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Classroom Building/2-C203 (Laurentian University)
Classroom Building/2-C203
Laurentian University
Christine Kraus
(SNOLAB)
Description
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The Canadian Astroparticle physics Summer Student Talk (CASST) competition is for undergraduate students to show their work and will include networking opportunities and professional development sessions. Participation in person or virtually is welcome. Prizes will be awarded for best talks.
All summer students who are not currently engaged in graduate studies or have a graduate degree are encouraged to attend and submit an abstract. A final programme will be posted following registrations. Talks will be 10 - 12 minutes in length plus a few minutes for questions. Final talk length to be determined based on number of abstract submissions
The competition is co-sponsored by SNOLAB and the McDonald Institute.
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Virtual Attendance: https://laurentian.zoom.us/j/92444987052?pwd=wBcChhl9V5JW75oQ2fHKWSWZu6YONw.1
https://laurentian.zoom.us/j/92444987052?pwd=wBcChhl9V5JW75oQ2fHKWSWZu6YONw.1
Meeting ID: 924 4498 7052
Passcode: 605095 -
8:30 AM
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9:00 AM
Breakfast and Gathering 30m Classroom Building/2-C203
Classroom Building/2-C203
Laurentian University
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Welcome: Introduction and Logo Contest Classroom Building/ 2 - C203
Classroom Building/ 2 - C203
Laurentian University
Convener: Christine Kraus -
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9:30 AM
CUTE: Cryogenic Underground and Totally Epic 15mSpeaker: Dev Chauhan
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9:30 AM
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9:45 AM
Characterizing Bellows Nucleation Events in the PICO-40L Dark Matter Direct Detection Experiment 15mSpeaker: Mujtaniba Islam
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9:45 AM
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10:00 AM
Leveraging FTIR for Compound Identification at SNOLAB: A Spectral Library and Python Tool Integration 15mSpeaker: Cameron Van Der Zyl
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10:00 AM
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10:15 AM
Modelling Sensor Performances Across Applied Voltages in the NEWS-G Experiment 15mSpeaker: Sarena Sandhu
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10:15 AM
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10:30 AM
Direct Detection of "Dark Matter" in the SNO+ Neutrino Detector 15mSpeaker: Oluwasemoore Tijani
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10:30 AM
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11:00 AM
Break 30m Classroom Building/2-C203
Classroom Building/2-C203
Laurentian University
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11:00 AM
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11:15 AM
Radon mitigation, removal, and testing at SNO+ 15mSpeaker: Julia Gorovitz
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11:15 AM
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11:30 AM
Automation of a Solid State Cloud Chamber 15mSpeaker: Xavier Mara
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11:30 AM
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11:45 AM
Keeping it Cool: The SuperCDMS Chilled Water System 15mSpeaker: Zainab Ali
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11:45 AM
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12:00 PM
Improving SNOLAB Radon counting sensitivity with low-background ZnS 15mSpeaker: Peter Qin
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12:00 PM
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12:15 PM
Deep Underground, Cold and Quantum: Installing Superconducting Qubits at CUTE Facility 15mSpeaker: Ayesha Iqbal
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12:15 PM
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12:30 PM
Prepare for Trouble and Make it Bubble: My Term on the PICO Experiment 15mSpeaker: Cody O'Neill
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12:30 PM
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1:30 PM
Lunch 1h Classroom Building/2-C203
Classroom Building/2-C203
Laurentian University
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1:30 PM
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1:45 PM
Introduction to outreach workshop Classroom Building/2-C203
Classroom Building/2-C203
Laurentian University
Convener: Juliette Deloye -
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2:00 PM
Introduction to EDI Activity Classroom Building/2-C203
Classroom Building/2-C203
Laurentian University
Convener: Christine Kraus (SNOLAB) -
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Workshop: Career Options - examples and questions Classroom Builiding / 2- C203
Classroom Builiding / 2- C203
Laurentian University
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3:00 PM
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3:30 PM
Break 30m Classroom Building/2-C203
Classroom Building/2-C203
Laurentian University
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3:30 PM
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3:45 PM
Particle Tracking and Event Reconstruction using Gas Electron Multipliers for DarkLight 15mSpeaker: Huajian Yang
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3:45 PM
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4:00 PM
The LiNEAr Project: Liquid Nitrogen Excluding Argon 15mSpeaker: Sahara Rahimani
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4:00 PM
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4:15 PM
DDA Purification for 0vbb Search 15mSpeaker: Noah Fenlon
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4:15 PM
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4:30 PM
From Dark Matter to Dying Stars: Evaluating SuperCDMS’s Sensitivity to Supernova Neutrinos via CEvNS 15mSpeaker: Lily Hines
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4:30 PM
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4:45 PM
Argon Removal with Zeolites: The Role of Simulations and the Problems We Face 15mSpeaker: Brayden Bouffard
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4:45 PM
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5:00 PM
Denoising Germanium Detectors using Machine Learning 15mSpeaker: Tara Searcy
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5:00 PM
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6:00 PM
WORKTIME: Logo contest - EDI Activity - Networking Classroom Building/2-C203
Classroom Building/2-C203
Laurentian University
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8:00 AM
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8:30 AM
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8:00 AM
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8:30 AM
Virtual Attendance: https://laurentian.zoom.us/j/92444987052?pwd=wBcChhl9V5JW75oQ2fHKWSWZu6YONw.1
https://laurentian.zoom.us/j/92444987052?pwd=wBcChhl9V5JW75oQ2fHKWSWZu6YONw.1
Meeting ID: 924 4498 7052
Passcode: 605095 -
8:30 AM
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9:00 AM
Breakfast and Gathering 30m Classroom Building/2-C203
Classroom Building/2-C203
Laurentian University
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9:00 AM
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9:15 AM
Detecting the unseen: Neutron unfolding with Helium-3 counters 15mSpeaker: Kishan Chaudhary
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9:15 AM
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9:30 AM
Anomaly detection in the LAr calorimeter readout system 15mSpeaker: Emma Rancourt
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9:30 AM
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9:45 AM
Sensor Calibration Using Americium-Aluminum in the NEWS-G Experiment at SNOLAB 15mSpeaker: Qwin Goodwin
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9:45 AM
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Time of Flight Calibration for HELIX 15mSpeaker: Lily Moss
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10:15 AM
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10:30 AM
Background Reductions and Fill of the DEAP-3600 Dark Matter Detector 15mSpeaker: Cheyanne Monk
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10:30 AM
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11:00 AM
Break 30m Classroom Building/2-C203
Classroom Building/2-C203
Laurentian University
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11:00 AM
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11:15 AM
HALO neutron bursts corresponding to novas 15mSpeaker: Zoe Shipp-Wiedersprecher
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Workshop: Quantum Computing Workshop Classroom Builiding / 2- C203
Classroom Builiding / 2- C203
Laurentian University
Convener: Yusuf Ahmed -
12:00 PM
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1:00 PM
Lunch 1h Classroom Building/2-C203
Classroom Building/2-C203
Laurentian University
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Spectral Characterization of Hafnium Source for Use in the LoLX Experiment 15mSpeaker: Ethan Coulthard
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1:30 PM
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1:45 PM
Reducing Backgrounds Using Gamma-Gamma Coincidences 15mSpeaker: Abhipsha Sahu
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1:45 PM
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2:00 PM
Building the RAMP towards locating the Electron Capture of Lutetium 176 15mSpeaker: Arina Tseragotin
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2:00 PM
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2:15 PM
The invisible infrastructure 15mSpeaker: Bilal Nasseem Muhammad
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2:15 PM
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2:30 PM
Searching for Neutrinos from Gravitational Wave Events with HALO 15mSpeaker: Irina Nitu
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2:30 PM
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2:45 PM
Break 15m Classroom Building/2-C203
Classroom Building/2-C203
Laurentian University
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2:45 PM
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3:00 PM
WORKTIME: Logo contest - EDI Activity - Networking Classroom Building/2-C203
Classroom Building/2-C203
Laurentian University
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3:00 PM
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Workshop: Outreach Classroom Builiding / 2- C203
Classroom Builiding / 2- C203
Laurentian University
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4:30 PM
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5:00 PM
Awards and Closeout Classroom Building/2-C203
Classroom Building/2-C203
Laurentian University
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