Queen's 2015 Nobel Prize in PhysicsThe Department of Physics at Queen's University is one of Canada's leading teaching and research institutes in Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy. Our faculty include high-profile, world-class physicists who work on cutting edge areas of theoretical, computational, applied and experimental physics. Our students have the opportunity to engage in international collaboration as well as inter-disciplinary research with other departments at Queen's, and work in state-of-the-art laboratories.
Learn more about Dr. McDonald co-receiving the 2015 Nobel Prize
Recent News
Date Published: Sep 16, 2026
Prof. Shastri receives Rutherford Memorial Medal for research excellence in physics
Prof. Shastri is one of two 2026 recipients from Queen's University
Date Published: Sep 09, 2026
2026 Summer PhD/MSc/MASc Thesis Defences
Congratulations to Dr. Goyal, Dr. Lefebvre, Dr. Ye, Dr. Hatch, Dr. Boukhtouchen, Dr. Al Kayed, and the master’s students for successfully defending their theses!
Date Published: Aug 25, 2026
Congratulations to Dr. Yilda Boukhtouchen
Yilda Boukhtouchen has successfully defended her PhD. Congratulations, Dr. Boukhtouchen!
Upcoming Colloquia, Lectures and Events
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Special Colloquium - Marcela Carena
Special Colloquium - Marcela Carena
Extra Useful Events and Workshops
Student Academic Success Services offers academic support to undergraduate and graduate students through informative and engaging sessions covering various topics, including strategies for success in specific disciplines, time management, exam study strategies, and academic writing skills.
Career services offers a variety of support to students with approximately 15 classes a week available on a variety of subjects regarding resumes, cover letters, internship/job searches, networking, etc.
Yellow House is a safe, comfortable and accountable space for queer, racialized and marginalized students to create community, to feel empowered, to empower others, to celebrate and to honour their histories. They seek to engage students in initiatives that actively dismantle oppressive, racist and colonial ideologies and practices.
Follow Yellow House on Instagram or take a look at Yellow House website for upcoming events and resources tailored to QTBIPoC student communities including For Us By Us Resource Toolkit for QTBIPoC Student Success; BIPoC Grocery Tips, Solidarity Swims for trans and other non-cisgender students and their invited loved ones, BIPoC dance classes and more.
Employment Opportunities
Date Published: Aug 26, 2026
Queen's National Scholar (QNS) Assistant Professor
Apply by deadline Tuesday, December 1, 2026.
Research Highlights
Date Published: Jul 28, 2026
High in the mountains, TAMBO will hunt for the highest-energy neutrinos
A Nature Astronomy paper outlines how TAMBO will use the Peruvian Andes to unveil hidden cosmic accelerators and to search for physics beyond the Standard Model.
Date Published: Mar 20, 2026
Measuring the Mass of the Solar Neighborhood of the Galaxy
Prof. Larry Widrow and his colleagues apply a new method. The research is also highlighted in the Physics Magazine.
Date Published: Feb 24, 2026
Nature Paper on Neural Networks Training
Publication in prestigious Nature Communications.