Will Percival from the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science has received funding from the Government of Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF).
The project was part of two competitions: the 2021 Exploration competition and the NFRF special call on Innovative Approaches to Research in the Pandemic Context.
Robert Mann, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been named a University Professor by the University of Waterloo. This designation recognizes exceptional scholarly achievement and international pre-eminence, and is given to a maximum of two faculty members each year.
We are pleased to announce that one of the winners of this year’s Faculty of Science Excellence in Science Teaching Awards is Professor Stefan Idziak from the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
The world watched breathlessly as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched on Christmas morning and travelled 1.5 million kilometers to its earth-trailing orbit. Now, we breathe a sigh of relief as the telescope has begun sending us the first images as it aligns and prepares for research, launching a new chapter in humanity’s endeavor to study the universe.
In a paper published in Science on March 4 2022, Alan Jamison from the Physics & Astronomy Department and his colleagues at MIT demonstrated precise control of chemical reactions at ultracold temperatures.
Using magnetic fields, they tuned quantum interference effects to change chemical reaction rates by more than a factor of 100.
Firas Kamal Mansour, 50, passed away on 29 December 2021. An exceptional teacher and colleague, Firas dedicated his professional life to physics education and to the well-being of his students. With a larger than life personality replete with wit and charm, Firas had a passion for physics and physics education.
Congratulations to Professor Richard Epp for being awarded the 2021 CAP Medal for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics, and to Professor Roger Melko for being awarded the 2021 CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Medal.
Nine University of Waterloo professors are in the top one per cent of citations for their field of study and publication based on Clarivate Analytics’ 2021 Highly Cited Researchers list.
A team of researchers led by Professor Christine Muschik from Physics and Astronomy performed the first-ever simulation of baryons—fundamental quantum particles—on a quantum computer.
A team of researchers led by Professor Christine Muschik from Physics and Astronomy performed the first-ever simulation of baryons—fundamental quantum particles—on a quantum computer.