Events
December
| Event Location: Vancouver Public Library - Central Branch (Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level) | Speaker: Douglas Scott
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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December
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Prof. Jacob L. Bean, University of Chicago
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November
| Event Location: HEBB 100 |
Hey Vancouver kids and families!
Our annual Faraday Show is UBC’s premium science lecture, designed for children and all those who are ‘young at heart’. It is presented by UBC Physics & Astronomy students, faculty and staff.
This year’s theme is: Expanding our Senses & Movements with Tech! We will explore questions such as: What is it like to see beyond the dark like reindeer, or snakes? How can we sense invisible forces? and How can tech improve our balance?
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November
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: PHAS Alumni, Alan Poon: Program Head (Fundamental symmetries & Neutrinos) & Senior Physicist at the Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; APS Committee on Careers and Professional Development and 2025-26 Career Mentoring Fellow
Meet Dr. Alan Poon:
- PHAS Alumni (did his PhD under supervisor Dr. Chris Waltham)
- Currently heading the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
- APS Committee on Careers and Professional Development and 2025-26 Career Mentoring Fellow.
This talk is for all students (undergrad and grad), postdocs, and interested faculty. Alan's wish is to share information on job opportunities for students with undergraduate and higher degrees.
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November
| Event Location: In the atrium outside of HENN 200 |
We welcome you to our Weekly PHAS TUESDAY TEA!
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November
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Alexandra Tatarenko
Abstract: TBD
Bio: TBD
Learn More: TBD
This page will be updated with biographer and abstract information, shortly!
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November
| Event Location: HENN 318 |
2025 USRA Workshop
Dear Students,
We are running our annual USRA Application Workshop on Monday, November 24th, from 12pm-1pm, in HENN 318.
This workshop features student panelists who have received a summer USRA, plus advisors and staff to help answer student questions on how to apply, etc.
Bring your lunch! We will have hot chocolate and timbits to keep it cozy.
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November
| Event Location: Vancouver Public Library - Central Branch (Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level) | Speaker: Mark Halpern
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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November
| Event Location: HENN 201 | Speaker: Vincent Tabard-Cossa, University of Ottawa
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November
| Event Location: HENN 202 |
PHAS undergrads, come meet our PHAS Alumni panel to get some good stories, tips, tricks and recommendations on carving out a career path with a Physics, or Astronomy degree in Canada and abroad.
Panelists, faculty and staff will be available after the presentations for questions and networking!
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November
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Lukasz Fidkowski, University of Washington
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Recently there has been a convergence of ideas from quantum condensed matter, quantum field theory, and quantum information theory in the study of topological phases of matter. I will give a pedagogical overview of some of these ideas, and then describe recent progress my collaborators and I have made in understanding these phases.
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November
| Event Location: In the atrium outside of HENN 200 |
We welcome you to our Weekly PHAS TUESDAY TEA!
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November
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Laura Grego, Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists
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November
| Event Location: Surrey Public Library Room 418 | Speaker: Karen Kavanagh and Thomas Jennewein
Hello all,
Saturday Morning Lectures is a series of public lectures meant to explain local physics research in plain language. This week, SFU's Karen Kavanagh and Thomas Jennewein will speak about how electrons make better images than light, and all about quantum communication from space. These talks are for interested students and members of the public.
Date: Nov 15, 2025
Location: Surrey Public Library Room 418
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November
| Event Location: H.R. MacMillan Space Centre (1100 Chestnut St. Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9) |
The H.R. MacMillan Space Centre celebrates Cosmic Nights!
November 14th: (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence)
Meet our PHAS graduate students showcasing a booth at this popular event! We'll be doing our best to respond to the question of what other life could be out there, beyond our terrestrial planet.
This 19+ event is for all those who are interested in space, our universe and beyond!
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November
| Event Location: HENN 201 | Speaker: Douglas Scott, University of British Columbia
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November
| Event Location: BRIM 311 | Speaker: Anthony Ayari (CNRS)
Vacuum electron sources have a long history dating back to the end of the nineteenth centur
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