March 2013 Five Questions with third-year honours Physics student Victoria Loosemore... See news story HERE
January 2013 Mount Allison teams up with national organization Let's Talk Science.. See news story HERE
Sept. 2012 2 out of 5 Paul Paré teaching awards go to Physics Professors. See news story HERE
July 2012 Dr. David Hornidge Physics department head one of Mount Allison researchers awarded grants worth more than $1 million. News link HERE
May 2012, Major Awards to Physics Graduates
Ari Silburt - Dr. R. N. Varma Memorial Gold Medal in Physics
Aaron Martin- The Pravin K. Varma Teaching Internship Award in Physics
R. Lee MacDonald - Marc E. Vallée Memorial Scholarship in Medical Physics
March 2012 - Marshview Middle School students test university Science Labs - news link HERE
HONOURS PRESENTATIONS to take place Thursday March 29th and Friday March 30th at 3:00 pm in room 106 Sir James Dunn Building. A reception will follow on the final day.
-5 Questions with Physics Professor Dr. Louise Edwards news link HERE
November 2011
-Dr. Louise Edwards delivers lecture on galactic astronomy at Moncton Museum. News link HERE
September 2011 - Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Fair a resounding success. News link HERE.
August 2011- Fourth Year Honours student Marisa Smith presents her research at the National Women in Physics Conference at the University of Waterloo's Perimeter Institute. For more information click HERE.
July 2011 - Mount Allison University Department of Physics welcomes Dr. Louise Edwards as new assistant professor.
May 2011 - Dr. David Hornidge awarded Paul Paré Excellence Award (Mount Allison University)
May 2011 - Dr. David Fleming and Dr. David Hornidge co-winners of this year's Mt. A. Physics Students' Society Professor of the Year
May 2011 - Marisa Smith awarded the 2011-2012 Varma Scholarship
April 2011 - Sarah Thomas and Marisa Smith awarded the 2010-2011 Anderson Prize
April 2011 - Ari Silburt awarded the 2010-2011 MacGregor Prize and the 2010-2011 Matthews Prize
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May 2011, Major Awards to Physics Graduates
Monica Emily Firminger - A Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada CGS-M Graduate Scholarship in Mathematical Finance at the University of Toronto and the Dr. R. N. Varma Memorial Gold Medal in Physics
Catherine Ngaire Hughes - A Natural Sciences and Enginieering Research Council of Canada CGS-M Graduate Scholarship in Quantum Computing at the Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo
Kevin MacKenzie Alexander - Marc E. Vallée Memorial Scholarship in Medical Physics