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Home ............................................   General Information ............................................   Contact Us .....................................   Maps and Directions .....................................   Colloquia and Talks .....................................   Department News .....................................   Employment .....................................   Facilities .....................................   IT Support .....................................   About Queen's .....................................   About Kingston ..................................... Undergrad Studies ............................................ Graduate Studies ............................................ Research Groups ............................................ Faculty & Staff ............................................ Alumni & Friends ............................................ Visitors & Residents ............................................ Queen's Observatory ............................................   Facilities Chalk River Neutrons can be used as a gentle but penetrating probe of matter. As such, the neutron scattering reactors at the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited facilities at the Chalk River Laboratories in Ontario are used by Queen's physicists in fields including materials science, engineering and applied physics. More information on the Neutron Program for Materials Research can be obtained from the NPMR website. High-Performance Computing Virtual Laboratory The HPCVL was formed by a consortium of four Eastern Ontario Universities, and provides scientists from its member institutions the high-performance computing resources necessary to conduct ambitious and innovative research programs. The HPCVL is one of North America's premiere facilities for computational research and is located at Queen's University. Kingston Regional Cancer Centre Medical Physics group at the Kingston Regional Cancer Centre (KRCC) supports an active program in clinical development and research in the field of radiation therapy. The physicists with the KRCC are also involved with teaching and research within the Department of Physics at Queen's University. The KRCC is located only a few blocks away from Stirling Hall. The Queen's Observatory Queen's University's on-campus observatory houses a state-of-the-art 16-inch reflecting telescope in a dome on the roof of Ellis Hall. This facility is used primarily for student training and public demonstrations. The first Queen's Observatory was established in the mid-19th century, and marked the beginning of a long and distinguished history of astronomical observing at Queen's University. The Observatory is run by the Queen's University Astronomy Research Group and the Physics Department. International Astronomical Observatories Astronomical observations are performed at large research facilities across the world. Radio observations are done using the Very Large Array in New Mexico, the James Clerk Maxell Telescope in Hawaii, and the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in India. Optical observations are performed at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in Hawaii, the Gemini Telescopes in Hawaii and Chile, the Anglo-Australian Observatory in Australia, the William Herschel Telescope in the Canary Islands and using the Hubble Space Telescope. The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Located in Sudbury, Ontario, the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) is providing data which is revealing much about the nature of neutrinos and the core of the Sun. The detector itself contains 1000 tonnes of heavy water and was constructed 6800 feet underground in INCO's Creighton mine, an active nickel mine. Queen's University is the lead institution in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. Follow the link to check out the latest scientific results!   Back to top

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