The Atomic, Molecular & Optical group at UBC is comprised of Professors in both the Physics and Chemistry departments, and research in theory and experimental AMO physics is conducted both at UBC and at TRIUMF, Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics.

Laser research being conducted at UBC.

The field of AMO physics, traditionally focused on understanding the physics of atoms and molecules, is more generally concerned with understanding and exploiting the optical properties of matter. Experiments and theory developed within this field have made contact with and an impact upon almost all domains of physics - from fundamental quantum theory, the fundamental symmetries of physical law, quantum measurement, cosmology, condensed matter physics, particle physics, biophysics, medical physics, astrophysics, plasmas physics, and applied physics. Recent contributions and innovations of this field have been recognized by three Nobel Prize awards in Physics to a total of 9 researchers in the past 9 years! As a testament to the recency of progress, these awards were given for work done just within the last decade of the 20th century. This field is rapidly expanding and serves as the basis for many modern technological innovations.

Alphabetical List of Faculty Engaged in Atomic & Molecular & Optical Physics Research