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26th July 2014, 08:34 AM
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Re: Physics perimeter institute

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1999. it is an independent research centre in foundational, theoretical physics. Perimeter also provides scientific training and educational outreach activities to the general public.

Research
Perimetr's research encompasses eight fields:
Complex systems
Cosmology and gravitation
Particle physics
String theory and Quantum gravity
Quantum foundations and Quantum information

Educational Outreach:
Public Lectures Series
ISSYP
BrainSTEM: Your Future is Now
Quantum to Cosmos: Ideas for the Future festival

Training
Joint masters-level program
Doctoral studies

Past and present researchers
Yakir Aharonov – Distinguished Research Chair; Wolf Prize (1998)
Dorit Aharonov – Distinguished Research Chair
Nima Arkani-Hamed – Distinguished Research Chair; Fundamental Physics Prize (2012)
John H. Brodie – Former theoretical physicist for whom the annual John Brodie Memorial Award is named[14]
Freddy Cachazo – Faculty Member (superstring theory)
Juan Ignacio Cirac – Distinguished Research Chair; Benjamin Franklin Medal (2010); founding figure in quantum computing
David Cory – Associate Faculty Member (quantum information)
Georgi Dvali – Distinguished Research Chair
Laurent Freidel – Faculty Member (quantum gravity)
Daniel Gottesman – Faculty Member (quantum information)
Stephen Hawking – Distinguished Research Chair; Fundamental Physics Prize (special) (2012); Copley Medal (2006); Wolf Prize (1988); Dirac Medal and Prize (1987); Maxwell Medal and Prize (1976); Albert Einstein Medal (1979); Albert Einstein Award (1978); Eddington Medal (1975)
Patrick Hayden – Distinguished Research Chair
Chris Isham – Distinguished Research Chair; Paul Dirac Medal and Prize (2011)
Leo Kadanoff – Distinguished Research Chair; Wolf Prize (1980); Lorentz Medal (2006); Boltzmann Medal (1989); Buckley Prize (1977)
Raymond Laflamme – Associate Faculty Member (quantum information); founding figure in quantum information theory
Renate Loll – Distinguished Research Chair
Fotini Markopoulou-Kalamara – Faculty Member (quantum gravity)
John Moffat – Senior Researcher Affiliate(cosmology and gravitation/particle physics)
Michele Mosca – Associate Faculty Member (quantum information)
Robert Myers – Faculty Member (superstring theory)
Malcolm Perry – Distinguished Research Chair
Henry Reich
Subir Sachdev – Distinguished Research Chair
Ashoke Sen – Distinguished Research Chair; Fundamental Physics Prize (2012)
Lee Smolin – Faculty Member (quantum gravity); founding figure in loop quantum gravity; Majorana Prize (2007)
Rafael Sorkin – Senior Researcher (quantum foundations)
Leonard Susskind – Distinguished Research Chair; Sakurai Prize (1998); founding figure in string theory
Neil Turok – Executive Director (cosmology and gravitation); Maxwell Medal and Prize (1992)
Bill Unruh – Distinguished Research Chair; Herzberg Medal (1983)
Guifré Vidal – Faculty member (condensed matter)
Antony Valentini – Faculty member
Xiao-Gang Wen – BMO Newton Chair
Mark Wise – Distinguished Research Chair; Sakurai Prize (2001)

Contact:
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
31 Caroline St N, Waterloo, ON N2L 6B9, Canada ‎
+1 519-569-7600 ‎

Map:

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