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2023 Events
January
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Jan 13, 2023 at *2PM* *Online*
: Leo van Hemmen. Tsunamis: Origin, Dynamical Evolution, Outcomes, and Interpretation -
Jan 20, 2023 at 2:30PM C9000
: Kate Pachal. The DarkLight experiment and the hunt for a new boson -
Jan 24, 2023 at 2:00PM P8445.2
: Dr. Bartolomeo Fiorini. Studying large-scale structure probes of modified gravity with COLA -
Jan 25, 2023 at 1:00PM P8445.2
: Prof. Rajendra Gupta. Do fundamental constants vary on cosmological time scale? -
Jan 27, 2023 at 1:30PM C9000
: Manuel Rojas. Physical Implications of Conspiracy Theories -
Jan 27, 2023 at 1:30PM C9000
: Sukhveer Singh. ISRO: Indian Space Research Organization -
Jan 27, 2023 at 2:30PM C9000
: Igor Boettcher. Simulating hyperbolic space on a circuit board
February
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Feb 03, 2023 at 1:30PM C9000
: Kevin Winther. Transitioning the Transistor: A review of spintronic transistor design and recent advancements -
Feb 03, 2023 at 1:30PM C9000
: Meagan Stewart. Boldly Going: Exploring the Alcubierre Warp Drive -
Feb 3, 2023 at 2:30PM C9000
: Eric Jones . How do organisms acquire their gut microbiomes? -
Feb 08, 2023 at 3:30PM IRMACS
: Gregory Hackman. Explaining the anomalous abundance of 84Sr with gamma-ray and mass spectroscopy at TRIUMF-ISAC. -
Feb 10, 2023 at 1:30PM C9000
: Amin Safaeesirat. Spread of contagious diseases within interconnected populations -
Feb 10, 2023 at 1:30PM C9000
: David Tam. An application of neural networks in stochastic physics -
Feb 10, 2023 at 2:30PM C9000
: Randy Hulet. Quantum Simulation with Ultra-Cold Atoms: Spin-Charge Separation -
Feb 13, 2023 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: Carl de Boer. Gene regulation-associated biochemical activity is pervasive even in the absence of selection -
Feb 14, 2023 at 1:00PM SFU Library 2020 & Online
: Nicholas Brunelle. All-Optical Manipulation and Hyperfine Characterization of Silicon T-centres -
Feb 17, 2023 at 1:30PM C9000
: Afan Terko. Micromagnetic simulations: Unlocking the secrets of magnetic materials -
Feb 17, 2023 at 1:30PM C9000
: Austin Woolverton. Entanglement Swapping: Teleportation Across Quantum Networks -
Feb 17, 2023 at 2:30PM C9000
: Jessie Christiansen. Towards an Exoplanets Demographics Ladder -
Feb 27, 2023 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: Nicholas Lammers. Uncovering the kinetic fingerprints of transcriptional control using gene expression dynamics
March
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Mar 01, 2023 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: Ken-Ichiro Imura. Wave-packet and entanglement dynamics in a non-Hermitian quantum system -
Mar 02, 2023 at 12:30PM Online
: Els Peeters. The Exciting New Science with the James Webb Space Telescope -
Mar 03, 2023 at *1:30PM* C9000
: Mike Vetterli. How does our brain perceive the world and why we have to be careful in interpreting what we see? -
Mar 03, 2023 at 2:30PM C9000
: Negin Razian. Could “Free Will” be accommodated in the Theory of Everything? -
Mar 03, 2023 at 2:30PM C9000
: Shirin Riahi. Perovskite solar cells -
Mar 14, 2023 at 2PM WAC Bennett Library 7200
: Stephanie Simmons. Silicon Colour Centres -
Mar 17, 2023 at 1:30PM C9000
: Chris Kallio. The Fundamentals of Rocketry: How Physical Laws Dictate Design -
Mar 17, 2023 at 1:30PM C9000
: David Lister. Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography -
Mar 17, 2023 at 2:30PM C9000
: Professor Paul Francois. Biophysics in latent space -
Mar 20, 2023 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: Hao Yuan Kueh. Understanding and engineering the control circuits of the immune system -
Mar 21, 2023 at 12:30PM Online AND SSB7172
: Andy Kubik . TA Universe-Wide Mystery: What is Dark Matter and How Might We Detect It -
Mar 24, 2023 at 11:30AM Online and SSB7172
: Prof. Thomas Baker. L’entropie en physique quantique (sans la mort de l’univers). -
Mar 24, 2023 at 1:30PM C9000
: Michael Dobinson. Rogue Waves: From Maritime Myth to a Modern Model -
Mar 24, 2023 at 1:30PM C9000
: Sepideh Mirabi. Eliashberg theory of superconductivity -
Mar 24, 2023 at 2:30PM C9000
: Danny Caballero. Supporting the integration of computing in physics education -
Mar 27, 2023 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: Tyler Ross. Controlling Molecular Motor Systems with Patterned Boundaries -
Mar 31, 2023 at 2:30PM TASC2 7000-Level Atrium
: Dept of Physics. 2023 Physics Annual Poster Competition
April
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Apr 3, 2023 at 10:00AM SFU Library 2020
: Steven Blaber . Energetically Efficient Control of Stochastic Thermodynamic Systems -
Apr 3, 2023 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: Ben Ashby. Eco-evolutionary dynamics and the parasitism-mutualism continuum -
Apr 03, 2023 at 3:30PM SSB 7172
: Shohini Ghose. Hunting for quantum butterflies -
Apr 11, 2023 at 2:00PM Bennett Library 7200
: Thomas Baker. Quantum algorithms now and in the future -
Apr 11, 2023 at 5:30PM Zoom
: Shinji Mukohyama. Effective field theory of black hole perturbations with timelike scalar profile -
Apr 13, 2023 at 11:00AM P8445.2
: Subrata Mandal. Superconductivity of triple-point fermions -
Apr 17, 2023 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: Steven Blaber. Optimal control and nonequilibrium free energy estimation -
Apr 24, 2023 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: Ying-Jen Yang. Maximum Entropy Principle of Markov Processes and its connection to Stochastic Thermodynamics
May
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May 01, 2023 at 10AM P8445.2
: Dept of Physics. Support Our Science (SOS) Walkout -
May 09, 2023 at 2PM WAC Bennett Library 7200
: Prashant Nair. Towards Efficient and Effective Optimization of Variational Quantum Algorithms through Parameter Transfer -
May 10, 2023 at 12:30PM P8445.2
: Dana Kamp. Thermodynamics of nerve pulses -
May 17, 2023 2023 at 12:30PM P8445.2
: David Sivak. MINFLUX dissects the unimpeded walking of kinesin-1 -
May 24, 2023 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: Dr. SeungEun Han. Theory of a quantum impurity model for two-stage multipolar ordering and Fermi surface reconstruction -
May 30, 2023 at 12:00PM P8445.2
: Erol Girt. Computer memories -
May 31, 2023 2023 at 12:30PM P8445.2
: Andrew Rutenberg. Modelling Collagen Fibrils
June
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June 06, 2023 at 12:00PM P8445.2
: David Broun. Quantum Materials -
June 7, 2023 2023 at 12:30PM P8445.2
: Janine Srocka. Ångström-resolution fluorescence microscopy -
June 7, 2023 at 2:30PM P8445.2
: Christopher Gutiérrez. Creating and visualizing symmetry-broken phases of matter in 2D materials -
June 13, 2023 at 12:00PM P8445.2
: Matthias Danninger. P-ONE (Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment) -
June 14, 2023 2023 at 12:30PM P8445.2
: Eric Jones. Decoding the hydrodynamic properties of microscale helical propellers from Brownian fluctuations -
Jun 19, 2023 at 12:30PM P8445.2
: Raphaël Chétrite. When the Physicist Mr. Jourdain meets Martin Gale -
Jun 20, 2023 at 12:00PM P8445.2
: Daniel Higginbottom. QUANTUM COMPUTING ON OPTICAL NETWORKS: THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX -
Jun 20, 2023 at 3PM P8445.2
: Dept of Physics. Women+ in Physics networking event -
June 27, 2023 at 12:00PM P8445.2
: Jeff Sonier. Muon investigations of a rare spin-triplet superconductor -
June 28, 2023 2023 at 12:30PM P8445.2
: Prithviraj Basak. Single-photon absorption and emission from a natural photosynthetic complex
July
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July 04, 2023 at 12:00PM P8445.2
: Bernd Stelzer. Particle Physics, the Large Hadron Collider and the Higgs Boson -
July 11, 2023 at 12:00PM P8445.2
: Joanna Woo. Galaxy Evolution in All Environments -
July 12, 2023 at 12:00PM P8445.2
: David Sivak. The ingenious nano-machines inside all living things -
July 26, 2023 2023 at 12:30PM P8445.2
: Matthew Leighton. Emergent Programmable Behavior And Chaos In Dynamically Driven Active Filaments -
Jul 31, 2023 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: Ryota Iino. Direct observation of elementary processes enables acceleration of DNA-nanoparticle motor up to 100 nm/s
August
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August 04, 2023 at 10:00AM P8445.2
: Steve Sidhu. Improving the statistical sensitivity reach of the TUCAN neutron electric dipole moment experiment -
August 9, 2023 2023 at 12:30PM P8445.2
: Koushik Bar. Mechanochemical feedback loop drives persistent motion of liposomes -
August 10, 2023 at 9am Online
: Jeonghun Lee. Exploring the magnetism of the 4f-based intermetallic compounds on geometrically frustrated lattices -
August 16, 2023 at 12:30PM P8445.2
: Amin Safaeesirat. Collective curvature sensing and fluidity in three-dimensional multicellular systems -
August 18, 2023 at 11AM AQ 3154
: Niccolo Fiaschi. Towards a Quantum Network Using High Frequency Mechanical Oscillators
September
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Sep 08, 2023 at 2:30pm AQ 3159
: Simon Meynell. Sensing and simulation in engineered solid-state quantum systems -
September 14, at 1:00pm P8445.2 Fishbowl
: Prof. Prajval Shastri . Different Angles on Accreting Supermassive Black Holes -
Sep 15, 2023 at 1:30PM AQ 3153
: Dept of Physics. Physics Research Jamboree 2023 -
Sep 22, 2023 at 1:30PM AQ 3153
: Kevin Winther. X-Ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism: An Introduction to the Physics Behind the Technique and its Applications -
Sep 22, 2023 at 1:30PM AQ 3153
: Manuel Rojas. Harnessing Spintronics for Efficient Stochastic Computing -
Sep 22, 2023 at 2:30PM AQ 3153
: Luise Poley. Reading burned ancient scrolls under an X-ray beam -
Sep 29, 2023 at 10:30AM P8445.2
: Dr. Damián Pitalúa-García . Multiphoton and Side-Channel Attacks in Mistrustful Quantum Cryptography -
Sep 29, 2023 at 2:30PM AQ 3153
: Suckjoon Jun. Growth, size, and precision control
October
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Oct 11, 2023 at 11:30AM Online
: Sven van Teeffelen . The physics of bacterial cell shape and size -
[Postponed] Oct 18, 2023 at 11:30AM P8445.2
: Jessica Stockdale . Modelling the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia -
Oct 20, 2023 at 1:30PM AQ3153
: Zachary Podrebersek. Acoustic Levitation and the Particle-Size Effect -
Oct 20, 2023 at 1:30PM AQ 3153
: Ruchir Tullu. Introduction to Quantum Error Correction -
[Postponed] Oct 20, 2023 at 2:30PM AQ 3153
: Peter Smith. Creating new avenues for teaching and learning within the studio physics model:: An overview of the Fraser International College physics experience -
Oct 27, 2023 at 1:30PM AQ 3153
: Afan Terko. Diamagnetic Levitation: How It Works and Its Future Potential -
Oct 27, 2023 at 2:30PM AQ 3153
: Carl Wieman. Teaching students to think like physicists -
Oct 31, 2023 at 2PM P8445.2
: Prof. Shinji Mukohyama. Dynamical approach to the cosmological constant revisited
November
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Nov 01, 2023 at 11:30AM Online
: Gonca Erdemci-Tandogan . Collective Cell Movements: From Organ Formation to Material Properties -
Nov 3, 2023 at 1:30PM AQ3153
: Meagan Stewart. Going Against the Flow: the Physics of Tractor Beams -
Nov 3, 2023 at 1:30PM AQ3153
: Negin Razian. A Thought Experiment to Determine the Quantum Nature of Space-time -
Nov 03, 2023 at 2:30PM AQ 3153
: Sang-Wook Cheong. Chirality and Kinetomagnetism -
Nov 07, 2023 at 2PM P8445.2
: Marcin Sawicki. JWST’s Distant Universe as Seen by CANUCS -
Nov 8, 2023 at 11:30AM P8445.2
: Emily Cranston . Surface Engineering of Nanocellulose for Sustainable Bioproduct Development -
Nov 10, 2023 at 1:30PM AQ3153
: Chris Kallio. The Flights of Apollo and Artemis -
Nov 10, 2023 at 1:55PM AQ3153
: Austin Woolverton. SKYMIONS: MAGNETIC SPIN TEXTURES FOR NOVEL QUANTUM DEVICES -
Nov 10, 2023 at 2:30PM AQ 3153
: Sarah Rauscher. MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS OF PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS -
Nov 17, 2023 at 2:30PM AQ 3153
: Nancy Forde. Single-molecule mechanical studies of unstable protein building blocks -
Nov 22, 2023 at 11:30AM P8445.2
: Damon Poburko . Synaptic co-release and VNUT, a not so “Vesicular” Nucleotide Transporter? -
Nov 22, 2023 at 5:00PM Online
: Nancy Forde. Information Session for Graduate Studies in Physics at SFU -
Nov 24, 2023 at 1:30PM AQ3153
: Damian Sheppard. Thinking about Thinking: The Complexity of Memories -
Nov 24, 2023 at 1:30PM AQ3153
: Michael Dobinson. Fiber-optic Networks and the Erbium-doped Fiber Amplifier -
Nov 24, 2023 at 2:30PM AQ 3153
: Niayesh Afshordi. Quantum Spacetime and the Cosmic Endgame -
Nov 27, 2023 at 3PM P8445.2 (Fishbowl)
: Xiaoyue Li. Reaching for the physics potential of Hyper-Kamiokande -
Nov 28, 2023 at 2PM P8445.2
: Daniela Saadeh. Dark Energy: Can the Fifth Force be Screened?
December
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Dec 01, 2023 at 1:30PM AQ3153
: Nasim Nozarnejad. Direct electron acceleration in a plasma channel -
Dec 1, 2023 at 2:30PM P8445.2
: Dept of Physics. Physics Undergrad Pizza Party -
Dec 06, 2023 at 12:30PM SFU Student Union Building Ballroom
: SVSPO. Memorial Services for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women -
Dec 12, 2023 at 2PM P8445.2 and online
: Mohammad Amin. Critical scaling advantage in spin glass quantum optimization