Subatomic Physics

Dr. David Hornidge's research is in the area of medium-energy experimental subatomic physics. His main goal is to obtain information on the strong nuclear forces through studying hadron structure. To do this, experiments are carried out at low- and intermediate-energy nuclear physics laboratories in various locations.

Nuclei make up 99% of our body weight are the core of all matter around us and the driving fuel for the stars. I find it fascinating to explore the properties of these tiny (~10-15 m) objects that have led to the creation of our lives. How, why and where did oxygen and carbon - that are necessary for our lives - be created in nature? It turns out that most of the nuclear species that we find on our earth today were created in the core of exploding stars, like the supernova. In this creation process are involved nuclei that have very usual properties than what we find on our earth. My research involves re-creating these species in our laboratories and inducing further reactions with them. Accelerated beams of such species are called radioactive ion beams (RIB).

Personal website: http://www.ap.smu.ca/~rkanungo/rkanungo.html

Dr. Adam Sarty investigates the electromagnetic properties of the nucleon and light nuclei using the techniques of coincidence electron scattering. He also conducts research on education, including evaluating selected teaching methodologies for first-year physics classes and studying of the effectiveness of using wireless responders (clickers) in university classrooms.