Student Research in EHEP
Opportunities for Summer Students in Particle Physics
Our groups have a number of positions for summer students. More information on these opportunities will be available in January 2017.
Opportunities for Graduate Studies in Particle Physics
The experimental particle physics group at the University of Toronto has a long tradition of training graduate students. Here we list some of the opportunities that are currently available in the group. We include a directory of the students currently active in the group as well as a list of some of our graduates and what they are up to now. Don't hesitate to contact any member of the group if you have any questions.
We have two experimental projects that are in main data-taking periods. The ATLAS group at Toronto is actively involved in all areas of analysis of the LHC data, including studies of the Higgs boson discovered in 2012. There are immediate openings for students who want to get involved in upgrade projects for upcoming data-taking periods at CERN.
The T2K project is studying neutrino oscillations by measuring a beam of neturinos within a km of their production at an accelerator complex at Tokai (the "T") on the east cost of Japan and again several hundred km away in a large underground water Cerenkov detecto in the Kamioka mine (the "K") in the Japanese alps. Canadian collaborators, including the University of Toronto, are analysing the data from early running and tackling systematic uncertainties seen to further improve precision as data-taking continues through the end of the decade. More information on all the graduate student opportunities can be found in this flyer
A PhD in experimental particle physics provides and education in a wide range of disciplines. Experience is gained with a wide array of particle detectors, many of which find applications outside particle physics, for example in medical imaging. The data acquisition rates typically involve high speed, dedicated electronics and massive data transfer rates rivaled only by major telecommunications networks. The development of the world wide web was a spin-off from high energy physics research needs. Work on the international collaborations provides experience interacting in large groups of people.
To give prospective students a flavour of what they might be doing if they were to pursue a graduate degree in experimental particle physics we list our current students below. In order to highlight some of the diversity that results from an education in high energy physics we list some of the former graduate students and indicate what they are doing now.
Lists of Former and Current Students
Students interested in more information on applying to do a graduate degree in the physics department at the University of Toronto are encouraged to consult the department webpage .
