Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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We are an independent centre for research, training, and outreach in theoretical physics in Waterloo.
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Congratulations to Kiana Salehi, Perimeter PhD student who was awarded the Blue Apple Award for her talk, Influence of observer’s inclination and spacetime structure on photon ring observables.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Congratulations to Kiana Salehi, Perimeter PhD student who was awarded the Blue Apple Award for her talk, Influence of observer’s inclination and spacetime structure on photon ring observables.
Learn more: indico.global/event/14302/...
Learn more: indico.global/event/14302/...
We are pleased to be hosting a panel at CSPC 2025.
Ashley Palmer, Teacher in Residence at Perimeter Institute, will be one of five speakers exploring how the STEM community can help shape education.
Moderated by Dr. Bonnie Schmidt, President & Founder, Let’s Talk Science.
Ashley Palmer, Teacher in Residence at Perimeter Institute, will be one of five speakers exploring how the STEM community can help shape education.
Moderated by Dr. Bonnie Schmidt, President & Founder, Let’s Talk Science.
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We are pleased to be hosting a panel at CSPC 2025.
Ashley Palmer, Teacher in Residence at Perimeter Institute, will be one of five speakers exploring how the STEM community can help shape education.
Moderated by Dr. Bonnie Schmidt, President & Founder, Let’s Talk Science.
Ashley Palmer, Teacher in Residence at Perimeter Institute, will be one of five speakers exploring how the STEM community can help shape education.
Moderated by Dr. Bonnie Schmidt, President & Founder, Let’s Talk Science.
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We spoke to Hassan recently at @perimeterinstitute.ca, where he's working with @nafshordi.bsky.social to detect quantum echoes in #GravitationalWaves as a way to prove #QuantumGravity.
November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We spoke to Hassan recently at @perimeterinstitute.ca, where he's working with @nafshordi.bsky.social to detect quantum echoes in #GravitationalWaves as a way to prove #QuantumGravity.
Where will the next breakthroughs in physics come from?
Hear from Perimeter Institute researchers Sarah Shandera and Savas Dimopoulos as they chat with Nahlah Ayed from CBC Radio's Ideas podcast.
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Hear from Perimeter Institute researchers Sarah Shandera and Savas Dimopoulos as they chat with Nahlah Ayed from CBC Radio's Ideas podcast.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Where will the next breakthroughs in physics come from?
Hear from Perimeter Institute researchers Sarah Shandera and Savas Dimopoulos as they chat with Nahlah Ayed from CBC Radio's Ideas podcast.
Listen: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Hear from Perimeter Institute researchers Sarah Shandera and Savas Dimopoulos as they chat with Nahlah Ayed from CBC Radio's Ideas podcast.
Listen: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Perimeter Institute is happy to be a partner of the 17th annual Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC).
We're looking forward to connecting with attendees and discussing the role fundamental science has in shaping the future.
Conference details: www.sciencepolicyconference.ca
We're looking forward to connecting with attendees and discussing the role fundamental science has in shaping the future.
Conference details: www.sciencepolicyconference.ca
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Perimeter Institute is happy to be a partner of the 17th annual Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC).
We're looking forward to connecting with attendees and discussing the role fundamental science has in shaping the future.
Conference details: www.sciencepolicyconference.ca
We're looking forward to connecting with attendees and discussing the role fundamental science has in shaping the future.
Conference details: www.sciencepolicyconference.ca
Congratulations to Elena Pinetti for receiving the Henry Primakoff Award for Early-Career Particle Physics.
November 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Congratulations to Elena Pinetti for receiving the Henry Primakoff Award for Early-Career Particle Physics.
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100 Years of Quantum ran at Perimeter Institute, Oct 20–24, 2025. It marked the centenary of modern quantum theory and linked history, philosophy and physics. Co-organizer Doreen Fraser (UWaterloo) tells us more. #IYQ2025 #100YearsOfQuantum @perimeterinstitute.ca
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
100 Years of Quantum ran at Perimeter Institute, Oct 20–24, 2025. It marked the centenary of modern quantum theory and linked history, philosophy and physics. Co-organizer Doreen Fraser (UWaterloo) tells us more. #IYQ2025 #100YearsOfQuantum @perimeterinstitute.ca
Budget 2025 recognizes the importance of science and innovation.
Canada’s ability to recruit and retain top research talent—especially in rapidly evolving fields like quantum—will be a defining factor in our future competitiveness.
Canada’s ability to recruit and retain top research talent—especially in rapidly evolving fields like quantum—will be a defining factor in our future competitiveness.
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Budget 2025 recognizes the importance of science and innovation.
Canada’s ability to recruit and retain top research talent—especially in rapidly evolving fields like quantum—will be a defining factor in our future competitiveness.
Canada’s ability to recruit and retain top research talent—especially in rapidly evolving fields like quantum—will be a defining factor in our future competitiveness.
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Perimeter Institute is doing a series profiling their researchers; here's mine! Featuring airplanes, of course. You can check out some of the other profiles here: perimeterinstitute.ca/outreach/we-...
"Humans are curious... We're doing this work because humans want to know, because we are a fundamentally curious species and we have to explore."
Watch Mack's Explorer Profile to learn more about her aviation and physics journey: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXvy...
Watch Mack's Explorer Profile to learn more about her aviation and physics journey: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXvy...
Katie Mack: Exploring gravity in mind and body
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November 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Perimeter Institute is doing a series profiling their researchers; here's mine! Featuring airplanes, of course. You can check out some of the other profiles here: perimeterinstitute.ca/outreach/we-...
As a cosmologist and pilot, @astrokatie.com is exploring gravity on land and in the skies.
When she isn't flying, Mack, Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication at Perimeter Institute, is busy doing physics and explaining it to public audiences.
When she isn't flying, Mack, Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication at Perimeter Institute, is busy doing physics and explaining it to public audiences.
November 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
As a cosmologist and pilot, @astrokatie.com is exploring gravity on land and in the skies.
When she isn't flying, Mack, Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication at Perimeter Institute, is busy doing physics and explaining it to public audiences.
When she isn't flying, Mack, Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication at Perimeter Institute, is busy doing physics and explaining it to public audiences.
Congratulations to Marcela Carena, Director of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, for being named one of the 10 Most Influential Hispanics in Canada by TLN Media Group in partnership with the Hispanic Business Alliance.
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Marcela Carena honoured as one of Canada’s top influential Hispanic leaders | PI News
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November 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Congratulations to Marcela Carena, Director of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, for being named one of the 10 Most Influential Hispanics in Canada by TLN Media Group in partnership with the Hispanic Business Alliance.
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Read more: perimeterinstitute.ca/news/marcela...
Neutrinos, known as "ghost particles", are key to helping cosmologists understand the formation and evolution of our universe.
Learn more about the history of neutrinos and how they are shaping the cosmos: perimeterinstitute.ca/news/hallowe...
Learn more about the history of neutrinos and how they are shaping the cosmos: perimeterinstitute.ca/news/hallowe...
Halloween special: what the ‘ghost particle’ reveals about the universe’s evolution | PI News
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October 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Neutrinos, known as "ghost particles", are key to helping cosmologists understand the formation and evolution of our universe.
Learn more about the history of neutrinos and how they are shaping the cosmos: perimeterinstitute.ca/news/hallowe...
Learn more about the history of neutrinos and how they are shaping the cosmos: perimeterinstitute.ca/news/hallowe...
Are your high school students curious about the world of quantum physics?
We've collaborated with @bist.eu and its chemistry and physics centres to create educational posters highlighting key principles of quantum science and their role in our everyday lives.
We've collaborated with @bist.eu and its chemistry and physics centres to create educational posters highlighting key principles of quantum science and their role in our everyday lives.
October 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Are your high school students curious about the world of quantum physics?
We've collaborated with @bist.eu and its chemistry and physics centres to create educational posters highlighting key principles of quantum science and their role in our everyday lives.
We've collaborated with @bist.eu and its chemistry and physics centres to create educational posters highlighting key principles of quantum science and their role in our everyday lives.
For the first time, researchers have the calculations and simulations to explain mysterious flashes from the galaxy OJ 287.
“Supermassive binary pairs like this are key to understanding how galaxies merge and grow over time,” says Luciano Combi.
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“Supermassive binary pairs like this are key to understanding how galaxies merge and grow over time,” says Luciano Combi.
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What do black hole collisions look like? | PI News
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October 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
For the first time, researchers have the calculations and simulations to explain mysterious flashes from the galaxy OJ 287.
“Supermassive binary pairs like this are key to understanding how galaxies merge and grow over time,” says Luciano Combi.
Learn more: perimeterinstitute.ca/news/what-do...
“Supermassive binary pairs like this are key to understanding how galaxies merge and grow over time,” says Luciano Combi.
Learn more: perimeterinstitute.ca/news/what-do...
New data from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration offer a window into black hole mergers and fundamental physics.
A paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters reveals how these powerful collisions are testing our understanding of space-time.
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A paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters reveals how these powerful collisions are testing our understanding of space-time.
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Perimeter researchers test the nature of merging black holes | PI News
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October 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
New data from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration offer a window into black hole mergers and fundamental physics.
A paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters reveals how these powerful collisions are testing our understanding of space-time.
Details: perimeterinstitute.ca/news/perimet...
A paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters reveals how these powerful collisions are testing our understanding of space-time.
Details: perimeterinstitute.ca/news/perimet...
Quantum-assisted AI can be used to help physicists search for rare interactions in data from an upgraded Large Hadron Collider.
October 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Quantum-assisted AI can be used to help physicists search for rare interactions in data from an upgraded Large Hadron Collider.
In a recent panel at Perimeter Institute, a group of experts in the history and philosophy of physics, alongside researchers in quantum foundations, came together to explore the past, present, and future of quantum theory.
Watch on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFC5...
Watch on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFC5...
100 Years of Quantum: Perspectives on its Past, Present, and Future
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October 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
In a recent panel at Perimeter Institute, a group of experts in the history and philosophy of physics, alongside researchers in quantum foundations, came together to explore the past, present, and future of quantum theory.
Watch on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFC5...
Watch on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFC5...
Educational outreach has been one of Perimeter Institute's foundational pillars, generating a talent pipeline for academia and industry, but also a more scientifically literate and informed society.
October 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Educational outreach has been one of Perimeter Institute's foundational pillars, generating a talent pipeline for academia and industry, but also a more scientifically literate and informed society.
What does the future of quantum look like?
October 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
What does the future of quantum look like?
A background in theoretical physics does not have to lead to a career in academia.
We recently joined Communitech's breakfast talk featuring some of our alumni who went on to careers in aerospace and video game development.
Read about their journeys: perimeterinstitute.ca/news/theoret...
We recently joined Communitech's breakfast talk featuring some of our alumni who went on to careers in aerospace and video game development.
Read about their journeys: perimeterinstitute.ca/news/theoret...
Theoretical Physics: What is it Good For? Absolutely Everything! | PI News
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October 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A background in theoretical physics does not have to lead to a career in academia.
We recently joined Communitech's breakfast talk featuring some of our alumni who went on to careers in aerospace and video game development.
Read about their journeys: perimeterinstitute.ca/news/theoret...
We recently joined Communitech's breakfast talk featuring some of our alumni who went on to careers in aerospace and video game development.
Read about their journeys: perimeterinstitute.ca/news/theoret...
From theoretical physics to quantum technologies, Perimeter Institute brings together bold ideas and global talent to tackle the toughest scientific challenges.
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October 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
From theoretical physics to quantum technologies, Perimeter Institute brings together bold ideas and global talent to tackle the toughest scientific challenges.
Read the Globe and Mail article: www.theglobeandmail.com/life/adv/art...
Read the Globe and Mail article: www.theglobeandmail.com/life/adv/art...
What does the end of the universe look like?
@astrokatie.com shares a glimpse of what modern astrophysics tells us about the ultimate fate of the cosmos, and what the catastrophic destruction of all reality would look like to anyone still around to see it.
@astrokatie.com shares a glimpse of what modern astrophysics tells us about the ultimate fate of the cosmos, and what the catastrophic destruction of all reality would look like to anyone still around to see it.
October 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
What does the end of the universe look like?
@astrokatie.com shares a glimpse of what modern astrophysics tells us about the ultimate fate of the cosmos, and what the catastrophic destruction of all reality would look like to anyone still around to see it.
@astrokatie.com shares a glimpse of what modern astrophysics tells us about the ultimate fate of the cosmos, and what the catastrophic destruction of all reality would look like to anyone still around to see it.
Junwu Huang, Research Faculty in particle physics at Perimeter Institute, prefers the blackboard to the laboratory, but his theoretical work may help experimental partners find the universe’s most pervasive-but-elusive stuff.
Watch Huang's Explorer Profile: youtu.be/x_S0Ju_CpDQ?...
Watch Huang's Explorer Profile: youtu.be/x_S0Ju_CpDQ?...
Junwu Huang: Unraveling the Mystery of Dark Matter
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October 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Junwu Huang, Research Faculty in particle physics at Perimeter Institute, prefers the blackboard to the laboratory, but his theoretical work may help experimental partners find the universe’s most pervasive-but-elusive stuff.
Watch Huang's Explorer Profile: youtu.be/x_S0Ju_CpDQ?...
Watch Huang's Explorer Profile: youtu.be/x_S0Ju_CpDQ?...
Congratulations to Shane MacLeod for receiving the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence in STEM.
October 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Congratulations to Shane MacLeod for receiving the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence in STEM.
In 10 years, the Einstein Telescope, a third-generation observatory 1,000 times more sensitive than current detectors, will enable the exploration of the Universe through gravitational waves.
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In 10 years, the Einstein Telescope comes online. Its future leaders are training now. | PI News
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October 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
In 10 years, the Einstein Telescope, a third-generation observatory 1,000 times more sensitive than current detectors, will enable the exploration of the Universe through gravitational waves.
Learn more: perimeterinstitute.ca/news/10-year...
Learn more: perimeterinstitute.ca/news/10-year...