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10/15/2026

How do you build a machine to test Einstein's Relativity Theory? Will you need a screwdriver? What do you do on any given Tuesday? For 40 years beginning in 1985, a clueless but educable filmmaker pursues these questions. Join us for the screening of this Award-winning documentary by MJ Doherty about the people working to detect gravitational radiation. Friday Oct 16 3-5pm in HENN 202 https://phas.ubc.ca/cosmic-coda-documentary-screening UBC Science UBC Engineering The UBC Astronomy Club The UBC Physics Society TRIUMF Graduate Student Society - UBC Vancouver astronomy

10/14/2026

To understand a human life is to investigate its complexity through the lens of biology, development and aging. Well imagine studying a species and its individuals using different timescales - such as sub-second motions or circadian cycles? What if the animal behaviour (and physics) we're studying is for Dropsophila melanogaster, or the common fruit fly! Join us Thursday October 15th for our Department colloquium featuring Grace McKenzie-Smith, a Wesleyan University physicist studying the physics of animal behaviour who will explain this wild and wonderful world of physics research. https://phas.ubc.ca/department-colloquium-grace-mackenzie-smith UBC Science UBC Engineering alumni UBC UBC Women In Science UBC Science Undergraduate Society The UBC Astronomy Club The UBC Physics Society UBC BIOSOC TRIUMF Graduate Student Society - UBC Vancouver

10/06/2026

Did you know that there are over 40,000 particle accelerators in operation in the world? High energy particle beams have contributed to numerous fields in healthcare, industry, high tech manufacturing, energy and the environment, to name a few, and the future (including the building of even larger particle accelerator installations) looks bright! Join us with Mark Boland from UofSaskatchewan's Dept of Physics and Engineering Physics to learn more about electron accelerators, the future, and the tech we'll need for all of it - Thursday October 8th at TRIUMF at 2pm. https://phas.ubc.ca/department-colloquium-mark-boland UBC Science UBC Engineering alumni UBC The UBC Physics Society Graduate Student Society - UBC Vancouver The UBC Physics Society The UBC Astronomy Club TRIUMF

10/02/2026

Exoplanets have long been the stuff of science fiction lore, upon which we've creatively imagined alien landscapes, some even habitable, existing far beyond our view of the universe. Well thanks to the recent Pandora and Roman telescope missions, we now know more about exoplanets including more about their atmospheres with atmospheric transmission spectroscopy, and we also have significant developments in exoplanet demographics! Join us Monday October 5th with Jason Rowe from Bishop's University who will walk us through these exciting discoveries and outline some of the associated computational challenges in analysing these very large data sets. UBC Science UBC Engineering TRIUMF The UBC Physics Society The UBC Astronomy Club UBC Women In Science UBC Science Undergraduate Society Graduate Student Society - UBC Vancouver alumni UBC University of British Columbia

09/24/2026

White dwarfs (WDs) are super dense stars cooling gradually into their twilight years - an expected ending for most stars. What do we know about them? Join us next Monday September 28th with our own David Miller, UBC PhD Candidate in Astronomy, who will take us on a galactic tour of WD evolution and research into open WD clusters, progenitor stars, and how WDs are vital to our modelling of stellar populations. https://phas.ubc.ca/probing-stellar-evolution-white-dwarfs-open-clusters UBC Science UBC Engineering alumni UBC UBC Women In Science University of British Columbia TRIUMF Graduate Student Society - UBC Vancouver

09/23/2026

How did the Universe come to look the way it does? And what tools can we use to model the evolution of cosmic structure? Join us with computational cosmologist Dr. Arif Babul who is our September presenter for our How the Universe Works science discovery series. This talk is happening tomorrow Thursday September 24th at the Vancouver Public Library. This science series bridges research and discoveries in physics and astronomy with a very keen public! Come be part of the conversation. https://phas.ubc.ca/how-universe-works-ripples-galaxies-using-supercomputers-unveil-story-our-universe UBC Science alumni UBC TRIUMF Graduate Student Society - UBC Vancouver UBC Engineering UBC Chemistry The UBC Astronomy Club The UBC Physics Society

09/18/2026

Gravitational-wave astronomy is still the new kid on the block, having just celebrated it's 11th birthday (September 14, 2015!) and marking the first ever direct detection of gravitational waves by twin detectors of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). What's happened since? Join us on September 21st with Paul Lasky, a senior lecturer at Monash University, who will guide us through new discoveries in stellar evolution, extragalactic astrophysics, black holes and ultra-strong gravity, as well as a forecast of what's to come. UBC Science UBC Engineering UBC Grad School The UBC Physics Society The UBC Astronomy Club Graduate Student Society - UBC Vancouver TRIUMF waves

09/17/2026

It's somewhat a question of speed! Speed developments in computational physics are changing the game for celestial mechanics simulations. Join us with Brett Gladman, PHAS professor and international expert in planetary science and solar system dynamics to learn about the last 80 years of computational algorithms and what the future has in store for astronomers and astrophysicists as ever increasing CPU power and GPU's parallel processing capabilities improve. This is our first Departmental colloquium of 26W - all are welcome! 4-5pm in HENN 201. UBC Science UBC Engineering UBC Grad School The UBC Astronomy Club The UBC Physics Society EngPhys Projectlab Graduate Student Society - UBC Vancouver

05/29/2026

Hey Parents! We're looking for young scientists to join us for our Phenomenal Physics Summer Camps, happening July 6-31, 2026 on UBC-V campus! We still have spots available in our Fun with Physics camps, suitable for grades 1-3. These camps are full of discovery, learning, building and creating projects that explain the science around us. Come join us! Register today: https://outreach.phas.ubc.ca/summer-camps/camper-registration/ UBC Science UBC Engineering University of British Columbia The UBC Astronomy Club The UBC Physics Society TRIUMF alumni UBC UBC Applied Science UBC Arts UBC Teacher Education Graduate Student Society - UBC Vancouver UBC Grad School UBC Arts & Culture District

04/30/2026

Hey Parents! Are you looking for a science camp? Our summer camps are looking for young, curious scientists who are interested in fun physics and astronomy discovery this July, 2026! Join us for a one-week camp where we explore the fundamental laws of the universe here on earth and beyond! Spots still open! Register today: https://outreach.phas.ubc.ca/summer-camps/ University of British Columbia TRIUMF UBC Science UBC Engineering alumni UBC UBC Science Undergraduate Society UBC Library Civil Engineering Graduate Student Society - UBC Vancouver Graduate Student Society - UBC Vancouver

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