Events
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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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: TBD | Speaker: Donna Strickland, University of Waterloo
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March
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Alex Pope
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March
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Scott Gaudi, Ohio State University
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March
| Event Location: HENN 201 | Speaker: TBA
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March
| Event Location: Surrey Library (City Centre Branch, Room 401) | Speaker: Ziliang Ye - University of British Columbia Greg Hackman - TRIUMF
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 07th, 2026 Schedule:
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March
| Event Location: HENN 201 | Speaker: Brad Ramshaw, Cornell University
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February
| Event Location: TRIUMF Auditorium (4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 2A3) | Speaker: Val Radchenko - TRIUMF Greg Hackman - TRIUMF
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!
February 28th Schedule:
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February
| Event Location: HENN 201 |
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February
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Chiara P. Salemi, UC Berkeley
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February
| Event Location: Surrey Library (City Centre Branch Room 401) | Speaker: Mark Van Raamsdonk - University of British Columbia Peter Unrau - 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!
Feb 02, 206 Schedule:
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February
| Event Location: HENN 201 | Speaker: Rob Phillips
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February
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo
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January
| Event Location: H. R. MacMillan Space Centre (Vanier Park: 1100 Chestnut Street Vancouver, BC, V6J 3J9) |
Welcome to Space Camp Saturdays
The Department of Physics & Astronomy has partnered with the H.R.MacMillan Space Centre to bring you some stellar ASTRO outreach for the whole family! Come join us!
January outreach theme: Black Holes!
Title: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Black Holes: What we know, what we don't, yet...
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January
| Event Location: TRIUMF Auditorium (4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 2A3) | Speaker: Mark Van Raamsdonk - University of British Columbia Peter Unrau - 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!
Jan 31 - TRIUMF Auditorium
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January
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Clifford Cheung, Caltech
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January
| Event Location: Zoom | Speaker: Lorna Tu, Departmental Defense
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Radiomics is a quantitative medical image analysis method that can be used to extract underlying patterns in computed tomography (CT) scans. Radiomic features may capture information about cancer biology and may used to improve cancer prognosis and predict treatment response. This thesis aims to leverage radiomics and machine learning (ML) to predict non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patient outcomes, ultimately working towards supporting personalized medicine.
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January
| Event Location: HEBB 318 | Speaker: Eric Bellm, University of Washington
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January
| Event Location: Vancouver Public Library - Central Branch (Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level) | Speaker: Alison Lister, University of British Columbia
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January
| Event Location: HENN 201 | Speaker: Thomas E. Baker, University of Victoria
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Computing has been one of the major drivers of changes in modern society over the last 100 years. The invention of the transistor and the progressive miniaturisation of classical computers has led to moon landings, cell phones, and improvements in medicines and materials that we use today.
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January
| Event Location: Brimacombe Room 311 | Speaker: Samikshya Sahu, Final Doctoral Defense
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Traditionally, crystal growers have sought to make materials with perfect crystallinity, free from defects and lattice imperfections.
However, real materials always exhibit some degree of defects or disorder, and in some cases, these imperfections can dramatically alter their properties. In this thesis, we explore the crystal growth, structural, magnetic, and electronic properties of three families of quantum materials in which crystalline defects play a crucial role.
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