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Current Research in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at UBC

Close to 100 researchers (including faculty, postdocs, and research associates) are involved in a wide range of research disciplines in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at UBC. The internationally recognized research performed by our researchers and their students is supported by superb facilities both within the department and in related institutions on campus.

See also our: Recent News and Recent Awards pages

Brief overviews of the various research areas: Related facilities and institutes:
  • AMPEL - Advanced Materials and Process Engineering Laboratory
  • PITP - Pacific Institute of Theoretical Physics
  • TRIUMF-Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics
  • See also our index of research group sites
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Dr. MacKay's group are developing MR techniques for imaging myelin in brain. More information.

For more detailed descriptions, please follow the links provided at the bottom of each section to see individual and group research pages.

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