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The Department of Physics at Queen's University ranks among Canada's top research institutions for Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy. Our distinguished faculty comprises internationally renowned physicists specializing in groundbreaking theoretical, applied, and experimental physics research. Both staff and students conduct studies not only on campus but also at premier global facilities, including major astronomical observatories like Gemini and SNO, along with the High Performance Computing Virtual Lab (featuring the Centre for Advanced Computing's supercomputer). Astrophysics and Astronomy students gain hands-on experience at world-class observatories located in Chile, Hawaii, California, and other global research hubs, while those in experimental particle astrophysics work at SNOLAB, the renowned underground science facility near Sudbury, Ontario.