Chronicles
Black holes: Inside gravity's relentless pull
Volume 1, Issue 6, March 2011
Black holes are regions of space where ordinary gravity has become so extreme that it allows nothing to escape - not even light. Gravity's effects are stronger around black holes because they are massive and compact. But what happens to gravity when two black holes merge?
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The Guelph Physics Department has 18 faculty and offers strong programs in research and teaching to the Ph.D. level. The graduate and research programs are enhanced by participation in the Guelph-Waterloo Physics Institute (GWPI) and the Biophysics Interdepartmental Group (BIG). Guelph faculty members collaborate with many off-campus research institutions including the Perimeter Institute, the Canadian Light Source, and TRIUMF. Experimental and theoretical research areas include biophysics, soft and hard condensed matter, applied, gravitational, subatomic, and atomic and molecular physics, as well as physics education. We offer undergraduate degrees in physics, theoretical physics, and biological and medical physics, as well as in nanoscience and chemical physics (jointly with the Department of Chemistry).
Department News
- January 30, 2012
- Profs. Carl Svensson and Paul Garrett take part in record-setting experiments for making neutron-rich isotopes
- January 9, 2012
- Mars mission gets boost from Canadian technology
- December 8, 2011
- Alan Miller presented with prestigious health and safety award
- December 5, 2011
- CONGRATULATIONS JOHN! John Russell successfully defended his M.Sc. thesis
- December 2, 2011
- CONGRATULATIONS DOUG! Doug Grzetic successfully defended his M.Sc. thesis