Congratulations to Prof. Kent Moore on his appointment as University Professor
Congratulations to Prof. Dick Bond who has been awarded the Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2025
Annual Emeritus Reunion Lunch!
The Annual Emeritus Reunion Lunch was held on Friday, May 23, 2025 at the Faculty Club.
Physics Opening for Doors Open Toronto on Saturday, May 24
The department will be opening its doors on Saturday, May 24 for the annual outreach event that showcases the department space along with Physics demos and talks.
Congratulations to U of T ATLAS team
Congratulations to the U of T ATLAS Team for their 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Physics.
The Legacy of MOPITT
In the Media: EAPP Emeritus Professor James Drummond discusses the legacy of the MOPITT instrument.
Congratulations Dean Melanie Woodin
The Department of Physics congratulates Arts and Science Dean Melanie Woodin, on her appointment as President-elect of the University of Toronto.
The Ring of Fiber: A Practical Approach to Perfectly Secure Communication Networks Over Ultra-Lossy Channels
Imagine a procedure that could guarantee perfectly secret communication between users that are hundreds of kilometres apart. The only catch is that these users must be able to prepare optical signals that share an identical reference, or phase, throughout the entirety of their transmission over optical fiber channels.
Stephanie Cui Awarded TRIUMF Azuma fellowship for 2025 Fellowship
Professor Joseph Thywissen who has been elected a Fellow Member of Optica by the Society’s Board of Directors
New funding expands quantum outreach across Canada
The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo and collaborators have secured USD$25,000 from the American Physical Society’s (APS) Innovation Fund to fund the Quantum Explorations Student Toolbox (QuEST) project.
Brayden Kell wins the Best Paper by a Graduate Student Award in the CPS Department at UTM
Professor Dwayne Miller awarded the 2025 Earle K. Plyler Prize for Molecular Spectroscopy & Dynamic Prize
U. of T. Physicists optimize generation process for photonics graph state
Members of Prof. Kimberly Strong’s research group had an active summer, taking part in five field campaigns and installing four new instruments to measure atmospheric composition
Physicists delve deep beneath the Earth’s surface in search of dark matter
Canada’s rising wildfire carbon emissions
Geoffrey Hinton wins Nobel Prize in Physics
Faculty at Physics awarded five 2023-2024 Connaught New Researcher Awards
Christian DiMaria wins Finalist for the ACFAS 2024 Convention in Ottawa from U of T
Professor Hae-Young Kee elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
In the Media: Science in the field — CBC Radio: Quirks & Quarks
Professor Kent Moore elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Professor Hoi Kwong Lo is the recipient of a 2024 QCMC International Quantum Award
Astrophysicists uncover supermassive blackhole/dark matter connection in solving the ‘final parsec problem’
