Dr. Luc Simard presented an IYA public lecture entitled "Galaxies: Like Grains of Sand".

Image of one of the recovered fragments of the Grimsby meteorite.

The hunt for fragments from the Grimsby meteorite continues. See Western News update1 , Western News update2 , and Meteor Physics. More photos are here.

Dr. Giovanni Fanchini explores miniaturization of low-cost electronics.

Western grad Dr. Jaymie Matthews appears in new TV advertisement.

Dr. Shantanu Basu recounts his visit to Cambridge University.

Herschel Space Telescope's HIFI sees first light.

Dr. Chris Pritchet presented the IYA2009 Galileo Lecture.

New insights into the makeup of the Andromeda galaxy.

Silicon Valley veteran John Conville visits alma mater.

We welcome Dr. Giovanni Fanchini to the faculty as Canada Research Chair of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials.

We also welcome Dr. Douglas Kurtze, who is visiting our department for the coming year.

"Physics for the Life Sciences" by Prof. Martin Zinke-Allmang receives another solid review.

PhD candidate Meghan McGill receives the 2009 William H. Wehlau Scholarship.

Professor Jan Cami and colleagues "zoom in" on supergiant star Betelgeuse. See details.

Astronomers are using stereoscopic projection as an exciting new computing tool.

If you are interested in pursuing graduate studies in our department, please note that the contact information has changed slightly. It can be found on our Contact Information web page.