Research
The Department of Physics & Astronomy at McMaster is committed to exploring new and ground-breaking areas of research, with faculty members working in quickly-developing research areas as biophysics, polymer physics and quantum computing, combined with explorations of the newest developments in astrophysics, cosmology, condensed-matter and nuclear research.
Major Areas of Research
The Astrophysics Group at McMaster provides a wide range of expertise and a vital research environment...
Subatomic physics represents the cutting edge of our knowledge of physics on the smallest scales...
An interdisciplinary realm of optics, atomic and molecular physics, quantum mechanics, and materials science...
McMaster provides outstanding opportunities for studies in experimental condensed matter physics...
In our department, five active research groups are working in the area of Soft Matter and Biophysics...
Medical Physicists are responsible for radiation therapy treatment planning and the oversight of medical imaging...
Nobel Laureate
Biography prepared by John R.D. Copley at the time of Dr. Brockhouse's retirement in 1984....
