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January 13, 2026

Quantum Days 2026 Site Visits: Inside Canada’s Quantum Coast

British Columbia’s research strength has fueled a world-class quantum sector, home to globally recognized companies and a rapidly expanding cluster...

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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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September 7, 2017

Sarah Burke Awarded $800,000 In Research Funding

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Sarah Burke for being awarded $800,000 from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) through the John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF). ,...

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May 26, 2017

Verna J Kirkness Scholars Hosted by SBQMI

, ,, , , , , ,    During the week of May 15-19, 2017 Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute...

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May 24, 2017

2017 Canadian Physics Olympiad Students Visit SBQMI

, ,, , , , , , , On Tuesday, May 24, 2017, the students participating in the national finals...

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April 25, 2017

International Partnership Advances Quantum Materials Research & Innovation

The University of Tokyo has formally joined the SBQMI, UBC and the Max Planck Society in an international partnership designed to advance...

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April 11, 2017

SBQMI Hosts Science Fair Participants

On Friday 7 April, Walter Hardy hosted a dozen visitors to the SBQMI for a “Low Temperatures and Superconductivity” lab...

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April 5, 2017

Ellen Schelew Wins 3rd Place & People’s Choice Award for 3-Minute Thesis

Congratulations to SBQMI’s graduate student Ellen Schelew (her supervisor is Jeff Young) for placing third in the UBC 3 Minute Thesis...

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March 29, 2017

Quantum Levitation Track Created by St. George’s Students

Tobin Gladders and Joshua Dar Santos, the 12- year old grade 7 students from St.George’s School in Vancouver visited Stewart...

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March 14, 2017

SBQMI at 2017 BC Tech Summit, March 14-15, 2017

The BC Tech Summit is a two-day event celebrating BC technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. The conference features dynamic speakers and interactive...

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February 7, 2017

Young Physics Enthusiasts from St. George’s School Visit SBQMI

, ,, , , , , , , It was a great pleasure to welcome Tobin Gladders and Joshua Dar...

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