Events
April
| Event Location: Vancouver Public Library - Central Branch (Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level) | Speaker: Philip Stamp, University of British Columbia
Curious about how the universe actually works? Join the experts from UBC’s Department of Physics and Astronomy to find out fun facts about everything from the Milky Way to radio waves in this new, accessible science series: How the Universe Works! All are welcome!
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April
| Event Location: China Cloud Studios, Main Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada | Speaker: Mark Van Raamsdonk, University of British Columbia
EXTRA CREDIT is a new lecture series presented by China Cloud Studios. We have invited prominent academics, from a wide variety of disciplines, to come share their research and knowledge. This is a unique opportunity to come learn and mingle with them in the comfort of the warm China Cloud Studios environment. Hosted and curated by UBC faculty Dr. Azim Shariff and musician Jenn Bojm.
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April
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Gabrielle Tournaire, PhD defense
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Contrary to classical computing, quantum information is stored on quantum devices that can be in a superposition of states. Moreover, entanglement is an intrinsic property of quantum systems that can be used to protect and process quantum information.
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April
| Event Location: Surrey Library (City Centre Branch Room 401) | Speaker: Ludovic Van Waerbeke (University of British Columbia) Antonio Patron Castro (Simon Fraser University)
Venture to the frontiers of modern physics with the Fall 2025 season of the Saturday Morning Lectures, proudly presented by TRIUMF, UBC, and SFU.
Saturday Morning Lectures is an all-ages public lecture series that explores the role of physics at the leading edge of science, from the infinitesimally small world within the atomic nucleus to the furthest reaches of the known Universe – and everything in between!
April 11th, 2026 Schedule:
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April
| Event Location: BRIM 311 | Speaker: Ian Fisher (Stanford University)
Interactions can lead to a wide variety of ordered states in materials. Phase transitions in which local atomic states develop spontaneous high rank multipole order provides a particularly rich arena for new insights. A key element in the study of such systems is the ability to couple to the associated order parameter.
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March
| Event Location: HEBB building Room 114 + HEBB rooftop (2045 East Mall or https://maps.ubc.ca/?code=HEBB) | Speaker: Taylor Starkman
The Department of Physics and Astronomy and The UBC Astronomy Club present Science Under The Stars!
Science Under the Stars is a family-friendly introduction to astronomy, hosted every last Tuesday of the month at UBC.
St. Patrick’s Day may be over—but your luck might just be getting started! 🍀✨
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March
| Event Location: In the atrium outside of HENN 200 |
Welcome to PHAS TUESDAY TEA!
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March
| Event Location: TRIUMF Auditorium (4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 2A3) | Speaker: Ludovic Van Waerbeke (University of British Columbia) Antonio Patron Castro (Simon Fraser University)
Venture to the frontiers of modern physics with the Fall 2025 season of the Saturday Morning Lectures, proudly presented by TRIUMF, UBC, and SFU.
Saturday Morning Lectures is an all-ages public lecture series that explores the role of physics at the leading edge of science, from the infinitesimally small world within the atomic nucleus to the furthest reaches of the known Universe – and everything in between!
March 28th, 2026 Schedule:
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March
| Event Location: SFU Harbour Centre, downtown Vancouver (515 West Hastings St. Vancouver) | Challenge Theatre | Speaker: Donna Strickland, University of Waterloo
Welcome to this public talk, by Canadian Nobel-Prize winning physicist, Donna Strickland!
SFU Physics and UBC Dept. of Physics & Astronomy invite you to an evening with Nobel Prize-winning physicist Donna Strickland at SFU Harbour Centre. This public event will include a presentation followed by a Q&A session.
Schedule
6:30 PM – Doors open
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Presentation and Q&A
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March
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Jonas Jäger, PhD student, Krems Group, University of British Columbia
Welcome to our new Quantum Information Seminar Series, hosted by the University of British Columbia Quantum Club!
We offer monthly talks on cutting-edge research in quantum information science and quantum computing.
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March
| Event Location: Vancouver Public Library - Central Branch (Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level) | Speaker: Dr. Doug McCollor, UBC Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS)
Curious about how the universe actually works? Join the experts from UBC’s Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS) to find out fun facts about everything from the Milky Way to radio waves in this new, accessible science series: How the Universe Works! All are welcome!
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March
| Event Location: HENN 201 | Speaker: Donna Strickland, University of Waterloo
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March
| Event Location: BRIM 311 | Speaker: Pavel Kornilovich (Oregon State University)
The idea that superconductivity might arise from the condensation of real-space electron pairs was proposed by Swiss physicist Robert Schafroth several years before the development of BCS theory. Although this concept is now known as Bose-Einstein-condensation superconductivity, Schafroth’s contributions are largely forgotten. In this talk, I will briefly review Schafroth’s work and his complex relationships with John Bardeen and Leon Cooper. I will then describe a version of real-space superconductivity involving phonon bipolarons as normal-state charge carriers.
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March
| Event Location: UBC Alumni Centre | Speaker: Jessica Meir, UBC alumna & NASA Astronaut
Dear UBC students!
We have an amazing opportunity to speak to UBC Alumna and NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir from the ISS next Thursday March 26 at 10:05am (PT), from the UBC Alumni Centre! Sponsored by UBC Provost and the Faculty of Science, Jessica will answer questions from UBC students and give a live tour of the ISS during her 20-minute fly-over via live-stream.
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March
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Lauren Rhodes
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