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Degree programs in Geophysics are equipping students to answer some of the most pressing questions of our time.

Energy channelled by space weather favours the north, new study shows

January 12, 2021

U of A physicists discover surprising new findings about how our planet’s magnetic field controls space weather as it shields us from solar wind.
Physicists acknowledged for industry partnership examining passive seismic data in Alberta

November 19, 2020

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

October 28, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we do things on campus, but it has not stopped research and teaching activities in the Department of Physics.
Message from the Chair - Physics

September 21, 2020

Chair of the Department of Physics Mauricio Sacchi shares a message with alumni.
Ian Mann inducted into the Royal Society of Canada

September 09, 2020

Space weather research expert Ian Mann in the Department of was one of five University of Alberta researchers inducted into the Royal Society of Canada this year, joining the country’s oldest and most prestigious scholarly institute.
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