Students Orientation Session (Winter 2026)

Jan 5, 2026, 9:00 AM → Jan 16, 2026, 4:00 PM Canada/Eastern

 

Welcome to SNOLAB Winter 2026 student cohort!

 

Mon, January 5

9:00 AM → 1:00 PM Welcoming events

9:00 AM Arrival

Meet at Vale Gate

Speaker: Emma Larcher

9:30 AM SNOLAB Meet and Greet

Coffee hour with Supervisors, Research Scientist, EDO.

10:30 AM Building Tour

Speaker: Emma Larcher

11:00 AM General Orientation

Speaker: Emma Larcher

11:15 AM SNOLAB Do's and Don'ts

Speaker: Michael Stoddart

11:30 AM Student 101

Speaker: Sahara Rahimani

11:45 AM Overview of the Science at SNOLAB

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

12:45 PM Com intro and announcements

Speakers: Blaire Flynn (SNOLAB), Juliette DeLoye (SNOLAB), Rachel Richardson (SNOLAB)

1:00 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch Break

1:30 PM → 4:00 PM Welcoming events

1:30 PM Violence and Harassment Awareness and Critical Policies

Speaker: HR Team

2:30 PM Team Building and Ice Breakers

Tue, January 6

9:00 AM → 11:00 AM Welcoming events

9:00 AM STMS Training

Speaker: Emma Larcher

10:00 AM Fire Extinguisher Training

Speaker: EHS Team

Wed, January 7

1:00 PM → 2:00 PM Lectures

1:00 PM Introduction to Particle Physics

Speaker: Pierre Gorel (SNOLAB)

Thu, January 8

11:00 AM → 12:00 PM Lectures

11:00 AM Introduction to Neutrinos

Speaker: Erica Caden (SNOLAB)

Mon, January 12

2:00 PM → 3:00 PM Lectures

2:00 PM Biology at SNOLAB

Speaker: Michel Lapointe (NOSM University)

Tue, January 13

1:00 PM → 4:00 PM Lectures

1:00 PM Introduction to Dark Matter

Speaker: Matthew Stukel (SNOLAB)

3:00 PM Introduction to Quantum Computing

Speaker: Matthew Stukel (SNOLAB)

Wed, January 14

1:00 PM → 2:00 PM Lectures

1:00 PM Chemistry at SNOLAB

Speaker: Steve Maguire

Thu, January 15

8:00 AM → 10:00 AM SLOT

Surface Lab Orientation Training

Convener: Lina Anselmo

1:00 PM → 3:00 PM Lectures

1:00 PM ROOT

Speaker: Christopher Jillings (SNOLAB/Laurentian University)