PHUNC will be a day of workshops, student presentations, exciting scientific speakers, fun networking opportunities, and or course lots of awesome food
when: March 14th, 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
where: Physics and Astronomy Building, Western University
cost: PHUNC costs nothing to attend!
INFO
PHUNC will be a day of workshops, student presentations, exciting scientific speakers, a grad fair and career panel, fun networking opportunities, and of course lots of awesome food
March 14th, 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
The Physics and Astronomy Building, Western University
The student with the best presentation (oral or poster) will receive a $3,000 grant towards a 12 week summer research position in the Western Physics and Astronomy Department
PHUNC costs nothing to attend!
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Joseph Bramante, Perimeter Institute & Queens University
New searches for dark matter with neutron stars, exploding white dwarfs, and multiscatter events at underground experiments
As the hunt for dark matter continues, it has been noted that certain kinds of dark matter (1) turn neutron stars into black holes, (2) cause white dwarfs to explode, and (3) leave a track of many events in underground experiments. I will discuss the theoretical motivation for these kinds of dark matter, along with methods for using compact stars to discover dark matter.
SCHEDULE
9:00
Registration, Breakfast
9:30
Welcome speech: Department chair
9:45
Oral Presentations, Coffee
11:00
Career Panel
12:00
Lunch/ Grad and Industry Fair
1:30
Keynote Speaker: Joseph Bramante
2:30
Workshops/ Lab Tour
4:00
Poster Presentations, Refreshments
5:00
Trivia/ Games
5:30
Dinner
6:30
Closing Ceremonies and Awards