Core research areas
Physics and Astronomy at Waterloo is home to a wide range of ground-breaking and award-winning research, including the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics.We are a key part of Waterloo’s flourishing physics ecosystem that also includes partner organizations the Institute for Quantum Computing, the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, and the Waterloo Center for Astrophysics.
Research in Physics and Astronomy falls into six, often overlapping, research areas.
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