Department of Physics

University of Toronto
Joined September 2014
Colloquium: Herding Electrons: Computational Revolutions from Quantum Many-Body Theory to Quantum Materials Antoine Georges, @cdf1530 and @FlatironInst Thursday, October 22, 2026 3:10 p.m. EST, MP102 60 St. George Street More: physics.utoronto.ca/news-and…
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Colloquium: Surprises from rubbing the wrong way Tadashi Tokieda, @Stanford Thursday, October 15, 2026 3:10 p.m. EST, Room 102 McLennan Physical Laboratories Coffee and cookies will be served in the Physics Lounge at 2:45 p.m. physics.utoronto.ca/news-and…
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Colloquium: When the planet becomes the dataset Edward Garnero, @ASU Thursday, October 8, 2026 3:10 p.m., Room 102 McLennan Physical Laboratories Coffee and cookies will be served in the Physics Lounge at 2:45 p.m. physics.utoronto.ca/news-and…
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Colloquium: Big Boxes, Not Black Boxes: What we can compute about LLMs Zohar Ringel, @thebrewuniversi Thursday, October 1, 2026 3:10 p.m. EST, Room 102 60 St. George Street, Toronto Coffee and cookies will be served in the Physics Lounge at 2:45 p.m. physics.utoronto.ca/news.../…
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Colloquium: The First Flight of the GAPS Dark Matter Experiment: Dispatches from Antarctica Field Rogers, @UofCalifornia, Berkeley Thursday, September 24, 2026 3:10 p.m. EST Room 102 60 St. George Street, Toronto (MP) physics.utoronto.ca/news-and…
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Colloquium: On achieving realism in quantum theory Robert Spekkens, @Perimeter for Theoretical Physics Thursday, September 17, 2026 3:10 p.m. EST Room 102, 60 St. George Street Coffee and cookies will be served in the Physics Lounge at 2:45 p.m. physics.utoronto.ca/news-and…
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NSERC has announced the launch of the Geoffrey Hinton Prizes—named for the 2024 Nobel Prize winner—for innovation in AI applications in the natural sciences and engineering. Read more: bit.ly/3UUyvgu
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Join us for one of the Department of Physics’ flagship public events, in honour of H.L. Welsh. These lectures showcase cutting-edge discoveries in physics and their broader impact and are open to the university community and the public. Register: welsh.physics.utoronto.ca
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#UofTArtSci’s Pekka Sinervo, an experimental physicist with an impressive record of academic and administrative leadership, has been awarded the 2026 Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award. Read more: bit.ly/4mGYEcr
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Read the latest updates at @uoftphysics and explore our upcoming events. The departmental spring newsletter is now live: uoft.me/springnewsletter2026
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Colloquium: Time’s Second Arrow: Evolution, Order, and a New Law of Nature Robert Hazen, @carnegiescience Thursday, April 2, 2026 3:10 p.m. EST, Room 102 McLennan Physical Laboratories 60 St. George Street, Toronto physics.utoronto.ca/news-and…
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MathMatize: a useful tool for making better formative assessments in physics courses Brian Wilson, @uoftphysics Thursday, March 26, 2026 3:10 p.m., Room 102 McLennan Physical Laboratories 60 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario physics.utoronto.ca/news-and…
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THIS TALK IS CANCELLED!! When the planet becomes the dataset: A paradigm shift in illuminating Earth’s dynamic interior Edward Garnero, @ArizonaState Thursday, March 19, 2026 3:10 p.m. EST, Room 102 McLennan Physical Laboratories physics.utoronto.ca/news-and…
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Colloquium: A decade of black hole observations with gravitational waves Katerina Chatziioannou, California Institute of Technology Thursday, March 12, 2026 3:10 p.m. EST, Room 102 McLennan Physical Laboratories, 60 St. George Street, physics.utoronto.ca/news-and…
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Thanks to everyone who attended last evening's event "What can I do with a Physics degree". Network, network, network! 🎈
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Lessons from smart slime Karen Alim, Technical University of Munich Thursday, March 5, 2026, 3:10 p.m. EST Room 102, McLennan Physical Laboratories 60 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario Coffee and cookies will be served in the Physics Lounge at 2:45 p.m. physics.utoronto.ca/news-and…
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GTA students in gr 10 &11: Applications are now open for Science Unlimited Summer Camp, running Aug 17-21, 2026. Details: summercamp.physics.utoronto.… 😊
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UPCOMING: physCAP Career Panel What can I do with my Physics degree? Wednesday March 4, 5:30pm-7:00pm MP110 Grad Lounge Hear from U of T Physics alumni who are using their Physics degrees in ways you may never of thought of! Register: uoft.me/panel
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Colloquium: A nonconventional p-wave (alter)magnet Riccardo Comin, MIT Thursday, February 26, 2026, 3:10 p.m. Room 102, McLennan Physical Laboratories 60 St. George Street Coffee and cookies will be served in the Physics Lounge at 2:45 p.m. physics.utoronto.ca/news-and…
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Theoretical particle physicist Yonatan Kahn brings his dark matter search and quantum research collaboration to @UofT. Learn more: bit.ly/4rhL8xr
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