Research News

Dr. Greten receives prestigious Marthe Vogt Award

Oct 14, 2026

Dr. Greten, a Post doc and Feodor Lynen Research Fellow working with Prof. Hughes at the Physics department, receives award for her PhD thesis.

Professor Francis Halzen is the winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics

Oct 08, 2026

The IceCube collaboration currently counts more than 450 members from 58 institutions in 14 countries. This includes scientists in the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy at Queen’s University.

Prof. Shastri receives Rutherford Memorial Medal for research excellence in physics

Sep 16, 2026

Prof. Shastri is one of two 2026 recipients from Queen's University

Building and designing a balloon-borne radio telescope system

May 12, 2026

Prof. Laura Fissel and students of the Balloon Borne Very Large Baseline Experiment (BVEX) are working hard to launch by late summer of 2027 at Palmas, Brazil.

Prof. Shastri speaks at Research Excellence event

May 12, 2026

Prof. Shastri was one of the four speakers to give a talk on the impact of his award, 2025 Sloan Research Fellowship on his research.

Using the Pacific Ocean to detect Cherenkov radiation from neutrinos

Mar 20, 2026

Professors Nahee Park and Ken Clark are involved in part of a global experiment to capture and study the elusive neutrinos.

Examining the Earth's Core

Feb 26, 2026

Geoneutrinos that help us understand the chemical composition of the planet.

Dr. McDonald reflects on the decade since receiving the Nobel Prize

Dec 12, 2025

Watch the youtube video of Dr. McDonald's reflections since winning the Nobel Prize.

Prof. Spekkens receives Tier 1 CRC Funding

Oct 24, 2025

Prof. Kristine Spekkens receives prestigious Tier 1 Canada Research Chair Funding.

Decoding the Cosmos Celebration Event

Oct 21, 2025

Celebrating 10th year of Dr. McDonald's Nobel Physics Prize and renewed funding of McDonald Institute.