TRIUMF, UBC and SFU are once again proud to present the 2010-2011 installment of the popular Saturday Morning Lecture Series. This year’s theme is “Frontiers of Modern Physics”. The lectures are offered at a level appropriate for high school students and members of the general public, and extensive audience interaction with the lecturers is encouraged.
Each session has two lectures, from 10:00 am till noon, in the TRIUMF auditorium on the UBC south campus. Refreshments are available at the break. Parking is available.
Lectures are free, but space might be limited, so guests are asked to register. See http://www.triumf.info/public/students/lectures.php for registration, directions, and schedule information. For more information, contact: outreach@triumf.ca
2010-2011 Saturday Morning Lecture Schedule
Oct 16, 2010
1. Particle Physics in the Early Universe (David Morrissey, TRIUMF)
2. Cancer Radiotherapy with Particle Beams (Cornelia Hoehr, TRIUMF)
Nov 20, 2010
1. First Image of Another Solar System (Christian Marois, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics)
2. The Quest for New Chemical Elements (Walter Loveland, Oregon State University)
Jan 15, 2011
1. Neutrinos, Ghost Particles of the Universe (Kendall Mahn, TRIUMF)
2. New Vistas of the Human Brain (Brian MacVicar, UBC Brain Research Centre)
Feb 19, 2011
1. Using Exotic Atoms to Explore Chemistry in a Pressure Cooker (Paul Percival, SFU)
2 The Skin Barrier (Jenifer Thewalt, SFU)
Mar 12, 2011
1. Ultracold Neutrons (Larry Lee, TRIUMF)
2. Pulsars, Precise Probes of the Universe (Ingrid Stairs, UBC)
Apr 16, 2011
1. A Bomb in a Room—the Weird World of Quantum Mechanics (Patrick Walden, TRIUMF)
2. What Happened to the Antimatter? (Janis McKenna, UBC)
—Ting Wang, Communications Assistant