Events
April
| Event Location: Surrey Library (City Centre Branch Room 401) | Speaker: Ludovic Van Waerbeke (University of British Columbia) Antonio Patron Castro (Simon Fraser University)
Venture to the frontiers of modern physics with the Fall 2025 season of the Saturday Morning Lectures, proudly presented by TRIUMF, UBC, and SFU.
Saturday Morning Lectures is an all-ages public lecture series that explores the role of physics at the leading edge of science, from the infinitesimally small world within the atomic nucleus to the furthest reaches of the known Universe – and everything in between!
April 11th, 2026 Schedule:
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March
| Event Location: TRIUMF Auditorium (4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 2A3) | Speaker: Ludovic Van Waerbeke (University of British Columbia) Antonio Patron Castro (Simon Fraser University)
Venture to the frontiers of modern physics with the Fall 2025 season of the Saturday Morning Lectures, proudly presented by TRIUMF, UBC, and SFU.
Saturday Morning Lectures is an all-ages public lecture series that explores the role of physics at the leading edge of science, from the infinitesimally small world within the atomic nucleus to the furthest reaches of the known Universe – and everything in between!
March 28th, 2026 Schedule:
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March
| Event Location: TBD | Speaker: Donna Strickland, University of Waterloo
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March
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Alex Pope
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March
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Scott Gaudi, Ohio State University
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March
| Event Location: HENN 201 | Speaker: TBA
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March
| Event Location: Surrey Library (City Centre Branch, Room 401) | Speaker: Ziliang Ye - University of British Columbia Greg Hackman - TRIUMF
Venture to the frontiers of modern physics with the Fall 2025 season of the Saturday Morning Lectures, proudly presented by TRIUMF, UBC, and SFU.
Saturday Morning Lectures is an all-ages public lecture series that explores the role of physics at the leading edge of science, from the infinitesimally small world within the atomic nucleus to the furthest reaches of the known Universe – and everything in between!
March 07th, 2026 Schedule:
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March
| Event Location: HENN 201 | Speaker: Brad Ramshaw, Cornell University
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February
| Event Location: TRIUMF Auditorium (4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 2A3) | Speaker: Val Radchenko - TRIUMF Greg Hackman - TRIUMF
Venture to the frontiers of modern physics with the Fall 2025 season of the Saturday Morning Lectures, proudly presented by TRIUMF, UBC, and SFU.
Saturday Morning Lectures is an all-ages public lecture series that explores the role of physics at the leading edge of science, from the infinitesimally small world within the atomic nucleus to the furthest reaches of the known Universe – and everything in between!
February 28th Schedule:
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February
| Event Location: UBC-V campus |
UBC Department of Physics & Astronomy is proud to present the 48th UBC Physics Olympics on Saturday, February 28th, 2026 on UBC-V campus.
This multi-event competition will host 84 teams of students from high schools around the province in an energetic, intellectual and hands-on building and testing challenge, showcasing creative physics and engineering talents!
Competition Highlights
Competition participants will engage in teams across six events:
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February
| Event Location: HENN 201 |
This page will be updated with the 3MT presentation speakers, abstracts and competition resource links, soon!
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February
| Event Location: Jack Lonsdale's Public House (127-1433 Lonsdale Avenue) |
Welcome to NerdNite North Vancouver branch!
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February
| Event Location: Vancouver Public Library - Central Branch (Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level) | Speaker: Andre Marziali, Director of UBC Engineering Physics; Associate Professor, Biophysics
Curious about how the universe actually works? Join the experts from UBC’s Department of Physics and Astronomy to find out fun facts about everything from the Milky Way to radio waves in this new, accessible science series: How the Universe Works! All are welcome!
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February
| Event Location: HENN 201 | Speaker: Alannah Hallas, University of British Columbia
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February
| Event Location: BRIM 311 | Speaker: Janez Bonča, University of Ljubljana
We employ density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) and variational exact diagonalization (VED) to compute single- and two-electron removal spectra of the Hubbard–Holstein model at low electron densities. By tuning electron–phonon coupling and Hubbard repulsion, we distinguish polaron and bipolaron liquids. While both are metallic, the polaron liquid exhibits spectral weight up to the Fermi energy, whereas the bipolaron liquid shows a gap set by the bipolaron binding energy, suggesting that ARPES can identify liquids of preformed pairs.
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February
| Event Location: HENN 202 |
Welcome to the greatest science communication competition in the West! Watch UBC Physics & astronomy undergraduate students compete for glory at this popular event!
What is a Science Slam?
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