The CAP 2020 Lecture Tour will take place from February through April at participating physics departments across Canada. Confirmed speakers and event dates are shown in the table, which will be updated as the schedule is finalized. Click on the titles below to see the abstract and biographical notes. Please note that the table can be sorted by clicking on the column headers
| Date | Location of talk | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 02-Feb-2020 | Memorial University | Prof. Gregory R. Sivakoff | Winds of Change around Black Holes |
| Tue, 04-Feb-2020 | Saint Mary's University | Prof. Gregory R. Sivakoff | Winds of Change around Black Holes |
| Wed, 05-Feb-2020 | Acadia University | Prof. Gregory R. Sivakoff | Winds of Change around Black Holes |
| Thu, 06-Feb-2020 | St. Francis Xavier University | Prof. Gregory R. Sivakoff | Winds of Change around Black Holes |
| Fri, 07-Feb-2020 | Univ. of Prince Edward Island | Prof. Gregory R. Sivakoff | Winds of Change around Black Holes |
| Tue, 11-Feb-2020 | University of Lethbridge | Prof. Marie-Cécile Piro | Dark matter: The hunt for the unknown |
| Tue, 25-Feb-2020 | University of Northern British Columbia | Dr. Kris Poduska | How physics helps to simulate a search for life on Mars |
| Thu, 27-Feb-2020 | Okanagan College - Vernon | Dr. Kris Poduska | How physics helps to simulate a search for life on Mars |
| Thu, 27-Feb-2020 | Okanagan College - Kelowna | Dr. Kris Poduska | How physics helps to simulate a search for life on Mars |
| Mon, 02-Mar-2020 | University of British Columbia | Prof. Gregory R. Sivakoff | Winds of Change around Black Holes |
| Wed, 04-Mar-2020 | McMaster University | Prof. Christopher Bergevin | Exploring the Mysteries of Tuvan Throat Singing |
| Wed, 04-Mar-2020 | University of British Columbia - Okanagan | Prof. Gregory R. Sivakoff | Winds of Change around Black Holes |
| Thu, 05-Mar-2020 | University of Victoria | Prof. Gregory R. Sivakoff | Winds of Change around Black Holes |
| Fri, 06-Mar-2020 | University of British Columbia | Prof. Gregory R. Sivakoff | Winds of Change around Black Holes |
| Wed, 11-Mar-2020 | University of Alberta | Ms. Allison MacDonald | Quantum computing, quantum annealing and quantum simulation |
| Thu, 12-Mar-2020 | University of Calgary | Ms. Allison MacDonald | Quantum computing, quantum annealing and quantum simulation |
| Thu, 12-Mar-2020 | Kwantlen Polytechnic University | Dr. Camille Bélanger-Champagne | Qu’arrive-t-il aux composantes électroniques dans les champs de radiation (plus ou moins) extrêmes? |
| Fri, 13-Mar-2020 | Brandon University | Prof. Marie-Cécile Piro | Dark matter: The hunt for the unknown |
| Tue, 17-Mar-2020 | Trinity Western University | Dr. Kris Poduska | How physics helps to simulate a search for life on Mars |
| Tue, 17-Mar-2020 | University of Windsor | Prof. Al-Amin Dhirani | Nanostructures - building blocks for designer materials exhibiting exotic quantum behaviour |
| Thu, 19-Mar-2020 | University of Western Ontario | Prof. Al-Amin Dhirani | Nanostructures - building blocks for designer materials exhibiting exotic quantum behaviour |
| Fri, 20-Mar-2020 | University of the Fraser Valley | Dr. Camille Bélanger-Champagne | Qu’arrive-t-il aux composantes électroniques dans les champs de radiation (plus ou moins) extrêmes? |
| Mon, 23-Mar-2020 | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | Ms. Allison MacDonald | Quantum computing, quantum annealing and quantum simulation |
| Tue, 24-Mar-2020 | York University | Ms. Allison MacDonald | Quantum computing, quantum annealing and quantum simulation |
| Wed, 25-Mar-2020 | University of Toronto | Ms. Allison MacDonald | Quantum computing, quantum annealing and quantum simulation |
| Thu, 26-Mar-2020 | Thompson Rivers University | Dr. Camille Bélanger-Champagne | Qu’arrive-t-il aux composantes électroniques dans les champs de radiation (plus ou moins) extrêmes? |
| Mon, 30-Mar-2020 | Mount Allison University (virtual) | Dr. Kris Poduska | How physics helps to simulate a search for life on Mars |
| Tue, 31-Mar-2020 | University of New Brunswick (virtual) | Dr. Kris Poduska | How physics helps to simulate a search for life on Mars |
| Wed, 30-Sep-2020 | Université de Moncton (virtual) | Dr. Kris Poduska | How physics helps to simulate a search for life on Mars |
| Tue, 27-Oct-2020 | University of Saskatchewan (virtual) | Prof. Marie-Cécile Piro | Dark matter: The hunt for the unknown |
| Fri, 06-Nov-2020 | University of Winnipeg (virtual) | Dr. Aaron Slepkov | Microwave grape plasma and the shape of water |
| Fri, 06-Nov-2020 | University of Manitoba (virtual) | Dr. Aaron Slepkov | Microwave grape plasma and the shape of water |
| Fri, 13-Nov-2020 | Université de Montréal | Dr. Gary Slater | Qui vous a fait croire que la diffusion était un sujet de recherche dépassé? Diffusion diffusive, diffusion anormale, vieillissement et autres surprises. |
| Fri, 13-Nov-2020 | Université de Montréal | Dr. Gary Slater | Who told you that diffusion was a dead field of investigation? Diffusing diffusivity, anomalous diffusion, aging and other surprises. |
| Mon, 16-Nov-2020 | Université de Sherbrooke | Dr. Gary Slater | Qui vous a fait croire que la diffusion était un sujet de recherche dépassé? Diffusion diffusive, diffusion anormale, vieillissement et autres surprises. |
| Mon, 16-Nov-2020 | Université de Sherbrooke | Dr. Gary Slater | Who told you that diffusion was a dead field of investigation? Diffusing diffusivity, anomalous diffusion, aging and other surprises. |
| Fri, 27-Nov-2020 | University of Regina (virtual) | Prof. Marie-Cécile Piro | Dark matter: The hunt for the unknown |
| TBA | Lakehead University | Prof. Marie-Cécile Piro | Dark matter: The hunt for the unknown |
| Not Given | Not Given | Prof. Daniel F. V. James | Quantum Science and Technology in Canada and beyond |
| Not Given | Not Given | Prof. Kent Moore | Taking the Earth’s temperature: The Physics of Climate Change |
| TBA | Simon Fraser University | Prof. Gregory R. Sivakoff | Winds of Change around Black Holes |