Events

Thinking about gaining real-world field experience?

Join us on September 15th at 5:00pm in STC 2002 for an info session on the upcoming EARTH 490 Field Course in Vietnam this December!

Please register to attend.

Join us for the 2026 Darcy Lecture featuring

Steven Loheide, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Groundwater Recharge Regimes are in Flux

Friday, September 18, 2026
10:00 a.m.

In-person: EIT 3142

Some like it hot: melting nuclear matter into a quark-gluon plasma

Prof. Charles Gale
Department of Physics, McGill University

Thursday, September 24, 2026
4:00 p.m.

In-person: PHY 150

Learn more about the master’s and PhD programs offered by the Faculty of Science at the University of Waterloo. Join us for an in-person Graduate School Fair to have all your questions answered by faculty members and admissions experts from each department. Popcorn, candy and soft pretzels will be provided!

Altermagnets: A New Phase of Magnetic Quantum Matter

Prof. Marcel Franz
Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia

Thursday, October 8, 2026
4:00 p.m.

In-person: RCH 101

Machine Learning for Fundamental Physics

Prof. Daniel Whiteson
Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of California at Irvine

Thursday, October 22, 2026
4:00 p.m.

In-person: PHY 150

Thinking Effectively About Gravity

Prof. Cliff Burgess
Department of Physics & Astronomy, McMaster University and  Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

Thursday, October 29, 2026
4:00 p.m.

In-person: PHY 150

Waves of Topological Origin in the Fluid Earth System and Beyond

Prof. Brad Marston
Department of Physics, Brown University

Thursday, November 12, 2026
4:00 p.m.

In-person: PHY 150

Quantum Millimeter-Wave Optomechanical Circuits

Prof. Brad Hauer
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo

Thursday, December 3, 2026
4:00 p.m.

In-person: PHY 150

Join us for SoNR, a showcase of UW graduate student neuroscience research through oral presentations, lightning talks, and posters, along with a keynote presentation from a distinguished neuroscientist.

Registration is free! Interested in participating? Submit your abstract, neuroscience artwork and/or apply to volunteer by November 1, 2026.