New Physics Faculty in Canadian Universities

Welcome to New Physics Faculty Members!

We are pleased to welcome the following new faculty members who have joined Canadian Physics Departments since August 2023. This list was compiled from data provided by physics departments. If you have been missed, please contact us at info@cap.ca and we will update this webpage.

George Bepete, Concordia University; Nanomaterials.
Jason Hessels, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Transient Astrophysics, McGill University; Exploring fast radio transient phase space.
Wenjie Ji, McMaster University; Quantum condensed matter, theory.
Darren Grant, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Astroparticle Physics, Simon Fraser University; Astroparticle physics.
Thomas Jennewein, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Global Quantum Internet Systems, Simon Fraser University; Global quantum internet systems.
Michelle Kunimoto, University of British Columbia; Exoplanet detection, characterization, and demographics.
Shahpoor Moradi, University of Calgary; Quantum computing.
Aninda Sinha, University of Calgary; String theory, black holes, applications of gauge gravity duality, conformal field theory.
Torsten Reuschel, University of New Brunswick; Radio physics.
Jennifer Ogilvie, University of Ottawa; Using multidimensional optical spectroscopy and nonlinear microscopy methods to exploit the interactions between ultrafast pulses and matter.
Amir Mirzaei, University of Western Ontario; Physical vapor deposition, plasmas, functional thin films, protective coatings, nanomaterials, high entropy materials, corrosion science, hydrogen embrittlement.
Lisa Schielicke, University of Western Ontario; Atmospheric physics, multi-scale vortex dynamics, atmospheric blocking and impacts, severe weather, climate change, boundary-layer processes with respect to wind engineering.
Yu Shi, University of Western Ontario; Biophysics, active matter physics, cell mechanics, super resolution microscopy, single molecule imaging.
Nikita Blinov, York University; Using theory to connect the earliest moments in our Universe’s history with observations and experiments today, with the goal of learning about the fundamental constituents of our universe.
Charles Boukaré, York University; Structure and evolution of rocky planet interiors.
Bruce Howard, York University; Experimental neutrino physics.