Physics The Department of Physics is located in the MacNaughton building and focuses its activities and education on physics theory and research including applied, astrophysics and gravitation, atomic and molecular, biophysics, chemical, condensed matter and materials, nanoscience, subatomic, and planetary physics. In addition, the department has its own observatory located on top of the building. Guelph faculty members collaborate with many off-campus research institutions including: CSA/NASA, the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, the Canadian Light Source, and TRIUMF as well as on campus collaborations with the Advanced Analysis Centre. Faculty member Ralf Gellert is a lead scientist for the Alpha particle X-ray spectrometer (APXS) that is on board the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER). Undergraduate programs Biological and Medical Physics B.Sc. (Co-op available) Physics B.Sc. (Co-op available) Theoretical Physics B.Sc. Graduate programs Physics M.Sc., PhD Interdisciplinary Programs Undergraduate programs Biomedical Toxicology B.Sc. (Co-op available) Chemical Physics B.Sc. (Co-op available) Nanoscience B.Sc. (Co-op available) Physical Science B.Sc. Graduate programs Biophysics M.Sc., PhD Collaborative Specialization in Artificial Intelligence M.Sc., M.A.Sc. Collaborative Specialization in Toxicology M.Sc., PhD Physical Science and Engineering Education Centre The Physical Science and Engineering Education Centre (PSEER) was established in 2012 in the College of Physical and Engineering Sciences to support and promote learning and improve effectiveness of teaching within the Departments of Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics & Statistics, and the Schools of Computer Science and Engineering. PSEER supports education through cultivating knowledge of best teaching practice for faculty, funding to improve engineering and science education, events and lectures for faculty, and to foster quality education research, based on solid experimental design, execution and interpretation. Culture Outreach and Community Engagement CEPS runs Creative Encounters with Science, a STEM Outreach program which began in 1993. The program runs a STEM summer day camp, in-school workshops, after-school clubs, and participates in various on-campus STEM events. As a network member of Actua, a non-profit organization made up of a Canadian network of 40 university and college-based members, Creative Encounters focuses on various initiatives such as Aboriginal Outreach, at-risk youth, and P.A.G.E.S. all-girls programming. The Department of Physics has a long history of STEM Outreach. A travelling physics road show based at U of G has visited Ontario schools for more than 40 years. The department’s faculty, staff, and students create content for the Guelph Physics YouTube channel, which has educational series including “Ask Me Anything Science Edition”, “Tips and Tricks with Mel” as