2020 News

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Physicists acknowledged for industry partnership examining passive seismic data in Alberta

  • Katie Willis
  • 19 November 2020
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Message from the Chair - Physics

  • Mauricio Sacchi
  • 21 September 2020
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A magnetic mystery: UAlberta physicists explain decades-old puzzle of Earth’s magnetic field

  • Andrew Lyle
  • 30 June 2020

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

Physicists acknowledged for industry partnership examining passive seismic data in Alberta

  • Katie Willis
  • 19 November 2020
Mauricio Sacchi in the Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science

Message from the Chair

  • Mauricio Sacchi
  • 28 October 2020
Professor and chair of the Department of Physics Mauricio Sacchi.

Message from the Chair - Physics

  • Mauricio Sacchi
  • 21 September 2020
Professor Ian Mann

Ian Mann inducted into the Royal Society of Canada

  • Andrew Lyle
  • 09 September 2020
Lindsay LeBlanc, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Canada Research Chair in Ultracold Gases for Quantum Simulation.

A quantum breakthrough: Transforming information from microwaves to optical light

  • Katie Willis
  • 22 July 2020
Mathieu Dumberry, associate professor in the Department of Physics.

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

  • Andrew Lyle
  • 30 June 2020
Abhishek Narayan has received the Banting Fellowship to continue his research on ALS at the University of Alberta.

New funding allows ALS researcher to expand search for treatment

  • Katie Willis
  • 24 June 2020
Professor Michael Woodside, pictured in his lab on the University of Alberta campus.

New funding supports research on prion diseases

  • Katie Willis
  • 23 June 2020
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Business as usual in unusual times

  • Suzette Chan
  • 12 June 2020
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

A cosmic Jekyll and Hyde

  • Andrew Lyle
  • 09 June 2020
This paper-based sensor turns orange as it is exposed to carbon dioxide.

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

  • Katie Willis
  • 05 June 2020
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National physics meeting goes online and free to join

  • Suzette Chan
  • 05 June 2020
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Step into my digital office: Quantum mechanics online

  • Katie Willis
  • 03 June 2020
The University of Alberta crest.

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

  • Matina Kalcounis-Rueppell
  • 03 June 2020
Jeffrey Gu (right) and Yunfeng Chen (left) are pictured here at a data collection site near Fort Mackay, Alberta.

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

  • Katie Willis
  • 02 June 2020
Biophysicist Daniel Charlebois, pictured here in his lab at the University of Alberta.

Biophysicist launches drug resistance research program

  • Katie Willis
  • 28 May 2020
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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.

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.

Geophysics Careers

  • Suzette Chan
  • 17 April 2020
Kevin Hayley (supplied)

Kevin Hayley: Going with the flow

  • Suzette Chan
  • 17 April 2020
Aaron Stanton: "I remember wondering 'what is the point of Linear Algebra?' Now I use Linear Algebra constantly!" (Photo supplied.)

Aaron Stanton: Applying theory to real world problems

  • Suzette Chan
  • 16 April 2020
Cassandra Budd on a snowmobile collecting ground-penetrating-radar ice thickness data via snowmobile on a project in the Northwest Territories. (Photo supplied.)

Cassandra Budd: Mapping new paths

  • Suzette Chan
  • 16 April 2020
Geophysics alumnus Karl Mome. (Photo supplied.)

Karl Mome: Tackling the markets with geophysics skills

  • Suzette Chan
  • 16 April 2020
Geophysics alumna Cindy Koning. (Photo supplied.)

Cindy Koning: Digging into business challenges

  • Suzette Chan
  • 16 April 2020
Students pictured on the UAlberta campus.

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

  • 08 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.

Star and exoplanet named in Cree following national naming contest

  • 26 February 2020
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January 2020 Instructor of the Month, Maya Wheelock

  • 06 January 2020

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