Research
Our department conducts impactful research across a wide range of physics disciplines to advance knowledge and new technologies.
Research areas
Our research spans theoretical and experimental physics, with strong interdisciplinary connections to bioengineering, chemistry and the life sciences. Research activities are highly collaborative, and students benefit from close mentorship and access to cutting-edge facilities.
- Gauthier Research Group
Experimental · cerebral · vascular - Grova Research Group
Experimental · brain imaging - Helfield Research Group
Experimental · biomedical ultrasound - L. Kalman Research Group
Experimental · photosynthetic processes - Mansbach Research Group
Molecular dynamics · deep learning · protein folding - Zazubovits Research Group
Experimental · biophysics photonics
- Bianucci Research Group
Experimental · photonics · materials
- Champagne Research Group
Experimental · 2D materials - Maiti Research Group
Theoretical · 2D materials · collective phenomena and quantum phases
- Misra Research Group
Experimental · EPR spectroscopy
- Peslherbe Research Group
Material science · photochemistry · computational physical chemistry - Salzmann Research Group
Experimental · organic semiconductors - Vasilopoulos Research Group
Theoretical · low dimensional systems - Vo-Van Research Group
Experimental · nanotechnology
- Mariana Frank Research Group
Theoretical
Partner research centres
Our faculty are actively involved in interdisciplinary research through partnerships with the following centres:
Colloquium Series
Each term, the department brings together researchers, students and invited guests for presentations showcasing emerging trends.