2024 / 2025
The Physics and Space Science colloquia for 2024-2025 will take place Thurdays at 12:40 - 13:30 in Sawyer 3326, and optionally, on Zoom, at the discretion of the speaker.
Any member of the Department may invite guests. Connection details (when applicable) are provided on Moodle.
If you have suggestions for Colloquium speakers, please forward these to the Colloquium Coordinators, Dr. Gregg Wade (Gregg.Wade@rmc-cmr.ca), or Dr. Bryce Bennett (bryce.bennett@rmc-cmr.ca).
Fall 2024
| Date | Speaker | Organization | Title / Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sept | Members of the Department | RMC | Department of Physics and Space Science Annual Jamboree |
| 19 Sept | Dr. Thomas Krause | RMC | A Multi-Mode Ray Model of Resonant Microwave Frequency Modes in a Spherical Cavity |
| 26 Sept | Cancelled | - | - |
| 03 Oct | No colloquium this week | - | - |
| 10 Oct | LCdr Steve Semenuk | RMC | Some student demographic trends at RMC with a focus on enrolments within Science programmes |
| 17 Oct | Dr. Michael Earl | RMC | Hearing the Ionosphere Change during the April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse |
| 24 Oct | Dr. Karen Lee-Waddell | University of Western Australia |
Radio astronomy in the land ‘down under’ – ASKAP, SKA, and the AusSRC |
| 31 Oct | Dr. Gregg Wade | RMC | Stellar binarity, mergers, and magnetic fields |
| 07 Nov | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 14 Nov | Dr. Michael Earl | RMC | 50th anniversary of the Oscar-7 satellite launch |
| 21 Nov | Dr. Aaron Slepkov | Trent University | Grapes, microwave photonics, and the shape of water |
| 28 Nov | Cordell Grant | Sinclair Interplanetary | Canadian contributions to space you (probably) haven't heard about |
Winter 2025
| Date | Speaker | Organization | Title / Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan | David Anderson | RMC | The Physics of Anti-submarine Warfare |
| 23 Jan | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 30 Jan | Dr. Gregg Wade | RMC | TBD |
| 06 Feb | TBD | RMC | Physics for Defence colloquim |
| 13 Feb | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 20 Feb | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 27 Feb | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 06 Mar | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 13 Mar | Mahesh Pandy | TBD | TBD |
| 20 Mar | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 27 Mar | Students of PH 448 | RMC | Student presentations |
| 03 Apr | Students of PH 420 | RMC | Student presentations |
Comments
Comments or suggestions are welcomed at: bryce.bennett@rmc-cmr.ca