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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 |
