Our people

Ash Dome housing the 0.8 meter DFM Telescope at UVic

We have a diverse group of professionals in our department to help you pursue your undergraduate or graduate degree:

• Faculty are engaged in teaching, at the undergraduate and graduate levels, in student supervision, and in research. In addition to on-campus facilities, their research programs are carried out in leading laboratories and institutes around the world.
• Adjunct Faculty are external experts who are affiliated with our department. Many adjuncts supervise graduate students or teach courses for our department.
• Research personnel include research assistants, research associates and post doctoral fellows who conduct research for faculty members in our department.
• Emeritus Faculty are retired faculty members, many of whom maintain an active presence in our department. They may supervise graduate students, teach courses, conduct research or engage in public outreach.
• Academic/Administrative Staff include many people in our department who have professional roles.  These include our senior lab instructors who head up our laboratory program teaching many of our upper-level labs.  Other key academic/admin staff run our lecture demonstration equipment, teach in our Physics Aid Service, coordinate our undergraduate Co-op program, provide computer support or teach sessionally.
• Office and Technical Staff – includes administrative personnel in our general office and technicians in our electronics and machine shops.
• Sessional Instructors teach courses in our department on a short-term contract basis.
• Graduate Students undertake research projects, take courses and may also hold Teaching Assistantships in which they teach undergraduate labs or mark homework assignments.
• Advisers are faculty members who provide guidance on matters such as course selection, program or degree requirements, and transfer credit.
• The Physics and Astronomy Student Society provides leadership and support to all our undergrads.