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2026 Events
January
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Jan 13, 2026 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: James Brown. Empowering Quantum Research and Education: New Algorithmic Approaches and the qBraid Platform -
Jan 16, 2026 at 1:30PM SWH10041
: Hannah Herdin. The Physics of the Aurora Borealis -
Jan 16, 2026 at 1:30PM SWH10041
: Lucas Backes. Nonlinear Optics and the Physics of Optical Solitons -
Jan 16, 2026 at 2:30PM SWH10041
: Sasan Grayli. Meta-Optics for High-Performance Photodetection and Efficient Quantum Light Sources -
Jan 19, 2026 at 2:30PM P8445.2
: Jiayi Chen. Probing new physics with the Higgs-vector-boson coupling with the ATLAS detector -
Jan 21, 2026 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: IDEA Team. 2SLGBTQ+ In Stem Meetups -
Jan 23, 2026 at 1:30PM SWH10041
: Aman Aman. Physics of Stopping Time -
Jan 23, 2026 at 1:55PM SWH10041
: Charles-Antoine Noreau. The Transmon Qubit: An Artificial Atom in a Microwave Oven -
Jan 23, 2026 at 2:30PM SWH10041
: Samantha Lawler. Astronomy vs. the Billionaire Space Race -
Jan 26, 2026 at 2:30PM P8445.2
: Javier Acevedo. Celestial Probes of Dark Matter in the Galactic Center -
Jan 29, 2026 at 6:30PM P9412 and Zoom
: Physics Department. SFU Physics Career Night 2026 -
Jan 30, 2026 at 1:30PM SWH10041
: Sujit Suram. From Ghosts to Atoms: The Story of Spectroscopy -
Jan 30, 2026 at 1:55PM SWH10041
: Hamish Johnson. How we see Starry Nights and the physics of atmospheric turbulence -
Jan 30, 2026 at 2:30PM SWH10041
: Mu-Chun Chen. NoTORIous Neutrinos
February
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Feb 02, 2026 at 2:30PM Big Data Presentation Studio (ASB 10090)
: Mu-Chun Chen. Fostering Belonging in the Natural Sciences -
Feb 02, 2026 at 3PM Halpern 114
: Ben Sparkes. Quantum-secured clock synchronisation using polarisation entangled photons -
Feb 06, 2026 at 9:30AM Fishbowl P8445.2
: Rob Phillips. Order-of-Magnitude Physics Workshop -
Feb 06, 2026 at 1:30PM SWH10041
: Alex Woinoski. Overview of Plasma -
Feb 06, 2026 at 1:55PM SWH10041
: Mathew Schneider. People Particles: Physics Based Modelling of Crowd Dynamics -
Feb 06, 2026 at 2:30PM SWH10041
: Rob Phillips. The Physics of Purposeful Biological Dynamics -
Feb 10, 2026 at 2PM P8445.2
: Jinyang Li. Neural Operator Learning in Quantum Simulations -
Feb 13, 2026 at 1:30PM SWH10041
: Vincent Jourdenais. Wake patterns: From Sprint Kayaking to Particle Physics -
Feb 13, 2026 at 1:55PM SWH10041
: Ava Miller. Sample Synthesis: How to grow a Crystal in a Million Years or Less -
Feb 13, 2026 at 2:30PM SWH10041
: Kero Lau. Make Quantum Wave Great Again… -
Feb 23, 2026 at 2:30PM P8445.2
: Bryce Cyr. CMB Spectral Distortions: The HOW, WHAT, and WHEN? -
Feb 25, 2026 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: IDEA Team. 2SLGBTQ+ In Stem Meetups -
Feb 25, 2026 at 2:30PM P8445.2
: Mohamed Oudah. Charge-Entropy-Stabilized Superconductor (Ag,Sn)Se -
Feb 26, 2026 at 8:30AM-5PM P8445.2 Fishbowl
: . GeMini Physics Workshop for Early Career Academics -
Feb 27, 2026 at 2:30PM SWH10041
: Dave Broun. The Business of Gadflies
March
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Mar 02, 2026 at 2:30PM P8445.2
: Nicholas Rodd. Discovering Dark Matter at CTAO -
Mar 06, 2026 at 1:30PM SWH10041
: Landon Morrison. Exploring the Space of Linear Canonical Transforms -
Mar 06, 2026 at 1:55PM SWH10041
: Nick Slakov. The Effects of Topology in the Standard Model: Quantum Chromodynamics and the Strong CP Problem -
Mar 06, 2026 at 2:30PM SWH10041
: Brad Ramshaw. Searching for topological superconductors using ultrasound -
Mar 10, 2026 at 2:00PM P8445.2
: Augusto Gerolin. TBA -
Mar 11, 2026 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: IDEA Team. 2SLGBTQ+ In Stem Meetups -
Mar 11, 2026 at 2:30PM P8445.2
: Kyle Monkman. Open Quantum System Theory -
Mar 13, 2026 at 1:30PM SWH10041
: Jack Pitcher. From Kitchen Fridges to Quantum Superfluids: The Physics of Dilution Refrigeration -
Mar 13, 2026 at 1:55PM SWH10041
: Pranav Bharadwaj Gangrekalve Manoj. Volcanoes and (on?) Neutron Stars -
Mar 13, 2026 at 2:30PM SWH10041
: Peter Winter. Muon g-2: Taking Particle Physics for a Spin -
Mar 16, 2026 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: Michael Scherer. Relativistic Mott transition and high-order van Hove singularity in moiré semiconductors -
Mar 16, 2026 at 2:30PM Zoom
: Lloyd Knox. The Hubble Constant Problem -
Mar 18, 2026 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: Ilijc Albanese. Quantum Technologies in Modern Telecommunication Networks -
Mar 19, 2026 at 2PM P8445.2
: Oliver Pitts. III-V Photodetectors for imaging and single-photon detection in the shortwave infrared -
Mar 20, 2026 at 2:30PM SWH10041
: Rituparna Kanungo. Unveiling a New Era in Nuclear Science with Reaction Spectroscopy of Rare Isotopes -
Mar 23, 2026 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: Saran Vijayan. Interacting surface topological matter: conformal manifolds and entanglement entropy -
Mar 23, 2026 at 2:30PM P8445.2 and Zoom
: Farrukh Chishtie. Unified Standard Model with Emergent Gravity-Effective Field Theory: First Successful Unification of Gravity with the Standard Model -
Mar 25, 2026 at 11:30AM SSB 7172
: Linnea Lemma. Driven molecular fluxes control the size of an essential phase-separated organelle in algae -
Mar 25, 2026 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: IDEA Team. 2SLGBTQ+ In Stem Meetups -
Mar 25, 2026 at 2:30PM P8445.2
: Manu Paranjape. Gravity and Quantum Mechanics/Gravitation et la Mécanique Quantique -
Mar 27, 2026 at 2:30PM SWH10041
: Donna Strickland. From Nonlinear Optics to High-Intensity Laser Physics -
Mar 27, 2026 at 7:00PM Challenge Theatre SFU Harbour Centre
: Donna Strickland. Extreme Light: Unlocking the Power of Superfast Lasers -
Mar 30, 2026 at 12:30PM SSB 7172
: Bezia Lemma. Spatiotemporal patterning of bioenergetics predicts the macroscopic folding of tissue monolayers -
Mar 30, 2026 at 2:30PM P8445.2 and Zoom
: Tanmay Vachaspati. Cosmological magnetic fields from electroweak symmetry breaking
April
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April 1, 2026 at 11:30AM SSB 7172
: Brandon Schlomann. Adventures in the hydrogen atom of immunology -
April 07, 2026 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: Lauren Altman. Illuminating Nonlinear Flow Behaviors Using Learning and Light -
Apr 8, 2026 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: IDEA Team. 2SLGBTQ+ In Stem Meetups -
April 09, 2026 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: Alejandro Martinez-Calvo. Life & death in a tight spot: how bacteria grow and confront their foes in crowded 3D environments -
Apr 10, 2026 at 2:30PM TASC ll 7000-level
: Poster Session. SFU Physics Poster Competition -
Apr 14, 2026 at 12PM P8445.2 and on Zoom
: Noor e Kainat Syeda MSc Candidate. Investigation of the Excited States of 114Sn Using the GRIFFIN Spectrometer at TRIUMF -
Apr 14, 2026 at 2:00PM P8445.2
: Wojtek Fedorko. TBA -
Apr 15, 2026 at 3:30PM P8445.2 and Zoom
: Max Swiatlowski. How Pairs of Higgs Bosons Help Us Understand the Standard Model and Beyond -
Apr 17, 2026 at 9AM P8445.2 and on Zoom
: Dilraj Ghuman, PhD Candidate. Acoustic Positioning Technology for the Underwater Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment -
Apr 20, 2026 at 2:30PM P8445.2 and Zoom
: Kristine Spekkens. Atomic Gas in Nearby Galaxies as a Cosmological Probe -
Apr 21, 2026 at 10AM P8445.2
: Daniel Oblak. Building blocks of quantum networks -
Apr 21, 2026 at 12:30PM P8445.2 and on Zoom
: Camille Bowness, PhD Candidate. Optical dynamics of cavity-integrated silicon colour centres -
Apr 22, 2026 at 9AM P8445.2 and on Zoom
: Jakub Stacho, PhD Candidate. Developing Optical Calibration Systems and Background Models for the Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment -
Apr 23, 2026 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: George Pantelopulos. Addressing Mysteries of the Collagen Triple Helix with All-atom Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Experiments -
Apr 27, 2026 at 2:30PM P8445.2 and Zoom
: Carlos de Lima. Opening the GeV Window at the LHC -
Apr 28, 2026 at 11:30AM P8445.2
: Amy Blum. Hierarchical self-assembly with viral coat proteins
May
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May 05, 2026 at 11AM P8445.2
: Mishkat Bhattacharya. Mechanical Analog of Optical Laser -
May 12, 2026 at 2:00PM P8445.2
: Tristan Zaborniak. Qubit- and Gate-Efficient Encodings for Quantum Combinatorial Optimization over Discrete Variables -
May 22, 2026 at 1PM SSB 7172
: Alex Plyukhin. Langevin equations with non-Gaussian thermal noise: Valid but superfluous -
May 28, 2026 at 10:30AM P8445.2
: Kuang Yao Lo. Second harmonic generation on 2D materials and ultrathin film
June
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Jun 02, 2026 at 12:30PM P8445.2
: Eldon Emberly. Compatibility of intracellular binding: Evolutionary design principles for metal sensors -
Jun 09, 2026 at 12:30PM P8445.2
: Jordan Sawchuk. E. coli chemosensing accuracy is not limited by stochastic molecule arrivals -
Jun 10, 2026 at 2:00PM P8445.2 and online
: Samson Ling, MSc Candidate. Symplectic symmetry of quadratic-band-touching Hamiltonians in two dimensions semimetals -
Jun 16, 2026 at 12:30PM P8445.2
: Nancy Forde. Tube feet dynamics drive adaptation in sea star locomotion -
Jun 18, 2026 at 2:00PM P8445.2
: Mauro Paternostro. Enhancing quantum information processing with neuromorphic approaches to data processing -
Jun 22, 2026 at 11:00AM P8445.2
: Motoki Asano. Cavity optomechanics in deep nonlinear and far-from-equilibrium regimes -
Jun 23, 2026 at 12:30PM P8445.2
: Callum Wareham. Simple biological controllers drive the evolution of soft modes -
Jun 29, 2026 at 3:00PM P8445.2
: Piotr Roztocki. Phase, Timing, and Entanglement: Building Scalable Quantum Networks -
Jun 30, 2026 at 12:30PM P8445.2
: Eirikur Palsson. Emergent actin flows explain distinct modes of gliding motility
July
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Jul 10, 2026 at 11:30AM P8445.2
: Philipp Thurner. Collagen mechanics across the scales -
Jul 13, 2026 at 10PM P8445.2 Fishbowl and Online
: Atakan Azakli, MSc Candidate. Multiple Instance Learning for Beyond Standard Model Physics: Embedding Vectors as Summary Statistics -
Jul 15, 2026 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: Laurent Kreplak. How does Nature build strong collagen materials that last a life time and how do we do the same? -
Jul 24, 2026 at 8:30AM SFU Harbour Centre
: . Frontiers in Biophysics 2026 -
Jul 28, 2026 at 1:30PM P8445.2 and online
: Siddharth Sane, MSc Candidate. Anomalous cooling in systems quenched at finite rates -
Jul 30, 2026 at 1:30PM P8445.2
: Clemens Bechinger. AI and Active Matter
August
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Aug 04, 2026 at 2PM P8445.2
: Piotr Kolenderski. Towards Entanglement-Based QKD in Daylight Conditions -
Aug 06, 2026 at 1PM P8445.2 Fishbowl and online
: Seyed Hamidreza Mirpoorian, PhD Candidate. Beyond Standard Cosmology: Cosmological Tensions and Tests of Gravity -
Aug 11, 2026 at 2:00PM P8445.2
: Stepan Formichev. TBA -
Aug 13, 2026 at 11AM P8445.2 Fishbowl and online
: Fandresena Ramonjison, MSc Candidate. Event Reconstruction and Background Discrimination in the ARGO Liquid-Argon Dark Matter Experiment -
Aug 18, 2026 at 11AM P8445.2 Fishbowl and online
: Mohammad Reza Mostaan Ghalejough. Design of Tone-Number-Efficient Robust Entangling Gates in Trapped-Ion Systems
September
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Sep 10, 2026 at 1PM P8445.2 Fishbowl and online
: Brendin Chow, PhD Candidate. Characterization of the Linear-Zigzag Transition in Trapped-Ion Crystals
October
No events scheduled.
November
No events scheduled.
December
No events scheduled.