Events
March
2027
| Event Location: HENN 200 | Speaker: Tim Maudlin, New York University
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March
2027
| Event Location: HENN 200 | Speaker: James Analytis, UC Berkeley
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February
2027
| Event Location: HENN 200 | Speaker: N. Peter Armitage, Johns Hopkins University
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February
2027
| Event Location: HENN 200 | Speaker: Michelle Kuchera, Davison College
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January
2027
| Event Location: HENN 200 | Speaker: Steven Rayan, University of Saskatchewan
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November
| Event Location: Life Sciences Institute (2350 Health Sciences Mall) |
On behalf of the UBC Postdoctoral Association, we are pleased to announce that UBC Postdoctoral Research Day 2026 will be held on Monday, November 30 at the Life Sciences Institute (2350 Health Sciences Mall).
This annual event celebrates the diverse research of UBC’s postdoctoral fellows. The day will feature oral and poster presentations, a keynote talk, a panel discussion, and networking opportunities with peers and faculty across disciplines.
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November
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Renee Hložek, University of Toronto
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Prof. Renee Hložek is an Assistant Professor of Astrophysics at the Dunlap Institute in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Toronto in Canada.
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November
| Event Location: HENN 200 | Speaker: Joseph Sanderson, University of Waterloo
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November
| Event Location: Gordon B. Shrum Building B1001 (https://maps.ubc.ca/?code=SHRM) |
Welcome to our 2026 PHAS Career Night
For all Physics & Astronomy undergrads, come and meet PHAS graduates who have carved out interesting and varied non-academic careers in physics and astronomy fields. Our alumni panel will share their stories, tips, tricks and recommendations on driving your own career path with a Physics, Astronomy, or science degree in Canada and abroad.
Panelists, faculty and staff will be available after the presentations for questions and networking!
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November
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Ronan Kerr, University of Toronto
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Dr. Ronan Kerr is a Canadian astrophysicist whose research primarily focuses on star formation, stellar populations, and the early evolution of stellar and planetary systems.
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November
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Falk Wiegman, PhD Candidate
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November
| Event Location: Coach House, 6201 Cecil Green Park Rd | Speaker: James Day, research associate, Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute; Max McGinley, assistant professor, Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute; and Jonah Townsend, MSc student, Physics and Astronomy. Moderated by Anthony Ayari
Join three quantum scientists at UBC at different stages of their careers as they discuss past and future quantum revolutions in their field.
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November
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Lisa Dang, University of Waterloo
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October
| Event Location: HENN 200 | Speaker: Francisco Villaescusa-Navarro, Simons Foundation
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Will the next scientific revolution be driven by AI agents?
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October
| Event Location: BRIM 311 | Speaker: Christopher Roth, PhD Staff Scientist, Quantum Matter Institute
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October
| Event Location: HEBB 114 |
The Department of Physics & Astronomy and the UBC Astronomy Club present Science Under the Stars!
Science Under the Stars is a family-friendly introduction to astronomy, hosted every last Tuesday of the month at UBC.
Join us this month for our Cosmic Fall Event! An Autumn inspired event for those looking Fall fun. Enjoy various activities such as: candle-making, painting and board games with friendly company, and of course, festive food!
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October
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Xioaliang Qi, Stanford University
We welcome you to our Pioneers in Theoretical Physics Colloqium Series, starting up again for this Fall, 2026.
On October 27th, we present Xiaoliang Qi, from Stanford University. Xioaling is a Chinese physicist and professor at Stanford University who studies quantum entanglement, quantum gravity, quantum chaos, and topological phenomena in condensed matter.
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"Blast Freezing a Black Hole"
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October
| Event Location: In the atrium outside of HENN 200 |
Welcome to PHAS TUESDAY TEA!
This is a super friendly tea event for the UBC physics community. We hope you join us!
This event runs on Tuesdays from 11am-noon in the atrium outside of HENN 200. Come by for some social chit-chat and tasty treats.
We welcome all new undergrad and grad students, staff and faculty to meet new-to-you colleagues and friends, to catch up with your physics community and to learn about current happenings in the PHAS Department.
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October
| Event Location: HENN 318 | Speaker: Wendy Freedman, University of Chicago
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Is the Hubble Tension Signaling New Physics Beyond the Standard Cosmological Model?
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October
| Event Location: H. R. MacMillan Space Centre (Vanier Park: 1100 Chestnut Street Vancouver, BC, V6J 3J9) | Speaker: Hrishabh Srivastava, PHAS Graduate Student
Welcome to Space Camp Saturdays!
The Department of Physics & Astronomy has partnered with the H.R.MacMillan Space Centre to bring you some stellar ASTRO family-friendly outreach brought to you from our students, staff and faculty! Come join us!
October theme: Cosmic Lens!
This Saturday, October 24 from 12:30pm to 4pm is all about discovery!
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