He studied physics at the University of Toronto and won a scholarship for postgraduate study at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, England, undertaking research in cosmic rays at the Cavendish Laboratory from 1908 to 1910.
A physicist scholar studied at the University of Toronto before securing a scholarship to pursue advanced studies at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he conducted research in cosmic rays at the prestigious Cavendish Laboratory between 1908 and 1910.