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The Physics department has partnered with the Guelph Civic Museum to offer science activities to over 700 grade 6-8 students in honour of STEM week!

Check us out in the news:

• Physicists demystify science for 700 Guelph students
• UofG gets kids excited about science

The Department of Physics is partnering with the Guelph Civic Museum for STEM Week running November 26-30, 2018!

Check out this promotional video (External Link) about STEM Week at the Guelph Civic Museum available for Grade 6-8 school field trips!  

Daily sessions available 10:00-11:30am or 1:00-2:30pm

Evenings available for Guides, Scouts or other youth groups

Spaces are limited so sign up soon!

School's Out, Museum's In! This PD Day at Guelph Civic Museum is Nuclear Science Day.

Lots of fun S.T.E.M.-themed activities for all ages, all day! 
(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). 

Included with general admission, 5 dollars per person. Children under four years are free. Family admission (up to 2 adults, 4 children) is 15 dollars.

Special activities:

Kyle Bryenton successfully defended his MSc. Thesis on October 25, 2018: "Optical Properties of the α-T3 Semi-Dirac Model".

Ryan Westernacher-Schneider successfully defended his Ph. D. Thesis on September 27, 2018: "Selected Topics in Relativistic Astrophysics and Gravity".

On August 31st Professor and Associate Chair Joanne O'Meara was featured on CBC's Quirks & Quarks science question segment to explain that the Earth does gain weight as a result of meteor showers.

Thanks to all students who participated in our annual PhsPhest event. It was a great day!

Best Ph.D. Talk

• Hurmiz Shamana, "Unusual Polysaccharide Rheology of Aqueous Dispersions of Soft Phytoglycogen Nanoparticles"

Best M.Sc. Talks

Rachel Brown successfully defended her MSc. Thesis on August 31, 2018: "Adaptation of Green Proteorhodopsin to Changes in Membrane Lipid Composition".

Mateusz Buraczynski successfully defended his MSc. Thesis on August 27, 2018: "Static Response of Neutron Matter".