Welcome to New Physics Faculty Members!
We are pleased to welcome the following new faculty members who have joined Canadian Physics Departments since August 2024. 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 the news item on the CAP webpage.
Eamonn Corrigan, McMaster University; Physics education
Wengie Ji, McMaster University; Quantum matter theory
Michaela Lai, Queen’s University; Experimental particle astrophysics
Thanassis Psaltis, Saint Mary’s University; Nuclear Astrophysics
Juanita Bocquel, Université de Sherbrooke; Information quantique; Quantum Information
Benjamin Brock, Université de Sherbrooke; Information quantique; Quantum Information
Étienne Lantagne-Hurtubise; Université de Sherbrooke; Quantum Materials; Matériaux quantiques
Maia Garcia Vergniory, Canada Excellence Research Chair, Université de Sherbrooke; Quantum Materials; Matériaux quantique;
Abigail Axari, University of Alberta; Space physics and AI
Jonathan Burchill, University of Calgary; Transdisciplinary Space Science
Anand Yetherij, Canada Research Chair Tier 1, University of Guelph; Soft matter physics
Youssef Kora, University of New Brunswick; Quantum AI and condensed matter physics
Heliudson Bernardo, University of Lethbridge; Quantum Horizons Alberta Chair, Quantum Cosmology and Quantum Gravity; Cosmologie quantique et gravité quantique
Lisa Dang, University of Waterloo; Astrophysics
Mark Baker, Western University; Physics Education
Daniel Billett, University of Saskatchewan, Earth’s ionosphere