2020 News

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Professor Mirko van der Baan received the NSERC Synergy Award for his work on the Microseismic Industry Consortium.

Science and Technology, Research

Physicists acknowledged for industry partnership examining passive seismic data in Alberta

19 November 2020

Katie Willis

Mauricio Sacchi in the Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science

News

Message from the Chair

28 October 2020

Mauricio Sacchi

Professor and chair of the Department of Physics Mauricio Sacchi.

News

Message from the Chair - Physics

21 September 2020

Mauricio Sacchi

Professor Ian Mann

Research

Ian Mann inducted into the Royal Society of Canada

9 September 2020

Andrew Lyle

Lindsay LeBlanc, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Canada Research Chair in Ultracold Gases for Quantum Simulation.

Science and Technology, Research

A quantum breakthrough: Transforming information from microwaves to optical light

22 July 2020

Katie Willis

Mathieu Dumberry, associate professor in the Department of Physics.

Research

A magnetic mystery: UAlberta physicists explain decades-old puzzle of Earth’s magnetic field

30 June 2020

Andrew Lyle

Abhishek Narayan has received the Banting Fellowship to continue his research on ALS at the University of Alberta.

Research

New funding allows ALS researcher to expand search for treatment

24 June 2020

Katie Willis

Professor Michael Woodside, pictured in his lab on the University of Alberta campus.

Research

New funding supports research on prion diseases

23 June 2020

Katie Willis

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Employees

Business as usual in unusual times

12 June 2020

Suzette Chan

A duo of stars in the cluster Terzan 5 are swapping between two unique states—a phenomenon that’s been observed only three times before, and one of particular interest to astronomers. Image credit: NASA/Chandra X-Ray Observatory

Research

A cosmic Jekyll and Hyde

9 June 2020

Andrew Lyle

This paper-based sensor turns orange as it is exposed to carbon dioxide.

Research, Science and Technology

“A litmus paper for CO2:” Scientists develop paper-based sensors for carbon dioxide

5 June 2020

Katie Willis

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Science and Technology

National physics meeting goes online and free to join

5 June 2020

Suzette Chan

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Instructors

Step into my digital office: Quantum mechanics online

3 June 2020

Katie Willis

The University of Alberta crest.

Commentary, Society and Culture

Message from the Dean of Science to members of the Faculty of Science

3 June 2020

Matina Kalcounis-Rueppell

Jeffrey Gu (right) and Yunfeng Chen (left) are pictured here at a data collection site near Fort Mackay, Alberta.

Research

New model shows how diamond-carrying rocks formed in Northern Alberta

2 June 2020

Katie Willis

Biophysicist Daniel Charlebois, pictured here in his lab at the University of Alberta.

Science and Technology, Health And Wellness, Research

Biophysicist launches drug resistance research program

28 May 2020

Katie Willis

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News

Scientist searches for drug to prevent novel coronavirus from replicating

27 April 2020

Student-generated map visualizes travel restrictions of COVID-19 in Northern Canada.

News

Student-generated map visualizes travel restrictions of COVID-19 in Northern Canada

24 April 2020

Geophysics alumni (clockwise) Cindy Koning, Kevin Hayley, Karl Mome, Aaron Stanton, and (background) Cassandra Budd.

Science and Technology

Geophysics Careers

17 April 2020

Suzette Chan

Kevin Hayley (supplied)

Science and Technology

Kevin Hayley: Going with the flow

17 April 2020

Suzette Chan

Geophysics alumna Cindy Koning. (Photo supplied.)

Science and Technology

Cindy Koning: Digging into business challenges

16 April 2020

Suzette Chan

Geophysics alumnus Karl Mome. (Photo supplied.)

Science and Technology

Karl Mome: Tackling the markets with geophysics skills

16 April 2020

Suzette Chan

Aaron Stanton: "I remember wondering 'what is the point of Linear Algebra?' Now I use Linear Algebra constantly!" (Photo supplied.)

Science and Technology

Aaron Stanton: Applying theory to real world problems

16 April 2020

Suzette Chan

Cassandra Budd on a snowmobile collecting ground-penetrating-radar ice thickness data via snowmobile on a project in the Northwest Territories. (Photo supplied.)

Science and Technology

Cassandra Budd: Mapping new paths

16 April 2020

Suzette Chan

Students pictured on the UAlberta campus.

News

A seat at the bench: Building diversity and representation in physics

8 March 2020

The NameExoWorlds global competition allowed any country in the world to give a popular name to a selected exoplanet and its host star—one of which is depicted here in an artist's rendering.

News

Star and exoplanet named in Cree following national naming contest

26 February 2020

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News

January 2020 Instructor of the Month, Maya Wheelock

6 January 2020

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