March 13, 2006

PHYSICS LECTURE SERIES

In addition to the Grand Reopening of the Arcade, the Physics Department is honoured to announce a lecture series in collaboration with the Physics Department of McGill University. We will host four lectures this semester on topics ranging from angels to demons and from living cells to colliding galaxies. These lectures are designed for a general audience and are open to the public. They promise to be entertaining and informative. Please join us. Everyone is welcome.

Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Time: 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker: Prof. Don Hetherington (Vanier College)
Title: "Stardust: the ultimate origins of the human body"
Location: Room B429

Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Time: 12:00 - 13:30 (Universal Break)
Speaker: Prof. Tracy Webb (McGill University)
Title: "A rough guide to the Universe: what we know, how we know it, and what we'd like to find out"
Location: Room B429

Date: Wednesday, April 12
Time: 12:00 - 13:30 (Universal Break)
Speaker: Prof. Brigitte Vachon (McGill University)
Title: "Dan Brown's Angels and Demons: Facts and Fiction"
Location: Room B429

Date: Wednesday, April 26
Time: 12:00 - 13:30 (Universal Break)
Speaker: Prof. Paul Wiseman (McGill University)
Title: "Physics at the interface with Biology...What is Biophysics?"
Location: Room B429