Toronto (ots/PRNewswire) - Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, in Ontario, Canada, is pleased to announce [http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/news/neil-turok-appointed-second-term-perimeter-s-director-and-lazaridis-bohr-chair ] the re-appointment of Director Neil Turok to a second five-year term at the ...
Mbour, Senegal (ots/PRNewswire) - Mathematics underpins science, technology and modern society - from cell phones to computers and satellites. On September 6, 2011, the Government of Senegal led by His Excellency President Abdoulaye Wade and international partners will open a new pan-African centre of excellence for Africa's brightest math and science graduates, in a beautiful seaside location in Mbour, 80 km south of ...
Waterloo, Ontario (ots/PRNewswire) - For 10 exciting days this October, Canada's Perimeter Institute's 10th anniversary science celebration "Quantum to Cosmos: Ideas for the Future" will take a global audience from the strange subatomic world to the outer frontiers of the universe. Events will take place from October 15 to 25, 2009, commemorating the 10th ...
Waterloo, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI) is now providing the first in a new series of in-class, educational resources designed to help high school teachers introduce and guide students through a variety of topics in science. The first module on "The Mystery of Dark Matter" features a 25 minute DVD and teacher guide ...
Toronto, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - - Young 'Einsteins' Can Attend Summer Science Camps in Canada Budding young physicists, age 16 and 17, can now apply to attend the 'International Summer School for Young Physicists' (ISSYP) at Perimeter Institute (PI) in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. International students from all around the world are invited to apply and ...
Waterloo, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI) is pleased to announce that renowned scientist Leonard Susskind has joined its Faculty as an Associate Member. Professor Susskind is widely recognized as one of the most highly creative researchers in the field of ...
Waterloo, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - 100 of the brightest young minds from over 30 countries across the world (see list below), have earned positions at the prestigious International Summer School for Young Physicists (ISSYP) at Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI). The 16 and 17 year old students will be challenged by some of the most ...
Toronto, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - - Michael Aaron Nielsen - Quantum Information Theory Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (just outside Toronto) welcomes Michael Aaron Nielsen to Faculty beginning May, 2007. A distinguished and prolific scientist, Dr. Nielsen specializes in Quantum Information Theory and is widely known for his fundamental work on the theory of ...
Waterloo, Ontario (ots/PRNewswire) - The Honourable Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada, will officially open the new home of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada on Friday, October 1st at 6:30pm. This is where international scientists are gathering to investigate how nature works at the deepest level. Attending the official opening this Friday will be Nobel Prize winners ...