Upcoming Events
Dr. Nikolay Kolev Colloquium
Fri. Feb. 26, 2021 12:30 PM
- Fri. Feb. 26, 2021 1:20 PM
PUPSS Guest speaker, Dr. Nikolay KolevDepartment of Physics, University of Regina
A Chat about Math, the Universe and Darkness
Recent...
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Dr. Phil Langill Colloquium
Fri. Mar. 5, 2021 12:30 PM
- Fri. Mar. 5, 2021 1:20 PM
PUPSS Guest lecturer, Dr. Phil Langill.
More details to come.
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Jamie Cidro & Angeline Nelson Colloquium
Fri. Mar. 12, 2021 12:30 PM
- Fri. Mar. 12, 2021 1:20 PM
Jaime Cidro, PhD Professor, Department of Anthropology Canada Research Chair in Health and Culture Director, MDP Indigenous Development
Angeline...
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Gina Passante Colloquium
Fri. Mar. 19, 2021 12:30 PM
- Fri. Mar. 19, 2021 1:20 PM
Gina Passante, Associate Professor, PhysicsCalifornia State University, Fullerton
Title and abstract to come.
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Past Events
Michael Beck Colloquium
Fri. Feb. 12, 2021 12:30 PM
- Fri. Feb. 12, 2021 1:20 PM
Dr. Michael Beck, PostdocDepartment of Physics & Applied Computer Science, University of Winnipeg
TerraByte: UofW's Digital...
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Dr. Phil Chan Colloquium
Fri. Feb. 5, 2021 12:30 PM
- Fri. Feb. 5, 2021 1:20 PM
Associate Professor, Phil ChanDeputy Head, Department of PhysicsFaculty of Science, National University of Singapore
Soft Hadron Physics...
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Dr. Locke Spencer Colloquium
Fri. Jan. 29, 2021 12:30 PM
- Fri. Jan. 29, 2021 1:20 PM
PUPSS Guest speaker, Dr. Locke Spencer
A Canadian Perspective on the Past, Present, and Future of the Far-Infrared Universe
Over half of...
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Dr. Susann Tegtmeier Colloquium
Fri. Jan. 22, 2021 12:30 PM
- Fri. Jan. 22, 2021 1:20 PM
PUPSS Guest Lecturer, Dr. Susann Tegtmeier
Department of Physics and Engineering Physics
University of Saskatchewan
Impact of the...
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Dr. Robert Brandenberger Colloquium
Fri. Nov. 20, 2020 12:30 PM
- Fri. Nov. 20, 2020 1:20 PM
Dr. Robert Brandenberger, McGill University
Stephen Hawking - A Personal Perspective
Stephen Hawking was one of the leading theoretical physicists...
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Dr. Gabor Kunstatter Colloquium
Fri. Nov. 13, 2020 12:30 PM
- Fri. Nov. 13, 2020 1:20 PM
Dr. Gabor Kunstatter, Professor Emeritus, University of Winnipeg
A Look at the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics: How Blackholes Benefit...
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Dr. Aaron Slepkov CAP Lecture Tour Colloquium
Fri. Nov. 6, 2020 12:30 PM
- Fri. Nov. 6, 2020 1:20 PM
2020 CAP Lecture Tour
Dr. Aaron Slepkov, Trent University
Chair, Physics & Astronomy
Canada Research Chair in the Physics of...
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Dr. Cornelia Hoehr Colloquium
Fri. Oct. 30, 2020 12:30 PM
- Fri. Oct. 30, 2020 1:20 PM
Dr. Cornelia Hoehr, University of Victoria
TRIUMF lecture tour
How nuclear physics can treat cancer - radiotherapy at TRIUMFAbstract: Besides being...
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Dr. Demitre Serletis Colloquium
Fri. Oct. 23, 2020 12:30 PM
- Fri. Oct. 23, 2020 1:20 PM
Presenter: Dr. Demitre Serletis, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FAANS,...
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Dr. Sandor Demeter Colloquium
Fri. Oct. 2, 2020 12:30 PM
- Fri. Oct. 2, 2020 1:20 PM
Dr. Sandor Demeter MSc, MHP, FRCPCAdjunct Prof - Physics – U of WAssociate Prof – Health Sciences - U of M
Lens of...
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2020 Summer Student Medical Physics Symposium
Wed. Aug. 5, 2020 10:00 AM
- Wed. Aug. 5, 2020 1:00 PM
On August 5, 2020 the University of Winnipeg will host the annual Medical Physics Undergraduate Summer Student Symposium. This year it will take...
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Naman Agarwal Colloquium
Fri. May. 8, 2020 2:00 PM
- Fri. May. 8, 2020 3:00 PM
Holographic Complexity: What, Why and How
In the regime of puzzles surrounding black holes, a promising solution is introduced by the concept of...
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Sheryl Herrera Colloquium
Fri. Mar. 27, 2020 12:30 PM
- Fri. Mar. 27, 2020 1:20 PM
Ted Protosavage Colloquium
Fri. Mar. 20, 2020 12:30 PM
- Fri. Mar. 20, 2020 1:20 PM
Aaron Slepkov Colloquium
Mon. Mar. 16, 2020 12:30 PM
- Mon. Mar. 16, 2020 1:20 PM
2020 CAP Lecture Tour Speaker
Microwave grape plasma and the shape of water
The sparking of grapes in a household microwave oven has...
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Jason Donev Colloquium
Fri. Mar. 13, 2020 12:30 PM
- Fri. Mar. 13, 2020 1:20 PM
Why are people fighting for the right to have nuclear waste buried in the back yard?
Addressing the climate crisis with a plan for...
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Colloquium: John Hanesiak
Fri. Jan. 31, 2020 12:30 PM
- Fri. Jan. 31, 2020 1:20 PM
Dr. John Hanesiak
Professor, University of Manitoba
Department of Environment & Geography, Centre for Earth Observation...
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Summer Student Colloquium
Fri. Jan. 24, 2020 12:30 PM
- Fri. Jan. 24, 2020 1:20 PM
Physics Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunities 2020
In the first half of this colloquium, students will share their work experience as a...
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Chad Gislason Colloquium
Fri. Jan. 17, 2020 12:30 PM
- Fri. Jan. 17, 2020 1:20 PM
Chad Gislason CET, MB Hydro
HVdc Statistics and Lightning Specialist
Lightning - Tracking, Trending, and Outages
In 2019, lightning...
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Andrew Frey Colloquium
Fri. Nov. 29, 2019 12:30 PM
- Fri. Nov. 29, 2019 1:20 PM
Dr. Andrew Frey, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of Winnipeg
The Winnipeger's Guide to the 2019 Nobel Prize in...
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Colloquium: Joshua Hollett
Fri. Nov. 15, 2019 12:30 PM
- Fri. Nov. 15, 2019 1:20 PM
Joshua Hollett, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
University of Winnipeg
New Quantum Chemical Tools from a Fundamental...
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Juliette Mammei Colloquium
Fri. Nov. 1, 2019 1:30 PM
- Fri. Nov. 1, 2019 2:20 PM
I'm Flipping out - Active Engagement Works!
Over the past couple of years the University of Manitoba Faculty of Science has made an effort to...
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Wouter Deconinck Colloquium
Fri. Oct. 25, 2019 12:30 PM
- Fri. Oct. 25, 2019 1:20 PM
Wouter Deconinck, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Manitoba
Searching for TeV Scale Physics in Precision Electroweak...
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Dr. Art McDonald Colloquium
Fri. Oct. 18, 2019 2:00 PM
- Fri. Oct. 18, 2019 3:00 PM
2015 Nobel Prize winner in Physics and 2019 Honorary Doctor of Science Recipient:
Arthur B. McDonald
From the Tiniest Particles to the Farthest...
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Caleb Hasler Colloquium
Fri. Oct. 4, 2019 12:30 PM
- Fri. Oct. 4, 2019 1:20 PM
Caleb Hasler, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Winnipeg
Webpage: https://calebthasler.wordpress.com/
If CO2 in freshwater is...
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Jeff Martin Colloquium
Wed. Oct. 2, 2019 12:30 PM
- Wed. Oct. 2, 2019 1:20 PM
Dr. Jeff Martin, University of Winnipeg, Department of Physics
Details to come.
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Dr. Gabor Kunstatter Colloquium
Fri. Sep. 27, 2019 12:30 PM
- Fri. Sep. 27, 2019 1:20 PM
Dr. Gabor Kunstatter, Department of Physics, University of Winnipeg
What can quantum gravity tell us about the beginning and end of time?
Despite...
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Michael Zhang Colloquium
Fri. Sep. 13, 2019 12:30 PM
- Fri. Sep. 13, 2019 1:20 PM
Dr. Michael Zhang
Research Director, Seven Oaks Wellness Institute
Adjunct Professor, Physics, University of Winnipeg
Intraoperative MRI
There is a...
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PUPSS Colloquium, Dr. Lenaic Couedel
Wed. Sep. 11, 2019 12:30 PM
- Wed. Sep. 11, 2019 1:20 PM
Dr. Lénaïc COUËDEL, University of Saskatchewan, Chair, Division of Plasma Physics - CAP
Prairie Universities Physics...
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Physics Undergraduate Honours Thesis Public Presentations
Mon. Apr. 1, 2019 1:00 PM
- Mon. Apr. 1, 2019 4:00 PM
Physics Honours Thesis Public Presentations
This year we have two undergraduate students who will be giving their honours thesis public...
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Physics Curriculum Update Info Session
Mon. Mar. 25, 2019 12:30 PM
- Mon. Mar. 25, 2019 1:20 PM
Dr. Andrew Frey, Physics Curriculum Committee Chair, will overview upcoming changes to core physics courses and major streams and how they might or...
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Colloquium: Dr. Robert Green
Fri. Mar. 22, 2019 12:30 PM
- Fri. Mar. 22, 2019 1:20 PM
Dr. Robert GreenAssistant Professor, University of SaskatchewanPrairie Speaker Series
Resonant X-ray Studies of Quantum Materials at the Canadian...
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Colloquium: Mark Abotossaway
Wed. Mar. 6, 2019 12:30 PM
- Wed. Mar. 6, 2019 1:20 PM
Mark Abotossaway
Life as a Structural Engineer
Mark Abotossaway graduated from the University of Winnipeg in 2010 with a BSc Physics degree, and...
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Colloquium: Dr. Mark Walton
Fri. Mar. 1, 2019 12:30 PM
- Fri. Mar. 1, 2019 1:20 PM
Dr. Mark Walton
Physics and Astronomy The University of Lethbridge
Phase-Space Quantum Mechanics
An introduction will be given to the...
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Colloquium: Dr. Chris Crawford
Wed. Feb. 13, 2019 12:30 PM
- Tue. Feb. 13, 2018 1:20 PM
Dr. Chris Crawford
Associate Professor The University of Kentucky
Life at Low Coupling Constant
While nuclear structure is dominated by...
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CAP Lecture: Dr. David McKeen
Mon. Feb. 11, 2019 12:30 PM
- Mon. Feb. 11, 2019 1:20 PM
Dr. David McKeen
TRIUMF, CAP Lecturer 2019
Dark Matter: what is it good for?
A very diverse set of observations over enormous ranges of...
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Colloquium: Dr. Melanie Martin
Fri. Feb. 1, 2019 12:30 PM
- Fri. Feb. 1, 2019 1:20 PM
Dr. Melanie Martin
Professor, Physics The University of Winnipeg
Brainy Physics
In this talk I will explain the development of...
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Colloquium: Dr. Shelley Tulloch
Fri. Jan. 25, 2019 12:30 PM
- Fri. Jan. 25, 2019 1:20 PM
Dr. Shelley Tulloch
Associate Professor & Department Chair, AnthropologyThe University of Winnipeg
Reconciliation and...
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Colloquium: Dr. Blair Jamieson
Fri. Jan. 18, 2019 12:30 PM
- Fri. Jan. 18, 2019 1:20 PM
Dr. Blair Jamieson
Associate Professor, Physics The University of Winnipeg
What Have We Learned About Neutrinos, and What is...
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Colloquium: Summer Research Opportunities
Fri. Nov. 30, 2018 12:30 PM
- Fri. Nov. 30, 2018 1:20 PM
Undergraduate Student Summer Research Opportunities
Are you interested in a summer research job in physics? If so, come listen to professors from...
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Colloquium: Dr. Jeff Martin
Wed. Nov. 28, 2018 12:30 PM
- Wed. Nov. 28, 2018 1:20 PM
Dr. Jeff Martin
Professor, Physics The University of Winnipeg
When He-II freezes over
We use He-II to make ultracold neutrons. I...
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Colloquium: Dr. Andrew Frey
Fri. Nov. 16, 2018 12:30 PM
- Fri. Nov. 16, 2018 1:20 PM
Dr. Andrew Frey
Associate Professor, Physics The University of Winnipeg
To BH or Not To BH
Gravitational Stability of AdS and What That...
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Colloquium: Dr. Jonathan Thiessen
Thu. Nov. 15, 2018 10:00 AM
- Thu. Nov. 15, 2018 10:50 AM
Dr. Jonathan Thiessen
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University Imaging Scientist, Lawson Health Research...
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Colloquium: Dr. Stefi Baum
Fri. Nov. 9, 2018 12:30 PM
- Fri. Nov. 9, 2018 1:20 PM
Dr. Stefi Baum
Dean, Faculty of Science & Professor, Physics & Astronomy The University of Manitoba
The Long Arc of Science
Using...
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Colloquium: Dr. Nora Casson
Fri. Nov. 2, 2018 12:30 PM
- Fri. Nov. 2, 2018 1:20 PM
Dr. Nora Casson
Assistant Professor, Geography The University of Winnipeg
On the Bubble: Contributions of Ponds and Wetlands to Greenhouse...
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Colloquium: Dr. John Walker
Fri. Oct. 26, 2018 12:30 PM
- Fri. Oct. 26, 2018 1:20 PM
Dr. John Walker
Post Doctoral Fellow at TRIUMF
Latest results from T2K and prospects for Hyper-Kamiokande and E61
Neutrinos are the lightest...
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Colloquium: Dr. Andrew Yau
Fri. Oct. 19, 2018 12:30 PM
- Fri. Oct. 19, 2018 1:20 PM
Andrew W. Yau
University of Calgary, Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Physics of Thin Air: Tracking the Aurora and Other Space Weather...
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Colloquium: Dr. Sandor Demeter
Fri. Sep. 28, 2018 12:30 PM
- Fri. Sep. 28, 2018 1:20 PM
Dr. Sandor Demeter
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, The University of ManitobaSection Head, Nuclear Medicine, Health Sciences...
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13th Annual Randy Kobes Undergraduate Research Symposium
Wed. Sep. 19, 2018 8:30 AM
- Wed. Sep. 19, 2018 2:30 PM
13th Annual Randy Kobes Undergraduate Research Symposium
The 13th annual Randy Kobes Undergraduate Research Symposium displays some of the...
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Mark McCrea and Kyla Smith Technical Seminar
Fri. Aug. 24, 2018 11:00 AM
- Fri. Aug. 24, 2018 12:20 PM
Mark McCrea
Univ. Kentucky, Post-Doctoral Scholar
Magnetic Coil Design Methods for the SNS nEDM Experiment
Measurements of the neutron electric...
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Poster Contest Workshop
Wed. Aug. 1, 2018 12:30 PM
- Wed. Aug. 1, 8012 1:20 PM
In order to better prepare our participants for the 13th Annual Randy Kobes Research Symposium, a workshop will be made available to all...
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Honors Thesis Public Presentations
Mon. Apr. 2, 2018 2:30 PM
- Mon. Apr. 2, 2018 5:30 PM
The Department of Physics Presents 5 Honors Thesis Presentations each 20 minutes in duration running from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
Snacks and...
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CAP Speaker Colloquium: Erica Caden, SNOLAB
Fri. Mar. 23, 2018 12:30 PM
- Fri. Mar. 23, 2018 1:20 PM
Dr. Erica Caden, SNOLAB
What we don't know about Neutrinos!
One might think that after studying a category of particles for almost a century,...
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Student Colloquium
Fri. Mar. 16, 2018 12:30 PM
- Fri. Mar. 16, 2018 1:20 PM
Student-led colloquium: Tim Coates, Kelsey Duncan and Raphael Hoult
Solar Sailing to Mars
The University Physics Competition asks teams of 3...
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Jacob Burgess Colloquium
Tue. Mar. 6, 2018 10:00 AM
- Tue. Mar. 6, 2018 11:00 AM
Dr. Jacob Burgess, PUPSS Speaker
Assistant Professor, Ultrafast Microscopy & Magnetism Research Group
University of Manitoba, Department of...
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Prairie Climate Centre Colloquium
Fri. Mar. 2, 2018 12:30 PM
- Fri. Mar. 2, 2018 1:20 PM
Henry David (Hank) Venema & Jeff Diamond, Prairie Climate Centre
High Performance Computing for Climate Solutions
Advances in high performance...
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Valery Radchenko Colloquium
Fri. Feb. 9, 2018 12:30 PM
- Fri. Feb. 9, 2018 1:20 PM
TRIUMF Speaker Tour.
Valery Radchenko, Research Scientist
Production and Application of Radionuclides for Radiopharmaceutical Science
The use of...
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Robert Stamps Colloquium
Fri. Jan. 26, 2018 12:30 PM
- Fri. Jan. 26, 2018 1:20 PM
Dr. Robert Stamps, FRSE FInstP FAPS
Professor and Head of the Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Manitoba
Magnetics With A...
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Physics Summer Student Research Opportunities
Fri. Jan. 12, 2018 12:30 PM
- Fri. Jan. 12, 2018 1:20 PM
Come on out and hear about our undergraduate summer research opportunities in Physics for 2018! You'll hear first-hand from our undergrads...
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Gabriel Chernitsky Colloquium
Fri. Jan. 5, 2018 12:30 PM
- Fri. Jan. 5, 2018 1:20 PM
Gabriel Chernitsky
Graduate Student, Department of Physics, University of McGill
Searching for Fast Optical Transients in the VERITAS Archives
Fast...
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Jon Ziprick Colloquium
Fri. Nov. 24, 2017 12:30 PM
- Fri. Nov. 24, 2017 1:20 PM
Jon Ziprick, Postdoctural fellow at UWinnipeg and UManitoba
Gravitational waves: a new window to the universe
We live in an exciting time for...
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Student Colloquium
Mon. Nov. 20, 2017 12:30 PM
- Mon. Nov. 20, 2017 1:20 PM
Student-led colloquium: Raphael Hoult, co-president of the Physics Student Association
General Relativity: Without the Math
General Relativity is...
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12th Annual Randy Kobes Undergraduate Science Poster Competition
Wed. Sep. 20, 2017 9:00 AM
- Wed. Sep. 20, 2017 1:30 PM
The 12th annual Randy Kobes Undergraduate Poster Contest displays some of the excellent quality research by undergraduate students at The...
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Colloquium: Dr. Chris Stock
Wed. Sep. 13, 2017 12:30 PM
- Wed. Sep. 13, 2017 1:20 PM
Dr. Chris Stock, University of Edinburgh
Center for Science at Extreme Conditions, School of Physics
Solitary magnetic excitations in...
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Poster Contest Workshop
Wed. Aug. 2, 2017 12:30 PM
- Wed. Aug. 2, 2017 1:20 PM
In order to better prepare our participants for the 12th Annual Randy Kobes Undergraduate Science Poster Contest, a workshop will be made...
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Science Rendezvous
Sat. May. 13, 2017 11:00 AM
- Sat. May. 13, 2017 3:00 PM
Join us in another exciting year of Science Rendezvous! This festival provides hands-on experiments, activities, and demonstrations open to the...
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Honours Thesis Presentations
Mon. Apr. 3, 2017 11:30 AM
- Mon. Apr. 3, 2017 1:30 PM
11:15am - 11:30am - Mingle & Get Seated
11:30 - 11:55am - Michael Honke
Supervisor: Chris Bidinosti
Title: "A Highly Parallelized Bloch...
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Michael Woodside Colloquium
Mon. Mar. 20, 2017 12:30 PM
- Mon. Mar. 20, 2017 1:20 PM
Michael Woodside, University of Alberta
CAP speaker
The Physics of Folding: Watching Structures Self-Assemble in Single Biological Molecules using...
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Danielle Pahud Colloquium
Fri. Mar. 10, 2017 12:30 PM
- Fri. Mar. 10, 2017 1:20 PM
Danielle Pahud, Instructor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Manitoba
Stellar Winds : A Sun-centered historical...
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Don N. Page Colloquium
Thu. Feb. 16, 2017 4:00 PM
- Thu. Feb. 16, 2017 5:00 PM
Anthropic Estimates for Many Parameters of Physics and Astronomy
Old anthropic arguments gave two approximate power-law relationsbetween the...
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Peter Geltenbort Colloquium
Wed. Feb. 1, 2017 12:30 PM
- Wed. Feb. 1, 2017 1:20 PM
Research with very cold and ultra-cold neutrons
Due to their outstanding property to be storable and hence observable for long periods of time...
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John Walker Colloquium
Fri. Jan. 20, 2017 12:30 PM
- Fri. Jan. 20, 2017 1:20 PM
John Walker, T2K
Neutrino Masses
Neutrinos are the lightest Standard Model particle, and among the least understood. The discovery of neutrino...
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Alex Nielsen Colloquium
Wed. Jan. 18, 2017 12:30 PM
- Wed. Jan. 18, 2017 1:20 PM
Binary Black Hole Mergers in the first Advanced LIGO Observing Run
The first observational run of the Advanced LIGO detectors saw the first...
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Physics Summer Student Talk
Mon. Jan. 16, 2017 12:30 PM
- Mon. Jan. 16, 2017 1:20 PM
Our summer students of 2016 will be presenting the research projects they were working on over the summer. Come hear what they have to say and...
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Jon Ziprick Colloquium
Fri. Jan. 13, 2017 12:30 PM
- Tue. Nov. 8, 2016 1:20 PM
Jon Ziprick was a former undergraduate and MSc student of the University of Winnipeg before completing his PhD at Perimeter Institute. Jon is now...
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Dr. Trevor J. Stocki Colloquium
Fri. Dec. 2, 2016 12:30 PM
- Fri. Dec. 2, 2016 1:20 PM
Dr. Trevor J. Stocki
Research Scientist/Adjunct Professor
Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada/Carleton University
From the 1960s Fallout to...
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Gabor Kunstatter Colloquium
Fri. Nov. 18, 2016 12:30 PM
- Fri. Nov. 18, 2016 1:20 PM
Dr. Gabor Kunstatter, University of Winnipeg
Black Holes, Firewalls and Exorcisms
In February of 2016, the LIGO Scientific Collaboration announced...
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James Schellenberg Colloquium
Fri. Oct. 28, 2016 12:30 PM
- Fri. Oct. 28, 2016 1:20 PM
James Schellenberg, Founder and CTO at Cubresa Inc.
Making Meaning in the Startup
The founder of local company Cubresa will speak and take...
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11th Annual Randy Kobes Undergraduate Science Student Poster Competition
Wed. Sep. 21, 2016 9:00 AM
- Wed. Sep. 21, 2016 1:30 PM
The 11th Randy Kobes Undergraduate Poster Contest displays some of the excellent quality research by undergraduate students at The University of...
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Medical Physics Undergraduate Summer Student Symposium
Fri. Aug. 5, 2016 9:00 AM
- Fri. Aug. 5, 2016 2:00 PM
On August 5, 2016 the University of Winnipeg will host the annual Medical Physics Undergraduate Summer Student Symposium. This year it will take...
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Jorma Louko Colloquium
Wed. Jun. 29, 2016 3:00 PM
- Wed. Jun. 29, 2016 4:00 PM
The Winnipeg Institute for Theoretical Physics Presents a Colloquium with:
Jorma LoukoUniversity of Nottingham
Low Energy Lorentz Violation from...
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Dr. Art McDonald Public Lecture
Wed. Jun. 1, 2016 7:30 PM
- Wed. Jun. 1, 2016 8:30 PM
The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory: Observing the Sun from 2km Underground
We are excited and honoured to have Dr. Art McDonald, 2015 Nobel Prize...
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Dr. Michael Landry Colloquium
Thu. Apr. 7, 2016 3:00 PM
- Thu. Apr. 7, 2016 4:00 PM
Dr. Michael Landry
for the LIGO and Virgo Scientific CollaborationsLIGO Hanford Observatory/Caltech
Observation of Gravitational Waves from a...
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2016 Honours Theses Talks
Mon. Apr. 4, 2016 2:15 PM
- Mon. Apr. 4, 2016 3:45 PM
Student Presentations of Honours Theses Research
Physics Honours students will each present their Honours Thesis work - the culmination of their...
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Laura Cobus Colloquium
Fri. Apr. 1, 2016 12:30 PM
- Fri. Apr. 1, 2016 1:20 PM
Laura Cobus, University of Manitoba
Time Reversal of Ultrasound: From Applied Imaging to Pure Physics Research
The concept of time-reversal...
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Ruediger Picker Colloquium
Fri. Mar. 18, 2016 12:30 PM
- Fri. Mar. 18, 2016 1:20 PM
Probing the Universe with Neutrons
Ruediger Picker, Research Scientist at TRIUMF
The knowledge of fundamental properties of the neutron helps us...
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Jeroen Stil Colloquium
Fri. Mar. 11, 2016 12:30 PM
- Fri. Mar. 11, 2016 1:20 PM
Jeroen Stil, University of Calgary
The New Radio Astronomy
Radio astronomy is changing, as more observatories are outfitted with broad-band...
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Daniel Rickey Colloquium
Fri. Feb. 26, 2016 12:30 PM
- Fri. Feb. 26, 2016 1:20 PM
Daniel RickeyImaging PhysicistCancerCare Manitoba
Three-dimensional printing has increased in popularity over the past few years. At...
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CAP Speaker: Prof. J. Michael Roney
Wed. Feb. 10, 2016 12:30 PM
- Wed. Feb. 10, 2016 1:20 PM
Prof. J. Michael RoneyInstitute of Particle Physics, and University of Victoria
Applying Quantum Entanglement to Search for New Physics at TeV...
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Colloquium - Dale Kellington
Fri. Feb. 5, 2016 12:30 PM
- Fri. Feb. 5, 2016 1:20 PM
Dale KellingtonOrthopaedic Innovation Centre - OIC Precision Labs - Precision ADM
Product Development Physics
Cars, airplanes, medical devices, and...
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Summer Student Colloquium
Mon. Feb. 1, 2016 12:30 PM
- Mon. Feb. 1, 2016 1:20 PM
Our summer students of 2015 will be presenting the research projects they were working on over the summer. Come hear what they have to say and...
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PUPSS Talk: Garth Huber
Fri. Jan. 29, 2016 12:30 PM
- Fri. Jan. 29, 2016 1:20 PM
Deep Exclusive Meson Production:
Studies of Underlying Quark-Gluon Structure at Jefferson Lab's Hall C
One of the top 10 unsolved problems in...
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Vanessa Palmer M.Sc. Thesis Presentation
Mon. Jan. 25, 2016 2:30 PM
- Mon. Jan. 25, 2016 4:30 PM
Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, University of Manitoba
Understanding White Matter Pathology Through Correlating Longitudinal and...
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Colloquium: Dr. Can-Ming Hu
Fri. Jan. 22, 2016 12:30 PM
- Fri. Jan. 22, 2016 1:20 PM
Dr. Can-Ming HuDepartment of Physics & Astronomy, University of Manitoba
Title: Cavity Spintronics
Abstract: The art of experimental Condensed...
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Graduate Research at the Frontiers of Physics & Astronomy
Fri. Nov. 27, 2015 3:00 PM
- Fri. Nov. 27, 2015 4:45 PM
3:00pm - Caffeine, confections and congeniality3:30pm - Lectures commence4:45pm - Quaff, peck and ponder
1. Sheryl Herrera
Using...
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Colloquium: Thomas Linder, TRIUMF
Fri. Nov. 20, 2015 12:30 PM
- Fri. Nov. 20, 2015 1:20 PM
Status of T2K and Planning for Hyper-Kamiokande
In this talk I will briefly cover the current status of the T2K, before describing the proposed...
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Colloquium: Brad Cownden and Fady Shaker
Fri. Nov. 13, 2015 12:30 PM
- Fri. Nov. 13, 2015 1:20 PM
Brad Cownden
PhD Student, University of WinnipegSupervisor: Dr. Andrew Frey
TITLE: To Infinity and Back: Modelling Black Hole Formation in Anti-de...
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Public Talk: Dr. Blair Jamieson
Fri. Oct. 30, 2015 12:30 PM
- Fri. Oct. 30, 2015 1:30 PM
Dr. Blair Jamieson, University of Winnipeg
Winnipeg connection to the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2015 was awarded...
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Colloquium - Dr. Jamie Ritch
Fri. Oct. 23, 2015 12:30 PM
- Fri. Oct. 23, 2015 1:20 PM
Dr. Jamie Ritch, University of Winnipeg
Ligands for Coordination Chemistry Incorporating Selenium
Selenium has widespread applications in...
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Colloquium: Dr. Saurya Das
Fri. Oct. 2, 2015 12:30 PM
- Fri. Oct. 2, 2015 1:30 PM
Dr. Saurya Das, University of Lethbridge
Our Universe: the known, unknown and some speculations
Our Universe is quite simple at scales larger than...
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Colloquium - Dr. Blair Jamieson
Fri. Sep. 25, 2015 12:30 PM
- Fri. Sep. 25, 2015 1:20 PM
Dr. Blair Jamieson, University of Winnipeg
Quantum Adventures with Neutrinos
The neutrino was originally proposed by Pauli as a mass-less, weakly...
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10th Annual Randy Kobes Poster Competition
Wed. Sep. 16, 2015 9:00 AM
- Wed. Sep. 16, 2015 1:00 PM
The Faculty of Science is proud to announce the 10th Annual Randy Kobes Poster Competition!
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Colloquium: Dr. Hideki Maeda
Fri. Jul. 17, 2015 3:30 PM
- Fri. Jul. 17, 2015 4:30 PM
Dr. Hideki Maeda, Professor at Hokkai-Gakuen University in Sapporo, Japan
All are welcome to join the Physics department on Friday, July 17th,...
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Physics Honours Students' Presentations of Theses
Mon. Apr. 6, 2015 2:00 PM
- Mon. Apr. 6, 2015 5:00 PM
Student Presentations of Honours Theses Research
Physics Honours students will each present their Honours Thesis work - the culmination of their...
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Graduate Research Talk
Fri. Mar. 27, 2015 3:30 PM
- Fri. Mar. 27, 2015 4:30 PM
University of Manitoba Physics' Colloquium
"Graduate Research at the Frontiers of Physics and Astronomy"
Graduate Students in the...
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CAP Lecture Tour - Dr. Lindsay LeBlanc
Fri. Mar. 13, 2015 12:30 PM
- Fri. Mar. 13, 2015 1:20 PM
Dr. Lindsay LeBlanc
University of Alberta, Department of Physics
Exploring the Secrets of Many-Particle Quantum Systems Using Laser-Cooled Quantum...
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Lecture of Interest - Probabilities from Lotteries to Polls
Fri. Feb. 27, 2015 12:30 PM
- Fri. Feb. 27, 2015 1:30 PM
Dr. Jeffrey Rosenthal
University of Toronto, Department of Statistics
From Lotteries to Polls to Monte Carlo
This talk will use randomness and...
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Prairie Seminar Series - Dr. Doug Gingrich
Fri. Feb. 13, 2015 12:30 PM
- Fri. Feb. 13, 2015 1:20 PM
Dr. Doug Gingrich
University of Alberta, Department of Physics
The Higgs Boson: Road to the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics
The 2013 Nobel Prize in...
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3 Minute Thesis Competition - Vanessa Palmer
Wed. Feb. 11, 2015 12:30 PM
- Wed. Feb. 11, 2015 2:30 PM
Vanessa Palmer (Co-supervisors: Drs. M. Martin and F. Lin) will compete in the 3 Minute Thesis Competition!
Come out to show your support! Click...
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Prarie Seminar Series - Dr. Locke Spencer
Fri. Feb. 6, 2015 12:30 PM
- Fri. Feb. 6, 2015 1:20 PM
Dr. Locke Spencer
University of Lethbridge, Department of Physics & Astronomy
The Far-Infrared Universe: From Star Formation to the Cosmic...
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Lecture of Interest - Psychology of Pseudoscience
Wed. Feb. 4, 2015 12:30 PM
- Wed. Feb. 4, 2015 1:30 PM
The Psychology of Pseudoscience
Dr. Clark is a cognitive psychologist interested in the fallibility of human thinking and the corrective nature of...
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Prairie Seminar Series - Dr. Andrew Yau
Fri. Jan. 23, 2015 12:30 PM
- Fri. Jan. 23, 2015 1:30 PM
Dr. Andrew Yau
University of Calgary, Department of Physics & Astronomy
"Visualizing the Invisible in Space: CASSIOPE e-POP"
The...
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Colloquium - Dr. Ross Stokke
Fri. Jan. 9, 2015 12:30 PM
- Fri. Jan. 9, 2015 1:20 PM
Dr. Ross Stokke
University of Winnipeg, Deptartment of Mathematics
"The Banach-Tarski Paradox"
Simply put, the Banach-Tarski paradox says...
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MSc Oral Exam - Paul Mikula
Tue. Dec. 16, 2014 10:00 AM
- Tue. Dec. 16, 2014 11:00 AM
Paul Mikula (supervisor: Dr. Gabor Kunstatter, UWinnipeg Physics Department)
"Yang-Mills Flow in 1+1 Dimensions Coupled with a Scalar...
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MSc Oral Exam - Bradley Cownden
Tue. Dec. 9, 2014 1:00 PM
- Tue. Dec. 9, 2014 2:00 PM
Bradley Cownden (supervisor: Dr. Andrew Frey, UWinnipeg Physics Department)
"Linear Perturbations of Type IIB SUGRA in Flux...
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Skywalk Lecture - Dr. Jeff Martin
Wed. Nov. 26, 2014 12:00 PM
- Wed. Nov. 26, 2014 1:00 PM
Magnetic Fields from Neurons and Neutrons
Part of the Skywalk Concert & Lecture Series, Dr. Jeff Martin presents an engaging scientific...
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Student Colloquium
Mon. Nov. 24, 2014 12:30 PM
- Mon. Nov. 24, 2014 1:20 PM
Attend this Student Colloquium to hear presentations from staff about Physics opportunities, and from students about their experiences:
- Summer...
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Colloquium - Dr. Renee Douville
Fri. Nov. 21, 2014 12:30 PM
- Fri. Nov. 21, 2014 1:20 PM
Dr. Renee Douville
University of Winnipeg, Department of Biology
Tickle me ERV: How inflammation is coupled with the induction of endogenous...
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Colloquium - The Black Hole Information Loss Problem: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
Fri. Oct. 24, 2014 12:30 PM
- Fri. Oct. 24, 2014 1:30 PM
Dr. Gabor Kunstatter
Abstract:
There is substantial evidence that black holes exist in binary star systems and at the center of most galaxies,...
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