News & Announcements

Andrew McRae, 4th Prize at the Student Oral Competition at the 2013 CAP Congress

Congratulations to Andrew McRae, graduate student working with Dr. Alexandre Champagne, who won the 4th prize in the Student Oral Competition at the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) Congress! Andrews talk was entitled "Electromechanical coupling and the Kondo effect in ultra-short carbon nanotube quantum dots".

(June 5, 2013)

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Nominations at the 2013 CAP Congress

Dr. Calvin Kalman was appointed Chair of the Division of Physical Education (2013-2014)

Dr. Mariana Frank was appointed Councilor for CAP representing Quebec North West (replacing Dr. C. Kalman who was in this position previously)

(June 5, 2013)

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Prof. Pablo Bianucci receives the Petro Canada Young Innovators Award for 2013-2014

Congratulations to Dr. Pablo Bianucci for being a recipient of the Petro Canada Young Innovators Award in the Strategic Research Cluster Technology, Industry and the Environment! This recognition by the University highlights the excellence and importance of research activities led by this new recruit in the Department of Physics

(May 22, 2013)

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Collaborative project explores nanotechnology

Concordia physics department to train Cegep students through hands-on research projects

(November 15, 2012)

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Arts and Science Scholars Honoured

Physics student, Alexandru (Alex) Matei Ivanescu, receives a Scholars Award from the Faculty of Arts and Science.

(October 26, 2012)

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Prof. Alexandre Champagne appointed Concordia Research Chair (Tier 2)

Prof. Alexandre Champagne of the Department of Physics has been appointed Concordia University Research Chair (Tier 2) in Nanophysics for a five-year term from June 1^st 2012 to May 31^st, 2017. The CURC focus will be on nanoelectronics and quantum materials where one makes use of the wave properties (quantum physics) of matter to understand and create new ways to control energy and information, and connects quantum chemistry to nanoscale engineering. More on Prof. Champagne's research can be found at his website.

(July 26, 2012)

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