The Student Advisory Council at the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP SAC) represent Canada’s Physics Students to the Canadian Associate of Physicts
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Join us from June 19th to 23rd, 2023, for the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) Congress at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB. The event will take place on the Unsurrendered and Unceded Traditional Lands of the Wolastoqiyik Nation.
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Join us on June 18 at 3pm ADT (2pm EST) for the "Professional Physicists" panel, which will be held both in-person at CAP Congress (UNB) and online via Zoom! To register for the panel, click on the following link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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Join us on June 18 at 4.30 PM (ADT) at CAP Congress for the workshop “Strategies for publication: how to choose a journal” by Dr. Stephen Heard (@StephenBHeard)! Dr. Heard will discuss some of the factors one might consider in choosing a journal, followed by a group work session.
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You can find the link to register for the workshop either on our webiste or at the following link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi….
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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Join us on June 8 at noon for our panel on "Advancing 2SLGBTQIA Visibility & Inclusion in the Physics Community" with Dr. Gwen Grinyer (U Regina), Daniel Trotter (U Ottawa), and Dr. Lisa Willis (U Alberta). You can register at the following link: qsite.hopp.to/panel.zoom.reg… !
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The Women and Girls in Astronomy Program is looking to fund ten projects that use astronomy for development activities to promote, support, and uplift women and girls in the field. Find more info about this opportunity on NA-ROA's website (naroad.astro4dev.org/na-road…)
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To all physics students across Canada, the Lloyd G. Elliott University Prize Exam 2023 will be held on Saturday, March 18th (EST)! Students will be able to start the open-book exam at any time that day up until 23h30 EST; once started, they will have 3 hours to complete.
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Zero Discrimination Day is an international event celebrated on March 1st each year to promote diversity and inclusivity and to raise awareness about the need to eliminate discrimination in all its forms.
#zerodiscriminationday #nodiscrimination
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February is Black History Month. The SAC has therefore created a historical series that honours the legacy of Black physicists and their contribution to physics and science in general. The first physicist featured is George Carruthers, a space scientist that worked for NASA.
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Applications are open for the Optica Women Scholarship. 20 Optica Women Scholars are selected annually and receive a merit and need-based grant. Applications can be submitted on apply.optica.org and are due January 31!
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Our problem competition submission deadline has been extended to January 15th! See our website (sac.cap.ca/) for more information.
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Bids to host CUPC 2023 are now open!
The Expression of Interest is requested by 23h59, November 25th, 2022. You can find more info on the website of the CAP! (cap.ca/congress-conference/c…)
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Interested in graduate studies in Physics? Do you like mountains and culturally diverse cities? Learn more about SFU's Physics graduate programs at this online Zoom session on Thursday November 17 at 4:30 pm PT. Register now: sfu.zoom.us/meeting/register…
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SAC is proud to support McGill Physics Hackathon, please learn more about the event here: hackathon.physics.mcgill.ca
Join us on October 4 to learn how @BoothValerie's group uses physics, biochemistry and computational techniques to develop novel antibiotics, learn how the biomolecular machines inside cells continue to operate even though their environment is full of other molecules, and more!
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Valery Milner investigates quantum "weirdness" using ultrashort laser pulses. His group tailors the pulses to a unique shape, known as an "optical centrifuge", which enables them to spin molecules inside the quantum system of interest. The link to the seminar is on our website!
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