Scientists have discerned a sharp ring of light created by photons whipping around the back of a supermassive black hole in a vivid confirmation of theoretical prediction.
The Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE) has announced the latest recipients of the Learning Innovation and Teaching Enhancement (LITE) Seed Grants. Waterloo physicists received funding for their project on collaborative group work in introductory science courses.
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The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) has established a new Fellowship Program. Waterloo's Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland, a professor from the Department of Physics and Astronomy, was named one of the first Fellows of CAP.
A single-photon detector and counting module (SPODECT) recently designed and built by Waterloo’s Quantum Photonics Lab for the International Space Station (ISS) will be used to verify quantum entanglement and test its survivability in space.
Quantum physicist Christine Muschik was named a 2022 University Research Chair at the last University Senate meeting.
Quantum simulations of particle interactions and trapped ions are two Waterloo Science research projects broadening disciplinary horizons and delivering real-world impact. Waterloo scientists Christine Muschnik and Crystal Senko each received funding through the Government of Ontario's 2022 Early Researcher Awards program.
Quantum theory, the physics of the very small, helps us to understand nature and our world by explaining and predicting the behaviour of atoms and molecules. Researchers at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) are interested in what comes after quantum theory, specifically the possibility of a broader theory that replaces quantum theory as a more complete description of nature.
Donna Strickland, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo and Nobel laureate in physics, was inducted into the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), considered the most prestigious honorary scientific society in the United States.