Nov 17: International Year of Astronomy Star Gazing Party

The University of Waterloo and the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (KW branch) hosted another public observing night, with astronomy experimenents, displays and presentations. Thank you to all participants for making this event a tremendous success.

The winner of our raffle for a free Galileoscope is Anna Gerrard - congratulations!

International Year of Astronomy Lecture Series

On June 2, 2009, world-renowned scientist, Dr. Brian Schmidt of Harvard University presented his fascinating talk “The Universe from Beginning to End” here at the University of Waterloo. Missed his explanation of the big bang theory? How dark matter and dark energy intertwine? Not a problem! We have it for you here for your viewing pleasure.

A full listing of local IYA events may be found on this page. Please visit the International Year of Astronomy Canada website for more events.

Research Opportunities

CITA National Postdoctoral Fellowship
Application materials must arrive prior to November 1, 2009.

We have open positions for both graduate and undergraduate research. For information about research projects, contact faculty members working in your area of research directly.
Applications to our graduate program are accepted through the Guelph-Waterloo Physics Institute.
Applicants at the undergraduate level should refer to the Undergraduate Student Research Awards program.