Thank you to all the students, staff and faculty who volunteered at the Canada Cup of Robotics.
We had such a great time at Science Night, meeting teams from Germany, Ireland, France, Australia, and across Ontario, and having fun with Physics!
Canada Cup of Robotics helps international youth build confidence, career-ready STEM skills
Congratulations to our most recent graduates of the Master of Science in Materials Physics.
Several of our 2026 MSMP program graduates pose with Dr Reedyk, Brock Physics Graduate Program Director.
In partnership with Study International and Brock’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics, our global digital marketing campaign for the Master of Science in Materials Physics launches today!
Ads for the MSMP program will appear in social media feeds in 12 countries. Read about our program here:
Brock Physics students pose in the quantum materials synthesis lab.
The magnolia’s are in bloom, which means it’s time for the annual departmental photo.
The community of researchers, educators, and students at Brock:
Department Photo April 2026
The 2026 Mapping New Knowledges Research Conference showcased the innovating and exciting research from around campus. The cross-disciplinary event allows students and faculty to see the expert research being conducted by their colleagues and peers from across Brock.
This years presenters from Physics included talks by Hazel Gifford (“Resolving Time Travel Paradoxes: The When and How”) and Ashland Knowles (“Boundary Models for Crystal Structures”). Genevieve Uzoma presented a poster during the lunch session (“Synthesis and Characterization of Ce and Dy Doped SrCoO3”)
Physics PhD Student Genevieve Uzoma presents her research poster at Brock’s 2026 Mapping New Knowledge Conference.
Brock Physics and Engineering Professor Jasneet Kaur and team has developed new materials that could increase the efficiency of batteries and hybrid energy storage devices. MSc student Hansima Keppetiyawa and PhD students Pritish Kumar Behura and Teresa Dong study how carefully engineered 2D materials can unlock new possibilities for high-performance clean energy technologies and wearable electronics.
From Brock News.
Assistant Professor of Physics and Engineering Jasneet Kaur (right) and PhD students Pritish Kumar Behura are part of a research team working to develop advanced battery separators using solid polymer electrolytes.
Physics Professor Gavin Hester leads Brock research into Quantum Materials at the the Canadian Neutron and Positron Beam Laboratory (CNBL). Together with 16 Canadian universities, the CNBL recived a $13.4 million Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) grant to build new research equipment and provide special access to some of the world’s best materials research facilities.
Read the Brock News article here:
Federal research infrastructure funding supports work of Brock scholars
Brock Physics faculty, staff, and students celebrates Women in Science with the Niagara Catholic District School Board and the Brock Faculty of Education
Science conference empowers future STEM leaders – The Brock News
Brock hosts Ontario’s 2026 FIRSTTech Challenge Provincial Championship, co-organized by Brock Physics’ Senior Lab Coordinator Ivana Komljenovic Metcalf.
Brock hosts Ontario’s top young roboticists, growing Niagara’s STEM pipeline – The Brock News
Brock University PhD student Alessandro Pisana, alongside Assistant Professor of Physics Dr. Barak Shoshany exploring new frontiers of wormhole research.
