October 21, 2005 Source: Mount Allison University:
http://www.mta.ca/news/index.cgi?id=837 Mount Allison physics researchers receive international recognition SACKVILLE, NB — The Mount Allison physics department is celebrating the World Year of Physics in high-energy style. The University has recently learned that it is now listed with the Particle Data Group (PDG), an international collaboration that reviews particle physics and related areas of astrophysics, and compiles and analyzes data on particle properties. Mount Allison is one of only 20 Canadian universities to be listed in the publication, The Review of Particle Physics, which is distributed internationally. PDG products are distributed to 30,000 physicists, teachers, and other interested people around the world. The Review of Particle Physics is the most cited publication in particle physics during the last decade. The Particle Data Group publishes a list of the high-energy physics laboratories and agencies from all over the world annually. To qualify for entry in this list, members of each university faculty must have a minimum of five published journal articles in this area of physics. Mount Allison physics professor and article contributor Dr. Mohammad Ahmady was happy to receive the news. "We’re joining many major Canadian Universities and international institutions by being listed on the PDG. This is no small feat for an undergraduate institution and it is the perfect way for Mount Allison to celebrate the World Year of Physics." Recent journal articles published about high-energy physics by Mount Allison researchers include work by Dr. Ahmady and Dr. David Hornidge, assistant professor in physics at Mount Allison. Their work in particle physics is investigating the fundamental building blocks of the universe and their interactions. Dr. Ahmady’s research was co-authored with former Mount Allison student Amgad Squires, who is now pursuing his master’s at Cornell. Both professors have been featured in many prominent academic journals, including Physical Review, Physics Letters, Nuclear Physics, and the European Physics Journal. —30— For further information please contact Dr. Mohammad Ahmady, department of physics, Mount Allison University, tel: 364-2581(mahady@mta.ca).
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