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McDonald Institute @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social · 8h

TONIGHT! Starting at 6:30 PM AT, Astronomy on Tap: Fredericton is live at Picaroon Brewing Company! Join the fun, learn the science, and win the prizes with our world-class astroparticle physics speakers and host! Details at mcdonaldinstitute.ca

McDonald Institute @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social · 2d

This Thursday, Oct 9th, come to Astronomy on Tap: Fredericton! Enjoy an evening of science with experts in astroparticle physics from across the country! Hear about the incredible science happening in Canada and test your skills in science trivia, all in good company at Picaroon!

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McDonald Institute @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social · 3d

There are a couple of spots left in this free science workshop for high school kids!
On Oct 11 from 1-5 PM, they'll learn about physics in ice and how carbon coatings are tested in the ocean! Register now:
https://www.carbon-2-metal-institute.queensu.ca/event-details/high-school-student-workshop

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McDonald Institute @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social · 9d

This free science workshop for high school kids is filling up!
On Oct 11 from 1-5 PM, they'll learn about physics in ice and how carbon coatings are tested in the ocean! Register now:
https://www.carbon-2-metal-institute.queensu.ca/event-details/high-school-student-workshop

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McDonald Institute @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social · 15d

On Oct 11 from 1-5 PM, high school-aged students are invited to a workshop to learn about physics in ice and how carbon coatings are tested in the ocean with hands-on experiments and exciting demonstrations!
https://www.carbon-2-metal-institute.queensu.ca/event-details/high-school-student-workshop

McDonald Institute @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social · 17d

Science Literacy Week is just around the corner: Oct 6-12! Join us on Saturday, Oct 11, to hear Prof. Nahee Park (@queensuresearch.bsky.social) talk about astroparticle physics in Antarctica! ❄️ and get a tour of the Queen's Observatory, the McDonald Institute and the @c2mci.bsky.social research labs

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Junior Einsteins Ontario @junioreinsteinsont.bsky.social · 22d

🌍 Science Literacy Week Canada October 6-12 is Coming! ✨

📩Book now to secure your date: [email protected]

#JuniorEinsteins #Markham #ptbo #ptbocanada #Ajaxontario #whitbyontario #oshawaontario #courticeontario #portperryontario #bowmanville #brooklinontario #pickeringontario

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McDonald Institute @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social · 20d

We're on the move again! @astronomyontap is coming to #fredericton with our hosts at UNB! Join astroparticle physicists Christine Kraus of @snolabscience.bsky.social , William Woodley from @ualberta.bsky.social, and our own Scientific Director, Tony Noble, on Thursday, October 9th at 6:30 PM! 🚀

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McDonald Institute @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social · 27d

Tomorrow! Lauren Wright Vartanian, textile-based artist and author/illustrator of Stitching Science, will be at the County Arts Lab in Picton, where she will be talking about her art practice and the amazing textile illustrations in her book.

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 27d

SNOLAB is hosting the 24th International Workshop on Next Generation Nucleon Decay and Neutrino Detectors (NNN25) in partnership with the @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social and McGill University and with support from the Canadian Institute of Nuclear Physics and the City of Greater Sudbury.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Sep 4

My book is absolutely great. My book is absolutely great. This is my mantra as I read it for the nth time while doing copyedit corrections.

Please you guys preorder this book because I have suffered to deliver it to you lolsob (actually it really is great I’m just tired, please preorder)

The Edge of Space-Time by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: 9780593701683 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A fresh, charming, socially conscious tour of the mysteries of space-time, from the award-winning author of The Disordered Cosmos In her highly acclaimed debut, distinguished cosmologist and particle...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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McDonald Institute @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 5

We're excited to present an artist talk with Lauren Wright Vartanian, @neuronsandnebulas.bsky.social, next Saturday, September 13th, from 6-8 PM at the County Arts Lab in Picton!

mcdonaldinstitute.ca/events/stitc...

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Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics @perimeterinstitute.ca · Sep 2

Tickets for @astrokatie.com's free public lecture on "How the Universe Ends" are now live!

Join Mack at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) on Tuesday, September 16th at 7 PM.

Get tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/how-the-un...

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · Aug 15

That's a wrap on CASST 2025, hosted by @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social and SNOLAB! This year's competition welcomed 31 talks across 2 days, as well as a selection of workshops and panels. Congratulations to the 2025 CASST winners and all participants on their hard work in this competition!

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Canadian Science Publishing @cdnsciencepub.com · Aug 20

Canada proved neutrinos have mass! Now, researchers lead the dark matter hunt. Check out this special issue on #AstroparticlePhysics breakthroughs ▶️ buff.ly/6kefmKY

#darkmatter @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social @snolabscience.bsky.social @deap3600.bsky.social @icecubeneutrino.bsky.social

Close-up of a complex copper detector array used in astroparticle physics research in Canada to promote the Canadian Journal of Physics' Special Issue.

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McDonald Institute @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 1

The McDonald Institute annual astroparticle physics research community meeting is next week at Carleton University, and we are thrilled to welcome Laura Suen, Founder and CEO of Fire and Steel Inc. Laura will speak on our panel focused on entrepreneurship about the business of replica swords. ⚔️

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McDonald Institute @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 31

We are hosting our annual astroparticle physics research community meeting next week at Carleton University, and are excited to welcome Alan DeKok, CEO of Ink Bridge Networks and Founder of FreeRADIUS. Alan will speak on a post-academic career pathways panel and a panel focused on entrepreneurship.

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · Jul 29

Now to announce the winners, whose photos will be part of the 2025 Global Physics Photowalk competition:
📸 First Place – Jason Innis
📸 Second Place – David Gagnon
📸 Third Place – Ingris Leiva
Thank you to the talented photographers - you really made the science we do shine!
#PhysPics25

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McDonald Institute @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 27

Look to the Skies: A fly-by history of astronomical observation technology! Eli Berry is one of our three speakers for Astronomy on Tap Kingston, Tomorrow evening, July 28 at 6:30 PM at The Mansion (506 Pincess St.)

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McDonald Institute @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 26

The Martian Chronicles: It's not fiction if you don't know it's not true!
Is the title of Ezri Wyman's talk at AstronomyOnTap on Monday, July 28th! Come hear Ezri and our two other awesome scientists from Queen's University at The Mansion, 506 Princess St. Downtown Kingston!

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Canadian Journal of Physics @canjphysics.bsky.social · Jul 24

Everyone's perspective is valuable! #wipc+2025 is undertaking the @sdgactioncampaign.org 17 rooms exercise tomorrow.

The Goal? To establish concrete actions the #physics community can take in the next ~18 months

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DEAP-3600 @deap3600.bsky.social · Jul 24

Cheyanne Monk presents a background reduction in the DEAP-3600 detector at Women+ in Physics Canada!
We’re now over halfway filled, and the data looks excellent - great news for future experiments like DarkSide-20k & ARGO.
#WomenInPhysics #darkmatter

A person standing next to a scientific poster titled “Background Reduction in the DEAP-3600 Dark Matter Detector.” The poster includes diagrams, graphs, and descriptions of experimental methods. The person is holding a coffee cup and smiling at the camera.

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McDonald Institute @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 24

The McDonald Institute Visitor’s Centre is located at Queen's University, Stirling Hall (64 Bader Ln, Kingston) and is open Monday-Friday from 9:30am - 4pm

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McDonald Institute @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 24

The exhibit is on display now until September 12th.
Tours are available on request!

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McDonald Institute @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 24

Are you in #Kingston #YGK this summer and love #sciart? Come and see the amazing original artwork by Guelph artist Lauren Wright Vartanian aka Neurons and Nebulas from her new book, Stitching Science: Exploring Science from A-Z with text from Keltie Thomas, published by Firefly Books.

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