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2. Bernd Bernd Stelzer’s research group works on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider Nobel prize 2013 We are replacing muon detectors to cope with higher LHC collision rates in 2020! Prototype tests at Fermilab (Chicago) Production at TRIUMF (Vancouver) We specialize in advanced analysis techniques to identify Higgs boson events from billions of LHC collisions and search for New Physics at the highest energies A Higgs boson discovery channel New Higgs boson process! Higgs boson discovery!

3. Undergraduate Angelina Marinkovic used electron microscopy to image protein assemblies

4. The Sivak lab investigates the operational principles of protein- based machines found in Nature

5. SFU’s new Trottier Observatory is taking shape!

6. The Forde lab uses holographic optical tweezers to study mechanics of collagen gels

7. The Hayden lab is characterizing anti-matter in ways never before accomplished

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9. Nanofabrication Technology Student Paul Scherrer Institute Undergraduate David Lee did co-op research in Switzerland

10. J. Steven Dodge Associate Professor of Physics jsdodge@sfu.ca Optical properties of solids Terahertz spectroscopy Nonlinear optical spectroscopy Superconductivity Magnetism Applied physics The Dodge lab uses lasers to investigate superconductivity

11. Undergraduate Carolyn Kierans developed magnetic imaging experiments

12. Interests  Deposition of multilayer structures  Investigation properties of magnetic films  Investigation of static and dynamic phenomena at the interface between magnetic and non-magnetic films  Fabrication of nanodevices using lithography techniques  Measurement of nonodevice performances 500 nm Multilayer structures Nanodevices ( measuring individual nanodevice ) Erol Girt, egirt@sfu.ca Magnetic films Non-magnetic films Magnetic films Non-magnetic films Scanning electron microscope image of etched nanodevices The Girt lab uses nanofabrication to study magnetism and to develop new materials for solar energy capture

13. Undergraduate Tin Ma developed techniques for studying nuclear structure

14. The Bechhoefer lab investigates whether it is possible to break the laws of thermodynamics at the nanoscale Hot off the press: Experiments at SFU confirm that there is a minimum amount of work that is required to erase one bit of memory. This minimum work prevents clever “demons” from creating perpetual motion machines based on the random motions produced by heat.

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16. Undergraduate Carolyn Young used Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to learn how alcohol influences skin permeability

17. Cosmic Microwave Background Cosmic Magnetic Fields Cosmic Strings Dark Energy and Modified Gravity Cosmological Tests of Gravity The Pogosian lab studies cosmology, searching for clues into the composition and evolution of the universe

18. The Forde lab designs, simulates, constructs and tests novel nanoscale molecular motors

19. The Frisken lab did an experiment on the International Space Station, investigating how crystals form in zero gravity

20. Joel Zylberberg, B. Sc. Hon. 2008 Fulbright PhD Award (2008-2011) NSERC Julie Payette Scholarship (2008-2009) Acting Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, U. of Washington Undergraduate Joel Zylberberg did research in cosmology

21. Coolest class in Canada: Phys 192 Logarithm and Blues Physicist Mike Hayden and musician Jay Knutson explore music, acoustics, and the physics of sound in this class rated one of the coolest in Canada by Huffington Post

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23. The Thewalt lab holds the world record for longest-lived quantum computing state

24. Led to non-profit work in South America, teaching astronomy in the Atacama Desert Undergraduate Ciara Morgan-Fair initiated and led the SFU Astronomy Club

25. SFU Physics offers outstanding research opportunities for undergraduates hosts over a dozen undergraduate students each summer with fully-paid research scholarships many undergraduates are employed in research labs (full-time in summer and part-time during the year) “Adopt-a-Physicist” program gets students into research groups in their first year of studies

26. Starla Talbot, B. Sc. Hon. 2012 Published in Physical Review while at SFU Field researcher for Canadian Space Agency (2009) Rank I Engineer and Design Leader for the City of Vancouver Undergraduate Starla Talbot did research in cosmology

27. Bringing the fun of Physics to the public

28. Fabricated nanoparticle structures, and characterized them with electron transport measurements University of Duisburg-Essen Undergraduate Elena Barbir did co-op research in Germany