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Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Canterbury is a diverse department undertaking research across astronomy, the atmosphere, medical physics, theoretical physics, particle physics and nanotechnology.
The department participates in a wide range of local and international research collaborations, including the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) and the CERN large hadron collider projects.
The department has field stations at Mt John Observatory, where it manages New Zealand’s largest telescope, a radar facility at Birdlings Flat and a ring laser housed in the Cashmere Cavern, a formerly secret cave built during the Second World War.
Summary of activities
Physics and astronomy teaching and research.
Links
SALT.
http://www.phys.canterbury.ac.nz
Birdlings Flat radar.
http://www.phys.canterbury.ac.nz
Mt John Observatory.
http://www.phys.canterbury.ac.nz
This article is based on information current in 2007.
Type
University
Contact
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch
