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[images by Mitch Zimmer, Faculty of Science]
Physics and Astronomy was well represented at the WORLDiscoveries Research Showcase, held on Feb. 5, 2010.
Dr. Giovanni Fanchini gave a keynote address at the 5th International Conference of the African Materials Research Society (A-MRS) in Abuja, Nigeria.
Purple Crow Lidar is now on 
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Image of one of the recovered fragments of the Grimsby meteorite.
The hunt for fragments from the Grimsby meteorite continues. See Western News update1 , Western News update2, and Meteor Physics. More photos are here.
Dr. Giovanni Fanchini explores miniaturization of low-cost electronics.
Dr. Shantanu Basu recounts his visit to Cambridge University.
Dr. Chris Pritchet presented the IYA2009 Galileo Lecture.
New insights into the makeup of the Andromeda galaxy.
Professor Jan Cami and colleagues "zoom in" on supergiant star Betelgeuse. See details.
Astronomers are using stereoscopic projection as an exciting new computing tool.
If you are interested in pursuing graduate studies in our department, please note that the contact information has changed slightly. It can be found on our Contact Information web page.
Upcoming Events
Conferences our faculty are involved in organizing:
Colloquia
For details please see our Colloquia Page.
"Using meteor observations to understand the origin and evolution of small bodies in the solar system"
Dr. Peter Brown
(The University of Western Ontario)
"High field MRI of Na23 and O17
in the human brain: Challenges and applications"
David Rudko
(Graduate Seminar)
"T.B.A."
Dr. Gordon Southam
(The University of Western Ontario)
"So Either Teach or Tolerate"
Dr. Martin Zinke-Allmang
(The University of Western Ontario)
"Exciton lifetime and dynamics in highly excited and quenched systems"
Eric Barbagiovanni
(Graduate Seminar)
"T.B.A."
Dr. Brian McNamara
(The University of Waterloo)
CAP LECTURE
"The Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox and the nature of reality"
Dr. Shohini Ghose
(Wilfred Laurier University)
