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Walter Davidson has made significant contributions as an experimental nuclear physicist, as a pioneer of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, as a scientific diplomat, and in the development of Canada's large-scale research infrastructure. His reactor- and accelerator-based research has advanced knowledge about the structure of atomic nuclei. He played a central role in the development of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. As Canada's Science Counsellor in Bonn, he greatly strenghtened the important bilateral S&T relationship with Germany. His current position is Director of National Facilities at the National Research Council.

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Walter Davidson has made significant contributions as an experimental nuclear physicist, as a pioneer of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, as a scientific diplomat, and in the development of Canada's large-scale research infrastructure. His reactor- and accelerator-based research has advanced knowledge about the structure of atomic nuclei.