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)

2026-01-05-StudentWelcome-SNOLAB-Science-Overview.pdf

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 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NmM5MjEyM2UtNmY2OC00N2E4LWE0MTAtNGM4ODQ3ZTg1NzIy%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%225e73a657-e250-4c32-8632-2c101a949a19%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b751a1e3-ee84-4c35-939c-9895a5adacee%22%7d

Speaker: Christine Kraus (SNOLAB)

Lectures

14 Introduction to Particle Physics

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_M2Y3NTRiZjgtMDYzNy00MjJiLTliNmYtZWNhZjJjYzY3OGZk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%225e73a657-e250-4c32-8632-2c101a949a19%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b751a1e3-ee84-4c35-939c-9895a5adacee%22%7d

Speaker: Pierre Gorel (SNOLAB)

A Practical Introduction to Particle Physics.pdf

Thu, January 8

Lectures

15 Introduction to Neutrinos

Speaker: Erica Caden (SNOLAB)

Neutrinos_Intro_2026_Winter.pdf

Lectures

16 GNU/Linux for Scientists (or, Spellcasting for Science)

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

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

CORE-1501-Shell-Programming-Slides.pdf

Fri, January 9

Welcoming events

17 HRIS Orientation

Speaker: Kalpana Joshi

Mon, January 12

Lectures

18 Biology at SNOLAB

Speaker: Michel Lapointe (NOSM University)

19 GEANT4

Speaker: Ryan Bayes (Queen's University)

GEANT4Tut.pdf

Wed, January 14

Lectures

20 Cleanliness at SNOLAB

Speaker: Aleksandra Bialek (SNOLAB)

21 Chemistry at SNOLAB

Speaker: Steve Maguire

22 Radon at SNOLAB

Speaker: Nasim Fatemighomi (SNOLAB)

Thu, January 15

SLOT

Surface Lab Orientation Training

Convener: Lina Anselmo

Lectures

23 Introduction to Dark Matter

Speaker: Matthew Stukel (SNOLAB)

24 Introduction to Quantum Computing

Speaker: Matthew Stukel (SNOLAB)

Fri, January 16

Lectures

25 ROOT

Speaker: Christopher Jillings (SNOLAB/Laurentian University)