Please join us on Wednesday, November 19th at 3:30 p.m. PST for an in-person colloquium by Dr. Vincent Tabard-Cossa, University of Ottawa✨ For more information: events.uvic.ca/physics/even... #Colloquium #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #UVicScience #yyjevents

Join the 63rd Winter Nuclear & Particle Physics Conference (WNPPC) in Banff, Alberta from February 12 to 15th, 2026 ✨❄ For more information on the conference, and to submit your abstract: indico.triumf.ca/event/830/ #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #UVicScience #WNPPC2026 #PhysicsConference #Banff

We are pleased to announce the launch of "The Pale Blue Data Point: An Earth-based Perspective on the Search for Alien Life" by Dr. Jon Willis 📚✨ Join us for a special event featuring a presentation by the author, followed by a book signing and sale. Everyone is welcome! #UVic #UVicScience

Please join us on Wednesday, November 5th at 3:30 p.m. PDT for an in-person colloquium by Dr. Justin Albert, University of Victoria ✨ For more information: events.uvic.ca/physics/even... #Colloquium #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #UVicScience #yyjevents See less

⚠️ Peak of my career! 🙂 In this FLASH radiotherapy ⚡review article, we describe the current state of FLASH physics and discuss how we think physics can help us employ FLASH radiotherapy clinically in the future. Read on! @uvicscience.bsky.social @phys-astro-uvic.bsky.social @aapmhq.bsky.social

Please join us on Wednesday, October 29th at 3:30 p.m. PDT for an in-person colloquium by Dr. Clemens Grassberger, University of Washington ✨ For more information: events.uvic.ca/physics/even... #Colloquium #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #UVicScience #yyjevents

Four new Canada Research Chairs at UVic! • Marie-Eve Tremblay – Neurobiology of Healthy Cognitive Aging • Saurabh S. Chitnis – Inorganic Materials & Polymers • Joel Ong – Emergent Digital Art Practices • Dominique Trischuk – Particle and Astroparticle Physics Learn more: ow.ly/IJ8V50XgCvH @uvic.ca

Please join us on Wednesday, October 22nd at 3:30 p.m. PDT for an in-person colloquium by Dr. Larry Nittler, Arizona State University ✨ For more information: events.uvic.ca/physics/even... #Colloquium #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #UVicScience #yyjevents

Please join us on Wednesday, October 15th at 3:30 p.m. PDT for an in-person colloquium by Dr. Mark van Raamsdonk, University of British Columbia ✨ For more information: events.uvic.ca/physics/even... #Colloquium #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #UVicScience #yyjevents

Please join us on Wednesday, October 8th at 3:30 p.m. PDT for an in-person colloquium by Dr. Francis Halzen, Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison ✨ For more info: events.uvic.ca/physics/even... #Colloquium #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #UVicScience #yyj

Please join us on Wednesday, October 1st at 3:30 p.m. PDT for an in-person colloquium by Dr. Tobias Junginger, University of Victoria ✨ For more information: events.uvic.ca/physics/even... #Colloquium #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #UVicScience #yyjevents

UVic and the Astronomy Research Centre (www.uvic.ca/arc) are so excited about CanSRC on our campus! CanSRC is Canada's data processing centre for the world's largest radio telescope project being built in Australia and South Africa. It is the only one in the Americas. tinyurl.com/mv8tzrph

Please join us on Wednesday, September 17th at 3:30 p.m. PDT for an in-person colloquium by Dr. Curtis T. Asplund, San José State University ✨ For more information: events.uvic.ca/physics/even... #Colloquium #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #UVicScience #yyjevents

Please join us on Wednesday, September 10th at 3:30 p.m. PDT for an in-person colloquium by Dr. Kai-Mei Fu, University of Washington ✨ For more information: events.uvic.ca/physics/even... #Colloquium #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #UVicScience #yyjevents

Congratulations to Dr. Ruobing Dong (Physics & Astronomy) on being elected to the Royal Society of Canada for his outstanding contributions to the study of exoplanets and planetary origins 🎉✨ Learn more: news.uvic.ca/2025/royal-s...

Which universities are best for the world? 🌎 UVic has been named a top university for contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 1st in Canada for Climate Action ️1st in Canada for Sustainable Cities and Communities 1st in Canada for Life Below Water 🔗Learn more ow.ly/lqZx50WbaaW

Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine. If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.

Congratulations to PhD candidate Olivia Masella on winning 2nd place in the Young Investigator Symposium at the 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP) 🎉✨ Learn more: comp-ocpm.ca/english/abou... #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #MedicalPhysics #KOALA

Join us in congratulating Akshara Viswanathan for being 1 of 3 winners in this year's Gruber Fellowship Awards 🎉👏 Learn more: www.iau.org/Iau/News/Ann... #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #UVicScience #Astronomy #GruberFellowship

We are sad to share the passing of professor emeritus John T. Weaver, 92, on April 26. John served as a professor in Physics & Astronomy and SEOS until 1998, including roles as department chair and Dean of Science. Colleagues remember him as a kind and fair leader. news.uvic.ca/2025/in-memo...

We are looking forward to hosting Stellar Hydro Days VI in Victoria next week sites.google.com/view/stellar... A week dedicated to a deep dive into 3D simulations of stars, transport phenomena, internal gravity waves, asteroseismology predictions, wave turbulence and more ....

Congratulations to our Medical Physics PhD student, Jade Fischer, who took home 3rd place at the 2025 Western Regional 3MT Competition! 🥉👏 Watch the 3-Minute Thesis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tt5... #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #UVicScience #MedicalPhysics #3MT2025 #3MinuteThesis

Join us this summer every Wednesday from May 14th to August 27th for a night under the stars ✨ Look through our telescopes and chat with astronomy enthusiasts. Free and open to all—rain or shine! 🔭 For more info: www.uvic.ca/science/phys... #UVic #UVicObservatory #UVicAstro #Stargazing #YYJEvents

PhD Astronomy candidate Simon Smith will speak at the Nanaimo Astronomy Club today 🌌 Proud to see UVic research reaching the stars — and the community 🚀 Read the article: www.nanaimobulletin.com/local-news/n... #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #UVicScience #UVicResearch #Astronomy

KOALA, a new dual-robot radiotherapy system developed by members of our department, aims to make treatment more affordable and accessible worldwide 🩻✨ #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #UvicScience #MedicalPhysics #Radiotherapy Read the article here: physicsworld.com/a/dual-robot...

Through the ATLAS Collaboration, thousands of scientists world-wide contribute to the operation of the ATLAS detector, and use the data collected to broaden our understanding of the universe. How does it all work? Come find out! 📅 April 9, 7 p.m. 📍 Hermann's Jazz Club 🔗 ow.ly/kRxM50Vx0EK

UVic Researchers are among global researchers honoured with the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for their work with the ATLAS Collaboration at CERN 🎉 Learn More: news.uvic.ca/media-releas... #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #UVicScience #CERN #ATLAS #Physics #LargeHadronCollider

UVic Astronomy PhD Candidate, Dori Blakely, was recently interviewed on CBC Radio's 'Quirks & Quarks' segment 👏 Title: "Watching planets form in a baby solar system" Listen to the podcast here: www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks... #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #Astronomy #UVicAstro #CBCRadio #CBCNews

Congratulations to Jess Speedie, who was announced today as one of the 8 outstanding post-doctoral scientists to be honoured the '51 Pegasi b Fellow Award' for 2025 🎉👏 Learn more: www.hsfoundation.org/fellow/jess-... #51PegasibFellows #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #MIT #Astronomy

Please join us on Wednesday, April 2nd at 3:30 p.m. PDT for an in-person colloquium by Dr. Lukasz Fidkowski, University of Washington ✨ For more information: events.uvic.ca/physics/even... #Colloquium #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #yyjevents

Congratulations to Dr. William Thompson '23, of ARC and NRC-Herzberg, who was named as the recipient of the 2025 CASCA Plaskett Medal and the NRC Herzberg Plaskett Fellowship for Most Outstanding Doctoral Thesis in Astronomy or Astrophysics 🎉 #UVic #UVicScience #CASCA #ARC #NRCHerzberg #Astronomy

Congratulations to Dr. Alan McConnachie, of ARC and NRC-Herzberg, who was named as the recipient of the 2025 CASCA Peter G. Martin award for their Mid-Career Achievement 🎉 #UVic #UVicScience #CASCA #ARC #NRCHerzberg #Astronomy

Please join us on Wednesday, March 26th at 3:30 p.m. PST for an in-person colloquium by Dr. Lena Koslover, UC San Diego ✨ For more information: events.uvic.ca/physics/even... #Colloquium #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #yyjevents

Please join us on Wednesday, March 12th at 3:30 p.m. PST for an in-person colloquium by Dr. Lena Koslover, UC San Diego ✨ For more information: events.uvic.ca/physics/even... #Colloquium #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #yyjevents

Congratulations to Maheyer Shroff for winning the 'Andy Farquharson Teaching Excellence Award' at this year's UVic REACH Awards 🎉 Read more about it here: www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf... #REACHAwards #Teaching #UVic #UniversityofVictoria

Congratulations to Dr. Kim Venn for winning the award in 'Excellence in Graduate Student Supervision and Mentorship' at this year's UVic REACH Awards 🎉 Read more about it here: www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf... #REACHAwards #UVicFaculty #UVic #UniversityofVictoria

Congratulations to Dr. Arif Babul for winning the 'David H. Turpin Gold Medal for Career Achievement in Research' at this year's UVic REACH Awards 🎉 Read more about it here: www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf... #REACHAwards #UVicFaculty #UVicResearch #UVic #UniversityofVictoria

Notice to flat-Earthers all around the globe: Please alert the authorities if tonight’s Total Lunar Eclipse looks like this:

Congrats to Dr. Leopoldo Infante, a leading astrophysicist who has shaped the astronomy community in Chile ✨ As the first Chilean to lead Las Campanas Observatory, he continues to push the boundaries of space exploration 🔭 Learn More: www.uvic.ca/alumni/award... #Astrophysics #UVic #UVicAlumni

Please join us on Friday, March 7th at 2:00pm PST for an in-person seminar by Dr. Christopher Charles, TRIUMF ✨ For more information scan the QR code or follow the link below: www.uvic.ca/science/phys... #Seminar #TRIUMF #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #yyjevents

Explore the work of 🌊🌎🧪 Dr. Jody Klymak who collects seagoing data & applies numerical models to understand small-scale ocean flows like waves, turbulence, fronts, & eddies & their impact on large-scale circulation, energy dissipation, & mixing of momentum, heat, salt, and tracers. His

James #Webb Space Telescope #JWST Unveiling the physics that govern massive star-formation in extragalactic Central Molecular Zones (eCMZs) 2025-02-28 targname (targname): #NGC5643 Instrument: #NIRCAM pi_name: Schinnerer, Eva NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/j. Roger

Check out this interview with UVic Astronomy and Cosmology professor, Dr. Jon Willis, where he talks about the asteroid 2024 YR4 and its risk of colliding with Earth. News Article: www.saanichnews.com/local-news/c...

Please join us on Wednesday, March 5th at 3:30 p.m. PST for an in-person colloquium by Dr. Isabel Trigger, TRIUMF ✨ For more information: events.uvic.ca/physics/even... #Colloquium #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #yyjevents

Did you know... Picasso and other artists were inspired by Math and Physics? The development of ideas around higher dimensions led some artists to consider what it would like to depict a 4D view of a 3D object on a 2D artistic medium. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_...

Using physics to escape the pit

Upcoming space events - things to look out for! highplainsobservercanadian.com/happy-starga...

When you run into your @phys-astro-uvic.bsky.social colleague at the airport. Meet Geoff, a part-time physics professor and a part-time Westjet pilot. How cool is that?! @uvicscience.bsky.social

Please join us on Wednesday, February 26 at 3:30 p.m. PST for an in-person colloquium by Dr. Suzie Sheehy, University of Melbourne ✨ For more information: events.uvic.ca/physics/even... #Colloquium #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #yyjevents #LansdowneLecture

Exciting news! 🌌🔭 Our Astronomy Research Centre team just used the James Webb Space Telescope to observe planet formation around PDS 70. Read about it here: www.uvic.ca/arc www.uvic.ca/science/home... #UVic #UniversityofVictoria #Astronomy #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #PlanetFormation