2018 / 2019
The Physics and Space Science colloquia for 2018-2019 will take place Thurdays at 12:30 in Sawyer 3326.
If you have suggestions for speakers, please forward these to the Colloquium Chair, Dr. Kristine Spekkens (Kristine.Spekkens@rmc.ca).
Fall 2018
| Date | Speaker | Organization | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep | Dr. Karin Hinzer | University of Ottawa | Photovoltaics for use in energy conversions: From capturing the sun’s rays to transmitting power optically |
| 20 Sep | Dr. Ron Vincent | RMC | Electro-optical Methods of Submarine Detection |
| 27 Sep | Dr. Thomas Krause | RMC | An Overview of Electromagnetic Inspection Technologies |
| 18 Oct | Dr. Sarah Schon | Queen`s University | Dark matter searches in an astrophysical context |
| 01 Nov | Dr. Dan Desjardins | RMC | Electromagnetic propulsion for a future hyperloop-style transportation system |
| 08 Nov | Dr. Toby Brown | McMAster University | The gas and star formation cycles in nearby galaxies |
| 15 Nov | Dr. Regina Lee | York University | Topics in Space Flight Infrastrucure |
| 22 Nov | Dr. Jacques Albert | Carleton University | From nano-plasmonics to high velocity impact sensing: new applications of optical fiber sensors |
| 29 Nov | Dr. Ryan Gregory | Guelph University | Non-Coding DNA: the Dark Matter of the Genome? |
Winter 2019
| Date | Speaker | Organization | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan | Dr. Chris Smelser | Carleton University | Carlton Optical Innovation Laboratory |
| 17 Jan | Dr. Rob Scott | Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France | A simple general method to visualize curved spacetime using cartographic tools |
| 24 Jan | Dr. Anna Crawford | DRDC Halifax | High Frequency Sonar for Seabed Survey in Mine Countermeasures Operations |
| 31 Jan | Dr. Mark Gorski | University of Western Ontario | Molecular Tracers of Star Formation Feedback in Nearby Galaxies |
| 07 Feb | Dr. Kathryn McWilliams | University of Calgary | Geomagnetic Field-Aligned Currents: Using Radars on the Ground to Estimate Currents Flowing Into and Out of the Earth’s Ionosphere |
| 14 Feb | Dr. Peter Dobias | DRDC Ottawa | From sand piles to magnetic storms and asymmetric warfare |
| 28 Feb | Dr. Pavel Samuleev | RMC | RMC's Slowpoke-2 Reactor |
| 07 Mar | Dr. Ron Vincent. | RMC | Physics for Defence lecture series: Hunting the Sound of Silence: Non-Acoustic Methods of Submarine Detection |
| 14 Mar | Alex Cushley | RMC | Ionospheric Radio Science at RMC |
| 21 Mar | Dr. Greg van Anders | Queen`s University | Physics approaches to design across scales: from colloidal nanomaterials to electric warships |
| 28 Mar | PHE/F420 Students | RMC | Senior Project Presentations |
| 04 Apr | PHE/F448 Students | RMC | Senior Project Presentations |
Comments
Comments or suggestions are welcomed at: bryce.bennett@rmc.ca