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June

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Ryan Jackim (Master's student)

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Abstract: We present a catalogue of white dwarf candidates constructed from the GALEX and Gaia EDR3 catalogues.

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Add to Calendar 2023-06-19T11:00:00 2023-06-19T14:00:00 The GALEX-Gaia-EDR3 Catalogue of Single and Binary White Dwarfs Abstract: Abstract: We present a catalogue of white dwarf candidates constructed from the GALEX and Gaia EDR3 catalogues. Event Location: HENN 318

June

| Event Location: HENN 309 | Speaker: Paul Ripoche (PhD student)

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Add to Calendar 2023-06-08T11:00:00 2023-06-08T14:00:00 Studies of Evolved Stellar Populations (From Giants to Remnants) Abstract: Event Location: HENN 309

June

| Event Location: HENN 302 | Speaker: Tristan Pinsonneault-Marotte (PhD student)

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The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) is a radio telescope that we built to map the large-scale structure of the Universe between redshifts $0.8<z<2.5$, when dark energy is expected to begin the transition from a decelerating to an accelerating phase in its expansion. It was designed to perform an intensity mapping survey using the 21 cm line of neutral hydrogen, a novel method that has the potential to enable enormous surveys of the distant Universe, but also significant observational challenges to overcome.

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Add to Calendar 2023-06-01T13:00:00 2023-06-01T16:00:00 A Detection of Cosmological 21 cm Emission from CHIME in Cross-correlation with the eBOSS Lyman-alpha Forest Abstract: The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) is a radio telescope that we built to map the large-scale structure of the Universe between redshifts $0.8&lt;z&lt;2.5$, when dark energy is expected to begin the transition from a decelerating to an accelerating phase in its expansion. It was designed to perform an intensity mapping survey using the 21 cm line of neutral hydrogen, a novel method that has the potential to enable enormous surveys of the distant Universe, but also significant observational challenges to overcome. Event Location: HENN 302

May

| Event Location: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/68991164698?pwd=dzFGNVdPbSt4QldsVHNlWnJLL2ZWQT09 Passcode: 815209 | Speaker: Chris Waddell(PhD student)

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Abstract: The AdS/CFT correspondence is a far-reaching equivalence between theories of quantum gravity in spacetimes with negative cosmological constant, such as anti-de Sitter (AdS) space, and lower-dimensional, non-gravitational quantum systems, such as conformal field theories (CFTs).

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Add to Calendar 2023-05-25T15:00:00 2023-05-25T17:00:00 Title: Boundaries, Braneworlds, and Black Holes: Applications of the AdS/BCFT Correspondence Abstract: The AdS/CFT correspondence is a far-reaching equivalence between theories of quantum gravity in spacetimes with negative cosmological constant, such as anti-de Sitter (AdS) space, and lower-dimensional, non-gravitational quantum systems, such as conformal field theories (CFTs). Event Location: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/68991164698?pwd=dzFGNVdPbSt4QldsVHNlWnJLL2ZWQT09 Passcode: 815209

May

| Event Location: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62625300003?pwd=RTBNckgzbDk0aXhRR3NyUUEyaGV4UT09 | Speaker: Andrew Jacobs(PhD student)

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Abstract: Since the 1960's a general understanding of the creation of the chemical elements in the universe has existed. However, in recent decades this understanding has undergone refinement in describing the exact astrophysical mechanisms which result in the synthesis of isotopes, particularly those heavier (i.e. more protons) than iron.

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Add to Calendar 2023-05-17T12:00:00 2023-05-17T15:00:00 Refinement of the First r-process Abundance Peak Via High-Precision Mass Measurements Abstract: Since the 1960's a general understanding of the creation of the chemical elements in the universe has existed. However, in recent decades this understanding has undergone refinement in describing the exact astrophysical mechanisms which result in the synthesis of isotopes, particularly those heavier (i.e. more protons) than iron. Event Location: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62625300003?pwd=RTBNckgzbDk0aXhRR3NyUUEyaGV4UT09

May

| Event Location: Centre for Brain Health room 3402A or https://ubc.zoom.us/j/63777759360?pwd=SmFXcG84UWFJc3c0Z2Q4d2NMVHNCQT09 Passcode: 921391 | Speaker: Connor Bevington(PhD student)

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Hybrid PET/MRI scanners are becoming more common in research and clinical settings, in particular for their ability to simultaneously acquire unique functional and structural information to probe the healthy and diseased brain. Data from both modalities need to be thoroughly processed to enhance signal-to-noise ratios (SNR), and the development and optimization of analysis algorithms is required to extract meaningful physiological quantities for medical research applications.

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Add to Calendar 2023-05-10T13:00:00 2023-05-10T16:00:00 Development of advanced denoising and analysis algorithms for applications in hybrid PET/MRI brain imaging Hybrid PET/MRI scanners are becoming more common in research and clinical settings, in particular for their ability to simultaneously acquire unique functional and structural information to probe the healthy and diseased brain. Data from both modalities need to be thoroughly processed to enhance signal-to-noise ratios (SNR), and the development and optimization of analysis algorithms is required to extract meaningful physiological quantities for medical research applications. Event Location: Centre for Brain Health room 3402A or https://ubc.zoom.us/j/63777759360?pwd=SmFXcG84UWFJc3c0Z2Q4d2NMVHNCQT09 Passcode: 921391

April

| Event Location: Henn 318 | Speaker: Prof. Shinji Mukohyama, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University

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Add to Calendar 2023-04-27T16:00:00 2023-04-27T17:00:00 Effective field theory of black hole perturbations with timelike scalar profile TALK RECORDING AVAILABLE AT: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rCjcB4RkIckHq3anhXzzsKDS8QRsNW4n/view?usp=share_link Event Location: Henn 318

April

| Event Location: HEBB Building, Room 116 | Speaker: Dr. Simon Viel (Carleton University)

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Add to Calendar 2023-04-20T11:00:00 2023-04-20T12:00:00 Searches for new physics with noble liquids at SNOLAB Abstract: Event Location: HEBB Building, Room 116

April

| Event Location: HENN 201 | Speaker: Raymond Brock (Michigan State University)

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Add to Calendar 2023-04-13T16:00:00 2023-04-13T17:00:00 That Spin 0 Boson Changed Everything   Abstract: Event Location: HENN 201

April

| Event Location: AMPL 311 | Speaker: Erik Sorensen (McMaster University)

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Abstract: The bond-dependent Ising interaction present in the Kitaev model has recently attracted considerable attention. The attention has mostly focused on the two-dimensional honeycomb lattice version of the Kitaev model where several materials has been identified as potential realizations. However, one can also imagine realizing simpler one-dimensional Kitaev spin chains that still has a surprisingly rich structure.

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Add to Calendar 2023-04-13T10:00:00 2023-04-13T11:00:00 Ground State Solitons in Kitaev Spin Chains Abstract: The bond-dependent Ising interaction present in the Kitaev model has recently attracted considerable attention. The attention has mostly focused on the two-dimensional honeycomb lattice version of the Kitaev model where several materials has been identified as potential realizations. However, one can also imagine realizing simpler one-dimensional Kitaev spin chains that still has a surprisingly rich structure. Event Location: AMPL 311

April

| Event Location: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62482228932?pwd=a3RIU0xFY0wrSFYrYzNFbzc2ZXZ0dz09 Passcode: 199086 | Speaker: PhD student: Maryam Rostamzadeh

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Liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide and radiation therapy has been a non-surgical alternative for treating patients with advanced liver cancer. Dynamic tumor tracking (DTT) has been developed to treat intra-fractionally moving liver tumors with radiation therapy. However, one of the most challenging aspects of DTT is detecting the internal tumor position, which usually relies on implanted markers as a surrogate for tumor position.

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Add to Calendar 2023-04-12T13:00:00 2023-04-12T15:00:00 MARKERLESS DYNAMIC TUMOR TRACKING USING DIAPHRAGM AS A SOFT-TISSUE ANATOMICAL SURROGATE FOR LIVER TUMORS Liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide and radiation therapy has been a non-surgical alternative for treating patients with advanced liver cancer. Dynamic tumor tracking (DTT) has been developed to treat intra-fractionally moving liver tumors with radiation therapy. However, one of the most challenging aspects of DTT is detecting the internal tumor position, which usually relies on implanted markers as a surrogate for tumor position. Event Location: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62482228932?pwd=a3RIU0xFY0wrSFYrYzNFbzc2ZXZ0dz09 Passcode: 199086

April

| Event Location: HENN 201 | Speaker: Shohini Ghose (Wilfrid Laurier)

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Add to Calendar 2023-04-06T16:00:00 2023-04-06T17:00:00 Hunting for quantum butterflies Abstract: Event Location: HENN 201

April

| Event Location: AMPL 311 or watch online | Speaker: Leslie M. Schoop – Princeton University

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Abstract: Quantum materials are hoped to change technology in various aspects. However, most of the desired applications are hindered by the lack of suitable materials. In my group we are using concepts from chemistry to understand, predict and synthesize new quantum materials. In this talk, I will show how simple concepts, such as measuring bond distances, allow us to make predictions about electronic structures of materials, which we can then use to find new quantum materials.

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Add to Calendar 2023-04-06T10:00:00 2023-04-06T11:00:00 The Chemistry of Quantum Materials Abstract: Quantum materials are hoped to change technology in various aspects. However, most of the desired applications are hindered by the lack of suitable materials. In my group we are using concepts from chemistry to understand, predict and synthesize new quantum materials. In this talk, I will show how simple concepts, such as measuring bond distances, allow us to make predictions about electronic structures of materials, which we can then use to find new quantum materials. Event Location: AMPL 311 or watch online

April

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Dr. Hyoyin Gan (UBC Physics &amp; Astronomy)

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The detection of the 21 cm signal from the Epoch of Reionisation (EoR) is challenging due to the strong astrophysical foregrounds, radio frequency interference (RFI), and ionospheric and instrumental effects. Most if not all observations of the 21 cm signal at high redshifts show so-called “excess variance” in their power spectrum, well beyond what would be expected based on the thermal noise limit. Understanding the sources of the excess is crucial for improving upper limits on the EoR signal.

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Add to Calendar 2023-04-03T15:00:00 2023-04-03T16:00:00 Exploring excess variance in LOFAR-EoR using machine learning Abstract: The detection of the 21 cm signal from the Epoch of Reionisation (EoR) is challenging due to the strong astrophysical foregrounds, radio frequency interference (RFI), and ionospheric and instrumental effects. Most if not all observations of the 21 cm signal at high redshifts show so-called “excess variance” in their power spectrum, well beyond what would be expected based on the thermal noise limit. Understanding the sources of the excess is crucial for improving upper limits on the EoR signal. Event Location: HENN 318

March

| Event Location: HENN 201 | Speaker: Dr. Mattia Bacca (UBC, MechEng)

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-30T16:00:00 2023-03-30T17:00:00 Mechanics of diffusion-mediated budding and implications for virus replication and infection   Abstract: Event Location: HENN 201

March

| Event Location: AMPL 311 | Speaker: Adina Luican-Mayer (University of Ottawa)

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Abstract: Material systems, devices, and circuits, based on the manipulation of individual charges, spins, and photons in solid-state platforms are key for quantum technologies. The burgeoning field of quantum two-dimensional (2D) materials presents an emerging opportunity for the development of next-generation quantum technologies, while also pushing the boundaries of fundamental understanding in condensed matter.

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-30T10:00:00 2023-03-30T11:00:00 2D Quantum materials and devices at the atomic scale Abstract: Material systems, devices, and circuits, based on the manipulation of individual charges, spins, and photons in solid-state platforms are key for quantum technologies. The burgeoning field of quantum two-dimensional (2D) materials presents an emerging opportunity for the development of next-generation quantum technologies, while also pushing the boundaries of fundamental understanding in condensed matter. Event Location: AMPL 311

March

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Dr. Tarraneh Eftekhari (Northwestern University)

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-27T15:00:00 2023-03-27T16:00:00 Uncovering the Elusive Origin of Fast Radio Bursts Abstract: Event Location: HENN 318

March

| Event Location: HENN 201 | Speaker: Marcos (Danny) Caballero (Department of Physics and Astronomy; Department of Computational Mathematics, Sciences, and Engineering; and CREATE for STEM Institute, Michigan State University; Department of Physics and Center for Computing in Science Education, University of Oslo)

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Computing has revolutionized how modern science is done. Modern scientists use computational techniques to reduce mountains of data, to simulate impossible experiments, and to develop intuition about the behavior of complex systems. Much of the research completed by modern scientists would be impossible without the use of computing. And yet, while computing is a crucial tool of practicing scientists, most modern science curricula do not reflect its importance and utility.

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-23T16:00:00 2023-03-23T17:00:00 Supporting the integration of computing in physics education   Abstract: Computing has revolutionized how modern science is done. Modern scientists use computational techniques to reduce mountains of data, to simulate impossible experiments, and to develop intuition about the behavior of complex systems. Much of the research completed by modern scientists would be impossible without the use of computing. And yet, while computing is a crucial tool of practicing scientists, most modern science curricula do not reflect its importance and utility. Event Location: HENN 201

March

| Event Location: AMPL 311 or watch online | Speaker: Xie Chen (California Institute of Technology)

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Abstract: Fracton order describes the peculiar phenomena that point excitations in certain strongly interacting systems either cannot move at all or can only move in a lower dimensional sub-manifold. It has recently been discovered in various lattice models, tensor gauge theories, etc. In this talk, we discuss how another powerful field theory framework -- the 2+1D Chern-Simons (CS) gauge theory -- can be used to provide new insight and explore new possibilities in 3+1D fracton order.

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-23T10:00:00 2023-03-23T11:00:00 Fracton and Chern-Simons Theory Abstract: Fracton order describes the peculiar phenomena that point excitations in certain strongly interacting systems either cannot move at all or can only move in a lower dimensional sub-manifold. It has recently been discovered in various lattice models, tensor gauge theories, etc. In this talk, we discuss how another powerful field theory framework -- the 2+1D Chern-Simons (CS) gauge theory -- can be used to provide new insight and explore new possibilities in 3+1D fracton order. Event Location: AMPL 311 or watch online

March

| Event Location: Hennings 318 | Speaker: Yukun Huang(PhD student)

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Over the past two decades, our knowledge of the Solar System's transneptunian region (often called the Kuiper Belt) has been gradually increasing. Observational surveys have greatly expand the inventory of TNOs, which are distant icy bodies thought to be relics from the giant planet formation and migration era. As more intricate details are unveiled in the TNO orbital and physical properties, several aspects are thought to be tightly linked to the Solar System's early formation.

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-21T09:00:00 2023-03-21T11:30:00 Dynamics of Transneptunian Objects under the Influence of a Rogue Planet Over the past two decades, our knowledge of the Solar System's transneptunian region (often called the Kuiper Belt) has been gradually increasing. Observational surveys have greatly expand the inventory of TNOs, which are distant icy bodies thought to be relics from the giant planet formation and migration era. As more intricate details are unveiled in the TNO orbital and physical properties, several aspects are thought to be tightly linked to the Solar System's early formation. Event Location: Hennings 318

March

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Dr. Kim-Vy Tran (School of Physics, University of New South Wales)

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-20T15:00:00 2023-03-20T16:00:00 Illuminating Dark Halos with Gravitational Lensing   Abstract:  Event Location: HENN 318

March

| Event Location: HENN 201 | Speaker: Paul François (Université de Montréal)

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-16T16:00:00 2023-03-16T17:00:00 Biophysics in latent space   Abstract: Event Location: HENN 201

March

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Sven Bachmann, UBC Mathematics

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-16T14:00:00 2023-03-16T15:00:00 Classifying topological quantum pumps Abstract: Event Location: HENN 318

March

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Dr. Eileen Otte (Stanford University)

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-16T11:00:00 2023-03-16T12:00:00 Structuring light to reveal the invisible Abstract: Event Location: HENN 318

March

| Event Location: AMPL 311 | Speaker: Frédéric Grillot (Télécom Paris/ University of New-Mexico)

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Abstract: Semiconductor nanostructures with low dimensionality like quantum dots are one the best attractive solutions for achieving high performance photonic devices. When one or more spatial dimensions of the nanocrystal approach the de Broglie wavelength, nanoscale size effects create a spatial quantization of carriers along with various other phenomena based on quantum mechanics.

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-16T10:00:00 2023-03-16T11:00:00 Semiconductor Quantum Dots Abstract: Semiconductor nanostructures with low dimensionality like quantum dots are one the best attractive solutions for achieving high performance photonic devices. When one or more spatial dimensions of the nanocrystal approach the de Broglie wavelength, nanoscale size effects create a spatial quantization of carriers along with various other phenomena based on quantum mechanics. Event Location: AMPL 311

March

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Dr. Deborah Lokhorst (Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics)

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The majority of baryons in the universe exist outside galaxies, in the circumgalactic (CGM) and intergalactic medium (IGM). The properties of these structures are important to understand as the material they hold is required to fuel ongoing star formation in galaxies. The process of how the gas in the CGM gets into galaxies (and is blown back out through galactic feedback) is still debated, though – in fact, the total mass of the CGM of galaxies is still unknown. This mystery remains due to the near invisibility of the CGM and IGM.

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-13T15:00:00 2023-03-13T16:00:00 The Dragonfly Spectral Line Mapper: New eyes to reveal the faintest and largest structures in the universe   Abstract: The majority of baryons in the universe exist outside galaxies, in the circumgalactic (CGM) and intergalactic medium (IGM). The properties of these structures are important to understand as the material they hold is required to fuel ongoing star formation in galaxies. The process of how the gas in the CGM gets into galaxies (and is blown back out through galactic feedback) is still debated, though – in fact, the total mass of the CGM of galaxies is still unknown. This mystery remains due to the near invisibility of the CGM and IGM. Event Location: HENN 318

March

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Dr. Vir B. Bulchandani

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-13T11:00:00 2023-03-13T12:00:00 Quantum devices and the frontier of many-body physics Abstract: Event Location: HENN 318

March

| Event Location: HENN 201 | Speaker: Paula R. L. Heron (University of Washington)

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-09T16:00:00 2023-03-09T17:00:00 Improving Student Learning: The Dual Roles of Conceptual Understanding and Reasoning Ability   Abstract: Event Location: HENN 201

March

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Dr. Emily Davis

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-09T11:00:00 2023-03-09T12:00:00 In pursuit of entanglement: XXZ interactions for spin-squeezing in atomic and solid-state spin ensembles   Abstract: Event Location: HENN 318

March

| Event Location: Henn 318 | Speaker: Dr. Howell, University of Western Australia (remote)

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-08T16:00:00 2023-03-08T17:00:00 Special Gravity Seminar: The LIGO-Virgo search for gravitational waves associated with Fast Radio Bursts Detected by CHIME/FRB TALK RECORDING AVAILABLE AT: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DJ1iAdZ5QPBlQsxkCxyLmdvBqusGGbv7/view?usp=share_link Abstract: Event Location: Henn 318

March

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Jessica Wolf

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How are concepts of equity, diversity, inclusion and Indigeneity (EDI.I) taught and assessed in applied sciences?

Why is the teaching of these concepts important for engineers and scientists and how can competency level be meaningfully assessed?

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-08T12:00:00 2023-03-08T13:00:00 Development of an EDI.I Competency Framework for Engineering Programs How are concepts of equity, diversity, inclusion and Indigeneity (EDI.I) taught and assessed in applied sciences? Why is the teaching of these concepts important for engineers and scientists and how can competency level be meaningfully assessed? Event Location: HENN 318

March

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Dr. Henric Krawczynski, Physics Department (Washington University in St. Louis)

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-07T12:30:00 2023-03-07T13:30:00 X-Ray Polarization Observations of Stellar Mass Black Holes in X-Ray Binaries with the IXPE and XL-Calibur Experiments   Abstract: Event Location: HENN 318

March

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Dr. Nicholas Rodd

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-07T11:00:00 2023-03-07T12:00:00 Echos of the Early Universe in Axion Haloscopes Abstract:  Event Location: HENN 318

March

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Dr. G. Mark Voit (Michigan State University)

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The universe’s biggest galaxies have both vast atmospheres and supermassive central black holes. Coupling between those two components of a large galaxy couple regulates the galaxy’s star formation rate. Models of interactions between a supermassive black hole and the large-scale atmosphere suggest that the energy released as cold gas clouds accrete onto the black hole suspends the atmosphere in a state that is marginally stable to formation of cold clouds.

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-06T15:00:00 2023-03-06T16:00:00 Baryon Cycles in the Biggest Galaxies   Abstract: The universe’s biggest galaxies have both vast atmospheres and supermassive central black holes. Coupling between those two components of a large galaxy couple regulates the galaxy’s star formation rate. Models of interactions between a supermassive black hole and the large-scale atmosphere suggest that the energy released as cold gas clouds accrete onto the black hole suspends the atmosphere in a state that is marginally stable to formation of cold clouds. Event Location: HENN 318

March

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Steve Choi (Cornell University)

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-06T11:00:00 2023-03-06T12:00:00 Probing fundamental physics by mapping the millimeter and submillimeter sky   Abstract: Event Location: HENN 318

March

| Event Location: HENN 309 | Speaker: Dr. Megan Donahue (Michigan State University)

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-06T10:00:00 2023-03-06T11:00:00 X-ray Insights into the Connection between Quenching of Star Formation and Galaxy Stellar Velocity Dispersion   Abstract: Event Location: HENN 309

March

| Event Location: HENN 201 | Speaker: Special event: Three Minute Thesis (3MT) academic competition

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Three Minute Thesis (3MT)

*On Thursday March 2, 2023 from 4:00 - 5:15pm during the Department Colloquium, in HENN 201*

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-02T16:00:00 2023-03-02T17:15:00 3 Minute Thesis Competition, Physics and Astronomy Heat Three Minute Thesis (3MT) *On Thursday March 2, 2023 from 4:00 - 5:15pm during the Department Colloquium, in HENN 201* Event Location: HENN 201

March

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Dr. Carlos Blanco (Postdoctoral Researcher, Princeton University)

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-02T11:00:00 2023-03-02T12:00:00 New directions for the detection of light dark matter   Abstract: Event Location: HENN 318

March

| Event Location: AMPL 311 | Speaker: John Birkbeck (Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science)

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Abstract: In this talk, I will present a new type of scanning probe microscope, the Quantum Twisting Microscope (QTM), capable of performing local quantum interference measurements at a twistable interface between two quantum materials. Its working principle is based on a unique tip made of an atomically-thin two-dimensional material. This tip allows electrons to coherently tunnel into a sample at many locations at once, with quantum interference between these tunneling events, making it a scanning electronic interferometer.

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-02T10:00:00 2023-03-02T11:00:00 The Quantum Twisting Microscope Abstract: In this talk, I will present a new type of scanning probe microscope, the Quantum Twisting Microscope (QTM), capable of performing local quantum interference measurements at a twistable interface between two quantum materials. Its working principle is based on a unique tip made of an atomically-thin two-dimensional material. This tip allows electrons to coherently tunnel into a sample at many locations at once, with quantum interference between these tunneling events, making it a scanning electronic interferometer. Event Location: AMPL 311

March

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Dr. Matthew Liska

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Add to Calendar 2023-03-01T11:00:00 2023-03-01T12:00:00 How do the most luminous black holes accrete and expel gas?   Event Location: HENN 318

February

| Event Location: UBC Centre for Brain Health Room 3402, Vancouver Zoom: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62544295867?pwd=eURLUHJ3K1V6MVpETVpWTVppOGJOQT09 Meeting ID: 625 4429 5867 Passcode: 682315 | Speaker: Adam Dvorak (PhD student)

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Myelin water imaging (MWI) is a quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique generally regarded as the most rigorous approach for non-invasive, in-vivo measurement of myelin content.

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Add to Calendar 2023-02-28T13:00:00 2023-02-28T15:00:00 Advances in Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Myelin Myelin water imaging (MWI) is a quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique generally regarded as the most rigorous approach for non-invasive, in-vivo measurement of myelin content. Event Location: UBC Centre for Brain Health Room 3402, Vancouver Zoom: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62544295867?pwd=eURLUHJ3K1V6MVpETVpWTVppOGJOQT09 Meeting ID: 625 4429 5867 Passcode: 682315

February

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Dr. Chris Matzner (University of Toronto)

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This talk will focus on two somewhat unusual types of shock dynamics associated with core-collapse supernovae:

1. "Bells, not whistles": Some massive stars appear to undergo shock-driven outbursts before their cores collapse. I will show that nonlinear acoustics rules out a standard explanation for how these events are driven, a result that deepens the mystery of their origin.

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Add to Calendar 2023-02-27T15:00:00 2023-02-27T16:00:00 Unexpected Outbursts from Massive Stars   Abstract: This talk will focus on two somewhat unusual types of shock dynamics associated with core-collapse supernovae: 1. "Bells, not whistles": Some massive stars appear to undergo shock-driven outbursts before their cores collapse. I will show that nonlinear acoustics rules out a standard explanation for how these events are driven, a result that deepens the mystery of their origin. Event Location: HENN 318

February

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Dr. Michelle Kunimoto

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Add to Calendar 2023-02-27T11:00:00 2023-02-27T12:00:00 Exploring Exoplanet Populations with Kepler, TESS, and Beyond   Abstract: Event Location: HENN 318

February

| Event Location: To be confirmed | Speaker: Dr. Philippe Landry, University of Toronto (remote)

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Add to Calendar 2023-02-27T11:00:00 2023-02-27T12:00:00 Neutron star science with gravitational waves TALK RECORDING AVAILABLE AT: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10NAGUXErm9h3xy59d5tGyJTf_MVsHtSL/view?usp=share_link Abstract: Event Location: To be confirmed

February

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Dr. Xue-Yang Song

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Quantum electrodynamics in (2+1) D (QED_3) consists of relativistic Dirac fermions strongly interacting with photons. Quantum magnets and electron systems under magnetic fields, meanwhile, represent 2 correlated paradigms in magnetism. We show that from symmetry reasoning, QED_3 emerges as a robust, critical phase both in triangular spin-1/2 magnets (called Dirac spin liquid), and half-filled Chern bands of electrons under periodic magnetic fields.

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Add to Calendar 2023-02-23T11:00:00 2023-02-23T12:00:00 Quantum electrodynamic phases in triangular magnetic systems   Abstract: Quantum electrodynamics in (2+1) D (QED_3) consists of relativistic Dirac fermions strongly interacting with photons. Quantum magnets and electron systems under magnetic fields, meanwhile, represent 2 correlated paradigms in magnetism. We show that from symmetry reasoning, QED_3 emerges as a robust, critical phase both in triangular spin-1/2 magnets (called Dirac spin liquid), and half-filled Chern bands of electrons under periodic magnetic fields. Event Location: HENN 318

February

| Event Location: HENN 201 | Speaker: Dr. Jessie Christiansen (Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics)

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Add to Calendar 2023-02-16T16:00:00 2023-02-16T17:00:00 Towards an Exoplanets Demographics Ladder   Abstract: Event Location: HENN 201

February

| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Dr. Sam Hadden, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA)

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Is the solar system stable? This question has garnered attention from a litany of famous scientists and mathematicians since Isaac Newton but was only properly resolved a little over a decade ago with the advent of computer hardware and algorithms capable of following the dynamical evolution of the planets for billions of years. We now know that the solar system will most likely remain stable for the remainder of the Sun’s main-sequence lifetime, though there is a ~1% chance that Mercury is destabilized and collides with Venus or the Sun.

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Add to Calendar 2023-02-13T15:00:00 2023-02-13T16:00:00 Causes and Consequences of Chaos in Planetary Systems   Abstract: Is the solar system stable? This question has garnered attention from a litany of famous scientists and mathematicians since Isaac Newton but was only properly resolved a little over a decade ago with the advent of computer hardware and algorithms capable of following the dynamical evolution of the planets for billions of years. We now know that the solar system will most likely remain stable for the remainder of the Sun’s main-sequence lifetime, though there is a ~1% chance that Mercury is destabilized and collides with Venus or the Sun. Event Location: HENN 318

February

| Event Location: Henn 318 | Speaker: Marek Szczepanczyk, Postdoctoral associate, University of Florida (remote)

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Add to Calendar 2023-02-13T11:00:00 2023-02-13T12:00:00 Observational constraints of the core-collapse supernova engine with the gravitational-wave data TALK RECORDING AVAILABLE AT: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l4DQfOrOuK3dQUECHt1DjAeEUpj4ovnF/view?usp=share_link Abstract: Event Location: Henn 318

February

| Event Location: HENN 201 | Speaker: Dr. Randall G. Hulet (Rice University)

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We employ quantum simulation of interesting electronic materials using ultracold 6 Li atoms, a composite fermion, as stand-ins for the electrons Quantum simulation of this kind takes advantage of the capability to adhere to a theoretical model, while the tunability of model parameters enables quantitative comparison with theory.

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Add to Calendar 2023-02-09T16:00:00 2023-02-09T17:00:00 Quantum Simulation with Ultra-Cold Atoms: Spin-Charge Separation   Abstract: We employ quantum simulation of interesting electronic materials using ultracold 6 Li atoms, a composite fermion, as stand-ins for the electrons Quantum simulation of this kind takes advantage of the capability to adhere to a theoretical model, while the tunability of model parameters enables quantitative comparison with theory. Event Location: HENN 201

February

| Event Location: AMPL 311 | Speaker: Dmitri Pikulin (Microsoft Station Q)

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I will discuss the theory and data analysis techniques behind the recent study searching for Majorana zero modes. I will describe how the transport techniques can help identify the boundary and bulk signatures of the topological phase. The analytical insight is confirmed by extensive numerical study and data analysis. I will finish with an example of an experimental observation.

 

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Add to Calendar 2023-02-09T10:00:00 2023-02-09T11:00:00 Aspects of Microsoft’s recent topological gap study Abstract: I will discuss the theory and data analysis techniques behind the recent study searching for Majorana zero modes. I will describe how the transport techniques can help identify the boundary and bulk signatures of the topological phase. The analytical insight is confirmed by extensive numerical study and data analysis. I will finish with an example of an experimental observation.   Event Location: AMPL 311