The 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
Research Highlights
Date Published: Sep 13, 2023
'Polar Ring' Galaxies Found
Rare 'polar rings' found surrounding galaxies NGC 4632 and NGC 6156
Date Published: Sep 05, 2023
Dark matter in compact stars
Learn more about dark matter by watching how it behaves in the intense gravity of neutron stars
Date Published: Mar 01, 2023
First evidence of reactor antineutrinos in a water Cherenkov detector
The SNO+ Collaboration find evidence that pure water can be used to measure antineutrinos from reactors at large distances
Recent News
Date Published: Nov 22, 2023
CUPC 2023 in Waterloo
Another year of great experience for our students at the conference.
Date Published: Nov 01, 2023
Chasing Neutrinos
Chasing neutrinos. Interesting Q&A article with Professor Nahee Park.
![Dr. Nancy Ross, Vice-Principal (Research) accompanies Queen's Emeritus Professor and Nobel Laureate Arthur McDonald, Minister François-Philippe Champagne, local Members of Parliament, and SNOLAB administration on their way to the facility 2 km underground to announce the Canada Foundation for Innovation's 2022 Major Science Initiatives Fund. [Credit: Gerry Kingsley; CFI]](/physics/sites/physwww/files/styles/featured_news_feed/public/uploaded_images/Images/News%20Images/DarkMatter-CFIMSIAnnouncement_1000x667_0.jpg?h=82f92a78&itok=003d03sv)
Date Published: Nov 01, 2023
Dark Matter Day
Dark Matter makes up 85% of our universe. Find out how our researchers are involved in searching for answers...
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