Organization: Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

Perimeter Institute lands Stephen Hawking

The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI) has launched a new Distinguished Research Chair program and landed Dr Stephen Hawking as the inaugural chairholder. Under the arrangement, Hawking will become a regular visitor to the Waterloo ON-based institute, with his first extended stay scheduled for the summer of 2009. Hawking is the latest coup for…

Britain’s loss is Perimeter Institute’s gain

Dissatisfaction with the British government’s handling of science funding played an underlying role the appointment of Dr Neil Turok as executive director of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (R$, May 20/08). In interviews with British media, Turok criticized several of the government’s recent decisions, including its handling of physics research and a major accounting…

Perimeter secures provincial and federal funding

The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics has secured more than $50 million in federal and provincial commitments in its bid to secure $100 million in public support. The new money augments the $120 million committed by three executives of Research in Motion Ltd, including $100 million from RIM president Mike Lazaridis. The latest funding announcements…