Prof. Pekka Sinervo sheds light on radioactive water pollution from the Fukushima nuclear plant
Professor Kent Moore provides insights into wildfires & climate change
Quantum Key Distribution Breakthrough Improves Communication security
Professor Barth Netterfield shares his work on measuring dark matter using SuperBIT, a balloon telescope
Professor Hae-Young Kee has been awarded the 2023 CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Medal for Outstanding work in Theoretical Quantum Research
This medal recognizes significant experimental or theoretical contributions to condensed matter and materials physics. Dr. Hae-Young Kee is recognized as one of the world’s foremost theoreticians in identifying new quantum materials with desirable functionalities. Her work has emphasized identifying appropriate model Hamiltonians that have led to new insights and predictions.
Professor Jason Harlow has been awarded the 2023 CAP Medal for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics
This medal is in recognition of Jason Harlow's comprehensive knowledge and deep understanding of the subject and the ability to communicate their knowledge and understanding in such a way as to lead their students to high academic achievement in physics. Prof. Harlow is known as an inspiring instructor who encourages students to think independently, critically, and analytically.
Professor R.J. Dwayne Miller named Fellow of U.K.’s Royal Society
Shifting gears: How data science led Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher from studying germ models to bike lanes
U of T researcher joins effort to establish transatlantic quantum communications link
Professor Kimberly Strong receives the 2022 APECS International Mentorship Award
First space images captured by balloon-borne telescope
Condensed matter physicists develop new insight into the enigmatic realm of 'strange metals'
PhySU receives the ASSU’s Sanjeev Dewett Course Union of the Year Award
Peter Hurley receives the 2023 Chancellor’s Leadership Award as a Distinguished leader
U of T-supported startup Xanadu aims to lead quantum computing sector
Prof. Hoi-Kwong Lo’s start-up company QBT receives $1M in federal funding
Experts gather at U of T to discuss Canada’s new National Quantum Strategy
"A perfect little system": University of Toronto physicists isolate a pair of atoms to observe p-wave interaction strength for the first time
The result is a first, small step toward understanding natural quantum systems and how they can lead to more powerful quantum simulations
Tiny bubbles that make icicles hazy are filled with water, not air
Like tree rings, layers of water pockets also preserve a record of an icicle’s growth
Strange Quantum Fluids Feel the Strain
Solving the Mystery of Dark Matter
Professors Diamond and Hong's Dark Matter Group Featured in Compute Ontario's Annual Report
Professor Hoi-Kwong Lo has been awarded the 2022 CAP-INO Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Applied Photonics
This medal recognizes Hoi-Kwong's outstanding impact on the field of Quantum communication in terms of practical implementations, laying the groundwork for commercial products for the Quantum internet. Dr Lo is a researcher of truly international caliber, with large impact at the forefront of quantum cryptography and quantum key distribution (QKD) physics.
NASA launches mission to measure Earth’s surface water – with help from Canada
Professor Kaley Walker of Physics explains an upcoming research effort she and Professor Nicolas Grisouard help lead.
Prof. Kaley Walker is among the recipients of the new Dean’s Research Excellence Award
The Faculty of Arts & Science has created a new award to recognize mid-career faculty members whose research achievements have been cited as especially noteworthy.
A more profound appreciation for the complexity of natural ice formations’: Researchers unlock cause of ripples on icicles
Experimental physicists growing icicles at the University of Toronto are closer to understanding why some form with ripples up and down their outsides, while others form with smooth, slick, even surfaces.
