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A fresh take on the Hubble Constant

December 12, 2025 

In two recently published papers, members of the Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Waterloo presented a new measurement of the Hubble parameter using data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI).

Lighting the way for future physicists

November 12, 2025

Congratulations to Dio Hsieh, the first recipient of the Lee Chan Chiou Entrance Scholarship in Physics, the largest donor-funded undergraduate scholarship in Science at Waterloo.

Graduate impact series: Catching atoms and chasing curiosity

November 11, 2025  

PhD student Kent Ueno and his team are doing something that sounds like science fiction: trapping individual rubidium-87 atoms in space and manipulating them with lasers. 

Faculty of Science 2025 Alumni Achievement Awards

January 29, 2026

Our Faculty of Science alumni are excelling in their chosen fields, and our annual Alumni Awards celebrate their dedication and commitment.

Please join us in celebrating our exceptional 2025 Science Alumni Achievement Award recipients!

Physics and Astronomy Colloquium: Prof. Sara Seager

From Lab to Cosmos: Three Frontiers in the Search for Signs of Life Beyond Earth

Professor Sara Seager
MIT

Thursday, December 4, 2025
4:00 p.m.

In-person: PHY 150