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Students Orientation Session (Winter 2026)

Jan 5 – 16, 2026
Canada/Eastern timezone

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1. Arrival
Emma Larcher
1/5/26, 9:00 AM

Meet at Vale Gate
10. SNOLAB Meet and Greet
1/5/26, 9:30 AM

Coffee hour with Supervisors, Research Scientist, EDO.
11. Building Tour
Emma Larcher
1/5/26, 10:30 AM
12. General Orientation
Emma Larcher
1/5/26, 11:00 AM
3. SNOLAB Do's and Don'ts
Michael Stoddart
1/5/26, 11:15 AM
17. Student 101
Sahara Rahimani
1/5/26, 11:30 AM
6. Overview of the Science at SNOLAB
Prof. Stephen Sekula (SNOLAB and Queen's University)
1/5/26, 11:45 AM
5. Com intro and announcements
Blaire Flynn (SNOLAB), Juliette DeLoye (SNOLAB), Rachel Richardson (SNOLAB)
1/5/26, 12:45 PM
13. Violence and Harassment Awareness and Critical Policies
HR Team
1/5/26, 1:30 PM
14. Team Building and Ice Breakers
1/5/26, 2:30 PM
15. STMS Training
Emma Larcher
1/6/26, 9:00 AM
16. Fire Extinguisher Training
EHS Team
1/6/26, 10:00 AM
8. Introduction to Particle Physics
Pierre Gorel (SNOLAB)
1/7/26, 1:00 PM
18. Introduction to Neutrinos
Erica Caden (SNOLAB)
1/8/26, 11:00 AM
23. Biology at SNOLAB
Michel Lapointe (NOSM University)
1/12/26, 2:00 PM
19. Introduction to Dark Matter
Matthew Stukel (SNOLAB)
1/13/26, 1:00 PM
20. Introduction to Quantum Computing
Matthew Stukel (SNOLAB)
1/13/26, 3:00 PM
21. Chemistry at SNOLAB
Steve Maguire
1/14/26, 1:00 PM
22. ROOT
Christopher Jillings (SNOLAB/Laurentian University)
1/15/26, 1:00 PM
9. GNU/Linux for Scientists (or, Spellcasting for Science)
Prof. Stephen Sekula (SNOLAB and Queen's University)

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
2. Lab Points of Interest
7. Orientation with Supervisors
4. User Support
Emma Larcher, Josée Bertrand Houle (SNOLAB)
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