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December 9, 2025

Marcel Franz Appointed Scientific Director of UBC Blusson QMI

The University of British Columbia’s Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (UBC Blusson QMI) announced today the appointment of Professor Marcel...

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August 10, 2018

SBQMI Research Featured as Editors’ Suggestion in Physical Review Letters

Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute researchers have found that by applying a magnetic field to a small and irregularly shaped...

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July 6, 2018

Do broad interests benefit science?

Science asked young scientists the question: How do broad interest benefit your science?  , Scientists with a variety of hobbies...

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July 5, 2018

Tracking the ultrafast emergence of superconductivity

SBQMI researchers have captured an unprecedented glimpse into the birth of high-temperature superconductivity in cuprates, settling a scientific debate and...

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July 5, 2018

UBC celebrates Stewart and Marilyn Blusson and a major expansion of SBQMI facilities

Thanks to the generosity of two of UBC’s most prominent donors, the University’s world-class quantum physicists have a new home...

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May 15, 2018

New quantum conference will ignite cross-country collaboration

A new conference for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in quantum science aims to foster collaboration and provide a glimpse...

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March 14, 2018

Quantum Mechanics Runs Hot in a Cold Plasma

SBQMI researchers have found a new system that could help yield ‘warmer’ quantum technologies. , In the latest issue of Physical...

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March 8, 2018

SBQMI Researchers Invent New Method to Create Self-tinting Windows

SBQMI and UBC chemistry researchers have developed a simple, cost-effective technique for making smart windows that could lead the way...

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January 24, 2018

Casimir Kuzyk’s ‘aweSEM Device’ In Finals of Innovation OnBoard Contest

Kudos to Casimir Kuzyk, SBQMI student, on making the finals of the UBC Innovation onBoardpitching competition! The finals will be held on...

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December 21, 2017

New faculty member Dr. Ziliang Ye has joined us from Stanford University

Welcome Dr. Ziliang Ye to SBQMI! , Ziliangs’ research focuses on probing & controlling emergent degrees of freedom in low-dimensional quantum...

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November 8, 2017

53rd Canadian Undergraduate Physics Conference

Research associate James Day and graduate student Ketty Na visited Ottawa, Ontario to attend the 53rd Canadian Undergraduate Physics Conference, the largest undergraduate...

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October 13, 2017

SBQMI Physicists Receive Over $6 Million from CFI for Research

SBQMI physics investigators George Sawatzky and Sarah Burke will receive funding to develop a quantum materials electron microscopy centre and a four-probe scanning probe...

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September 12, 2017

Rob Kiefl Awarded Prestigious 2017 Yamazaki Prize

Congratulations to Professor Rob Kiefl, who has been awarded the 2017 Yamazaki Prize by the International Society for mSR Spectroscopy (ISMS)....

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