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Chiamaka Okoli was a remarkable and highly accomplished young African scientist, colleague, and friend.
The Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education honoured Perimeter’s efforts with two Prix d’Excellence awards.
Karen Kennedy-Allin and Sarah Torrie have received awards for excellence in teaching.
Longtime Perimeter Faculty member is recognized for pioneering work in string theory and quantum field theory.
Perimeter PhD student Anna Golubeva is honoured for her interdisciplinary research.
Perimeter is set to welcome the next group of Simons Emmy Noether Visiting Fellows – eight talented physicists spanning a range of specialties.
Robert Myers, an internationally recognized Canadian theoretical physicist, has been named the Institute’s new Director after an exhaustive international search.
For Perimeter’s newest faculty member, the messy challenges of complex quantum systems can reveal an irresistible beauty.
Perimeter researchers Davide Racco and Matthew Johnson were among the winners of the 2018 Buchalter Cosmology Prize, marking the fifth consecutive year that multiple Perimeter scientists have been honoured.
Perimeter Institute and Canada’s National Research Council have created a pair of postdoctoral fellowships for exceptional emerging radio astronomers.
As another year draws to a close, we take a look at some of the year’s top news in Perimeter science, outreach, partnerships, and more.
Perimeter has taken another step to better support and encourage diversity in physics with the appointment of its first Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Specialist.
From climate change to gravitational waves, three new classroom resources give students a deep dive into modern physics.
Aidan Richards, a first-year physics student at Queen’s University, is this year’s recipient Perimeter’s Luke Santi Memorial Award for Student Achievement.
Fellowships named in honour of Stephen Hawking, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, and other physics pioneers will support the path-breaking research of new Perimeter postdoctoral researchers.
Perimeter’s new undergraduate summer program will broaden horizons for top physics students.
French adaptation of intensive summer workshop EinsteinPlus a resounding success at Trois-Rivières, Québec.
For her pioneering work in lasers, University of Waterloo professor Donna Strickland becomes the third woman in history to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Subir Sachdev, Dam Thanh Son, and Xiao-Gang Wen have been recognized for their outstanding work on many-body systems.
A group of 40 high school students from across the world explore the curiosities and possibilities of theoretical physics at Perimeter’s International Summer School for Young Physicists.
Theoretical astrophysicist Ue-Li Pen has received a prestigious award from the Simons Foundation to tackle big questions about the universe.
They came to Canada chasing big questions. What they found is a country willing to invest in their potential to find answers.
Forty-four teachers from around the world gathered for EinsteinPlus at Perimeter Institute, sharing ways to bring physics to life in their classrooms.
Perimeter Associate Faculty member Michele Mosca has been honoured by the Government of Italy for his contributions to science.
Perimeter Director “surprised and very honoured” to receive one of the nation’s highest honours.
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