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The Department of Physics at Queen's University ranks among Canada's premier institutions for physics, engineering physics, and astronomy education and research. Our distinguished faculty features internationally renowned physicists and astronomers, including Nobel Prize winner Art McDonald. Queen's hosts North America's most extensive collaborative research team in astronomy, astrophysics, and astroparticle physics. Notably, our department pioneered Canada's first Engineering Physics program. Cutting-edge researchers in quantum optics, nanoscience, and nanophotonics bridge our excellence in applied physics with foundational studies in condensed matter physics and optics.
Queen's Physics department uniquely blends top-tier research with a mid-sized academic environment that fosters personalized undergraduate education while exposing students to diverse scientific disciplines. Students experience dynamic learning in advanced laboratories, with opportunities for interdisciplinary projects and global collaborations, including groundbreaking dark matter and neutrino experiments at SNOLAB.