William Buyers (NRC Canadian Neutron Beam Centre, Chalk River Laboratories) has been appointed an officer of the Order of Canada for his contributions to condensed matter physics, particularly in the field of magnetism. Dr. Buyers is a well-known scientist in the field of condensed matter physics, whose research interests include quantum magnetism, superconductivity, excitations, novel materials, and nanoscale magnetic layers. http://www.cins.ca/people/buyers/
William J.L. Buyers and Zahra Yamani, "Quantum Magnetism and Superconductivity," Physics In Canada 5 (2006) 257-264. (A review of neutron scattering research at Chalk River Laboratories on quantum spin systems) http://arxiv.org/ftp/cond-mat/papers/0702/0702024.pdf