Bonita Bohnet, our summer student worked with Dr. Robert Cockcroft on Indigenous Astronomy Projects. Here's the link to Daily News. 

July 12, 2022

Congrats to Professor Graeme Luke on being appointed the Faculty of Science Research Chair in Quantum Condensed Matter Physics. Research Chairs are appointed for 6 years through a competitive process that recognizes research excellence and impact.

June 28, 2022

Professor and former department chair David Venus retired in July 2021, but we couldn’t celebrate until almost a year later because of COVID restrictions. David joined the department in 1988 and was department chair for two terms between 2005 and 2012. His calm and evidence-based leadership during this difficult time in the Faculty of Science was critical for the continued success of Physics & Astronomy, and really showed how much David invested in the department. In typical David fashion, his remarks during the retirement party celebrated his fellow COVID retirees and provided a humorous description of how things have changed since he started at McMaster. David continues his research on magnetic properties of thin films as a professor emeritus.

 June 16, 2022

At convocation this year, our student Sara Etehadolhagh, who was tragically killed in a car crash in 2021, was awarded her Honours BSc in Medical & Biological Physics. Sara’s sister Ava, shown here with Cécile Fradin, Graeme Luke, McMaster President David Farrar, Sara Cormier, Alison Sills, and Kari Dalnoki-Veress  accepted the degree on behalf of the family. A scholarship has been set up in Sara’s name, and donations are still being accepted at iFundMac.