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2012 Lecture Tour Schedule

Confirmed Speakers

The CAP 2012 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 NEUTRINO ENIGMA AND OTHER DARK MATTERS Tony Noble, Queen's University March 1st
Bishop's University HOW TO KNOW THE UNIVERSE FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND Chris Jillings, Laurentian University February 17
Brandon University RARE ISOTOPE PHYSICS: FROM ATOMIC NUCLEI TO EXPLODING STARS Reiner Kruecken, TRIUMF March 15
Brock University CASTING LIGHT ON ANTIMATTER: FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS WITH BOTTLED ANTIHYDROGEN ATOMS Makoto Fujiwara, TRIUMF February 27
Carleton University EFFICIENCY IN THE CELL: HOW CELLS MAKE PROTEINS RAPIDLY WHILE WORKING TO A BUDGET Paul Higgs, McMaster University April 3rd
Collège François-Xavier Garneau À LA RECHERCHE DE LA MATIÈRE PERDUE: LA SUPERSYMÉTRIE ET LA MASSE DE L'UNIVERS Philippe Di Stefano, Queen's University March 21
Concordia University LASER COOLED ATOMS AND ATOM CHIPS: THE NEW FRONTIER OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS James Martin, University of Waterloo January 12
Dalhousie University THE NEUTRINO ENIGMA AND OTHER DARK MATTERS Tony Noble, Queen's University February 28
Lakehead University OPTICS AND SCOTCH TAPE: NEW DISCOVERIES BEYOND CARBON Ken Burch, University of Toronto March 8
Laurentian University UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL RADIATION TREATMENTS FOR CANCER Rowan Thomson, Carleton University February 28
McGill University EFFICIENCY IN THE CELL: HOW CELLS MAKE PROTEINS RAPIDLY WHILE WORKING TO A BUDGET Paul Higgs, McMaster University April 4
McMaster University UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL RADIATION TREATMENTS FOR CANCER Rowan Thomson, Carleton University March 1
Memorial University of Newfoundland ADVENTURES AT THE TERASCALE: ATLAS AND THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER William Trischuk, University of Toronto March 1st
Mount Allison University LOOKING BEYOND THE STANDARD MODEL WITH THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER Thomas Gregoire, Carleton University February 9 (afternoon)
Okanagan University College Cancelled due to scheduling conflicts
   
Queen's University LASER COOLED ATOMS AND ATOM CHIPS: THE NEW FRONTIER OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS James Martin, University of Waterloo January 10
Royal Military College of Canada HOW TO KNOW THE UNIVERSE FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND Chris Jillings, Laurentian University March 6
Ryerson University UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL RADIATION TREATMENTS FOR CANCER Rowan Thomson, Carleton University February 27
Saint Mary's University THE NEUTRINO ENIGMA AND OTHER DARK MATTERS Tony Noble, Queen's University February 29
Simon Fraser University GHOSTS IN THE ICE - SEARCHING FOR THE UNIVERSE'S HIGHEST ENERGY PARTICLE AT THE SOUTH POLE Darren Grant, University of Alberta March 28
Sir Wilfrid Grenfell College ADVENTURES AT THE TERASCALE: ATLAS AND THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER William Trischuk, University of Toronto March 2nd
St. Francis Xavier University THE NEUTRINO ENIGMA AND OTHER DARK MATTERS Tony Noble, Queen's University March 2
Trent University HOW TO KNOW THE UNIVERSE FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND Chris Jillings, Laurentian University March 7
Trinity Western University GHOSTS IN THE ICE - SEARCHING FOR THE UNIVERSE'S HIGHEST ENERGY PARTICLE AT THE SOUTH POLE Darren Grant, University of Alberta March 7
Université de Moncton VOIR AU-DELÀ DU MODÈLE STANDARD AVEC LE GRAND COLLISIONNEUR DE HADRONS (LHC) Thomas Gregoire, Carleton University February 9 (morning)
Université de Montréal Cancelled due to scheduling conflicts
Université de Sherbrooke LAST CHANCE TO BE WRONG ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE DISCOVERED AT THE LHC Cliff Burgess, McMaster University March 14
Université du Québec à Trois Rivières VOIR AU-DELÀ DU MODÈLE STANDARD AVEC LE GRAND COLLISIONNEUR DE HADRONS (LHC) Thomas Gregoire, Carleton University February 21st
Université Laval À LA RECHERCHE DE LA MATIÈRE PERDUE: LA SUPERSYMÉTRIE ET LA MASSE DE L'UNIVERS Philippe Di Stefano, Queen's University March 20
University of Alberta THE AURORA: REMAINING MYSTERIES David Knudsen, University of Calgary April 12
University of British Columbia GHOSTS IN THE ICE - SEARCHING FOR THE UNIVERSE'S HIGHEST ENERGY PARTICLE AT THE SOUTH POLE Darren Grant, University of Alberta March 29
University of Calgary LAST CHANCE TO BE WRONG ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE DISCOVERED AT THE LHC Cliff Burgess, McMaster University March 28
University of Guelph BRAINLESS PHYSICS? Melanie Martin, University of Winnipeg March 13
University of Lethbridge LAST CHANCE TO BE WRONG ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE DISCOVERED AT THE LHC Cliff Burgess, McMaster University March 29
University of Manitoba RARE ISOTOPE PHYSICS: FROM ATOMIC NUCLEI TO EXPLODING STARS Reiner Kruecken, TRIUMF March 16
University of New Brunswick at Fredericton LOOKING BEYOND THE STANDARD MODEL WITH THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER Thomas Gregoire, Carleton University February 8
University of Northern British Columbia LAST CHANCE TO BE WRONG ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE DISCOVERED AT THE LHC Cliff Burgess, McMaster University Mar.30
University of Ontario Institute of Technology THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS: SOME PHYSICS TO REUNIFY VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES Jean-Michel Nunzi, Queen's University January 25
University of Ottawa CASTING LIGHT ON ANTIMATTER: FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS WITH BOTTLED ANTIHYDROGEN ATOMS Makoto Fujiwara, TRIUMF February 13
University of Prince Edward Island LOOKING BEYOND THE STANDARD MODEL WITH THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER Thomas Gregoire, Carleton University February 10
University of Regina BRAINLESS PHYSICS? Melanie Martin, University of Winnipeg March 2nd
University of Saskatchewan BRAINLESS PHYSICS? Melanie Martin, University of Winnipeg March 1st
University of the Fraser Valley GHOSTS IN THE ICE - SEARCHING FOR THE UNIVERSE'S HIGHEST ENERGY PARTICLE AT THE SOUTH POLE Darren Grant, University of Alberta March 7
University of Toronto INTERCHANGING THE ROLES OF LIGHT AND MATTER A. Kumarakrishnan, York University March 12
University of Victoria Cancelled due to scheduling conflicts
   
University of Waterloo CASTING LIGHT ON ANTIMATTER: FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS WITH BOTTLED ANTIHYDROGEN ATOMS Makoto Fujiwara, TRIUMF February 14
University of Western Ontario MAGNETIC MONOPOLES IN SPIN ICE Jan Kycia, University of Waterloo March 22
University of Windsor UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL RADIATION TREATMENTS FOR CANCER Rowan Thomson, Carleton University February 29
University of Winnipeg RARE ISOTOPE PHYSICS: FROM ATOMIC NUCLEI TO EXPLODING STARS Reiner Kruecken, TRIUMF March 14
Wilfrid Laurier University LAST CHANCE TO BE WRONG ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE DISCOVERED AT THE LHC Cliff Burgess, McMaster University March 16
York University CASTING LIGHT ON ANTIMATTER: FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS WITH BOTTLED ANTIHYDROGEN ATOMS Makoto Fujiwara, TRIUMF February 15