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2010 Lecture Tour Schedule

Confirmed Speakers

The CAP 2010 Lecture Tour will take place from January 4 through April 30 at participating physics departments across Canada.  Confirmed speakers and event dates are shown in the table, which will be updated as the schedule is finalized.  Biographical notes will be posted with each abstract as they are received.

Location Title Speaker Date
Acadia University THE SOUND OF SCIENCE Ben Newling, University of New Brunswick Mar. 25
Bishop's University HOW STRING THEORY EXPLAINS THE ORIGIN OF OUR UNIVERSE Keshav Dasgupta, McGill University Feb. 19
Brandon University BLACK HOLES AND THE PROBLEM OF INFORMATION LOSS Saurya Das, University of Lethbridge Mar. 11
Brock University HOW STRING THEORY EXPLAINS THE ORIGIN OF OUR UNIVERSE Keshav Dasgupta, McGill University Mar. 10
Carleton University THE EINSTEIN-PODOLSKY-ROSEN PARADOX AND THE NATURE OF REALITY Shohini Ghose, Wilfrid Laurier University  Mar. 18
Collège François-Xavier Garneau FILAMENTATION NONLINEAR PHOTONICS See Leang Chin, Université Laval  Mar. 24
Concordia University THE SOUND OF SCIENCE Ben Newling, University of New Brunswick  Mar. 29 
Dalhousie University IN SEARCH OF NEW WORLDS: THE DISCOVERY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EXOPLANETS Andrew Cumming, McGill University  Mar. 25 
École Polytechnique de Montréal LA LUMIÈRE VISIBLE ET L'OEIL HUMAIN: UNE FENÊTRE SUR VOTRE SANTÉ Rejean Munger, U. of Ottawa Eye Institute and Physics Department  Feb. 15 
Lakehead University “CATCHING ELECTRONS” IN ATTOSECONDS Paul Corkum, Joint Laboratory for Attosecond Science, University of Ottawa and the National Research Council of Canada Apr.  6
Laurentian University BIOMEDICAL OPTICS: STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGIES FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPY Kostadinka Bizheva, University of Waterloo  Mar. 25
McGill University THE SOUND OF SCIENCE Ben Newling, University of New Brunswick  Mar. 30
McMaster University HOW STRING THEORY EXPLAINS THE ORIGIN OF OUR UNIVERSE Keshav Dasgupta, McGill University  Mar. 18 
Memorial University of Newfoundland ARTIFICIAL ATOMS FROM SUPERCONDUCTING CIRCUITS Frank Wilhelm, University of Waterloo Feb. 18
Mount Allison University THE SOUND OF SCIENCE Ben Newling, University of New Brunswick  Mar. 23
Okanagan University College CALLING ALL ASTRONAUTS: CANADA's 2008/09 ASTRONAUT RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN Geoff Steeves, University of Victoria  Mar. 1
Queen's University IN SEARCH OF NEW WORLDS: THE DISCOVERY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EXOPLANETS Andrew Cumming, McGill University  Mar. 10
Royal Military College of Canada IN SEARCH OF NEW WORLDS: THE DISCOVERY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EXOPLANETS Andrew Cumming, McGill University  Mar. 9
Ryerson University BIOMEDICAL OPTICS: STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGIES FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPY Kostadinka Bizheva, University of Waterloo  Mar. 4
Saint Mary's University THE SOUND OF SCIENCE Ben Newling, University of New Brunswick  Mar. 24
Simon Fraser University COLD, LASER-TRAPPED ATOMS: THE "OTHER" ENERGY FRONTIER IN PARTICLE PHYSICS Gerald Gwinner, University of Manitoba  Mar. 2 
Sir Wilfrid Grenfell College PARTICLE ASTROPHYSICS - A NEW VIEW OF THE UNIVERSE  David Hanna, McGill University  Mar. 16
St. Francis Xavier University ARTIFICIAL ATOMS FROM SUPERCONDUCTING CIRCUITS Frank Wilhelm, University of Waterloo  Feb. 19
Trent University SMALL FINGERPRINTS - OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY AND NANOSCALE INHOMOGENEITY Kenneth Burch, University of Toronto Mar. 10 
Trinity Western University CALLING ALL ASTRONAUTS: CANADA's 2009/09 ASTRONAUT RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN Geoff Steeves, University of Victoria Mar. 12
Université de Moncton PARTICLE ASTROPHYSICS - A NEW VIEW OF THE UNIVERSE  David Hanna, McGill University   Mar. 23 
Université de Montréal LA FRUSTRATION DES PHYSICIENS Michel Gingras, University of Waterloo Canadian Institute for Advanced Research / Quantum Materials Program   Feb. 19
Université de Sherbrooke TIRER DROIT François Corriveau, McGill University Feb. 26 
Université du Québec à Trois Rivières MEASURING THE MASS OF NEUTRINOS Kevin Graham, Carleton University  Feb. 22
Université Laval “CATCHING ELECTRONS” IN ATTOSECONDS Paul Corkum, Joint Laboratory for Attosecond Science, University of Ottawa and the National Research Council of Canada Apr. 13
University of Alberta COLD, LASER-TRAPPED ATOMS: THE "OTHER" ENERGY FRONTIER IN PARTICLE PHYSICS Gerald Gwinner, University of Manitoba  Mar. 5 
University of British Columbia COLD, LASER-TRAPPED ATOMS: THE "OTHER" ENERGY FRONTIER IN PARTICLE PHYSICS Gerald Gwinner, University of Manitoba  Mar. 3 
University of Calgary “CATCHING ELECTRONS” IN ATTOSECONDS Paul Corkum, Joint Laboratory for Attosecond Science, University of Ottawa and the National Research Council of Canada Mar. 31
University of Guelph HOW STRING THEORY EXPLAINS THE ORIGIN OF OUR UNIVERSE Keshav Dasgupta, McGill University  Mar. 17
University of Lethbridge “CATCHING ELECTRONS” IN ATTOSECONDS Paul Corkum, Joint Laboratory for Attosecond Science, University of Ottawa and the National Research Council of Canada  Apr.  1 
University of Manitoba BLACK HOLES AND THE PROBLEM OF INFORMATION LOSS Saurya Das, University of Lethbridge  Mar. 12 
University of New Brunswick at Fredericton PARTICLE ASTROPHYSICS - A NEW VIEW OF THE UNIVERSE  David Hanna, McGill University    Mar. 22
University of Northern British Columbia COLD, LASER-TRAPPED ATOMS: THE "OTHER" ENERGY FRONTIER IN PARTICLE PHYSICS Gerald Gwinner, University of Manitoba   Mar. 1
University of Ontario Institute of Technology EXPLOITING COHERENCE: IT’S NOT JUST A PHASE! James Fraser, Queen's University  Feb. 24 
University of Ottawa THE EINSTEIN-PODOLSKY-ROSEN PARADOX AND THE NATURE OF REALITY Shohini Ghose, Wilfrid Laurier University  Mar. 19
University of Prince Edward Island IN SEARCH OF NEW WORLDS: THE DISCOVERY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EXOPLANETS Andrew Cumming, McGill University  Mar. 26 
University of Regina INTERCHANGING THE ROLES OF LIGHT AND MATTER* A. Kumarakrishnan, York University  Mar. 12
University of Saskatchewan INTERCHANGING THE ROLES OF LIGHT AND MATTER* A. Kumarakrishnan, York University  Mar. 11
University of the Fraser Valley  CALLING ALL ASTRONAUTS: CANADA'S 2008/09 ASTRONAUT RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN Geoff Steeves, University of Victoria  Mar. 12 
University of Toronto THE FRUSTRATION OF PHYSICISTS Michel Gingras, University of Waterloo Canadian Institute for Advanced Research / Quantum Materials Program     
 		 Feb. 23 
University of Victoria COLD, LASER-TRAPPED ATOMS: THE "OTHER" ENERGY FRONTIER IN PARTICLE PHYSICS Gerald Gwinner, University of Manitoba   Mar.  4 
University of Waterloo HOW STRING THEORY EXPLAINS THE ORIGIN OF OUR UNIVERSE Keshav Dasgupta, McGill University   Mar.  2 
University of Western Ontario THE EINSTEIN-PODOLSKY-ROSEN PARADOX AND THE NATURE OF REALITY Shohini Ghose, Wilfrid Laurier University  Mar. 9
University of Windsor THE LASER IS 50 AND CHIRPED PULSE AMPLIFICATION IS 25! Donna Strickland, University of Waterloo  Feb. 24 
University of Winnipeg BLACK HOLES AND THE PROBLEM OF INFORMATION LOSS Saurya Das, University of Lethbridge  Mar. 10
Wilfrid Laurier University EXOTIC PROBES AND EXTREME CONDITIONS REVEAL NEW QUANTUM STATES OF MATTER Graeme M. Luke, McMaster University  Mar. 2 
York University THE LASER IS 50 AND CHIRPED PULSE AMPLIFICATION IS 25! Donna Strickland, University of Waterloo  Mar. 10