Welcome to the Spring 2025 issue of Interactions, the Department of Physics newsletter!
I am very pleased and honoured to be serving as newly-appointed Chair of the wonderful Department of Physics at the University of Toronto. One of the special treats in this position is to share with you, through the latest edition of Interactions, what’s going on in our busy and engaged Department.
Regards,
Professor & Chair
Celebration of Kim Strong and the Outgoing Admin Team
Martin Family Lecture by Prof. Geoffrey Hinton
Faculty Profile- Yonatan Kahn Assistant Professor, Tenure-Stream
Welcome to Professor Yonatan Kahn, our newest faculty member in the Theoretical High Energy Physics group, who began in December.
Post Doctoral Fellow Profile: Yuxuan Zhang
Yuxuan Zhang, Quantum AI
Graduate Student Profile: Andrija Rasovic
Andrija Rasovic, Ph.D. Candidate, Theoretical Physics
Undergraduate Student Profile: Stephanie Sui
Physics and Philosophy Specialist Program
Year of Study: 4th
Alumni Profile: Yara Mohajerani
Yara Mohajerani, B.Sc. Physics
Research Spotlight: Experimental Quantum Condensed Matter Physics
Experimental Quantum Condensed Matter Physics
(Prof. Young-June Kim’s Research Group)
November Ph.D. Graduates
Congratulations to our November 2024 graduates!
Awards and Recognitions
Stephanie Cui Awarded TRIUMF Azuma fellowship for 2025 Fellowship
Faculty Award - Prof Joseph Thywissen
Joseph Thywissen elected a Fellow Member of Optica by the Society’s Board of Directors
Faculty Award - Prof Dylan Jones
Congratulations Prof. Dylan Jones on being appointed as J. Tuzo Wilson Professor!
Faculty Award - ATLAS Team
Congratulations to ATLAS team for prestigious 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Arrivals and Departures
Arrivals - Harim Ulfig
Arrivals and Departures
Arrival - Jennifer Pinker
PhysCAP Recap: Mentorship Program
Updates from Physics Mentorship Program
PhysCAP Recap: Career Accelerator Program
physCAP Careers Outside Academia
Outreach In Action: Not Quite a Lecture
Not Quite a Lecture Series - Undergraduate Outreach
Outreach in Action: PhySU
PhySU, the Physics Student Union
Outreach in Action: Pursue Stem
Outreach in Action: CAP Preparatory Exam Workshops
High School Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) Exam Preparation Workshops
Physics News: Building Renewal Update
McLennan Physics Renewal Update
Upcoming Events in Physics
In Memoriam
Prof. Emeritus Albert David May, 1933-2024