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

Welcoming events

1 Arrival

Meet at Vale Gate

Speaker: Emma Larcher

2 SNOLAB Meet and Greet

Coffee hour with Supervisors, Research Scientist, EDO.

3 Building Tour

Speaker: Emma Larcher

4 General Orientation

Speaker: Emma Larcher

5 SNOLAB Do's and Don'ts

Speaker: Michael Stoddart

6 Student 101

Speaker: Sahara Rahimani

7 Overview of the Science at SNOLAB

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

8 Com intro and announcements

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

1:00 PM Lunch Break

Welcoming events

9 Violence and Harassment Awareness and Critical Policies

Speaker: HR Team

10 Team Building and Ice Breakers

Tue, January 6

Welcoming events

11 STMS Training

Speaker: Emma Larcher

12 Fire Extinguisher Training

Speaker: EHS Team

Wed, January 7

Lectures

13 Introduction to Particle Physics

Speaker: Pierre Gorel (SNOLAB)

Thu, January 8

Lectures

14 Introduction to Neutrinos

Speaker: Erica Caden (SNOLAB)

Mon, January 12

Lectures

15 Biology at SNOLAB

Speaker: Michel Lapointe (NOSM University)

Tue, January 13

Lectures

16 Introduction to Dark Matter

Speaker: Matthew Stukel (SNOLAB)

17 Introduction to Quantum Computing

Speaker: Matthew Stukel (SNOLAB)

Wed, January 14

Lectures

18 Chemistry at SNOLAB

Speaker: Steve Maguire

Thu, January 15

SLOT

Surface Lab Orientation Training

Convener: Lina Anselmo

Lectures

19 ROOT

Speaker: Christopher Jillings (SNOLAB/Laurentian University)