The Department of Physics at the University of Toronto
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Unmatched Opportunities
"This Department offers a breadth of undergraduate programs and research opportunities unmatched in Canada." Prof. Stephen Julian
Undergraduate Studies
"Flexibility of thought, adaptability and deep insight are urgently needed now and will be in the future." Prof. Jason Harlow
Chair, Undergraduate Studies
Graduate Studies
"Our department offers internationally leading graduate student research opportunities in traditional areas of physics and emerging related fields." Prof. William Trischuk Personal tools |
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News
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May 12, 2017
Is the Force with Us? Our Professor Aephraim Steinberg helps explain in Through the Wormhole!Professor Steinberg was filmed for a segment in season 8, episode 1 of Through the Wormhole. A show on the Discovery Channel that is hosted by Morgan Freeman. more...
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May 01, 2017
The 2017 CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Medal is awarded to Yong-Baek KimThe Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) is pleased to announce that the 2017 CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Medal is awarded to Yong Baek Kim, University of Toronto, for his leading work on the effects of large spin-orbit coupling on exotic ground states in geometrically frustrated and highly correlated quantum materials. more...
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Apr 10, 2017
Former graduate student, Feihu Xu recognized by the International Organization of Chinese Physicists and Astronomers.Feihu Xu is a former graduate student of Professor Hoi Kwong Lo and he has been named a co-winner of the inaugural Outstanding Dissertation Award (ODA) by the International Organization of Chinese Physicists and Astronomers. more...
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Mar 15, 2017
U of T Physics Alumni Zen Mariani is now among 32 candidates shortlisted in the CSA's Astronaut ProgramZen Mariani was featured on CTV news on March 13, 2017 talking about his experiences during the selection process for the Astronaut Program. more...
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Feb 23, 2017
U of T physicists discovered a way to increase the resolution of microscopes and telescopesUniversity of Toronto researchers have found a way to increase the resolution of microscopes and telescopes beyond long-accepted limitations by tapping into previously neglected properties of light. more...
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Events
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Physics Education
Workshop,
Sep 20, 2017
Nancy Watt: Improvisation WorkshopThis workshop is designed to teach and practice communication skills using the tools of improvisation. more...
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Condensed Matter Physics
Seminar,
Sep 20, 2017
Kevin Slagle: Quantum Field Theory of Fracton Topological Order and Topological Degeneracy from Geometry
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Physics
Colloquium,
Sep 21, 2017
Barbara Sherwood Lollar: Follow the Water: Exploration for Habitability and Microbial Life in the Earth’s Deep Subsurface
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Quantum Optics
Seminar,
Sep 22, 2017
Denis Seletskiy: Taming multi-THz classical and quantum light toward time-domain quantum spectroscopy
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Physics Education
Teaching and Learning,
Sep 22, 2017
Carl-Georg Bank: Teaching ethics in science
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