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Be inspired this Wednesday by our first virtual IGnite event! Featuring science talks and Q&A's from Queen's University faculty and students and a live tour of the McDonald Institute #AstroParticle #Physics Visitor's Centre! Please share! See you there!... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhSOjkLCmAk

Back on track after months of restrictions, experiment installation prep resumes for the New Experiments With Spheres - Gas (NEWS-G) detector at SNOLAB. Read more on our new Science News page: www.mcdonaldinstitute.ca/astroparticle-physics-news/

Mark your calendars, the first virtual IGnite event is happening live on YouTube next Wednesday, DEC 16th! Hear science stories from @queensuResearch and see live demos from the @McDonaldInst Visitor's Centre! Please share! See you there! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhSOjkLCmAk

The 5th!? Episode from the Queen's Observatory! Keep em coming guys!

What do hydrothermal systems have to do with the origins of life? Join us next Wednesday and learn! Science talks and live demos from the @McDonaldInst and @queensuResearch are sure to inspire and amaze! RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/759823614886830

There’s still time to pitch a Cross-Disciplinary Internship project! Applications are due Friday November 27th. Join the McDonald Institute for this unique paid summer opportunity! Guidelines and application documents are available at: bit.ly/miCDI Could Artificial Intelligence aid in the search for Dark Matter? Could your background in economics, history, social geography or Indigenous studies could provide context on the conditions favourable for past, present and future... experiments in astroparticle physics? Or could your visual arts practice showcase the research in crystalline materials to the general public?

Kaelan Renault is an MSc candidate at Laurentian University - Université Laurentienne studying Computational Sciences. Kaelan spent Summer 2020 as a Cross-Disciplinary intern with Dr. Clarence Virtue on Modeling of the Neutron Detector Characterisation Facility for Supernova Physics. Kaelan says: My interest in improving efficiency has been given free reign during my internship with the McDonald Institute by allowing me to be involved in implementing a real-world collaboration that will have an impact on many large-scale astroparticle physics experiments for years to come. Learn more about the 2021 CDI program (closing Nov 27) here: bit.ly/miCDI.

A reminder that the Cross-Disciplinary Internship Program applications are due November 27th at 4pm EDT. Get your application in with the support of an astroparticle physics researcher today! Guidelines and application documents are available at: bit.ly/miCDI

Happy #PrideInSTEM #LGBTQSTEMDay #LGBTQSTEM everyone! Please check out the awesome programming and resources from Pride in STEM: https://prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/

We are extremely proud of the MVM group and the participating members of the Canadian Astroparticle Physics research community. We are thrilled to be a part of this project which has come together so quickly. Our researchers, engineers, and project managers have demonstrated incredible adaptability in pivoting from Dark Matter detection to medical ventilation. Congratulations to the entire MVM team!

Check out the latest episode of the Queen's Observatory podcast!

Congratulations to SENSEI for winning the New Horizons in Physics Breakthrough Prize! SENSEI, the Sub-Electron-Noise Skipper-CCD Experimental Instrument, is a d...ark matter experiment looking for very low-mass dark matter particles. SENSEI has begun construction underground at SNOLAB and the goal is to begin taking data early next year. http://snolab.ca//2020-09-28-sensei-awarded-new-horizons-p

Five ways the universe might die including one that could happen at any time | CBC Radio Katie Mack on CBC Quirks

This little video from the infinitely creative folks at @symmetrymagazine shows what it would be like if paint colours behaved like neutrinos. You never know what you're going to get! #Neutrinos #NeutrinoScience #SciArt #SciCommhttps://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/the-neutrino-painter

Tomorrow is the big event! Astronomy on Tap at 7pm EDT. In honour of Science Literacy Week we asked our speakers their recommended science fiction or fact books. They suggested: N. K. Jemisin's Broken Earth triology; Hal Clement's Mission of Gravity; Janna Levin's Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space.... Link to tomorrow's event: https://bit.ly/35PqKgo #scienceliteracyweek #scilitweek #science #astrophysics #astronomy

Queen's Particle Astrophysicist Dr. Alexander Wright is about to take us on a tour of what he calls the "Particle Zoo"! Grab a drink and get ready for an out-of-this-world safari this Thursday! @queensu #astrophysics #space #astronomy

This webinar is now live! I believe they will be posting the recording afterwards as well.

"Wait a minuteis it safe for us to travel to Mars and beyond?". We can't wait to hear what @queensu professor and molecular geneticist, Dr.Virgina Walker, has to say. Get your Bevvy and join us this Thursday!

Deep-sea inspection of the first pathfinder mission of P-ONE! Very exciting!

We are honoured to have star-dating and exoplanet population expert, Dr. Ruth Angus, present at Astronomy on Tap this Thursday! Tune in with a beverage and learn which planet may have the best chance at finding alien life! @AMNH @FlatironInst @Columbia

Queen's University and the American Museum of Natural History will come together next week for our Virtual Astronomy on Tap. For more information and event registration click here: https://bit.ly/35PqKgo

Polish up your pint glasses!

The Girls System Mentorship Program is looking for new mentors for this year! This fantastic and successful program based in Kingston and Toronto supports all young people in STEM toward the vision of gender parity in the STEM workforce! Your experience is valuable!

This September, Doors Open is back! Doors Open is an opportunity to 'Explore, discover and encounter the hidden spaces, places and stories of Kingston.' And it's completely free! This year the McDonald Institute Visitor Centre will be joining the event with 30 minute zoom-tours, show-casing the Cloud Chamber particle detector and the research happening at SNOLAB, 2 km underground, trying to uncover some of the biggest mysteries of the universe, like 'What is Dark Matter?' an...d 'Why is there matter but no antimatter?'. Click here to register: https://www.kingstonmuseums.ca//doors-open-kingston-2020-m Discover other participating cultural sites here: https://www.kingstonmuseums.ca/doors-op/sites-participating. Date / Time : September 26th, 2020 30 minute tours will take place between 10:00 am 4:00 pm.

A great piece from CBC writer Nicole Mortillaro on the recent #BlackHole merger detected through #GravitationalWaves by researchers at LIGO Scientific Collaboration and EGO & the Virgo Collaboration. The merging of two stellar-mass black holes produced an intermediate black hole, the first of its kind to be detected! https://www-cbc-ca.cdn.ampproject.org//www.c/amp/1.5708404

Happy birthday to Dr. Art McDonald! At last year's National Meeting, we got you cake and all sang happy birthday. This year was a little different, but we still enjoyed seeing you, if only as a virtual avatar!

Wrapping up a successful first day of our second annual Canadian astroparticle national meeting. Some fantastic project presentations from our Cross-disciplinary Internship program. https://mcdonaldinstitute.ca/mcdonald-institute-internships/ #AstroparticleCanadaNM2020

Tomorrow, tomorrow, we'll quest for space with you tomorrow, it's only a day away!

T-minus 10 minutes! Pour yourself a beverage and come join us and these fantastic scientists and hear about #astronomy, the mysteries of #DarkMatter, the "Zoo of #Galaxies" and "How to grow your own #Universe!" #LiveStreaming: https://youtu.be/dO9-Raq-zhs.

Tonight is the night! Click here to register and get more information on Astronomy on Tap: bit.ly/aot-ygk The event starts at 7:00 PM EDT!... #astronomy #space #astrophysics #event

The August edition of our #Astroparticle Physics newsletter went our yesterday! If it didn't cross your inbox, be sure to subscribe here: https://bit.ly/McDonaldInstSignUp Previous editions of the newsletter can be found here: https://mcdonaldinstitute.ca/newsletter-archive/ We look forward to connecting!