Physical Sciences and Engineering

Physical Sciences and Engineering

Stephen Smith delivers remarks during the special announcement event for Smith Engineering.
Engineering’s new era

The unveiling of Smith Engineering honours a historic donation to reimagine STEM education through engineering at Queen’s.

November 2, 2023
Dr. Cathleen Crudden.
Recognizing outstanding research

Queen’s professor and Canada Research Chair Cathleen Crudden receives the 2023 NSERC Polanyi Award.

November 1, 2023
Dr. Nancy Ross, Vice-Principal (Research) accompanies Queen's Emeritus Professor and Nobel Laureate Arthur McDonald, Minister François-Philippe Champagne, local Members of Parliament, and SNOLAB administration on their way to the facility 2 km underground to announce the Canada Foundation for Innovation's 2022 Major Science Initiatives Fund. [Credit: Gerry Kingsley; CFI]
Unlocking cosmic secrets

On Dark Matter Day, we're highlighting the work of ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ researchers in understanding the mysterious substance that makes up 85 per cent of the universe.

October 31, 2023
Credit: Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF – Front view of the IceCube Lab at twilight, with a starry sky showing a glimpse of the Milky Way overhead and sunlight lingering on the horizon.
Frozen Lab – detecting neutrinos in ice

Queen’s physicist Nahee Park is chasing neutrino interactions at the IceCube facility at the South Pole.

October 31, 2023
Solar eclipse
Queen’s gears up for rare 2024 solar eclipse

Kingston, Ontario is in the path of totality for this once-in-a-lifetime event.

October 11, 2023
Nobel laureate James Peebles
Our Expanding Universe

Winner of 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics, James Peebles, visits Queen’s.

October 6, 2023
Queen’s researcher Cao Thang Dinh has won the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year, Engineering and Technology category.
Breaking down walls for a net-zero future

Queen’s researcher Cao Thang Dinh has won the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year, Engineering and Technology category.

September 13, 2023
Potential polar ring galaxy NGC 4632. The picture shows a gaseous ring perpendicularly circulating the main spiral disk of the galaxy. (Credit: Jayanne English)
What happens when one galaxy swallows another galaxy?

Queen’s researchers lead the discovery of two potential polar ring galaxies.

September 13, 2023
[Photos of Drs. John Smol and Jacalyn Duffin]
Royal Society awards

Queen’s researchers John Smol and Jacalyn Duffin have been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada for their research excellence.

September 12, 2023
[Aerial photo of a farm field - Unsplash]
Fixing fertilizer

Queen’s researcher George diCenzo is co-leading a $6 million research project that aims to lower agricultural greenhouse gas emissions by focusing on improving the agriculture sector’s foundational ingredient – soil.

September 6, 2023