The 2020 CAP Medal for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics is awarded to Kenneth Ragan
The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) is pleased to announce that the 2020 CAP Medal for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics is awarded to Kenneth Ragan, McGill University, for his overall accomplishments in teaching, and the promotion of quality teaching at his institution and within the CAP. He has taught many different courses spanning the […]
Detection of a short, intense radio burst in Milky Way could help resolve origins of mysterious phenomenon
Close proximity of high energy pulse suggests magnetars may be at the origin of some fast radio bursts New data from a Canadian-led team of astronomers, including researchers from the McGill Space Institute and McGill University Department of Physics, strongly suggest that magnetars – a type of neutron star believed to have an extremely powerful magnetic field – could […]