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2019 Events
January
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Jan 11, 2019 at 2:30PM Online
: Cohl Furey. Towards a more efficient model of particle physics -
Jan 14, 2019 at 1:30PM P9445.2
: Mattia Bacca. A model for the contraction of polymer gels created by the activity of molecular motors -
Jan 17, 2019 at 10:30AM
: Gabor Kunstatter. Lost horizons: the dynamics of singularity resolution in general relativity -
Jan 18, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Stefania Gori. With the Higgs into the dark -
Jan 21, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Ryan D'Arcy. Human neuroimaging through high field 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and high density 275-channel magnetoencephalography (MEG) -
Jan 22, 2019 at 10:30PM
: Bernhard Rabus. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology and applications - the need for a better understanding of the physics behind microwave interaction with terrestrial environments -
Jan 25, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Ignacio Calderon de la Barca. Entangled solid-state qubits separated by three meters -
Jan 25, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Eugene Hu. A Centennial Recap of the Cosmological Constant -
Jan 25, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Tom Devereaux . Photon spectroscopies in correlated materials in and out of equilibrium -
Jan 26, 2019 at 10AM
: Chapin Korosec, SFU. Frontiers of Modern Physics -
Jan 28, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Rohan Abraham. Investigations of the deep double donor magnesium in silicon
February
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Feb 01, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Stephane Kéna-Cohen. 2019 CAP Lecture - Stephane Kéna-Cohen: Room-temperature quantum fluids of light -
Feb 04, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Gordon Rintoul. Mitochondrial dynamics in neurodegenerative disorders -
Feb 05, 2019 at 3PM
: Andrew Long. Dark photon dark matter from a network of cosmic strings -
Feb 08, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Mirette Fawzy. Towards Achieving Smart Adhesives: Mussel-Inspired Adhesives and Photodetachable Adhesives -
Feb 08, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Aleksei Bunevich. Spiking neural networks -
Feb 08, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Itai Cohen. Atomic Layer Deposition Origami: a technology platform for nanoscale machines, sensors, and robots -
Feb 11, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Jacob Spooner . Molecular dynamics study of the ionomer-substrate interface in PEFC cathode catalyst layers -
Feb 15, 2019 at 2:30PM
: 14th Annual Physics Department Poster Session. 14th Annual Physics Department Poster Session -
Feb 18-24, 2019
: Simon Fraser University. Feb 18-24 - No colloquium -
Feb 25, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Jenifer Thewalt. Using deuterium NMR to study sterols & phospholipids - is it just a phase?
March
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Mar 01, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Eric Macedo Esparza. Gravitational Analogues: Proving the Existence of Hawking Radiation -
Mar 01, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Parker Reid. Gravitational Analogues: Proving the Existence of Hawking Radiation -
Mar 02, 2019 at 10AM
: Jens Lassen, TRIUMF. Frontiers of Modern Physics -
Mar 13, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Pavel Sukhachov. Consistent chiral kinetic theory and hydrodynamics in Weyl semimetals -
Mar 15, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Sahil Singh. Gravitational Waves -
Mar 15, 2019 at 2:30pm in AQ3159
: John Davis. Quantum Technologies Enabled by Cavity-Optomechanics at Low Temperatures -
Mar 18, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Erin Craig. Model for polarity sorting of axonal microtubules -
Mar 22, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Feng Wang. Engineering Correlated Physics in Two-Dimensional Moire Superlattices -
Mar 28, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Sarah Dunsiger. From Correlations to Functionality using Depth Resolved Spin Resonance Techniques -
Mar 29, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Will Percival. Making cosmological measurements with standard rulers and standard shapes
April
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Apr 01, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Steven Brunton. Data-Driven Discovery and Control of Complex Systems: Uncovering Interpretable and Generalizable Nonlinear Models -
Apr 04, 2019 at 10:30PM
: Dr. Doug Schouten. Muon (Geo)Tomography: Developments and Applications -
Apr 05, 2019 at 1PM
: Reza Siavashi. Ceramide and Cholesterol Interactions in Phospholipid Membranes: A 2H NMR Study -
Apr 05, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Ali Mokhtari-Jazi. What is space-time? -
Apr 05, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Abbas Nakhlband. X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy on Van Gogh -
Apr 05, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Kent Irwin. Searching for Axion Dark Matter: Quantum Sensors and the Dark Matter Radio -
Apr 05, 2019 at 10:30PM
: Stephen Wassall. What fish oils do to membranes - Solid state 2H NMR studies of membrane domaination by PUFA -
Apr 15, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Jim Pfaendtner. Understanding structure-function relationships at the bio/nano interface -
Apr 17, 2019 at 9:30PM
: MacMillan Publishers. Sapling Plus Demo -
Apr 27, 2019 at 10AM
: Leigh Graham, TRIUMF. Frontiers of Modern Physics
May
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May 03, 2019 at 11AM
: Tomas Galvez. Cosmological and astrophysical observables from field theory in curved backgrounds -
May 14, 2019 at 10:30AM
: David Sivak. A fluid-to-solid jamming transition underlies vertebrate body axis elongation -
May 22, 2019 at 12PM
: Eldon Emberly. Using neural networks to learn the folding of DNA inside cells -
May 28, 2019 at 12:30PM
: Nancy Forde. Can droplets bounce within liquids? -
May 29, 2019 at 12PM
: Simon Watkins. Semiconductor nanowires for high efficiency solar cells and other dreams
June
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Jun 03, 2019 at 7:30PM
: Manu Prakash. Herzberg Public Lecture: Frugal Science in the Age of Curiosity -
Jun 03, 2019 at 8:30AM
: . CAP Congress 2019 -
Jun 03, 2019 at 8:30AM
: . CAP Teachers Workshop -
Jun 3-7 2019
: . 2019 CAP Congress - SFU Burnaby (June 3-7) -
Jun 11, 2019 at 10AM
: Alex Zucca. Cosmological tests of fundamental physics-archive -
Jun 11, 2019 at 12:30PM
: Eugene Hu. Decoding the gap gene network of Drosophila melanogaster -
Jun 12, 2019 at 12PM
: Levon Pogosian. The Ever Surprising Universe -
Jun 12, 2019 at 12:30PM
: Eran Sela. Entanglement in many body systems - new experiments and perspectives -
Jun 13, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Dava Sobel and Joe Schwarcz. Science: Fact and Fiction -
Jun 18, 2019 at 12:30PM
: Alaa Al-Shaer. Physical Principles of Membrane Shape Regulation by the Glycocalyx -
Jun 19, 2019 at 12PM
: Cristina Cordoba. Phases matter -
Jun 25, 2019 at 12:30PM
: Will Ludington. Microbiome interactions shape host fitness -
Jun 26, 2019 at 12PM
: Barbara Frisken. Polymers for Fuel Cells – Scattering and Simulations -
Jun 28, 2019 at 8:30-5pm
: . Frontiers in Biophysics
July
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Jul 02, 2019 at 12:30PM
: Farnaz Mohseni. Acoustic trap-and-release for rapid assessment of cell motility -
Jul 3, 2019 at 12PM
: Bernd Stelzer. Particle Physics, the Large Hadron Collider and the Higgs Boson -
Jul 05, 2019 at 10AM
: Vito Scarola. Compressibility Measures of Ultracold Atomic Gases in Optical Lattices -
Jul 05, 2019 at 12:30PM
: Matthew Fitzpatrick. Out-of-equilibrium dynamics of the Bose-Hubbard model in the strong coupling regime -
Jul 8-12, 2019 at 2PM
: Physics. Python Boot Camp -
Jul 09, 2019 at 12:30PM
: Chapin Korosec. Stochastic nonlinear dynamics of confined cell migration in two-state systems -
Jul 10, 2019 at 12PM
: Nancy Forde. Touching when you can't see: technologies for manipulating biology at the nanoscale -
Jul 16, 2019 at 12:30PM
: Tushar Saha. Optimal Feedback Cooling of a Charged Levitated Nanoparticle with Adaptive Control -
Jul 16, 2019 at 2PM
: Anderson Shum. Electrical manipulation of jets, drops and liquid marbles -
Jul 17, 2019 at 12PM
: Jens Lassen. Laser Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy - element selective ionization for radioactive ion beam physics-archive -
Jul 18, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Martin S. Brandt. Defects, spins and charge transport -
Jul 22, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Farzad Nasirpouri. Compositionally graded and diameter modulated magnetic nanowires for domain wall mediated spintronic devices -
Jul 23, 2019 at 12:30PM
: Joseph Lucero. A universal biomolecular integral feedback controller for robust perfect adaptation -
Jul 23, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Juergen Christen. Characterization of 3D semiconductor nanostructures using ultra-high-resolution STEM-CL at He-temperatures -
Jul 24, 2019 at 12PM
: Jeffrey McGuirk. Bose-Einstein condensates - The coldest stuff in the universe -
Jul 24, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Sergey Uchaikin. Superconducting amplifiers for axion dark matter search experiments -
Jul 26, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Axel Hoffmann. Plasmonics in group III nitrides -
Jul 30, 2019 at 12:30PM
: Kathrin Lehmann. Human sperm steer with second harmonics of the flagellar beat -
Jul 31, 2019 at 12PM
: Denis Langlais. What do physicists do when they are not Sheldon Cooper
August
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Aug 07, 2019 at 12PM
: Shyam Sundar. Study of Quantum Materials Using Spin Polarized Muons -
Aug 13, 2019 at 12:30PM
: Miranda Louwerse. The entropic force generated by intrinsically disordered segments tunes protein function -
Aug 14, 2019 at 12PM
: Daniel Higginbottom. So you want to build a quantum computer? -
Aug 15, 2019 at 10AM
: 2019 Summer Students. Physics Summer Research Poster Competition 2019 -
Aug 22, 2019 at 10:30PM
: Camille Chartrand. On the hunt for a near-infrared single photon emitter in silicon — Optical characterization of radiation damage defects in 28Si
September
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Sep 10, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Gabor Kunstatter. What can quantum gravity tell us about the beginning and end of time? -
Sep 13, 2019 at 2:30PM
: 2019 Welcome Event. Physics Research Jamboree 2019 -
Sep 16, 2019 at 12PM
: Laurent Bergeron. Optical and magnetic properties of the T radiation damage centre in 28Si -
Sep 17, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Andrei Frolov. Dust is everywhere -
Sep 18, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Ganesh Ramachandran . Order by singularity -
Sep 20, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Jens Dilling. Understanding the universe, one isotope at a time -
Sep 23, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Arne Gennerich. Single-Molecule Dissection of Cytoplasmic Dynein Motion and Force Generation -
Sep 27, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Frank Close. The Lopsided Universe Or Unstable Symmetry and Stable Unsymmetry: The key to Life, the Universe and almost Everything -
Sep 30, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Carolina Tropini. Dynamics of microbiota communities during physical perturbation
October
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Oct 01, 2019 at 12PM
: Levon Pogosian, SFU. Frontiers of Modern Physics -
Oct 25, 2019 at 2:30PM
: David Sivak. Design principles of molecular machines: efficient control and functional coupling -
Oct 03, 2019 at 12PM
: Ken Urquhart. How a PhD in Physics prepares you for an exciting career in industry -
Oct 04, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Ken Urquhart. So you got your PhD in Physics at SFU…now what? -
Oct 08, 2019 at 9:30AM
: Kateri Dubay. Modeling self-organization within spatially and temporally variant environments -
Oct 08, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Douglas Scott. Evaporating evidence for Hawking points -
Oct 10, 2019 at 1PM
: Chris Rich. DC SQUID Magnetometry -
Oct 11, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Avery Broderick. Unmasking black holes with the Event Horizon Telescope -
Oct 18, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Ravin Bhatt. Composite Fermions and their Fermi Surfaces -
Oct 21, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Andreas Vasdekis. Cellular Noise and Metabolism, as a Matter of Fat -
Oct 22, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Arif Babul. Cosmology with galaxy clusters -
Oct 28, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Doug Altshuler. Biomechanics and neural control of maneuvering flight -
Oct 30, 2019 at 3:30PM
: Liang Wu. Linear and nonlinear optical responses in chiral topological semimetals
November
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Nov 01, 2019 at 2:30PM
: David Griffiths. Hidden Momentum -
Nov 04, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Momcilo Gavrilov. Nanopore measurement of the free-energy difference between folded states of molecules -
Nov 06, 2019 at 2:30PM
: David Dawson. Thickness dependence of superfluid density scaling in DyBa2Cu3O7-x thin films -
Nov 08, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Eundeok Mun. Quantum criticality and frustrated spin systems -
Nov 13, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Igor Herbut. Tensorial (d-wave) superconductivity in three-dimensional Luttinger semimetals -
Nov 15, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Shirley Ho. Simulating the Universe with Machine Learning -
Nov 18, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Hongxia Fu. Way of the force: single molecule studies of VWF activation in blood clotting -
Nov 19, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Richard Shaw . Probing Dark Energy with CHIME -
Nov 19, 2019 at 1PM
: Maria Viitaniemi. Shallow donor defects in ZnO as qubits -
Nov 20, 2019 at 2PM
: Sina Bahrasemani. Search for charged Higgs bosons in the τ-lepton final states with 139 fb−1 of proton-proton collision data recorded at √S = 13 T eV with the ATLAS detector -
Nov 20, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Julia Monika Link. Hydrodynamic transport in Luttinger-Abrikosov-Beneslavskii non-Fermi liquid -
Nov 22, 2019 at 10:30PM
: Hoda Bagheri. Development and Characterization of a Magnetic Particle Imaging Scanner -
Nov 22, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Paul Wiggins. Why systems biology shouldn’t work… but does… and what heat capacity and black holes explain about learning -
Nov 23, 2019 at 10AM
: Robin Hayes, TRIUMF. Frontiers of Modern Physics -
Nov 25, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Kay Wiese. RNA structure, folding, and visualization -
Nov 26, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Joanna Woo . Primer on Machine Learning for Astronomy -
Nov 27, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Holger Haas. Numerical Engineering of Effective Hamiltonians for High-Resolution Nanoscale Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy
December
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Dec 02, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Joy Richman. The Magic School bus – Ms. Frizzle(d) plunges into the underlying mechanisms of developmental disorders affecting the Wingless pathway -
Dec 03, 2019 at 12PM
: Ludovic Van Waerbeke . Axion Quark Nuggets: a candidate for baryonic, cold and strongly interacting dark matter -
Dec 04, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Shyam Sundar. Coexistence of ferromagnetic fluctuations and superconductivity in the actinide compound UTe2 -
Dec 05, 2019 at 10AM
: Kolawole Akintola. Muon Spin Rotation/Relaxation Studies of the Kondo-Insulator SmB6 -
Dec 05, 2019 at 2PM
: Doug Beckett (PhD SFU 1991). Quantum Dot Lasers and Silicon Photonics for Co-Packaged Optical Engines -
Dec 05, 2019 at 3PM
: Alan Steele (PhD SFU 1989). The (First and) Last Artefact: Saying Goodbye to the Kilogram -
Dec 06, 2019 at 10AM
: Farnaz Mohseni. A 3D computational model of cervical epithelial tissue used to explore how cell characteristics and mutations affect homeostasis and tissue composition -
Dec 09, 2019 at 2PM
: Sean Graham. Modifying spin diffusion in a nondegenerate ultracold gas -
Dec 09, 2019 at 1:30PM
: Maximilian Puelma Touzel. An inference take on urgency in decision-making -
Dec 12, 2019 at 10AM
: Kai Ogasawara. Physical properties of RE3TMSb5 (RE = La, Ce; TM = Ti, Zr, Hf) -
Dec 18, 2019 at 10AM
: Derek Sahota. Photoexcitation Spectroscopy of Insulating Cuprates -
Dec 19, 2019 at 2:30PM
: Richard Averitt. Light-Induced Dynamics and Control in Layered Cuprates and Iridates -
Dec 19, 2019 at 10:30AM
: Cristina Cordoba. Potential Mapping of Growth Sequence in Semiconductor NW p-n junctions