Dr. Evan McDonough becomes first theoretical physicist awarded New Investigator grant

The University of Winnipeg’s Dr. Evan McDonough, a theoretical physicist and assistant professor in the Department of Physics, has been awarded a New Investigator Operating Grant valued at $50,000 from Research Manitoba. This is the first time this grant has been awarded to a theoretical physicist.

Dr. McDonough applies cutting-edge theoretical physics, such as quantum fields and extra dimensions, to problems in cosmology and astrophysics, following in the tradition of such greats at Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein.

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