Students Orientation Session (Fall 2025)

Session

Lectures

Sep 3, 2025, 1:00 PM

Surface Facility/3-301 - Conference Room 301 (SNOLAB)

Conveners

Lectures: Linux

• Stephen Sekula (SNOLAB and Queen's University)

Lectures: Vacuum Techniques

• Matt Depatie (Queen's University)

Lectures: Cleanliness

• Aleksandra Bialek (SNOLAB)

Lectures: Interaction of Particles in Matter

• Pierre Gorel (SNOLAB)

Lectures: Intro to Dark Matter

• Matthew Stukel (SNOLAB)

Lectures: ROOT

• Christopher Jillings (SNOLAB/Laurentian University)

Lectures: Intro to Neutrinos

• Erica Caden (SNOLAB)

Lectures: EDI in Science

• Christine Kraus (SNOLAB)

Lectures: Chemistry

• Steve Maguire (SNOLAB)

Lectures: GEANT4

• Ryan Bayes (Queen's University)

Lectures: SNO+ Detector Operations (SNO+ Students Only)

• Stefan Kaluzienski

9. GNU/Linux for Scientists (or, Spellcasting for Science)

Prof. Stephen Sekula (SNOLAB and Queen's University)

9/5/25, 10:00 AM

What is GNU/Linux?
How do I engage with GNU/Linux?
Level-1 Shellcasting: files, folders, navigation, and actions
Level-2 Shellcasting: pipes, string manipulation, and knowledge generation
Next steps and outlook