CUPC 2020

CUPC is an undergraduate physics conference in which the brightest students from across Canada come together to inspire, interact and share knowledge.

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2/ The 56th Annual Canadian Undergraduate Physics Conference will be hosted virtually by @WesternU (London, ON), in partnership with @CAPhys, from November 5th to 8th, 2020.

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We would like to thank the Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx) @iExoplanets for being one of our platinum sponsors!

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If you have a physics degree & are working/residing in 🇨🇦 OR are pursuing a physics degree in 🇨🇦, we want to hear from you!

Survey closes Nov 16: https://t.co/GhnF3U3rcY

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We would like to thank the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics @CITA_ICAT for being one of our platinum sponsors!

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We would like to thank The Canadian Institute for Nuclear Physics (CINP) for being one of our platinum sponsors!

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We would like to thank @SNOLABscience, for being one of our platinum sponsors!

[Dr. Tamie Poepping, Ph.D. (she/her)(AZ+Pfizer+Mod) @TamiePoepping]

Fantastic talk @WesternUPhysAst @CUPC2020 by Catherine Beauchemin @RyersonSci on her research looking for the ‘grand unified theory of viruses’ (LOL, as one might expect from a physicist) through #virophysics modeling, and educating us on intelligent ways to present COVID-19 data

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Introducing our final panel! Titled; Online education and the switch to online learning in light of COVID-19.

Visit the delegate website for more information on each panelist and be sure to attend the panel later today! Thread 👇

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We are pleased to introduce Dr. Mathieu Dumberry as one of our keynote speakers for CUPC!

Be sure to read more about and attend his talk (happening now!) via the delegate website!

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This year, CUPC is honoured to host the annual Elizabeth Laird Memorial Lecture, in association with Western University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy.

We are pleased to introduce the Laird Lecture speaker for this year, Dr. Catherine Beauchemin.

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We are pleased to introduce Dr. Ingrid Stairs as one of our keynote speakers for CUPC!

Be sure to read more about and attend her talk later today via the delegate website!

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We are pleased to introduce Dr. Lindsay LeBlanc as one of our keynote speakers for CUPC!

Be sure to read more about and attend her talk (starting soon) via the delegate website! Thread 👇

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Introducing our second panel! Entitled; Experiences of Historically Marginalized Persons in North America.

Visit the delegate website for more information on each panelist and be sure to attend the panel later today! Thread👇

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Introducing our first panel; An Insight into Academia: Peer Review, Best Practices & Decay of Science.

This panel will focus on a critical look at science in the 21st century. Visit our website for more information on each panelist and be sure to attend later today!

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We are pleased to introduce Dr. Dylan Jones as one of our keynote speakers for CUPC!

Be sure to read more about and attend his talk later today via the delegate website!

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Reminder that delegate registration for CUPC 2020 closes tonight at 11:59pm! Register at https://t.co/U2EozWJW7X

We can't wait to see you later this week!