The Department of Physics and Astronomy is saying goodbye to Jeff Gardiner, one of its longest serving members, who heads into retirement in October.
Amidst a world of possibilities to use the skills and talents she developed in Waterloo Science, Olga Shmaidenko, BSc ’05 (Honours Science and Business, Biochemistry), has chosen to be a humble driver for change in the world
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.
This year’s theme for World Ozone Day, “From Science to Global Action,” reminds us of the ongoing need for data and the subsequent research that results from projects like the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) and the significant role it plays in advancing atmospheric science globally.
The Science Quad was filled with excitement as the Physics Department hosted its annual Welcome Event for first-year students.
If you’ve passed through the Earth Sciences and Chemistry building (ESC) in the last two years, you may have noticed the work being done on the third-floor labs. What you may not realize is that this renovation is bringing the university a step closer to its net-zero carbon goals while ushering Science at Waterloo into the twenty-first century.
The Faculty of Science is pleased to welcome Schulich Leader Scholar Dorathy Shen to the University of Waterloo.
Biology Sciences alum Mathumy Sivatheesan shares her summer research on Whip-poor-will conservation and sustainability with Birds Canada, and reflects on her experiences as a Cobalt-level IDEAL Scholar.
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.