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“Bright minds in their life’s prime” - Perimeter celebrates fifth PSI class
The fifth class of Perimeter Scholars International (PSI) celebrated their completion of the intense master’s program during a ceremony featuring science, a bittersweet farewell, and a surprising hip hop twist...
Two Perimeter faculty members win Canadian Association of Physicists medals
Robert Myers is one of Canada's most distinguished string theorists, who has made numerous key contributions in subfields ranging from foundational string theory to gravitational physics to string cosmology. Several...
New Perimeter Institute Director among world’s most influential scientists
Robert Myers , a theoretical physicist consistently ranked among the world’s most influential scientists, has been appointed the new Director of Perimeter Institute. The appointment follows an exhaustive global search...
2015 Year in review
A BRILLIANT YEAR BEGINS The year began with a shower of photons over Paris as the United Nations launched the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies . Perimeter celebrated...
2019: Perimeter’s scientific year in review
ROB MYERS NAMED PERIMETER’S NEW DIRECTOR After an exhaustive international search, theoretical physicist Robert Myers was appointed the new Director of Perimeter Institute in February. Myers is the most cited...
Three Perimeter PhD students earn Vanier scholarships
Perimeter PhD students Jacqueline (Jackie) Caminiti, Caroline Lima, and James Munday are among the future scientific leaders to be awarded the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships . Each will receive $50,000...
Perimeter team wins 2024 APS Excellence in Physics Education Award
The American Physical Society (APS) has awarded its 2024 Excellence in Physics Education Award to Perimeter Institute’s educational outreach team. The award recognizes the team “for developing outstanding educational resources...