Students Orientation Session (Winter 2026)

Session

Lectures

Jan 7, 2026, 11:00 AM

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

27. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Christine Kraus (SNOLAB)

1/7/26, 11:00 AM

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8. Introduction to Particle Physics

Pierre Gorel (SNOLAB)

1/7/26, 1:00 PM

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18. Introduction to Neutrinos

Erica Caden (SNOLAB)

1/8/26, 11:00 AM

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

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

1/8/26, 2:00 PM

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

23. Biology at SNOLAB

Michel Lapointe (NOSM University)

1/12/26, 1:00 PM

24. GEANT4

Ryan Bayes (Queen's University)

1/12/26, 2:30 PM

25. Cleanliness at SNOLAB

Aleksandra Bialek (SNOLAB)

1/14/26, 10:30 AM

21. Chemistry at SNOLAB

Steve Maguire

1/14/26, 1:00 PM

28. Radon at SNOLAB

Nasim Fatemighomi (SNOLAB)

1/14/26, 3:00 PM

19. Introduction to Dark Matter

Matthew Stukel (SNOLAB)

1/15/26, 1:00 PM

20. Introduction to Quantum Computing

Matthew Stukel (SNOLAB)

1/15/26, 3:00 PM

30. ROOT

Christopher Jillings (SNOLAB/Laurentian University)

1/16/26, 1:00 PM

22. ROOT

Christopher Jillings (SNOLAB/Laurentian University)