Departmental Events Past Events /
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