Although the day of the eclipse was mostly overcast, the Physics Department was still able to capture some stunning images of the eclipse, as well as the eclipse event held on April 8, 2024.
https://www.physics.brocku.ca/images/Eclipse2024/
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Brock’s community eclipse event set to educate and engage
Brock’s Eclipse on the Escarpment event on Monday, April 8 will feature several educational exhibits, including a live demonstration from the Physics department on how to make a pinhole camera
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Brock’s latest TikTok features Physics student’s Sophie and Justus on creating a pinhole camera for the eclipse!
Learn to create a pinhole camera to view the eclipse safely with Physics students Sophie and Justus.
@brockuniversity Create a pinhole camera to safely watch the April 8 solar eclipse. #BrockU Physics students give step-by-step instructions. #SolarEclipse #TotalSolarEclipse #Niagara #PinholeCamera #PinholeProjector #Physics #BrockUniversity
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Lab update: New AFM installed in Brock Physics
Lab update: Our new atomic force microscope is installed and functional. We are excited for making new materials discoveries!
Thanks to the support from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Brock Physics and other contributors from #BrockU. Great installation service and training experience provided by Park Systems .
New Park Systems AFM installed in the Brock Physics research labs
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Unveiling Master Of Science in Materials Physics (MSMP) Program at a Premier Agent-Hosted Event
We recently participated in an exclusive event hosted by Brock International Recruitment Team, bringing together nearly 100 influential agents from various companies dedicated to finding and connecting international students with top-tier academic programs.
At this dynamic gathering, we proudly showcased our MSMP program, tailored to embrace and empower international students. The event served as a vibrant platform for networking and collaboration, with representatives from leading companies showing tremendous interest in what sets our program apart.
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BBC wonders about the possibility time travel : Prof Barak Shoshany
Brock’s Brarak Shoshany and the Perimeter Institute’s Katie Mack help interpret the possibility of time travel in this BBC article.
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Current, past faculty among top two per cent of scientists
Stanford University’s list of the world’s top two per cent of scientists with the most citations has been updated to reflect the situation in 2023 – and three Brock Physics faculty past and present are among the list of researchers from Brock.
- Kirill Samokhin, Professor, Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
- Frans Koffyberg, Professor Emeritus, Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
- Tapash Chakraborty, Adjunct Professor, Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Science
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NSERC funding for Brock Physics
Prof. Jasneet Kaur is awarded NSERC funding for an Atomic Force Microscope which will complement the nano-scale imaging of the department.
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Physics at the Undergraduate Rrsearch Symposium
Physics students were well represented at the FMS Undergraduate Research Symposium (Brock News), co-organized by Physics Prof. Gavin Hester.
Sebastien Duguay, a first-year Physics student and research assistant, presented their research on “3D Printing Crystal Structures for Education and Research.”
