It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Kostadinka Bizheva, Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, affectionately known as Dida to her colleagues and friends.
The Science Quad was filled with excitement as the Physics Department hosted its annual Welcome Event for first-year students.
The Faculty of Science is pleased to welcome Schulich Leader Scholar Dorathy Shen to the University of Waterloo.
Dr. Will Percival, distinguished research chair in Astrophysics and director of the Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics, has been recognized as a 2025 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has announced its selection of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration as the recipient of the 2026 Lancelot M. Berkeley–New York Community Trust Prize.
David Hawthorn is stepping into the role of Chair for the Physics and Astronomy Department, and he’s ready to hit the ground running. He was officially appointed July 1. Learn more about the new Chair in his own words.
Laflamme and colleagues developed an innovative approach to quantum information processing using linear optics, the results of which became one of the most referenced works in quantum computing.
Isabelle Marincic is the first University of Waterloo student to complete Honours Life Physics with a specialization in Biophysics and a double minor in Astrophysics and Earth Sciences.
Introducing the "Father of Attoscience", Honorary Doctorate, Dr. Paul Corkum, who will be addressing 2025 graduates from the Faculty of Science during this year's afternoon Convocation ceremonies.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy is fired up to welcome its newest faculty member, Professor Lisa Dang, whose research focuses on uncovering the mysteries of lava planets.