Register for Wave Functions and Quantum Computers

Quantum physics is our best model of the physical universe so far. Join us as we take a deep dive into the quantum world and explore some of its most important ideas and applications.

This teacher course uses the results of actual experiments to help build up key quantum ideas of the wave function. It then applies them to construct a full quantum model of the atom. Finally, the course uses the wave function to understand how various quantum experiments lead us to the revolutionary idea of a quantum computer – a completely new type of computer whose basic components are individual quantum particles.

To register for this teacher course, as well as the pre-requisites, visit our website.

PI Teacher Course Opportunities – Summer 2023

This summer, Perimeter will be offering three teacher courses online:

• July: Astronomy: Galaxies and Teaching Particle Physics
• August: Teaching Climate Change

More information, including course descriptions, will be released in April. Stay tuned!

Canada’s contribution to the James Webb Space Telescope

Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is now operational and taking breathtaking images of the cosmos. But did you know that Canada played a central role in creating two of its key scientific instruments?

The Canadian Space Agency and multiple Canadian universities were essential to the design and construction of two crucial instruments: the Fine Guidance System, a device onboard the JWST that allows it to find and track celestial objects of interest, and the Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph, a camera that captures infrared light and helps analyze the atmospheres of distant exoplanets.

Learn more about incorporating the topics of exoplanets and telescopes into your classroom with a pair of free Perimeter Institute educational resources:

Inspiring Future Women in Science replay available online

Our Inspiring Future Women in Science event on March 7 was a great success with 180+ in-person attendees, as well as hundreds of virtual participants. We’ve made the full recording of the day’s amazing speakers available for anyone who was unable to attend or tune in to the live event.