Fall Fireside Chats

Tuesday, September 29, 2020 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Join us for casual conversations with researchers at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC).

Shayan Majidy, PhD candidate - Tuesday, September 29, 7:00 p.m.

Shayan Majidy
This month, we welcome PhD student Shayan Majidy for a conversation about life as a graduate student, and what it's like to share quantum and science with a young audience.

Shayan is a first-year PhD student in Raymond Laflamme’s research group at the Institute for Quantum Computing. A native of Guelph Ontario, Shayan completed an MSc in applied mathematics and an MSc in physics before starting his PhD at Waterloo. Shayan is passionate about science outreach. He is the founding director of Unentangled, a program designed to bring graduate science research to everyone.

Tune in live on YouTube.

Upcoming Fall Fireside Chats

  • Tuesday, October 20 - Kristine Boone at 7:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, November 24 - David Gosset at 7:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, December 15 - 7:00 p.m.