News Stories 2016-2017
Carleton University Partners with Queen’s University-led Particle Astrophysics Research Centre supported by Canada First Research Excellence Fund
Queen’s University announced today that it will partner with Carleton University and six other Canadian universities and five organizations to create the Canadian Particle Astrophysics Research Centre (CPARC)…
CLOSED: TA Positions available for Winter 2017
Teaching Assistant Opportunities
Carleton University, Department of Physics
Applications are invited from students at Carleton University and other interested persons to work as a
Teaching Assistant in a…
The Makings of a Vanier Scholar - Former CU Summer Student
Article from the TRIUMF website http://www.triumf.ca/awards-honours/makings-vanier-scholar
By Carla Rodrigo - Communications Assistant
Ask Oliver Stelzer-Chilton, TRIUMF Research Scientist, what makes…
Carleton University to host CUPC in 2017
On October 13, 2016, a team of five Carleton undergraduate physics students represented Carleton University at the Canadian Undergraduate Physics Conference 2016 (CUPC-2016) at Dalhousie University (Halifax, NS). Three…
The Physics Show
We're still in preparation for our second Halloween Physics Show. Last year was a fun, this year will be even better!
Registration is required because space is limited (free):
http://events.carleton.ca…
Undergraduate Student Research Awards in Physics - apply by Janunary 20
The Physics Department invites undergraduate students to apply for summer research positions within the NSERC USRA program. Students who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents, are currently in their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th…
**NEW** Undergraduate Stream - B.Sc. Astrophysics
New stream starting Fall 2017: B.Sc. Honours in Physics (Astrophysics).
While sharing the same core physics courses with the Theory and Experimental streams, Astrophysics stream also includes specialized courses in…
Grad Research: The ATLAS Experiment
By Mitch Jackson
Even when incredibly complex subjects like particle physics and the fundamental laws of nature are involved, the best ideas come up over a simple cup of coffee.
This observation comes from…