The Official Twitter account for SFU Physics! Follow us for updates on events, experiments, and everyday examples of the exhilarating world of physics!
Joined February 2018
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Mar 18
SFU and UBC Science Outreach invite you to an evening with Nobel Prize-winning physicist Donna Strickland at SFU Harbour Centre.
Detail and Registration: eventbrite.ca/e/extreme-ligh…
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Mar 4
Reminder of the upcoming Saturday Morning Lectures!
Happening this Saturday, March 7 at the Surrey Library, City Centre Branch (Rm 401). Presentations by Ziliang Ye (UBC) and Greg Hackman (TRIUMF)
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New PRL! We find a giant isotope effect in silicon T centres: swapping H → D massively boosts lifetime and emission efficiency. Great modelling from Mark Turiansky (NRL). Lead authors Moein Kazemi & Mehdi Keshavarz pictured in our lab at SFU. journals.aps.org/prl/abstrac…
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Feb 3
Come hear about how the "Music of the Universe" and how the Big Bang relates to biology!
Happening this Saturday Feb 7 at the Surrey Library, City Centre Branch (Rm 401). Presentations by Mark Van Raamsdonk (UBC) and Peter Unrau (SFU)
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Jan 22
Please join us to hear the panelists talk about their trajectories from #SFUstudent to employee. If you've been wondering what you can do with a #PhysicsDegree, this event is for you. We'll have prize draws for those who attend. #SFU #physics #SFUPhysics
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ALT SFU Physics Career Night 2026 Physics Department, SFU Location: P9412 and Zoom Thursday, 29 January 2026 06:30PM PST Starla Talbot, Senior Flight Software Engineer, RocketLab Space Systems, Pasadena, CA Hannah Herdin, Research Assistant, Photonic, Coquitlam, BC Josh Stibbs, Software Engineer, DarkVision Technologies, North Vancouver, BC Manuel Rojas, Characterization Specialist, Svante, Burnaby, BC Symphony Huang, Material Characterization Specialist & Business Development Associate, Svante, Burnaby, BC
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5 Dec 2025
Applications received by January 15, 2026 will receive full consideration. For a full description and application instructions, see
sfu.ca/physics/about-us/empl…
Ping me if you want to discuss!
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26 Nov 2025
Out in @PhysRevE:
@SFUPhysics MSc student Sara Iranbakhsh reveals how symmetry mismatch between the components of nanoscale rotary motors affects their performance
doi.org/10.1103/k85p-zsqm
Thanks for support @NSERC_CRSNG @TIPS_SPIIE
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25 Nov 2025
Physics score big at this year's Faculty of Science Excellence Awards! We have 4 winners across various categories: Kero Lau, Gopolang Mohlabeng, Ricky Chu and Olha Farion. Congratulations to all!
Read more: sfu.ca/physics/news-events/n…
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24 Nov 2025
We are so proud to see Dr. Igor Herbut win the Dresden Physics Prize!
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17 Nov 2025
Tuesday, November 18th is the International Day of 2SLGBTQIA People in STEM! For more information on this commemoration, visit prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/
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10 Nov 2025
Don't miss this week's Saturday Morning Lecture taking place November 15 at the Surrey Library! Featuring Dr. Karen Kavanagh and Dr. Thomas Jennewein from SFU Physics!
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