Astronomers Make the Music of the Cosmos, by Turning Data into Sound
Matt Russo of Physics translates data captured by telescopes into music.
Toronto Startup Xanadu Achieves Quantum Computing feat: The Globe and Mail
Xanadu has close ties to the Department of Physics. A number of former post-doctoral fellows, PhD students and undergraduate students are affiliated with Xanadu and Xanadu continues to work with U of T Physics faculty through the MITACS Program.
U of T Physics and Astronomy Alumna Katharine Hayhoe Receives an Honorary Degree from Wycliffe College
Katharine Hayhoe won’t say that the climate crisis is insurmountable, but she will say that solving it depends on convincing people it’s a problem that affects them. That includes those in politically conservative communities in the U.S. where opinions often lean toward climate skepticism over climate action.
TRIUMF welcomes inaugural Richard E. Azuma Undergraduate Summer Fellow Gabby Gelinas
TRIUMF would like to welcome to the lab Gabby Gelinas, one of the inaugural recipients of the Richard E. Azuma Undergraduate Summer Fellowship.
Professor Jason Harlow is the Recipient of a 2021-2022 Faculty of Arts & Science Outstanding Teaching Award for his Exemplary Teaching
The A&S Outstanding Teaching Award recognizes excellence in undergraduate and graduate education with a focus on classroom instruction, course design and curriculum development.
Professor Yong-Baek Kim Awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship
180 scientists, writers, scholars, and artists were honored across 51 fields.
Professor Hoi-Kwong Lo Among most Productive and Impactful Authors
Xanadu Award 2022
Milica Banic is the 2022 Xanadu Award Recipient
Professor Yong-Baek Kim Awarded 2022 Simons Fellowship
Professor Kim was awarded the fellowship for his project "Emergent Quantum Phases in Strongly Interacting Quantum Matter".
Simple Multiuser Twin-Field Quantum Key Distribution Network
Dr. Xiaoqing Zhong's paper has been chosen as an Editors' suggestion in APS Physical Review Applied
Amar Vutha among U of T's 33 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs
The program supports exceptional work across a wide variety of fields. At U of T, that includes everything from marine epidemiology and precision medicine to research into sustainable bioproducts.
Robin Armstrong
May 14, 1935 - December 17, 2021
Momentum Builders Scholarship
Help us develop the next great minds in physics
Professor emeritus Henry van Driel wins prestigious national physics award
Henry van Driel, professor emeritus in the Department of Physics, has been awarded the prestigious 2021 Peter Kirkby Memorial Medal for Outstanding Service to Canadian Physics by the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) and the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP).
PhD Candidate Griffin Schwartz is Recipient of a 2021 TLCERF Grant
After fall convocation, Wentao Cui will live his dream of attending MIT
“I was fortunate to have been taught some advanced math and physics by my family when I was quite young and found it very interesting,” he says. “Also, popular science books sparked my imagination. For as long as I can remember, I enjoyed trying to understand what the universe was made of at the most fundamental level, and tried to understand the nature of what we observed around us.”
After COP26, Professor Kent Moore says the world is on thin ice
For Kent Moore, the excitement of making a discovery is often tinged with sadness.
Professor Sajeev John receives the 2021 Herzberg Gold Medal
Professor John received the medal for his work on photonic crystals.
Introducing the Azuma Summer Fellowship
The Richard E. Azuma Summer Fellowship hires outstanding undergraduate students, from one of TRIUMF’s member universities in Canada, who are considering a career in research fields associated with TRIUMF’s science program.
2021 Cohort of UCAR Next Generation Fellows Announced
Graduate Student Liz Cunningham among the Earth system science students from underrepresented communities selected for prestigious UCAR program.
U of T Physics Outreach in Action
U of T Physics' Outreach initiatives featured in the Fall 2021 Issue of OSCA Today - the Ontario School Counselors Newsletter
Could the Gulf Stream Collapse?
Professor Kent Moore discusses this on TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin
David Dunlop Awarded the 2021 AGU Union John Adam Fleming Medal
The 60,000 member American Geophysical Union (AGU) this week announced its medals and awards honoring excellence in scientific research, education, communication, and outreach.
2020 and 2021 Canadian Association of Physicists University Prize Exam Results
University of Toronto students had stellar results, taking a number of the top spots for two years in a row.
U of T researchers develop new quantum 'fingerprinting' protocol to improve information exchange
Suppose you and your cousin are about to inherit some money and you each have a version of the will on your computer.
