @WillowRoadPS, and then @GuelphCVI. Deciding to pursue engineering, Dr. Strickland did her undergraduate degree @McMasterU, saying that “ I think people should go with their strength, and that was my strength.”(2/7)

Dr. Strickland was one of only three women in her class at Mac. During her doctoral work at the University of Rochester, Dr. Strickland and her supervisor, Dr. Gérard Mourou, developed a way to make laser pulses incredibly intense. (3/7)

Their paper reporting this new technique in 1985 has been cited more than 4500 times and led to their Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018. After positions at the National Research Council in Ottawa, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, and Princeton, ... (4/7)

Dr. Strickland arrived just down the road @UWaterloo in 1997, where she leads the Ultrafast Laser Group Laboratory today. Dr. Strickland’s groundbreaking work has helped to develop lasers with incredibly wide-ranging applications, from corrective laser eye surgery ... (5/7)

to fundamental research. Just like our team at Royal City Science, Dr. Strickland believes in science being accessible to all: “We read to our kids at bedtime because we want to have literacy, but what are we doing to make sure kids are equally fascinated by science?” (6/7)

Only the 3rd woman to ever receive the Nobel Prize in Physics, Dr. Strickland is an inspiration to our community and the world, calling us to action! (7/7)