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: Sep 08, 2023
Qinrui Liu wins fellowship award
Substantial fellowship allows Qinrui to travel to Copenhagen for research collaboration!
Date Published: Aug 30, 2023
Professors Chen and Rotenberg receive grants
Professors Mark Chen and Nir Rotenberg receive grants from NSERC and RTI
Date Published: Jun 26, 2023
Student presentation winners at 2023 CAP
Congratulations to all of our presentation winners!
Upcoming Colloquia, Lectures and Events
Sep
22
Friday
Cosmology is well established, but could be better
Departmental - Cosmology could be better
Sep
25
Monday
Departmental - The Copernican Revolution, and how it almost became unnoticed and forgotten
Departmental - The Copernican Revolution, and how it almost became unnoticed and forgotten
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.