Welcome to new graduate students

May 8, 2023

Starting in May 2023: Nithin Aaron and Shaeer Moeed have joined our group for graduate studies

Starting in September 2023: Jacob Chaussé and Megan Dawson will start their graduate program in the fall.

Invitation to Phys. Rev. Lett. Journal club (video recording)

March 28, 2023

Our research on quantum phase transitions in water lead to an invitation to the Phys. Rev. Lett. journal club. Details below:

Event Date: March 28, 2023 | 2:00PM ET
Tobias Serwatka on “Quantum Phase Transition in the One-Dimensional Water Chain”
Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 026201
Moderated by Adrian Del Maestro, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Video Recording

Congratulations to postdoc Tobias Serwatka

February 1, 2023

Postdoc Tobias Serwatka was awarded a prestgious Walter Benjamin fellowship from the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Tobias will work with our group and collaborator Roger Melko on the development of Machine Learning techniques to better understand the quantum mechanical behaviour of large molecular assemblies.

Our work is selected as an Editor Suggestion is Phys. Rev. Lett.

January 7, 2023

T. Serwatka, R. Melko, A. Burkov, and P.-N. Roy, A quantum phase transition in the one-dimensional water chain, Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 026201 (2023) [Editor's suggestion]. Physics Viewpoint; Featured in the University of Waterloo Daily bulletin Read more about Our work is selected as an Editor Suggestion is Phys. Rev. Lett.

Neil Raymon defends his PhD

September 19, 2022

Dmitri Iouchtchenko defends his PhD!

December 11, 2020

Xichen Lou defends her MSc thesis

January 13, 2020

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January 1, 2020

December 2019

Kevin Bishop defends his PhD!

December 2018

Matt Schmidt defends his PhD!

June 2018

Neil Raymond wins the Dean of Science award for his M.Sc. thesis.

Alexander Ibrahim joins the group. Will start M.Sc. in the fall.

Mai 2018

Adam Marr joins the group. Will start M.Sc. in the fall.

April 2018

Dmitri Iouchtchenko is awarded a Ph.D. OGS postgraduate scholarship.

Kevin Bishop is awarded a Ph.D. OGS postgraduate scholarship.

Pierre-Nicholas Roy

Professor of Chemistry and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Quantum Molecular Dynamics

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