physics
SFU physics professor Eundeok Mun appointed one of Canada’s Research Chairs
March 12, 2021Written by: Emma Jean, Staff Writer Assistant professor Eundeok Mun, a member of SFU’s physics department, has been awarded as one of Canada’s Tier 2 Research Chairs. Appointed for his work on material physics, the award grants him $100,000 in research funding annually for five years. The funding from the program will go towards Mun’s continued work leading the Emerging Materials Lab, which aims to create new materials that could aid in future technological advancements. Alongside Mun are several graduate students who work towards the same advancements. “I am designing new materials to discover new phenomenons, new physics or new…
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Matthias Danninger named Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in experimental particle physics
March 4, 2021Written by: Alex Masse, Staff Writer Matthias Danninger is one of several new Canada Research Chairs elected in 2020 from SFU, who will receive funding for their ongoing work. Danninger’s official title is Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in experimental…
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Scientists gather to explore cosmology and gravitational physics
February 12, 2019By: Kitty Cheung, Staff Writer To explore the mysteries surrounding gravity and dark matter, SFU invited cosmologists, astrophysicists and expert theorists to Testing Gravity, a biannual conference aimed at investigating the laws of gravity. The conference was organized by SFU…
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Competition gives undergraduates opportunity to present research to the SFU community
October 9, 2018rWritten by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Undergraduate students presented their original research findings to colleagues, graduate students, faculty members, and other members of the SFU community during the second annual poster competition of the SFU Science Undergraduate Research Journal (SURJ). Around…
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