Physgal ⚛️
@physgal.bsky.social
University physics lecturer and Associate Dean, Learning. Physics demystifier. Supporter of girls and women in physics. CAP Teaching Medal 2018, 3MNTF 2023. She/her Ph.D.
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight, losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough...
That's me in the spotlight, losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough...
November 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight, losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough...
That's me in the spotlight, losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough...
Her map isn't quite to scale, but you get the idea.
November 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Her map isn't quite to scale, but you get the idea.
Can we set up many pillories for the mocking?
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Can we set up many pillories for the mocking?
Sometimes cows are round. 😊🎢
November 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Sometimes cows are round. 😊🎢
Getting ready to celebrate LGBTQ+ in STEM Day @sfuphysics.bsky.social ⚛️🎢🧪👩🔬🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
November 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Getting ready to celebrate LGBTQ+ in STEM Day @sfuphysics.bsky.social ⚛️🎢🧪👩🔬🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Not to mention Caprica
November 18, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Not to mention Caprica
It's so hard. I could also have chosen one of these:
November 17, 2025 at 3:50 AM
It's so hard. I could also have chosen one of these:
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 1:27 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
Saoirse believes she belongs in the "fluffiest pal in the world" club.
November 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Saoirse believes she belongs in the "fluffiest pal in the world" club.
On the other hand, this is what it looks like in Athabasca, Alberta
November 12, 2025 at 4:53 AM
On the other hand, this is what it looks like in Athabasca, Alberta
Here's the view right now from the all-sky camera on campus. Sigh. Damn clouds. ☹️
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Here's the view right now from the all-sky camera on campus. Sigh. Damn clouds. ☹️
That garbage plate looks ok, but the home fries are all wrong. Here's an original Nic Tahou's garbage plate. (I used to always get cheeseburger patties on top instead.)
November 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
That garbage plate looks ok, but the home fries are all wrong. Here's an original Nic Tahou's garbage plate. (I used to always get cheeseburger patties on top instead.)
I just realized that this photograph is signed by the photographer: H.M. Veale of Bristol, UK where my grandparents lived.
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I just realized that this photograph is signed by the photographer: H.M. Veale of Bristol, UK where my grandparents lived.
My paternal grandfather was nearly killed in WWI when he was a sailor on the HMS Marlborough. Luckily for me, he survived his ship being torpedoed during the Battle of Jutland. #RemembranceDay #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 4:48 AM
My paternal grandfather was nearly killed in WWI when he was a sailor on the HMS Marlborough. Luckily for me, he survived his ship being torpedoed during the Battle of Jutland. #RemembranceDay #VeteransDay
Attention #YVR physics enthusiasts, especially high school students, there are two exciting TRIUMF Saturday Morning Lectures by @sfuphysics.bsky.social faculty happening next weekend (Nov 15th) in Surrey. ⚛️ 🎢 🧪
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Attention #YVR physics enthusiasts, especially high school students, there are two exciting TRIUMF Saturday Morning Lectures by @sfuphysics.bsky.social faculty happening next weekend (Nov 15th) in Surrey. ⚛️ 🎢 🧪
They used to host many smaller regional conferences which made it much easier for students to travel to them. And the locations changed every year. Here's what it looked like for 2024.
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
They used to host many smaller regional conferences which made it much easier for students to travel to them. And the locations changed every year. Here's what it looked like for 2024.
Radio telescopes are so magnificent
November 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Radio telescopes are so magnificent
Happy Women in Physics Day to all of the amazing women and gender minorities in physics!! We are still greatly under-represented at all levels, so we need to continue encouraging girls and young women to consider studying physics and make systemic changes to the climate in the field. ⚛️ 🎢 👩🔬 🧪
November 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Happy Women in Physics Day to all of the amazing women and gender minorities in physics!! We are still greatly under-represented at all levels, so we need to continue encouraging girls and young women to consider studying physics and make systemic changes to the climate in the field. ⚛️ 🎢 👩🔬 🧪
I got to meet Donna Strickland at a Canadian Association of Physicists conference at SFU in 2019. Here she is at the conference banquet with a group of happy physicists, including me. 🙂
November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I got to meet Donna Strickland at a Canadian Association of Physicists conference at SFU in 2019. Here she is at the conference banquet with a group of happy physicists, including me. 🙂
And if you have a MacBook, it's really easy to grab the text from an image by right-clicking:
November 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
And if you have a MacBook, it's really easy to grab the text from an image by right-clicking:
Aww. He brought out his wife and parents at the end.
November 5, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Aww. He brought out his wife and parents at the end.
So far, so good on prop 50. #California
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
So far, so good on prop 50. #California
In honor of the upcoming #WomenInPhysics Day, let's create a thread of amazing women physicists. I'll start with one my favorites, Chien-Shiung Wu, who is best known for conducting the Wu experiment, which proved that parity is not conserved. ⚛️ 🧪 👩🔬 🎢
November 4, 2025 at 10:54 PM
In honor of the upcoming #WomenInPhysics Day, let's create a thread of amazing women physicists. I'll start with one my favorites, Chien-Shiung Wu, who is best known for conducting the Wu experiment, which proved that parity is not conserved. ⚛️ 🧪 👩🔬 🎢