Walter N. Hardy

Biography

Walter N. Hardy serves as Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of D-wave Systems Inc. Dr. Hardy is a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He received his B.Sc. Honours Math/Physics, in 1961 and Ph.D., Physics in 1964 from UBC, then spent two years as a Post Doctoral Fellow with the Solid State and Magnetic Resonance Group, CEN Saclay, France. In 1966, Dr. Hardy joined the technical staff of the Spectroscopy Group, North American Rockwell Science Center, California, and five years later became an Associate Professor at UBC. He has spent numerous terms as a Visiting Professor at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris, and most recently was a Visiting Professor at the University of Groningen (1996-97) and at Stanford University 1997.

Research Interest

Spectroscopy Group, North American Rockwell Science Center, California, and five years later became an Associate Professor at UBC. He has spent numerous terms as a Visiting Professor at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris, and most recently was a Visiting Professor at the University of Groningen (1996-97) and at Stanford University 1997.