04
Nov
2023
Patterns From Nature - a multimedia Physics and Jazz Event
Acclaimed composer/saxophonist Quinsin Nachoff merges physics, film and music in world premiere of the multimedia Patterns from Nature.
12
May
2023
The Webb Telescope: Twenty Years in the Making but Worth the Wait
Welsh Lectures 2023 Colloquium
12
May
2023
How Ignition and Target Gain > 1 was achieved in inertial fusion
Welsh Lectures 2023 Colloquium
11
May
2023
The Webb Telescope’s First Year: A Treasure Trove of Results
Welsh Lectures 2023 Public Talk
11
May
2023
The ignition venture and Gain
Welsh Lectures 2023 Public Talk
02
Mar
2023
PhysCAP Career Event
Aimed towards 2nd, 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students
12
May
2022
Quantum Steampunk: The Physics of Yesterday's Tomorrow
29
- 24
Jun
/ Aug
2021
Life Post-Graduation for Physicists
A Series of Career Exploration Sessions for PhD Students
21
- 24
Jun
2021
The Noble Lectures in Physics
The 2021 Noble Lectures will be given by Prof. Kristie Boering, from the University of California, Berkeley.
07
May
2021
Fermi surfaces large and small: how electrons avoid each other and conduct electricity
07
May
2021
Particle physics in the sub-keV regime
06
May
2021
A simple model of many-particle entanglement: how it describes black holes and superconductors
06
May
2021
Nuclear recoils: little things that go bump in the dark
16
Mar
2021
Physics Lecture Series
My journey as a theoretical physicist: black holes, quantum information, gender, and disability.
Speaker: Professor A.W. Peet
24
Feb
2021
Arctic sea ice thickness: From submarine sonars to satellite photon-counting altimeters
Alongside the widely reported decline in Arctic ice extent, there have also been dramatic losses in sea ice thickness and volume.
08
Jan
2021
Undergraduate research opportunities: yes, you can!
30
Nov
2020
Quantum Computers – Spooky but Powerful (The Martin Lecture in Physics)
13
Oct
2020
Information session on applying for physics graduate programs
19
Jun
2020
Understanding the Role of Latent Heating in the Heat and Mass Transport of the Global Atmospheric Circulation.
Departmental oral examinations are open to professorial staff only.
27
Nov
2019
Symposium on High Efficiency Photovoltaics
Solar electricity is a compelling sourceof sustainable energy considering the immense harvestable solar resource in relation tothe currentglobal energy consumption rate.
25
Sep
2019
Generation of Gaussian and non-Gaussian multimode entangled states of light for applications to Quantum Information Processing
29
Mar
2019
Students' Attitudes towards Experimental Physics: Survey Results (PHY224H1F 2018)
23
Nov
2018
Electronic Papers and Online Grading
Physics Education Group meeting
19
Oct
2018
Personality types and student performance in an introductory physics course
For the past two years we have been collecting data on the personality type of students in our large introductory physics course for life science students (PHY131).
30
Sep
2018
Back to the Future: Yesterday’s Research brings Tomorrow’s Innovations
From stem cell therapy to self-driving cars, all modern technology and medical therapies have
their roots in research from the past.
05
Sep
2018
PhySU Ice Cream Sale
25
May
2018
Applying backward design strategy to redesign physics undergraduate lab courses at Queen's
01
May
2018
Exploring Volatiles on Planetary Surfaces Using Radar Observations
Water on Mars, on Jupiter Icy Moons, on Asteroids and perhaps even more water on more bodies of our solar system — Are water and life unique to Earth?
17
Aug
2017
How long does a particle take to tunnel?
03
Aug
2017
Chemistry in Action: Making Molecular Movies with Ultrafast Electron Diffraction
13
Jul
2017
Science advocacy in Canada: What is the role of evidence and scientists in a democracy?
29
Jun
2017
Making "Contact" with Ultracold Atom Experiments
22
Jun
2017
The CRISPR-Cas System: A Window into the Microbial World
15
Jun
2017
Ignorance is strength: Quantum measurements in a non-local world
08
Jun
2017
Topology, Physics and Entanglement
10
Apr
2017
Steady stratified flow over ridges: the hydraulic regime
20
Mar
2017
Bridging Scales in Weather and Climate Models with Adaptive Mesh Refinement Techniques
16
Feb
2017
Listening to black hole swan song: A new window for observational astronomy
19
Jan
2017
Nanotechnology for Massively-Parallel, Multi-Physical Interrogation of Brain Activity
Although our understanding of the properties of individual neurons and their role in brain computations has advanced significantly over the past several decades, we are still far from elucidating how complex assemblies of neurons – that is, brain circuits – interact to process information.
21
Nov
2016
Dark Photon Searches in ATLAS
18
Aug
2016
Spin liquids: exotic quantum magnets
07
Jul
2016
Quirky Quarks: A Cartoon Guide to the Fascinating Realm of Physics
23
Jun
2016
Everything you wanted to know about the polar vortex but were too afraid to ask
16
Jun
2016
Ecological niche overlap and how it affects the coexistence of competing species
20
Apr
2016
Thermal Electric Generator Energy Harvesting Research at NASA-JPL – Where We Are Now & Where Can We Go
Webcast link: http://VidyoReplay.McMaster.ca/replay/webcastShow.html?key=lfAXYUx0vPS7TmH
01
Feb
2016
Fourier Transform Spectroscopy for atmospheric research and operational use; a historical perspective
15
Jan
2016
NuPrism: A New Approach for Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering Measurements
29
Jan
2015
First Results from Dragonfly
25
Nov
2014
Workshop on the physics of double perovskite materials
20
Nov
2014
Rosetta Hailstones
14
Nov
2014
HEATER Seminar and CINS Keynote Speech: Olivier Delaire, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Phonon Scattering Mechanisms in Thermoelectrics
04
Nov
2014
Professional Development Workshop: Making Connections
08
Oct
2014
Meeting the Global Energy Challenge: What Can we Learn From Nature?
06
Oct
2014
Professional Development Workshop: Establishing Your Career Identity
26
Sep
2014
A Transported Bromine Explosion Event in the Canadian High Arctic
26
Sep
2014
Rapid Climate Change during the Last Glacial Cycle
11
Aug
2014
HEATER Seminar Series: Kefeng Cai, Tongji University
Research Progress in Polymer and Polymer Based Thermoelectric Materials
11
- 12
Jul
2014
Thermoelectrics Summer School 2014
Thermoelectrics Summer School 2014 at the University of Toronto