Events

Join us for a special evening celebrating the 40th anniversary of Nobel Laureate Dr. Donna Strickland’s CPA, a milestone marking her extraordinary journey in science and innovation.

Gain the expertise to advance quantum technologies and launch your career in the quantum industry

Join the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) for an online information session about the Master of Science in Physics (Quantum Technology Specialization) — a course-based master's program designed for those ready to dive into hands-on learning and innovation at the cutting edge of quantum research and applications.

Scaling quantum computing with trapped ions

Jonathan Home
ETH Zürich

Monday, November 17, 2025
2:30 p.m.

In-person: QNC 0101

The Department of Physics and Astronomy is hosting students in Grades 7 and 8 on campus in-person on November 22nd for free activity workshops, inspiring talks, and a panel discussion, to encourage and engage female and non-binary students to explore physics.

Device-independent quantum cryptography

Rahul Jain
Centre for Quantum Technologies

Monday, November 24, 2025
2:30 p.m.

In-person: QNC 0101

New progress in bilayer excitons: bosonic crystals and fractional excitons

Jia Li
University of Texas

Wednesday, November 26, 2025
2:00 p.m.

In-person: QNC 1201

Measuring dark energy with DESI

Will Percival
Professor and Distinguished Research Chair in Astrophysics
University of Waterloo

Thursday, November 27, 2025
4:00 p.m.

In-person: PHY 145

From Lab to Cosmos: Three Frontiers in the Search for Signs of Life Beyond Earth

Professor Sara Seager
MIT

Thursday, December 4, 2025
4:00 p.m.

In-person: PHY 150

Our Faculty of Science alumni are excelling in their chosen fields, and our annual Alumni Awards celebrate their dedication and commitment.

Please join us in celebrating our exceptional 2025 Science Alumni Achievement Award recipients!

Among the diversity of exoplanets discovered in the last few decades are a particularly intriguing type called lava worlds. In this month's KPL astronomy talk, Dr. Lisa Dang will share how we find these scorching hot rocky planets, and discuss how we can study them and what you could experience if you were to visit a lava world.

Please register through the KPL events page.