Name: 2021 CAP Virtual Congress / Congrès virtuel de l'ACP 2021
Start: 2021-06-06T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2021-06-11T23:59:00-04:00
Location: Underline Conference System

2021 CAP Virtual Congress / Congrès virtuel de l'ACP 2021

from Sunday, 6 June 2021 (10:00) to Friday, 11 June 2021 (23:59)

Monday, 31 May 2021
Tuesday, 1 June 2021
Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Thursday, 3 June 2021
Friday, 4 June 2021
Saturday, 5 June 2021
Sunday, 6 June 2021

12:00

12:00 - 17:00

17:00 Break 60 minutes
Break 60 minutes
17:00 - 18:00
18:00
18:00 - 19:15
Contributions

18:00 Quanta of the Third Kind: Anyons - Frank Wilczek (MIT, Shanghai Jiao Tong U, ASU, Stockholm U.)

Monday, 7 June 2021

10:50

10:50 - 11:00

11:00

11:00 - 11:30

11:30 15 Minute Break
15 Minute Break
11:30 - 11:45
11:45
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) Ultracold chemistry with triplet molecules - Alan Jamison (University of Waterloo)

11:50 (I) Quantum Sensing with Matter-Wave Interferometers - Brynle Barrett (University of New Brunswick)

11:55 (I) Quantum archæology: how much time does an atom spend tunneling through a beam of light, and how much time do photons spend “trapped” in atoms? - Aephraim Steinberg (University of Toronto)

12:00 Localization of composite quantum particles in a random potential - Fumika Suzuki (IST Austria (Institute of Science and Technology Austria))

12:04 Simulating gravity-assisted loading and motion of laser-cooled atoms in hollow-core optical fibres - Sreesh Venuturumilli (University of Waterloo)

12:08 (G*) Quantum bifurcations in a Bose-Einstein condensate - Denise Kamp (McMaster University)

12:12 Propagation of correlations in the Bose Hubbard model - Malcolm Kennett (Simon Fraser University)

12:16 (G*) Manipulation of phonon modes in a trapped-ion system by optical tweezers - Yi Hong Teoh (University of Waterloo)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) On the firewall puzzle - Beni Yoshida (Perimeter Institute)

11:50 (I) Quantum Gravity Phenomenology from the Generalized Uncertainty Principle - Pasquale Bosso (University of Lethbridge)

11:55 Scalar-tensor gravity as an imperfect fluid, with applications - Valerio Faraoni (Bishop's University)

11:58 (G*) Test of Quantum Gravity in Statistical Mechanics - Mitja Fridman (University of Lethbridge)

12:01 (G*) Analyzing Loop Quantum Cosmology of Bianchi II Space with Numerical Methods - Timothy Blackmore (University of New Brunswick)

12:04 (G*) Effective loop quantum gravity framework for vacuum spherically symmetric space-times - Jarod Kelly (University of New Brunswick)

12:07 Dust collapse and bounce in effective loop quantum gravity - Robert Santacruz (University of New Brunswick)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

12:00 (I) Assessment of Physics Competency in a First-Year Integrated Science Course - Gurpaul Kochhar (Western University)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) Introduction to machine learning and its applications in biophysics and computational biology - Yi-Hsuan Lin (University of Toronto)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) Study of exotic nuclei along the neutron drip line and beyond - Takashi Nakamura (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

12:10 (G*) Investigation of resonance states in 11Li - Mukhwinder Singh (SMU)

12:20 Preliminary Characterization of Silicon Detectors for the Neutron Beta Decay Experiment (Nab) using the Manitoba II 30 keV Proton Source - Nicholas Macsai (University of Manitoba)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) Recent highlights from the GRIFFINspectrometer - Victoria Vedia (TRIUMF)

12:10 (G*) Lifetime Measurement of the First 2+ State in 40Ca Using Direct Population via an Alpha-transfer Reaction - Tongan (Frank) Wu (Simon Fraser University)

12:20 (G*) Electromagnetic Transition Rate Studies in $^{28}$Mg - Matthew Martin (Simon Fraser University)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 Accelerator Science in Canada - Oliver Kester (TRIUMF)

11:50 (I) Superconducting Radiofrequency Science and Technology in Canada - Tobias Junginger (University of Victoria)

12:00 (I) CLS2: A Next Generation Light Sournce for Canada - Mark Boland (CLS University of Saskatchewan (CA))

12:10 (I) A Prototype Compact Accelerator-based Neutron Source (CANS) for Canada - Dalini Maharaj (University of Windsor)

12:20 Improvement of the Efficiency of the TRIUMF Charge State Booster - Joseph Adegun (TRIUMF)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) Magnetoelectric generation of a Majorana-Fermi surface in Kitaev's honeycomb model - Jeffrey Rau (University of Windsor)

11:54 (I) Magnetic order and spin liquid physics in cluster Mott insulators - Jeffrey Quilliam (Université de Sherbrooke)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) Challenges for Direct Dark Matter Detection Searches - Silvia Scorza (SNOLAB)

12:10 Status of the NEWS-G dark matter experiment first run data analysis and installation at SNOLAB - Alexis Brossard (Queen's University)

12:20 Current Status of DEAP-3600 - Mark Stringer (Queen's University)
12:30 15 Minute Break
15 Minute Break
12:30 - 12:45
12:45
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 (I) Ionization of biologically relevant molecules studied with an independent atom model including geometric overlap - Tom Kirchner (York University)

12:50 (I) Many-body QED with atoms and photons - Kyung Choi (University of Waterloo)

12:55 Light-matter Interaction in Plasmonic Nanohybrids - Mahi Singh (Western)

12:59 (G*) Two-photon decay rates in heliumlike ions: finite nuclear mass effects$^*$ - Aaron Bondy

13:03 Resonant laser ionization spectroscopy to study Rydberg and autoionizing states - Ruohong Li (TRIUMF)

13:07 Selective Laser Ablation Ion-Trap Loading of $^{137}\mathrm{Ba}^+$ - Brendan White (University of Waterloo)
12:45 - 13:40
Contributions

12:45 Machine learning techniques for improving water Cherenkov event reconstruction - Nick Prouse (TRIUMF)

13:00 (G*) Muon Track Reconstruction for the P-ONE Neutrino Telescope - Dilraj Ghuman (Queens University)

13:10 (G*) Machine Learning for Energy Reconstruction at ATLAS - Lucas Alexander Polson (University of Victoria (CA))

13:20 Particle identification at the CERN NA62 experiment using Convolutional Neural Networks - Bob Velghe (TRIUMF (CA))

13:30 (G*) Parameter estimation of gravitational waves over non-Gaussian transient noise - Yannick Lecoeuche (University of British Columbia)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 Unruh-DeWitt Detector Differentiation of Black Holes and Exotic Compact Objects - Chen Zhang (University of Toronto and University of Waterloo)

12:48 Effective Raychaudhuri equation and black hole singularity resolution - Saeed Rastgoo (York University)

12:51 Quantum Detection of Inertial Frame Dragging - David Kubiznak (Perimeter Institute/University of Waterloo)

12:54 Falcon all-sky searches for continuous waves: results, outliers and artifacts. - Vladimir Dergachev (AEI Hannover)

12:57 (G*) Prospects for Reconstructing the Gravitational Wave Signal from Core-Collapse Supernovae in the LIGO-Virgo Advanced Detector Era - Nayyer Raza

13:00 (G*) Asymptotically Anti-de Sitter Gravitational Solitons - Turkuler Durgut (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

13:03 (G*) Prospects for measuring off-axis spins of binary black hole sources with A+/AdV+ - Alan Knee (University of British Columbia)

13:06 Hot qubits on the horizon - Gregory Kaplanek
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 (I) Training Physicists in Software Development: The Case of a Machine Learning Course - Pooya Ronagh (University of Waterloo)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 Neutrons in Medicine - Fiona McNeill (McMaster University)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 (I) The Power of Mass-Number Identifications for Heavy Element Experiments - Jennifer Pore (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

13:10 β-delayed neutron emission studies – How storage rings can provide a complimentary measurement technique - Christopher Griffin (TRIUMF)

13:20 Resonant Ionization Laser Ion Source at TRIUMF - Jens Lassen (TRIUMF)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 (G*) The Spin Flip Pulse in the TUCAN EDM Experiment - Sean Vanbergen (TRIUMF)

12:55 (G*) Simulating DAEMON: A new complementary neutron detector for the GRIFFIN decay station - Harris Bidaman (University of Guelph)

13:05 Experimental $\beta$-decay and $\beta$-delayed neutron branching ratios for Se and Br isotopes at N$\approx$60 - Roger Caballero-Folch (TRIUMF)

13:15 (G*) Integrated photon-sensor tests for nEXO - Lucas Darroch (Graduate Student)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 (I) Secondary Particle Production for Fundamental Science at TRIUMF - Alexander Gottberg (TRIUMF (CA))

12:55 (I) Medical isotope production and research with IAMI at TRIUMF - Cornelia Hoehr (TRIUMF)

13:05 Ultrafast Electron Scattering for Materials Research - Bradley Siwick (McGill University)

13:10 (G*) Characterization of the Isobar Separator for Anions for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry measurements - Erin L. Flannigan (University of Ottawa)

13:15 (G*) Negative Ion Source Development for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry - Collin Tiessen (Andre E. Lalonde Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Lab)

13:20 Development of an isotopic biodosimeter to assess radon gas exposure - Behnam Ashrafkhani (University of Calgary)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 When does entropy promote local organization? - Greg van Anders (Queen's University)

12:50 Magneto-Thermal Conductivity Oscillations in Spin-Orbit-Coupled Nodal Superconductors - Bill Atkinson (Trent University)

12:55 Lanczos recursion on a quantum computer for the Green's function and ground state - Thomas Baker (University of York)

13:00 Anomalously fast cooling and heating in a colloidal system - John Bechhoefer (Simon Fraser University)

13:05 Constructing two-dimensional molecular networks on metal surfaces: a scanning tunneling microscopy study - Mark Gallagher (Lakehead University)

13:10 Sea spray freezing measurements with MRI and portable NMR - Igor Mastikhin (University of New Brunswick)

13:15 Untangling time scales in entanglement growth in the disordered Fermi Hubbard model - Rachel Wortis (Trent University)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 Solar KK axion search with NEWS-G - Francisco Andres Vazquez de Sola (Queen's University)

12:55 (G*) The stability of the DEAP-3600 dark matter detector and projected sensitivities for time-varying signals - Gurpreet Kaur (Carleton University)

13:05 (G*) Dark Sector Portals & New Anomalously Penetrating Particles at the LHC with the MoEDAL-MAPP Experiment - Michael Staelens

13:15 Dark Matter Search with a low-threshold SuperCDMS HVeV detector - Ziqing Hong (University of Toronto)
13:30 15 Minute Break
15 Minute Break
13:30 - 13:45
13:45
13:45 - 14:45
Contributions

13:45 (I) ‘em jlHvaD Hoch The Science (& Art) of Compelling Storytelling - Lorna Somers
13:45 - 14:45
13:55
13:55 - 14:45
Contributions

13:55 (I) First application of CsI(Tl) pulse shape discrimination at an $e^+ e^-$ collider to improve particle identification at the Belle II experiment - Savino Longo (University of Victoria)

14:20 (I) Measurements of Z boson production in association with two jets using the ATLAS Run-II dataset - Stephen Weber (Carleton University (CA))
14:45 15 Minute Break
15 Minute Break
14:45 - 15:00
15:00
15:00 - 15:30
Contributions

15:00 Unmasking Black Holes with the Event Horizon Telescope - Avery Broderick
15:30 15 Minute Break
15 Minute Break
15:30 - 15:45
15:45
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (I) Nonlinear Atomic Force Microscopy - Karl-Peter Marzlin (St. Francis Xavier University)

15:50 (I) Prospects for quantum computing with Ba+ ions - Crystal Senko (University of Waterloo)

15:55 (I) Polarization control of spontaneous emission for rapid quantum state initialization - Chitra Rangan (University of Windsor)

16:00 Time-resolved spectroscopy of Xe giant plasmonic resonance by in situ measurement method - Dong Hyuk Ko (University of Ottawa)

16:04 (U*) Connection between non-analyticities and universal structures in many-body systems - David Linteau (McGill University)

16:08 Multidimensional Raman Solitons as Drivers of the High Harmonic Generation Process - Katherine Légaré (INRS)

16:12 (G*) Broadband and high sensitivity THz system with grating-assisted noncollinear phase-matching - Wei Cui (University of Ottawa)

16:16 (U*) Calculation of High Harmonic Spectrum from a 1D periodic potential - Shubham Kukreja (University of Windsor)

16:20 High Harmonic Generation and Strong Field Dynamics in a Wannier Basis - Guilmot Ernotte (University of Ottawa)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (I) Building computation skills into our physics program - Michael Massa (University of Guelph)

16:15 Covid-19 project: What a physics instructor learned by working with engineering coop students to create open probl - Jennifer Kirkey (Douglas College)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 Comparison of Cylindrical and Spherical Geometric Models to Infer Cell Sizes in a Celery Sample - Sheryl Herrera (University of Winnipeg)

15:50 Medical Image Fusion Based on Modified Parameter- Adaptive Simplified Pulse-Coupled Neural Network - Xiumei Yin (Anhui University)

15:55 Inferring axon diameters in white matter tracts of the live mouse brain - Melissa Anderson (University of Manitoba)

16:00 (G*) Mapping Magnetic Field Around Metal with Pure Phase Encoding Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Layale Bazzi (University of Windsor)

16:05 (G*) Cariporide Effects on Intracellular pH (pHi) Using CEST-MRI in Rat Model of Glioblastoma - Maryam Mozaffari (Department of Medical Biophysics, Robarts Research Institute, Western University)

16:10 (G*) The Use of a Novel Sampling/Reconstruction Method for Non-Proton and Low Field MRI - Samuel Perron (University of Western Ontario)

16:15 Monte Carlo Simulation for Magnetic Resonance Diffusion Measurements - Tristhal Parasram (University of Windsor)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 Unexpectedly exciting axisymmetric apparent horizons - Ivan Booth (Memorial University)

15:48 The fate of apparent horizons in a binary black hole merger - Robie Hennigar

15:51 (G*) Marginally Outer Trapped (Open) Surfaces in 4+1 Dimensional Spacetimes - Sarah Muth (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

15:54 (G*) The many marginally outer trapped surfaces of Schwarzschild spacetime - Kam To Billy Chan (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

15:57 Magnetic Modes of Gravitational Collapse - Shantanu Basu (University of Western Ontario)

16:00 (U*) Black Hole Heat Engines and Critical Behaviour - Sierra Jess (University of Waterloo)

16:03 (U*) Efficiency of Black Hole Heat Engines and Universality - Maria DiMarco (University of Waterloo)

16:06 (G*) Thermodynamics of Exotic Gauss-Bonnet Black Holes - Brayden Hull (University of Waterloo)

16:09 (G*) Signatures of Primordial Black Holes in theories of Large Extra Dimensions - Avi Friedlander (Queen's University)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (I) Exotic Nuclear Decay at the Limits of Stability - Gwen Grinyer (University of Regina)

16:10 Using the DRAGON to understand pollution in globular clusters - Philip Adsley (Wits/iThemba LABS)

16:20 Direct measurement of the $^{26m}$Al(${\it p}$,$\gamma$)$^{27}$Si reaction at DRAGON using an isomeric radioactive ion beam - Annika Lennarz (TRIUMF)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (I) Towards measuring the Fierz interference parameter in 6He β decay from a Penning trap using the CRES technique - Dan Melconian (Texas A&M)

16:10 (G*) Mass investigations at the intersection of the N=82 shell closure and the proton drip-line - Brian Kootte (TRIUMF/University of Manitoba)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (I) Disordered array superconducting loop-based synaptic networks and neurons for neuromorphic computing - Robert Dynes (University of California San Diego)

15:55 (I) Remembering Jules Carbotte - Bill Atkinson (Trent University)

16:05 (I) Eliashberg Theory and Jules Carbotte - Frank Marsiglio (University of Alberta)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 Robust Design from Systems Physics - Greg van Anders (Queen's University)

15:50 Functionalized surfaces of graphene field effect transistors for gas sensing - Natalia Alzate-Carvajal

15:55 Development of graphene-based field-effect transistor (GFET) sensors for a simulant of chemical warfare agents - Ranjana Rautela

16:00 Optically enhanced gas sensing performance of graphene field effect transistors - Jaewoo Park (University of Ottawa)

16:05 Multilayer Graphene as Adaptive Thermal Camouflage - Saher Hamid (University of Ottawa)

16:10 Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy of alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers formed on digitally photocorroded surfaces of (001) GaAs - René St-Onge (Laboratory for Quantum Semiconductors and Photon-based BioNanotechnology, Laboratoire Nanotechnologies Nanosystèmes (LN2) - CNRS UMI-3463, Interdisciplinary Institute for Technological Innovation (3IT), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Université́ de Sherbrooke)

16:15 Measuring water depth on an inclined road - Louis Poirier (National Research Council Canada)

16:20 (G*) Molybdenum stable isotope measurements of petroleum coke in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region - Courtney Kruschel

16:25 (G*) Self-witnessing coherent imaging for artifact removal and noise filtering in laser keyhole welding - Tessa Krause (Queen's University)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (I) Highlights ATLAS experiment - Tony Kwan (McGill University, (CA))

16:10 (G*) Characterizing the Higgs Boson at the LHC - Robin Hayes (University of British Columbia (CA))

16:20 (G*) The Search for Evidence of Vector Boson Scattering Between a Photon and a W Boson with the ATLAS Detector - John Patrick Mc Gowan (McGill University, (CA))
16:30 15 Minute Break
15 Minute Break
16:30 - 16:45
16:45
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 (I) Radiative efficiency and global warming potential of fluorinated greenhouse gases - Karine Le Bris (St. Francis Xavier University)

16:50 (I) On the validity of many-mode Floquet theory - James Martin (University of Waterloo)

16:55 In source laser resonance ionization spectroscopy of radioactive isotopes - Jens Lassen (TRIUMF)

16:59 Emergence of light-induced states in the few-photon ionization of atomic helium* - Aaron Bondy
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 (G*) Multi-modal PET-MR imaging of the selective activation of serotonergic neurons in living rodent brains with DREADD technology - Jarrad Perron (University of Manitoba)

16:50 (G*) Measuring calcium isotopic composition in the body to understand metabolic processes. - Dorothy Walls (University of Calgary)

16:55 (G*) Simultaneous Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI and [15O]water PET Multi-Modal Imaging: A Proof of Concept Study - Ramanpreet Sembhi (The University of Western Ontario)

17:00 (G*) On the rationale for a standardized pre-clinical segmentation technique in PET pharmacokinetic - Philippe Laporte (Université de Montréal)

17:05 (G*) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data Acquisition Acceleration and Feature Detection with Dictionary Learning - Mark Armstrong (University of Windsor)

17:10 (G*) Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry with Neural Networks - Tristhal Parasram (University of Windsor)

17:15 Prediction of Alzheimer's Disease Based on Multi-Attentional Mechanisms using Brain PET Image - Yonglin Chen (Anhui University)
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 Sky Stories: The Art of Science Outreach - Svetlana Barkanova (Grenfell Campus of Memorial University)

17:00 University of Winnipeg Undergraduate Programs to Encourage Indigenous Students to Undertake Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering - Melanie Martin (University of Winnipeg)
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 Gravitational Waves interacting with matter in cosmology - Arundhati Dasgupta (University of Lethbridge)

16:48 Matter-Geometry Entanglement in Quantum Cosmology - Viqar Husain (University of New Brunswick)

16:51 Cosmology on the Beach: a formal analogy - Valerio Faraoni (Bishop's University)

16:54 On the quantum origin of a dark universe - Saurya Das (University of Lethbridge)

16:57 (G*) Bubble Nucleation Events are Correlated - Dalila Pirvu (Perimeter Institute / University of Waterloo)

17:00 (G*) Cosmological perturbation theory with matter time. - Mustafa Saeed (University of New Brunswick)

17:03 (G*) Gravitational Wave Backgrounds from Low Scale Inflation - Simran Nerval (Queen's University)

17:06 (G*) Sub-GeV Dark Vector Bosons and their Impacts on Cosmology - John Coffey (University of Victoria)

17:09 kSZ Tomography with Foregrounds and Systematics - Richard Bloch (York University)
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 (I) Direct and indirect measurements of charged-particle capture reactions - Gregory Christian (Saint Mary's University)

17:10 Nuclear polarization by optical pumping at TRIUMF - Ruohong Li (TRIUMF)

17:20 (G*) A Measurement of Zinc-65 Using Data from the KDK Experiment - Lilianna Hariasz (Queen's University)
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 (I) Novel ion-trap techniques for precision studies of exotic radionuclides and radioactive molecules - Stephan Malbrunot-Ettenauer (CERN)

17:10 (G*) Exploring the limits of existence of heavy, neutron-deficient nuclei - Eleni Marina Lykiardopoulou (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, TRIUMF)

17:20 (G*) Charting the $N = 40$ Island of Inversion with neutron-rich iron isotopes at TITAN - William Porter (TRIUMF/UBC)
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 (G*) Measurement of Beam Polarization with Tau Polarimetry for a Potential SuperKEKB Upgrade - Caleb Miller (University of Victoria)

16:55 (G*) Precision measurement of the Z-boson transverse momentum with the ATLAS detector - Ben Davis-Purcell (Carleton University (CA))

17:05 (G*) Spin Rotator Design for the SuperKEKB High Energy Ring in a Proposed Polarization Upgrade - Yuhao Peng

17:15 (G*) Search for heavy resonances decaying into a pair of Z bosons with the ATLAS detector - Joseph Carter (University of Toronto (CA))
Tuesday, 8 June 2021
10:00
10:00 - 11:00
Contributions

10:00 (I) Challenges and Opportunties for Modern Cosmology - James Peebles (Princeton University)
10:30
10:30 - 18:05
Contributions

10:40 (I) Modelling laser plasma interaction for inertial confinement fusion experiments - Arnaud Debayle

11:05 (I) X-ray production using relativistically intense laser pulses - Amina Hussein (University of Alberta)

11:30 (G*) Generation of focused LWFA electron and gamma beams using a triplet quadrupole magnet system - Vigneshvar Senthilkumaran (University of Alberta)

11:45 Nonlinear development of absolute SRS in ignition-scale direct-drive coronal plasmas - Qing Wang (University of Alberta)

12:00 Ray tracing analysis of stimulated Raman scattering in directly-driven inertial confinement fusion plasmas - Steven Hironaka (University of Alberta)

12:30 Spectrally accurate global-local gyrokinetic simulations of turbulence in tokamak plasmas - Denis St-Onge (University of Oxford)

12:45 (G*) Experimental Studies of the Improved Plasma Confinement on the STOR-M Tokamak - Heba Bsharat (University of Saskatchewan )

13:00 (G*) Stimulated Excitation of Thermal Waves in Magnetized Plasmas and Use in Thermal Conductivity Measurement - Scott Karbashewski (University of Alberta)

13:15 (I) Nonlinear and noise effects in simulations of Buneman instability - Arash Tavassoli

13:50 (I) Defect Engineering in Plasma-Treated Graphene Films - Luc Stafford (Universite de Montreal)

14:15 Boron substitutional doping of graphene by low- pressure diborane-argon plasma - Pierre Vinchon (Université de Montréal)

14:30 (G*) P3I code: A new code for Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation modelling - tahreem yousaf (university of saskchewan)

14:45 (G*) Time Resolved Characterization of a Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation System - Joel Moreno (University of Saskatchewan)

15:10 (I) Plasma and dusty plasma pattern formation at high magnetic fields - Edward Thomas (Auburn University)

15:35 Mode-coupling instability of two-dimensional complex plasma crystals in asymmetric capacitively-coupled radio-frequency discharges - Lenaic Couedel (University of Saskatchewan)

15:50 (G*) Application of kinetic and regression techniques to measurements made with fixed-bias needle Langmuir probes. - Guangdong Liu (University of Alberta)

16:05 (G*) Design and Characterization of a Dust Injector for STOR-M - Nathan Nelson (University of Saskatchewan)

16:20 Beyond analytic inference techniques with multivariate regression - Richard Marchand

16:35 (G*) Multivariate Regression Approach in the Prediction of Side Wind Velocity Using Spherical Segmented Langmuir Probe Measurements - Akinola Olowookere (University of Alberta)

17:00 (I) Flow-Through Z-Pinch Research at Fuse - Raymond Golingo (Fuse)

17:25 (I) Global simulations of ion temperature gradient modes, from characteristic eigen-structures to turbulent transport - Jeffery Zielinski (University Of Saskatchewan)

17:50 Turbulence and transport from multiple entangled electron temperature filaments in a magnetized plasma - Richard Sydora (University of Alberta)
10:59
10:59 - 17:55
Contributions

11:00 (I) MBT for TBM ( Topological Band Magnetism ) - Allan MacDonald (UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN)

12:00 (I) Giant c-axis Nonlinear Anomalous Hall Effect - Adam Tsen (University of Waterloo)

13:30 (I) Tunneling processes through Yu-Shiba-Rusinov states of magnetic atoms on superconductors - Katharina Franke (Freie Universität Berlin)

14:00 Majorana Bound States Induced by Antiferromagnetic Skyrmion Textures - Sebastián Díaz (University of Basel)

14:15 Level attraction in a driven cavity magnonic system - Igor Proskurin (University of Manitoba)

14:45 (I) Microscopic Theory of Spin Frustration in Quantum Magnets - Hae-Young Kee (University of Toronto)

15:15 Anisotropic magnetic interactions in hexagonal AB-stacked kagome lattice structures: Applications to Mn3X (X = Ge, Sn, Ga) compounds - Andrey Zelenskiy (Dalhousie University)

15:30 (G*) Constraints on the Spin Hamiltonian and Entropy of the Dipole-Octupole Spin Liquid Candidate Ce2Zr2O7 from Low Temperature Heat Capacity - Evan Smith (McMaster University (Department of Physics and Astronomy))

16:00 (I) Exploring Kitaev Magnetism with Resonant X-Rays - Patrick Clancy (McMaster University)

16:30 (G*) Exchange Interactions in d$^2$ Systems - Derek Churchill (University of Toronto)

16:45 Interaction-stabilized topological magnon insulator in ferromagnets - Alexander Mook

17:00 Magnets have Two Longitudinal Degrees of Freedom - Wayne Saslow (Texas A&M University)
11:00
11:00 - 17:30
Contributions

11:00 (I) Quantum Barren Plateaus and Generative Pre-Training - Maria Kieferova

11:30 (I) Interpreting artificial neural networks in the context of theoretical physics. - Sebastian Wetzel

12:00 Quantum Earth Mover's Distance: A New Approach to Learning Quantum Data - Milad Marvian (University of New Mexico)

13:30 (I) Large Scale QML Research in TensorFlow Quantum - Michael Broughton

14:00 (I) Training quantum computers the same way as neural networks - Nathan Killoran

14:45 (I) Quantum enhanced sampling: an essential tool for today’s quantum computing practitioner - Peter Johnson

15:15 (I) Variational Neural Annealing - Juan Felipe Carrasquilla

16:00 (I) Classical and quantum control and learning - Barry Sanders (University of Calgary)

16:30 (I) Enhancing Machine Learning and Combinatorial Optimization with Quantum Generative Models - Alejandro Perdomo-Ortiz
11:00 - 17:30
Contributions

11:00 (I) Breaking the Myth of the "Non-Traditional Physicist": The Real Story about Employment for Physics Graduates - Crystal Bailey (Americal Physical Society)

12:00 (I) Artificial Intelligence for Customer Care - Melissa Valdez (IBM)

12:30 (I) Perspectives on Applied AI and Machine Learning - Chad Bryant

14:00 (I) Cryogenics in Mining, Deep Mine Cooling By Converting The Heat To Electricity. - Daniel Cluff (CanMIND Associates) Sujit Sengupta (AdmiraDHES)

14:30 (I) The winding road from a degree in physics to the development of leading-edge optical sensors - Denis Dufour (INO)

15:00 (I) Using a Physics Education to Communicate Science to Society - Al Scott (Honeywell)
11:00 - 13:30
Contributions

11:00 (I) Microfluidic devices for handling small organisms - Ravi Selvaganapathy (McMaster University)

11:30 A nanosurface fluidic device for physical fingerprints of extracellular vesicles for liquid biopsy in cancer - Sara Mahshid (McGill University)

12:00 (G*) Erythro-VLPS: Embedding SARS-COV-2 Spike Proteins in Red Blood Cell Based Proteoliposomes Leads to Pronounced Antibody Response - Sebastian Himbert (McMaster University)

12:05 (G*) Novel drug delivery system for antibiotic therapy using modified erythrocyte liposomes - Hannah Krivic (McMaster University)

12:10 (U*) Laser-based mask characterization for prophylaxis of Covid-19 - Abbey Richer (University of Windsor)

12:15 (G*) Quantifying Density Hotspots and Potential Superspreading Events During COVID-19 - K. Mason Rock (Ryerson University)

12:20 Filter mask development and PPE distribution from the ground up. - Christopher Murray (Lakehead University)
11:00 - 18:00
Contributions

11:05 (I) Quantum Technologies in Sensing, Imaging, and Metrology: From the Laboratory to Near-Term Commercial Applications - Carl Williams (Deputy Director, Physical Measurement Laboratory National Institute of Standards and Technology)

11:45 (I) Quantum radiometry and metrology for single-photon detectors and emitters - Angela Gamouras (National Research Council of Canada)

12:30 (I) Toward tabletop, quantum-limited mechanical sensing and new optomechanical control - Jack Sankey (McGill University)

13:00 (I) Applying Atom-Defined Building Tools to Make Quantum Sensing Devices - Robert Wolkow (University of Alberta)

13:30 (I) Microwave entanglement generation and its application in quantum sensing - Shabir Barzanjeh (University of Calgary)

14:15 (I) (Lunch session talk) Department of National Defence Quantum S&T Strategy - Aimee Gunther (University of Waterloo)

14:40 (I) (Lunch session talk) NRC’s Quantum Sensors Challenge Program - Peter Mason (National Research Concil of Canada)

15:00 (I) Quantum Magnetometry with the Diamond NV-Centre - Michael Bradley (University of Saskatchewan)

15:30 (G*) Achromatic multi-mode time bin interferometer for quantum networks - Ramy Tannous (University of Waterloo, Institute for Quantum Computing)

15:37 (G*) Towards the atomic scale readout of single acceptor states in p-doped Si - Max Yuan (University of Alberta)

15:44 (G*) Hybrid Integration of III-V Nanowires Embedded with Quantum Dots on Photonic Integrated Circuits - Edith Yeung (University of Ottawa)

15:51 (G*) Optomechanical interface between telecom photons and spin quantum memory - Prasoon Kumar Shandilya (University of Calgary)

15:58 (G*) Suppression of Phonon-Mediated Decoherence using Frequency-Swept Laser Pulses in Optically-Driven Semiconductor Quantum Emitters - Grant Wilbur (Dalhousie University)

16:05 (G*) A portable diamond-based quantum demonstrator based on a quantum control and readout platform - Démonstrateur quantique portable à base de diamant, basé sur une plateforme de contrôle et de lecture quantique - Azfar Badaroudine (Université de Sherbrooke)

16:30 (I) Building Magnetic Intelligence: harnessing quantum magnetometry with the diamond NV-centre for end-user applications - Rachel Taylor (SB Quantum)

17:00 (U*) Photons in the Brain: Imaging Biophotons with Quantum Detectors - Rana Zibakhsh (University of Calgary)

17:07 (G*) Gated quantum dots in van der Waals materials - Justin Boddison-Chouinard (University of Ottawa)

17:14 (G*) Super-resolution Ghost-Imaging - Florence Grenapin (University of Ottawa)

17:21 (G*) Multiplexed Single-Photon Source Based on Multiple Quantum Dots Embedded within a Single Nanowire - Patrick Laferrière (University of Ottawa)
TS1-1 Break
TS1-1 Break
11:00 - 11:15
11:00 - 11:45
Contributions

11:00 (I) Ab initio nuclear theory for neutrino physics - Jason Holt

11:20 (I) Search for Majorana Neutrinos in the LEGEND Experiment - Alan Poon (Berkeley Lab)
11:15
11:15 - 12:45
Contributions

11:15 (I) 21cm Cosmology - Matt Dobbs

11:45 (I) Multi-line intensity mapping of the high redshift Universe - Tzu-Ching Chang

12:15 (I) CMB Observations: Recent Progress - Jo Dunkley
11:45 TS4-1 Break
TS4-1 Break
11:45 - 12:00
12:00
12:00 - 12:45
Contributions

12:00 (I) Status of the SNO+ experiment - Ryan Bayes (Laurentian University)

12:20 (I) Current Status of the nEXO Experiment - Erica Caden (SNOLAB)
12:45 TS1-2 Break
TS1-2 Break
12:45 - 13:29

TS4-2 Break
TS4-2 Break
12:45 - 13:01
13:01
13:01 - 13:45
Contributions

13:01 (I) The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment DUNE: review and recent progress - Claire David (York University (CA))

13:21 (I) The T2K, Super-Kamiokande, and Hyper-Kamiokande Experiments - Patrick de Perio (TRIUMF)
13:29
13:29 - 15:10
Contributions

13:30 (I) Making Universal Axions - Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (University of New Hampshire)

13:55 (I) The cosmology of sub-MeV dark matter freeze-in - Katelin Schutz (UC Berkeley)

14:20 (I) New Directions for Dark Matter - Evan McDonough (University of Chicago)

14:45 (I) Asymmetric Dark Matter in Main Sequence Stars - Aaron Vincent (Queen's University)
13:30
13:30 - 15:15
Contributions

13:30 (I) A Generalizable and Efficient Deep Learning Algorithm for Automatic Prostate Segmentation in 3D Ultrasound - Nathan Orlando (Western University)

14:00 Optical fibers as dosimeter detector for proton/neutron fields – a biological dosimeter - Jana Niedermeier (TRIUMF)

14:05 (G*) Three-dimensional tumor spheroids as a tool to optimize the nano-bio interface - Kyle Bromma (University of Victoria)

14:10 Combining gold nanoparticles with other radiosensitizers for unlocking the full potential of cancer radiotherapy - Devika Chithrani (University of Victoria)

14:15 (I) Use of Light Absorbing Polymers for Quantitative Measure of Ionizing Radiation Dose: Challenges and Opportunities - Alexandra Rink (Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto, University Health Network)

14:45 Evaluating Machine Learning Models in Predicting the Dose Distribution Index in Radiation Treatment Planning QA - James Chow (University of Toronto)

14:50 An AI-assisted Chatbot for Education in Radiotherapy - James Chow (University of Toronto)

14:55 (G*) Characterization of modified radiochromic materials for measuring ionizing radiation - Rohith Kaiyum (York university)
13:45 TS4-3 Break
TS4-3 Break
13:45 - 14:45
14:45
14:45 - 15:30
Contributions

14:45 (I) Multi-messenger astrophysics with gravitational waves - Jess McIver (The University of British Columbia)

15:05 (I) Studying neutrino properties with neutrino telescopes - Juan Pablo Yanez Garza
15:10 TS1-3 Break
TS1-3 Break
15:10 - 15:44
15:15
15:15 - 17:00
Contributions

15:15 Optical Bio-Sensing at the Brain-Machine Interface - Christopher Barrett (McGill U.)

15:45 (I) Synchrony in the auditory periphery - Christopher Bergevin (York University)

16:15 (I) (Learning) visual representations - Joel Zylberberg (York University)

16:45 Reaction-diffusion modeling of neurotransmitter processing at a high frequency synapse - Bela Joos (University of Ottawa)
15:30 TS4-4 Break
TS4-4 Break
15:30 - 15:45
15:44
15:44 - 17:00
Contributions

15:45 (I) Some challenges for theoretical cosmology - Edward Wilson-Ewing (University of New Brunswick)

16:10 (I) Spectrum of Cuscuton Bounce - Ghazal Geshnizjani (University of Waterloo)

16:35 (I) Discriminating between theories of the very early universe - Jerome Quintin (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)
15:45
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:50 (I) The future of high-energy neutrino flavour and the search for new physics - Aaron Vincent (Queen's University)

16:10 (I) Multi-messenger astronomy and neutrinos - Liliana Caballero Suarez (University of Guelph)
16:30 TS4-5 Break
TS4-5 Break
16:30 - 16:45
16:45
16:45 - 17:45
Contributions

16:45 (I) Studying Reactor CEvNS with the Scintillating Bubble Chamber (SBC) Experiment - Pietro Giampa (SNOLAB)

17:05 (I) Coherent Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering and the NEWS-G collaboration - Marie Vidal

17:25 (I) Heavy Neutrino searches at ATLAS - Matthias Danninger (Simon Fraser University (CA))
Wednesday, 9 June 2021
10:30
10:30 - 11:00
Contributions

10:30 EDI Survey Presentation - Kevin Hewitt (Dalhousie University) Anastasia Smolina (University of Toronto)
11:00
11:00 - 11:30
Contributions

11:00 Cancer and Light: How optical sciences and engineering impact cancer research and patient care - Brian Wilson (University of Toronto)
11:30 15 Minute Break
15 Minute Break
11:30 - 11:45
11:45
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) Scanning near-field optical microscopy: from physics to spectroscopic applications - Giovanni Fanchini (Western university)

11:50 (I) Nanophotonic platforms for quantum optics with atomic ensembles - Michal Bajcsy (University of Waterloo)

11:55 (G*) Nanoscale polymer blister formation using single femtosecond pulses - Alan Godfrey (University of Ottawa)

11:59 Study of photoluminescence in plasmonic nanoparticles - Grant Brassem (University of Western Ontario)

12:03 Nonlinear optical properties of graphene: liquid-phase exfoliation vs chemical vapour deposition - Aidan Baker-Murray (University of Ottawa)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) Towards the Particle Collider Luminosity Frontier: The latest from the Belle II Experiment - Ewan Chin Hill (University of Victoria (CA))

12:10 (G*) The Search for Charged Lepton Flavour Violation at Belle II - Trevor Shillington (McGill University)

12:20 (G*) Inclusive analysis of $B \to X_u \ell \nu_{\ell}$ and $|V_{ub}|$ determination at Belle II - Andrea Fodor (McGill University)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (G*) Experimental analysis of surface Debye temperature for epitaxial thin films - Matheus Adam (Western University)

12:00 Rivulets and ripples: experiments on how dynamic wetting affects icicle growth - John Ladan (University of Toronto)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) A Theoretical Outlook on the Properties of Spin Ice and Other Magnetic Pyrochlore Thin Films - Michel Gingras (University of Waterloo)

12:15 Collinear and Noncollinear Antiferromagnetic Insulators for Spintronics Applications - Alexey Kovalev (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) de Sitter space in string landscape - Keshav Dasgupta

11:50 (I) Nonrelativistic Strings and Exotic Geometries - Ziqi Yan (Nordita)

11:55 (I) Generalized ’t Hooft Anomalies and Gauge Dynamics - Erich Poppitz (University of Toronto)

12:00 Constraining effective theories using causality - Simon Caron-Huot

12:03 Holographic Complexity and Black Hole Thermodynamic Volume - Robert Mann (University of Waterloo)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) Looking back at a decade of teaching undergraduate Quantum Computing - Shohini Ghose

12:15 Reasoning about uncertainty and measurement in classical and quantum mechanics - Natasha Holmes (Cornell University)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) Photon-Counting X-ray Detectors: A New Generation of Medical X-ray Imaging - Jesse Tanguay (Ryerson University)

12:15 Advanced Magnetic Resonance Neuroimaging at 0.5-Tesla?... This is not your parent’s MRI! - Steven Beyea

12:20 Design of 1.0T conduction cooled superconducitng magnet for intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging - Wenlong Bian (Alltech Medical System)
11:45 - 12:35
Contributions

11:45 (I) Plasma jet as a source of carbon monoxide (CO) for biomedical applications - Claire Douat (GREMI - CNRS - University of Orleans)

12:10 (I) Non-thermal plasma for cancer treatment, influence of the discharge mode on the cytotoxicity of a radio-frequency plasma jet - Jean-Sébastien Boisvert (McGill University and CRCHUM)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) Multiples in Scientific Discovery - James Peebles (Princeton University)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) Fusion in massive stars: Pushing the 12C+12C cross-section to the limits with the STELLA experiment at IPN Orsay - David Jenkins (York University, UK)

12:10 New measurements of the 17O(alpha,gamma)21Ne reaction - Matthew Williams (TRIUMF)

12:20 Measurement of the $^7$Be($\alpha,\gamma$)$^{11}$C reaction with DRAGON for neutrino-driven wind nucleosynthesis - Athanasios Psaltis (McMaster University)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) The impact of nuclear structure on constraints of neutron star structure - Zach Meisel (Ohio University)

12:10 (G*) The Effect of Nucleonic Interaction on Neutrinos from Neutron Star Black Hole Mergers - Rajan Anderson (University of Guelph)

12:20 (G*) The decay of the $b_{1}$(1235) meson through the $\omega \pi$ channel at GlueX - karthik suresh (University of Regina)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) T-linear resistivity from an isotropic Planckian scattering rate - Gael Grissonnanche (Cornell University)

11:54 (I) Pushing the Size of the Quantum Cluster Numerical Simulations - Maxime Charlebois (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières)

12:03 (I) Vanishing nematic order beyond the pseudogap phase in overdoped cuprate superconductors - David Hawthorn (University of Waterloo)

12:12 (I) Quantum materials at the atomic scale - Adina Luican-Mayer (University of Ottawa)

12:21 (I) Large Kondo Effect in molecule-linked Au Nanoparticles Assemblies - Al-Amin Dhirani (Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto)
12:30 15 Minute Break
15 Minute Break
12:30 - 12:45
12:45
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 Eliminating dual-polarization laser emission and spatial hole burning by using parity-time-symmetric eigenstates - Jean-Francois Bisson

12:50 (G*) Temperature Sensitive Electroluminescence Observed in a Reverse Biased, Frozen Polymer P-I-N Junction - Dongze (Willy) Wang (Queen's University)

12:54 (G*) Adding a linear contribution to depolarization in simulations of supercontinuum generation - Rachel Ostic (University of Ottawa)

12:58 (G*) Ultrafast modulation of the properties of a metasurface for terahertz radiation - Ahmed Jaber (University of Ottawa)

13:02 (G*) An individual optical addressing scheme for trapped Ba+ ions in an open-access quantum information processor - Nikolay Videnov (University of Waterloo)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 Searches for ultra long-lived particles with MATHUSLA - Miriam Diamond (SLAC National Laboratory)

13:00 Search for the rare $K^+ \to \pi^+ \nu \overline{\nu}$ decay at the NA62 experiment at CERN - Bob Velghe (TRIUMF (CA))

13:15 The Canadian Contribution to the ATLAS New Small Wheels - Tony Kwan (McGill University, (CA))
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 (G*) Argon-1: An R&D detector for next generation LAr experiments - David Gallacher (Carleton University)

12:55 (G*) CUTE: an underground test facility for cryogenic detectors - Richard Germond

13:05 (G*) A Multi-Photomultiplier Photosensor Module for IWCD/Hyper-K - Luan Koerich (University of Regina)

13:15 Cryogenic detector monitoring and calibration with internally mounted LEDs - Adam Mayer (TRIUMF)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 (I) Spin-Ice Thin Films: The Effect of Strain and Disorder - Christianne Beekman (Florida State University)

13:15 Strain control of flying spins - James Stotz (Queen's University)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 (I) Teaching quantum computing for second year students in science and engineering - Rogério de Sousa (University of Victoria)

13:15 Open Universe: The Adventure of Teaching and Learning Physics Online - Svetlana Barkanova (Grenfell Campus of Memorial University)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 (I) Noble gas MRI: A Decade of Progress Towards Clinical Translation - Alexei Ouriadov (The University of Western Ontario)

13:15 Sino Canada Health Institute Intra-Operative MRI - Michael Lang (University of Winnipeg)

13:20 Direct current coil designs for a portable magnetic resonance scanner - Jordyn Matthews (University of Windsor)

13:25 Optimizing Radiofrequency Coils for Single-Sided Portable Magnetic Resonance - Doris Rusu (University of Windsor)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 (I) Controlling Non-thermal Plasmas in Contact with Liquids - Stephan Reuter (Polytechnique Montreal)

13:10 (G*) Statistical investigation on the number and electrical charge of streamers propagating at air-water interface under various discharge conditions. - Antoine Herrmann (Université de Montréal)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 (I) Conformal Field Theory in Embedding Space - Jean-Francois Fortin (Laval University)

12:50 (I) Holographic Complexity in Gravitational Collapse - Andrew Frey (University of Winnipeg)

12:55 Quantum field theory with minimum length - Vasil Todorinov (University of Lethbreidge)

12:58 (G*) Numerical Loop-Integration Methods for Thermal Field Theory - Siyuan Li (University of Saskatchewan)

13:01 Bandlimited UDW detector dynamics on 2+1 flat and spherical spacetimes - Ahmed Shalabi (University of Waterloo)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 (G*) Nuclear 2$\gamma$ decay of $^{98}$Mo and $^{98}$Zr at the TITAN-EBIT - Zachary Hockenbery (TRIUMF/McGill University)

12:55 Measurements of polarization power of TUCANs UCN SCM polarizer and prototype spin analyzer - Sean Hansen-Romu (University of Manitoba)

13:05 (G*) The characterization of a spatially resolved multi-element laser ablation ion source - Kevin Murray (McGill University)

13:15 Search for the high-spin members of the $\alpha$:2n:$\alpha$ band in $^{10}$Be - Sriteja Upadhyayula (TRIUMF)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 Barium extraction from Xe Gas and identification for nEXO - Christopher Chambers (McGill University)

12:55 Magnetic Field Requirements for the TUCAN nEDM Experiment - Mark McCrea (University of Winnipeg)

13:05 Time-dependent thermal modeling for the TUCAN source - Shawn Stargardter (University of Manitoba)

13:15 Francium 7S - 8S Stark spectroscopy as a precursor to atomic parity violation tests. - Anima Sharma (TRIUMF)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 Valley-controlled transport in graphene/WSe2 heterostructures under an off-resonant polarized light - Muhammad Zubair (Concordia University)

12:50 Coherence transfer in two-pulse double quantum (DQ) and five-pulse double- quantum modulation (DQM) sequences in EPR: Orientation selectivity and distance measurement - Hamidreza Salahi (Concordia University)

12:55 Electronic transport properties of tailored two dimensional materials for chemical sensors - Maryam Abarashi (University of Calgary)

13:00 Modeling Amorphous Silicon Using Neural Networks - mojde fadaie (University of Montreal)

13:05 Reducing Majorana Hybridization via Periodic Driving - Brett Min (McGill University)

13:10 Identifying and Isolating Flat Bands in 2D Systems - Jun Hyung Bae (Concordia University)

13:15 Symmetry Breaking Effects of Instantons in Parton Gauge Theories - Shankar Ganesh (University of Alberta)

13:20 Interplay Between Electrostatic and Hydrophobic Interactions in Aqueous Dispersions of OSA-Modified Phytoglycogen Nanoparticles - Carley Miki (University of Guelph)
13:30 15 Minute Break
15 Minute Break
13:30 - 13:45
13:45
13:45 - 14:45
Contributions

13:45 (G*) POS-A1 -- Mapping the Landscape of Physics Education Research in Canada - Lindsay Mainhood

13:47 POS-A2 -- Home-Based Labs to Develop Broadly Applicable Scientific Skills and Attitudes - Mark Paetkau (Thompson Rivers University) Arnold Sikkema (Trinity Western University)

13:49 (U*) POS-A3 -- Investigating the Gender Gap in Introductory Physics Courses - Daniel Dobrowolski (McMaster)

13:51 (U*) POS-A4 -- Students’ Preferences and Participation in Introductory Physics Courses in an Online Environment - Nitara Fernando (McMaster University)
Poster session
Poster session
13:45 - 14:45
Contributions

13:45 (G*) POS-B5 -- production of Ag nanoparticles by spark discharge in heptane in contact with solution - Kyana Mohammadi

13:47 POS-B6 -- Impurity transport modelling in a magnetron discharge - Jong Hern MUN (Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, PIIM UNR 7345, Marseille, France)

13:49 POS-B7 -- Optical Emission Interferometry for Monitoring of Plasma Processes - Yu Ying Chang (Plasmionique)

13:51 (G*) POS-B8 -- Measurements of a DC Gas Discharge - Edward DeWit (Queen's University)
13:45 - 14:45
Contributions

13:45 (G*) POS-C9 -- Energy Compression System Radio Frequency Design at the Canadian Light Source - Evan Ericson (Canadian Light Source)

13:47 (G*) POS-C10 -- Vertical phase space measurement at Canadian Light Source - Yasaman Yousefi Sigari (University of Saskatchewan)

13:49 (G*) POS-C11 -- Design and Simulation of Transparent Injection Upgrade for the CLS Storage Ring - Patrick Hunchak (University of Saskatchewan)

13:51 (G*) POS-C12 -- Studies of seawater spray icing phenomena with unilateral NMR - Shahla Ahmadi

13:53 (G*) POS-C13 -- Analyzing Growth/Damp curves in the Canadian Light Source storage ring - Stephen Martens (University of Saskatchewan)

13:55 (U*) POS-C14 -- Hyper-Kamiokande Photosensor Test Facility Recommissioning and System Upgrades. - Skylar Wingfelder (TRIUMF)

13:57 (G*) POS-C15 -- X-ray Doubleslit Interferometer Progress at CLS - Nicholas Simonson (University of Saskatchewan)

13:59 POS-C16 -- Femtosecond Streaking in Ambient Air - Kyle Johnston
13:45 - 14:45
Contributions

13:45 (U*) POS-D17 -- Quantification of Sensitivity and Specificity in a Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Diagnostic Assay for Pathogenic Bacteria Detection and Classification - Emma Blanchette (University of Windsor)

13:47 (G*) POS-D18 -- Investigating normalizing methods for X-ray fluorescence measurements of Zinc in nail clippings using TOPAS Monte Carlo code - Utsav Sharma (Ryerson University)

13:51 (U*) POS-D20 -- 3He/129Xe MRI as a Tool to Track Emphysema Progression in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Patients - Elise Woodward (Western University)

13:53 (G*) POS-D21 -- Trade-offs between fluctuations and efficiency in stochastic complex formation processes - Brayden Kell (University of Toronto)

13:55 (G*) POS-D22 -- Effect of Lung Surfactant Protein B Fragment, SP-B1-9 on Model Lipid Bilayer. - Abinu Jyothini (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

13:59 (G*) POS-D24 -- Simulation of collective motion in surface colonies of twitching bacteria using a dynamical self-consistent field theory for self-propelled rods - Drake Lee (University of Guelph)

14:01 POS-D25 -- Simulations of DNA-carbon nanotube interactions for the design of field-effect transistors biosensors - Sébastien Côté (Université de Montréal)

14:03 POS-D26 -- Multi-Modality Comparison of Wrist and Ankle joints: A Feasibility Study - David Tessier (The University of Western Ontario)

14:05 (U*) POS-D27 -- Moving toward faster measurements of micron-sized axon diameters in vivo - Kaihim Wong (University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada)

14:07 POS-D110 -- Radical pairs in the brain: xenon-induced anesthesia and lithium effects on hyperactivity - Hadi Zadeh-Haghighi (University of Calgary)
13:45 - 14:45
Contributions

13:45 POS-E28 -- Holographic optical manipulation of trapped ions for quantum simulation - Roland Hablutzel (UWaterloo)

13:47 (G*) POS-E29 -- Simple Measurement for Field Reconstruction - Chathurangani Jayalath Arachchige (University of Windsor)

13:49 (G*) POS-E30 -- Quantum Gates in a Cold Atom System - Joseph Lindon (University of Alberta)

13:51 (G*) POS-E31 -- Quantum Simulation of the Quantum Kicked Top - Sayan Gangopadhyay (University of Waterloo)

13:53 POS-E32 -- Optical design challenges of subnivean camera trapping under extreme arctic conditions - Anastasiia Pusenkova (Université Laval)

13:55 POS-E33 -- Light-induced dissociation dynamics of Br2 - Tian Wang (university of Ottawa)

13:57 POS-E34 -- Photonic Cooperativity and Coherence in Tubulin Architectures - Nathan Babcock (Howard University)

13:59 (G*) POS-E35 -- Novel Methods for Pulse Compression - Jacob Stephen (University of Windsor)

14:01 (G*) POS-E36 -- On the origin of the coherence of sunlight on the earth - Sriram Sundaram (McMaster University)

14:03 (G*) POS-E37 -- Advanced modelling in computational nanophotonics - Joshua Baxter (Department of Physics and Center for Research in Photonics, Uni)

14:05 (G*) POS-E38 -- Toward a spin-tensor-momentum coupled Bose-Einstein condensate - Benjamin Smith

14:07 POS-E39 -- Photoelectron distributions of synthetically chiral light - Zack Dube (National Research Council Canada)

14:09 POS-E40 -- Accurate numerical method for the calculation of the doubly excited states in atoms - Marc-André Albert
13:45 - 14:45
Contributions

13:45 (G*) POS-F41 -- A Study of Silicon Dangling Bond Pairs in Search of a True Random Number Generator - Furkan Altincicek (University of Alberta)

13:47 POS-F42 -- Exact Diagonalization on Pyrochlore System with Lattice Distortion - chen wei (Memorial University)

13:49 (U*) POS-F43 -- Finite Difference Simulation of Interacting Resonance and Pulse Waves in a Nonlinear Material - Matthew Williams

13:51 (G*) POS-F44 -- Electronic properties of pure and iron(III) doped TiO2 nanomaterials - Tuochen Gong

13:53 POS-F45 -- Optimizing ZnO overlayer for surface acoustic wave devices - Golnaz Azodi Aval (Queen's University)

13:57 (G*) POS-F47 -- Microwave resonators for global control of electron spins qubits - Stephen R. Harrigan (University of Waterloo)

13:59 (G*) POS-F48 -- Evolution of Shadowed Triplet Superconductor to Spin-Density Wave in Sr2RuO4 and Sr3Ru2O7 - Austin Lindquist

14:01 POS-F49 -- Theory of Hysteretic Behaviour of Doped Quantum Paraelectric-Insulator Interfaces - Kelsey Chapman

14:03 POS-F50 -- Studying Advanced Materials at the REIXS Beamline - Teak Boyko (Canadian Light Source)

14:05 POS-F51 -- Non-linear elastic wave interactions: pump-probe experiments in rocks - Kristin Poduska (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

14:07 POS-F52 -- Theoretical study of strain and superconductivity in Sr2IrO4 - Lena Engström (McGill University)

14:11 POS-F54 -- Transport of Majorana zero modes in 1D topological superconductors - Bill Truong (McGill University)

14:13 POS-F55 -- Toward an understanding of the interplay between quantum magnetism and electron transport in magnetic topological insulators - Ivan Martinez (McGill)

14:15 POS-F56 -- Solitons of the higher spin Haldane spin chain - Christian Boudreault (Royal Military College Saint-Jean/U de Montréal)
13:45 - 14:45
Contributions

13:45 POS-G57 -- Imaging Magnetic Dynamics on the Atomic Scale - Sangeev Selvaratnam (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manitoba)

13:47 POS-G58 -- Collective dynamics of antiferromagnetic domain walls in an optical cavity - Oluwanisola Iyaro (University of Manitoba)

13:49 POS-G59 -- Investigation of the dynamics of twisted bilayer artificial spin ice structure - Rehana Begum Popy (University of Manitoba)

13:51 (G*) POS-G60 -- Large Magnetic Anisotropy in Spinel Vanadate Thin Films - Sangsoo Kim (Florida State University)

13:53 (G*) POS-G61 -- $\mu$SR study of superconducting Re-B compounds - Sudarshan Sharma (McMaster University)

13:55 (G*) POS-G62 -- Extent of Frustration in the Classical Kitaev-$\Gamma$ Model - Ahmed Rayyan (University of Toronto)

13:57 POS-G63 -- The ground state of the disordered triangular lattice - Santanu Dey (University of Alberta)

13:59 POS-G64 -- The Kosterlitz-Thouless transition in a finite 2D magnetic film with fourfold anisotropy - Jordan Atchison (McMaster University)

14:03 (G*) POS-G66 -- Dynamical Backaction Magnomechanics - Clinton Potts (University of Alberta)

14:05 (G*) POS-G67 -- Unconventional singularity in anti-parity-time symmetric cavity magnonics - Ying Yang (University of Manitoba)

14:07 (G*) POS-G68 -- The Einstein-de Haas Effect in Yttrium Iron Garnet at 3 MHz - Michael Dunsmore (University of Alberta)

14:09 (G*) POS-G69 -- Three-axis torque magnetometry for study of interfacial exchange coupling in ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic bilayers. - Katryna Fast (University of Alberta)

14:11 POS-G70 -- Implementation of skyrmion cellular automaton using Brownian motion - Ryo Ishikawa (ULVAC Inc.)

14:13 (G*) POS-G71 -- Hidden diffusion and perpetual motion of the skyrmions - Soma MIKI (Osaka University)

14:15 POS-G72 -- Multi-frequency torque magnetometry: contribution of the Einstein-de Haas effect, and direct detection of overlapping magnetic and mechanical resonance modes - Joseph Losby (University of Alberta)

14:17 POS-G73 -- Pure-spin-current diode-like effect at the Au/Pt interface - Pavlo Omelchenko

14:19 POS-G74 -- Observation of Magnon-Photon Coupling in a THz Scanning Fabry-Pérot Cavity - Aimé Braconnier (University of Manitoba)
13:45 - 14:45
Contributions

13:55 (G*) POS-H75 -- Holographic and Localization Calculations of Boundary F for N=4 SUSY Yang-Mills Theory - Christopher Waddell (University of British Columbia)

13:57 (G*) POS-H76 -- Continuous-variable entanglement in a ring resonator: An analytic solution - Colin Vendromin

13:59 (G*) POS-H77 -- Brownian motion on a stochastic oscillator chain - Amir Kaffashnia (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

14:01 POS-H78 -- Revisiting the Unruh effect with modified dispersion relations - Fayçal Hammad (Bishop's University)

14:03 (G*) POS-H79 -- Homonuclear diatomic molecule properties from an orbital-free-related density functional theory - Spencer Sillaste (University of Waterloo)

14:05 POS-H109 -- Fourier transform of gravitational wave signals from a pulsar - Farrukh Ahmed Chishtie (University of Western Ontario)
13:45 - 14:45
Contributions

13:45 (U*) POS-J80 -- Automated Feature Detection and Camera R&D for Photogrammetry in Super-K and Future Water Cherenkov Neutrino Detectors - Michael Sekatchev (TRIUMF)

13:47 (G*) POS-J81 -- Study of External Crosstalk in Light-only Liquid Xenon (LoLX) experiment - Mayur Patel (Simon Fraser University)

13:49 POS-J82 -- Constraining ultralight dark photons with galactic center gas clouds - Amit Bhoonah

13:51 (G*) POS-J83 -- Exploring dark matter detection using Solar capture and the Non-Relativistic Effective Operator formalism. - Neal Avis Kozar

13:53 (G*) POS-J84 -- The effect of single Coulomb scattering on Cherenkov emission - Dmytro Minchenko (University of Alberta)

13:55 (G*) POS-J85 -- SN0+ U-238 External Background Measurements using Radon Assay Technique - Syed M Adil Hussain (Laurentian University)

13:57 (U*) POS-J86 -- K40 Backgrounds in the SNO+ Neutrino Detector - Parmesh Ravi (University of Waterloo)

13:59 (G*) POS-J87 -- Magnetic monopole production in heavy-ion ultraperipheral collisions at the LHC - Wen Yi Song (York University (CA))

14:01 (G*) POS-J88 -- Searching for charged Higgs bosons in W+photon final state - Zhelun Li (McGill University, (CA))

14:03 (U*) POS-J89 -- Modelling bubble nucleation efficiency in superheated liquid argon - Freyja Wang (University of Alberta)

14:05 (G*) POS-J90 -- Analysis and identification of alpha events for NEWS-G - Jean-Marie Coquillat (Queen's University)

14:07 POS-J91 -- Crosstalk and fiducial volume study with the ACHINOS sensor for the NEWS-G experiment - George Savvidis (Queen's University)

14:09 (G*) POS-J92 -- Analyzing the behavior of a Candidate SiPM and Signal Amplifier for MATHUSLA - Lucas Perna

14:11 (G*) POS-J93 -- Validating misalignment measurements between particle detectors for the ATLAS New Small Wheels - Lia Frances Formenti (McGill University, (CA))

14:13 (G*) POS-J94 -- Study of Wyy tri-boson production in proton-proton collisions with the ATLAS detector - Auriane Canesse (McGill University, (CA))

14:17 (G*) POS-J96 -- Drift Time and Charge Trapping in P-Type Point-Contact HPGe Detectors - Tianai Ye (Queen's University)

14:19 (G*) POS-J97 -- Optical reflectors in an ARICH detector for a hadron production experiment - Bruno Ferrazzi (University of Regina)

14:21 (G*) POS-J98 -- A search for neutrino absorption with 40Ar using the DEAP-3600 detector - Emma Ellingwood (Queen's University)

14:25 POS-J100 -- Multi-Interacting Massive Particles in DEAP-3600 - Michela Lai (University of Cagliari)

14:27 POS-J101 -- Constraining contributions from Kr-85 in DEAP-3600 - Sean Daugherty (Laurentian University)

14:31 (G*) POS-J103 -- Search for Dark Matter Produced in Association with a Dark Sector Higgs Boson in Proton-Proton Collisions with the ATLAS Detector - Danika MacDonell (University of Victoria (CA))

14:33 (G*) POS-J104 -- Low Background Neutron Counters for HALO-1KT - Esther Weima (Laurentian University)

14:35 POS-J105 -- Dark matter, axion quark nugget, and mysterious bursts observed by telescope array - Xunyu Liang (The University of British Columbia)

14:37 (G*) POS-J106 -- Search for New Physics Inside Boosted Jets at the ATLAS Detector Using Anomaly Detection - Jacinthe Pilette (Montreal)

14:39 (U*) POS-J107 - Radioactive Background Characterization of the Cryogenic Underground TEst Facility (CUTE) - Melissa Baiocchi (SNOLAB)
13:45 - 14:45
Contributions

13:45 POS-K #108 -- Time-reversal test in radiative beta decay: progress - John Behr (TRIUMF)
14:45 15 Minute Break
15 Minute Break
14:45 - 15:00
15:00
15:00 - 15:30
Contributions

15:00 Leveraging local symmetry breaking to engineering novel materials. - Alessandra Lanzara (University California, Berkeley)
15:30 15 Minute Break
15 Minute Break
15:30 - 15:45
15:45
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (I) Quantum Information Processing With Superconducting Circuits - Alexandre Blais (Universite de Sherbrooke)

15:50 (I) Realizing a perfect quantum transduction by applying a bad transducer twice - Hoi-Kwan (Kero) Lau (Simon Fraser University)

15:55 (G*) High-performance information engine. - Tushar K. Saha (Simon Fraser University)

15:59 (G*) Accurate numerical method for the calculation of the doubly excited states in atoms - Marc-André Albert

16:03 (G*) Waveguide QED toolboxes for universal quantum matter - Jacob Taylor (Institute for Quantum Computing University of Waterloo)

16:07 (U*) Quantum Control of Trapped Ions using Stimulated Raman Adiabatic Passage - Zach Manson (University of Windsor)

16:11 (G*) Wigner negativity in spin-j systems - Jack Davis (University of Waterloo)

16:15 Broadband quantum memory in a cavity via zero spectral dispersion - Arina Tashchilina
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (I) New evidence for a dark sector? – Search for the X17 resonance - Viktor Zacek (Université de Montreal)

16:10 Searches for Dark Photons at Belle II - Miho Wakai (University of British Columbia)

16:20 Migdal effect as an inelastic channel in dark matter direct detection - Chih-Pan Wu (University of Montreal)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (I) Synchrotron Radiation as a Tool in Paleontology – Search for Soft Tissue Preservation - Mauricio Barbi (University of Regina)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (I) Skyrmions in Chiral Cubic Magnets - Murray Wilson (Durham University)

16:15 Two views of the dynamical conductivity in MnSi - Laleh Mohtashemi (Simon Fraser University)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (I) Chaos and the spectrum on Moduli space - Sarah Harrison (McGill University)

15:50 (G*) Generalized Unitarity and the Poincaré Duals of Feynman Integrals - Andrzej Pokraka (McGill University)

15:53 The offset logarithm function and some applications in physics: A generalization of the Lambert W function - Aude Maignan (university Grenoble Alpes)

15:56 Implementing the Gradient Descent Method in an Infinite Dimensional Hilbert Space - Robert Petry (Campion College at the University of Regina)

15:59 A Quantum-Classical Isomorphic Interpretation of Quantum Foundations Based on Density Functional Theory and Polymer Self-Consistent Field Theory - Russell Thompson (University of Waterloo)

16:02 The Collapse of the Manifold - Jonathan Sharp (University of Alberta)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (I) The fast and the furious: special relativity for high school students - Gabor Kunstatter (University of Winnipeg)

16:15 The Development of Astroparticle Educational Resources for High Schools - Ian Doktor (University of Alberta) Marie-Cécile Piro (University of Alberta)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (G*) How did first life emerge on terrestrial planets? - Alix Dujardin (McMaster University)

15:50 MD Simulation and Topological Data Analysis of High Temperature Activity of an Enzyme - samin tajik (brock university)

15:55 (U*) Protein Conformational Ensembles for a Disordered Protein Restricted by Separate Biophysical Experiments - Thomas Tsangaris (University of Toronto)

16:00 (U*) Quantitatively Analysing Evolutionary Effects in the Transition From Non-Genetic to Genetic Drug Resistance - Joshua Guthrie (University of Alberta)

16:05 (U*) The quantitative analysis of gel electrophoresis data using a cloud-based smartphone application - Udbhav Ram (McMaster University)

16:10 Ratcheting charged polymers through nanopores: Designing a low pass molecular filter for DNA - Gary W. Slater (University of Ottawa)

16:15 Concentration and Mobility of Activator and Repressor Morphogens in live early Drosophila Embryos - Lili Zhang (McMaster University)

16:20 Measurement of elements in toenail clippings using portable X-ray fluorescence - David Fleming (Mount Allison University)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (I) Plasma characterization in gaseous and liquid dielectric barrier discharge systems for nanoparticle synthesis and nanostructured thin film deposition - Natalia Milaniak (Laval University)

16:10 Energetics of reactions in a dielectric barrier discharge with argon carrier gas: Halocarbons - Cédric Pattyn (Polytechnique Montreal)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 Laser Cooled Antihydrogen - Alexander Khramov (BCIT)

15:55 HAICU: Developing an (anti)hydrogen fountain and quantum interferometer - Chukman So (TRIUMF (CA))

16:05 Extracting twist-three GPDs from deeply virtual Compton scattering - Kyle Shiells (University of Manitoba)

16:15 (G*) In situ magnetometry using electron plasmas for gravitational experiments with antihydrogen. - Adam Powell (University of Calgary Dep. of Phys. and Astronomy (CA))
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (I) Search for exotic quantum-number mesons in the GlueX experiment - Curtis A. Meyer (Carnegie Mellon)

16:10 Light Exotic Mesons in the GlueX Experiment - Zisis Papandreou (University of Regina)

16:20 (G*) The charged kaon electromagnetic form factor at Jefferson Lab - Vijay Kumar (University of Regina)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:50 (I) The MVM Ventilator: Particle physicists, National Labs and Industry - Art McDonald (Queen's University)

16:00 (I) Innumeracy compounding an already difficult situation - Catherine Beauchemin (Ryerson University & iTHEMS @ RIKEN)

16:10 (I) Statistical Physics & Human Mobility in COVID-19 - Sean Cornelius (Ryerson University)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 Using symmetric qubit clusters to protect quantum computation - Christian Boudreault (Royal Military College Saint-Jean/U de Montréal)

15:50 Optical properties of Ge-Sn nanoparticles grown by ion-implantation - Jake Erickson (Western University)

15:55 Exploring properties of SiGeSn alloys fabricated by ion implantation - Chinenye Ekeruche (University of Western Ontario)

16:00 Size and Stiffness Reduction of Phytoglycogen Nanoparticles Through Acid Hydrolysis - Hurmiz Shamana (University of Guelph)

16:05 Stretching wormlike chains of finite length - Nigel T. Andersen (University of Waterloo)

16:10 Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy of MnBi$_2$Te$_4$ - Ryan Plumadore (University of Ottawa)

16:15 Stability Of Binary Colloidal Crystals Immersed In a Cholesteric Liquid Crystal - Setarehalsadat Changizrezaei (University of Western Ontario)
16:30 15 Minute Break
15 Minute Break
16:30 - 16:45
16:45
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 (I) Quantum Cryptography Beyond Qubits with Structured Photons - Ebrahim Karimi (University of Ottawa)

16:50 (I) Quantum electromechanics: photon conversion, nonreciprocity, and entanglement - Shabir Barzanjeh (University of Calgary)

16:55 Millimeter Wave Quantum Optomechanics - Bradley Hauer (NIST Boulder)

16:59 (G*) Demonstration of a model for AFC cavity quantum memory - Shahrzad Taheri (University of Calgary)

17:03 (G*) Exceptional points in helically structured thin films - Gabriel J. Gallant (Université de Moncton)

17:07 (G*) Towards a Radioactive Barium Atomic Source for an Open-access Trapped Ion Quantum Information Processor - Noah Greenberg (University of Waterloo)

17:11 (G*) Towards a large scale fully programable trapped ion quantum simulator - Nikhil Kotibhaskar (Institute for Quantum Computing)
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 (I) Magneto-optical Kerr effect and signature of the chiral anomaly in a Weyl semimetal in magnetic field - René Côté (Université de Sherbrooke)

16:50 (I) Domain and Skyrmion bound states on the surface of magnetic topological insulators

16:55 An Analytical study of the role of lattice conductivity in the enhancement of the thermoelectric figure of merit - Najeh Jisrawi (King's University College, University of Western Ontario)

16:58 Kerr Nonlinearity and Energy Transport in Quantum Dots and Metallic Nanoparticles - Ningyan Fang (University of Western Ontario)
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 Roles in Collaborative Introductory Lab Activities - Danny Doucette (University of Pittsburgh)

17:00 Virtual Laboratories for Remote Teaching - Tetyana Antimirova (Ryerson University)

17:15 Scaling the Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE) Online - Carolyn Sealfon (University of Toronto)
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 (I) Atmospheric pressure synthesis of chemical fuels by high frequency plasmas: an outlook - Emile Carbone (Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique)

17:10 (U*) Statistical analysis of pulsed spark discharges in dielectric liquids - Naomi Bourbeau (University of Montreal)
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 (I) Nuclear many-body problem at zero and finite temperature - Elena Litvinova (Western Michigan University)

17:10 Ab-initio calculations of structure factors for dark matter searches - Baishan Hu (TRIUMF)

17:20 (G*) Scattering and Reaction Calculations for the 8Be Composite System - Peter Gysbers
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 (I) Status of the Ultracold Neutron Source and nEDM Experiment at TRIUMF - Russell Mammei (The university of Winnipeg)

17:10 (G*) Optical magnetometry for the TUCAN nEDM experiment - Wolfgang Klassen (University of Manitoba)

17:20 (G*) Bound-state beta-decay of Thallium-205 for low-energy neutrino flux - Guy Leckenby (TRIUMF)
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 (G*) Dark matter model constraints using a fast simulation of the ATLAS detector - Samantha Taylor (University of Victoria (CA))

16:55 (G*) FORMOSA - Looking Forward to Millicharged Dark Sectors at the LHC - Saeid Foroughi-Abari (University of Victoria)

17:05 U(1)_{Lμ-Lτ} charged fermionic dark matter at weak scale - Timothy Hapitas (Carleton University)

17:15 Closing the window for WIMPy inelastic dark matter with heavy nuclei - Ningqiang Song (Queen's University)
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 (U*) The Effects of Resveratrol, Caffeine, 𝜷-Carotene, and Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG) on Amyloid-𝜷25–35 Aggregation in Synthetic Brain Membranes - Isabella Gastaldo

16:50 (U*) Curcumin and homotaurine suppress amyloid-b25-35 aggregation in synthetic brain membranes - Xingyuan (Kate) Zou (McMaster University)

16:55 (G*) Diffusion in a membrane in the presence of immobile obstacles: the role of disorder - Nicholas Ilow (University of Ottawa)

17:00 FUNCTIONAL AND FUNCTIONALIZED MEMBRANES - Maikel Rheinstadter (McMaster University)

17:05 THE NANOSCOPIC BENDING RIGIDITY OF RED BLOOD CELL MEMBRANES - Sebastian Himbert (McMaster University)

17:10 A Kinetic Monte Carlo Algorithm for Swelling Drug Delivery Systems - Maxime Ignacio (University of Ottawa)

17:15 (G*) The Limits of Polymer Single File Dynamics: A phase diagram - Hanyang Wang (University of Ottawa)
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 (I) Magnetic polaritons or strong photon-magnon coupling in arrays ferromagnetic nanowires - David Menard (Polytechnique Montreal)

17:15 Magnon confinement - Rogério de Sousa (Centre for Advanced Materials and Related Technology, University of Victoria)
17:30

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17:30 - 18:30

17:30 - 18:30
Thursday, 10 June 2021

10:00

10:00 - 11:00
11:00
11:00 - 11:30
Contributions

11:00 The Right to Know and Love the Night Sky - Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (University of New Hampshire)
11:30 15 Minute Break
15 Minute Break
11:30 - 11:45
11:45
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:55 (I) Good IDEA! Promoting excellence in science through Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (flipped) - Shohini Ghose (Wilfrid Laurier University)

12:01 (I) Equality and diversity in Physics: A UK perspective (flipped) - David Jenkins (York University, UK)

12:07 (I) LGBT+ Climate in Physics (flipped) - Elena Long (University of New Hampshire)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) Three advanced lab experiments on fluids and pattern formation - Stephen Morris (University of Toronto)

12:15 (G*) Dissipative coupling in a classical system - Chenyang Jerry Lu (University of Manitoba)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) Quantitative label-free vibrational spectroscopic imaging and analysis in medical physics - Sangeeta Murugkar (Carleton University)

12:10 (U*) The Use of Silver Microparticles for Spectrum Emission Enhancement During Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy of Bacterial Specimens. - Haiqa Arain (University of Windsor)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) Hunting for Lost Nazi Uranium - Timothy William Koeth (University of Maryland (US))
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (I) A universal holographic wavefunction for light hadrons - Ruben Sandapen (Acadia University)

12:10 (G*) Applications of ab initio nuclear theory to tests of fundamental symmetries - Michael Gennari (TRIUMF)

12:20 (G*) Statistical studies of astrophysical reaction network calculations with correlated uncertainties of nuclear observables - Yukiya Saito (The University of British Columbia / TRIUMF)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 Neutrino self-interactions and sterile neutrino dark matter - Manibrata Sen

11:48 (G*) Exploring Direct Detection Suppressed Regions in a Simple 2-Scalar Mediator Model of Scalar Dark Matter - Jérôme Claude (Carleton University)

11:51 (G*) NLO effects on light tetraquark mass estimates using QCD sum rules - Barbara Cid Mora (University of Saskatchewan)

11:54 SU(2) lattice gauge theory on a quantum annealer - Emanuele Mendicelli (University of York (Toronto, Canada))

11:57 Fixed target probes for the Higgs portal - Saeid Foroughi-Abari (University of Victoria)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 Tuning the Electro-Optical Properties of Nanowire Networks - Koorosh Esteki (University of Calgary)

11:50 (U*) Simulation of Two Polymers Confined to a Box-Like Cavity: The Effect of Anisotropies in Polymer Length and Confinement Dimensions - Desiree Rehel (N/A)

11:55 (G*) Raman response modelling in multiband superconductors with competing order parameter symmetries - Igor Benek-Lins (Concordia University)

12:00 (G*) Magic-angle orientation selectivity in two-pulse EPR COSY (correlation spectroscopy) sequence: Distance measurements in biological systems - Hamidreza Salahi (Concordia University)

12:05 (G*) Triangular Pair-Density-Wave in Confined Superfluid 3He - Pramodh Senarath Yapa (University of Alberta)

12:10 (G*) Quantum dots as probes for topological materials - Nicolas Delnour (University of Montreal)

12:15 (G*) Observation of synchronization and Bloch sphere state trajectories in dissipatively coupled electrical oscillators - Mun Kim (University of Manitoba)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (G*) Super-Kamiokande PMT characterizations using artificial magnetic field and robotic laser-equipped arms - Vincent Gousy-Leblanc (University of Victoria)

11:55 (G*) Measuring Single Event Upset Cross Sections and Other Radiation Effects in Readout Electronics for the ATLAS Inner Tracker Upgrade - Matthew Basso (University of Toronto (CA))

12:05 (G*) INJECTION TEST: BUILDING A DATA INJECTOR FOR THE ATLAS LIQUID ARGON SIGNAL PROCESSOR - Maheyer Jamshed Shroff (University of Victoria (CA))

12:15 (G*) The Light-only Liquid Xenon experiment - Status and Updates - Soud Al Kharusi (McGill University)
11:45 - 12:30
Contributions

11:45 (G*) Influence of pulsed gas injections on the stability of Townsend dielectric barrier discharges in nitrogen at atmospheric pressure - Laura Cacot (University of montreal)

12:00 (I) Inductively-coupled RF plasma: a versatile tool to synthesize functional materials and advanced ceramics - Jocelyn Veilleux (Université de Sherbrooke)
12:30 15 Minute Break
15 Minute Break
12:30 - 12:45

12:45

12:45 - 13:30
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 Early Alpha Scattering Results by Ernest Rutherford - Jean Barrette (McGill University)

13:00 Some Observations on Ethical Problems and Conundra for Scientists - Michael Steinitz (St. Francis Xavier University)

13:15 La contribution scientifique extraordinaire de Déodat de Dolomieu (1750-1801) au progrès de la volcanologie du Val di Noto - Francesco Barletta (Centre matapédien d'études collégiales)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 (U*) Student preferences for pedagogic techniques - Rose Delarosbil (Concordia University)

13:00 (U*) Student Response to the Integration of Online Education in High School Physics Classrooms - Samantha Clark

13:15 Reaching out while remaining isolated: how Lakehead Orillia increased its science outreach during the pandemic. - Christopher Murray (Lakehead University)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 (I) In-vivo, non-contact, cellular resolution imaging of the srtucture and function of the human eye - Kostadinka Bizheva (University of Waterloo)

13:10 Novel design of instruments to image the retina in a wide field of view - Melanie CW Campbell (Physics and Astronomy, School of Optometry and Vision Science and Systems Design Engineering University of Waterloo)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 (I) From alpha clustering to homogeneous matter - Alexandros Gezerlis

12:50 (G*) Superfluid neutrons: from particles to matter - Georgios Palkanoglou (University of Guelph)

12:53 Characteristics of early time gluon fields in relativistic heavy ion collisions - Margaret Carrington (Brandon University)

12:56 Constraints on Axions from GW170817 - Zhenwei Lyu (University of Guelph)

12:59 (G*) Using Underground Nuclear Accelerators in the Quest for Dark Matter - Marianne Moore (University of British Columbia)

13:02 (G*) Diagrammatic Renormalization for QCD Sum-Rules - Thamirys de Oliveira (University of Saskatchewan)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 (G*) Characterization and Calibration of the ALPHA-g Barrel Veto Detector - Gareth William Smith

12:55 Is New Physics Needed to Explain the ATOMKI Anomaly? - Aleksandrs Aleksejevs (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

13:05 (U*) Ab initio calculations of electric dipole moments of light nuclei - Paul Froese (TRIUMF)

13:15 Ab initio calculations of heavy nuclei - Takayuki Miyagi (TRIUMF)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 Fundamental study of plasma-graphene interactions in Argon/B2H6 plasma - Pierre Vinchon (Université de Montréal)

12:50 (G*) Semi-metal insulator phase transitions in graphene - the role of anisotropy - Brett Meggison (University of Manitoba)

12:55 (G*) N-heterocyclic carbene adsorption and self-assembly on Au(111): Fine-tuning the binding mode - Ryan Groome (Queen's University)

13:00 (G*) The Journey of a single polymer chain to a nanopore - Navid Afrasiabian (University of Western Ontario)

13:05 Tradeoffs for reliable quantum information storage from graph invariants - Nouédyn Baspin

13:10 (G*) Effective Charges in Entropy Stabilized Oxides - Tahereh Afsharvosoughi (Brock University)

13:15 (G*) Negative Differential Resistance in Carbon-based Cryogenic Composite Nanomaterials - Victor Wong (Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Western Ontario)

13:20 (G*) High carrier mobility and anisotropic electronic structure in double-helix SnIP nanowires - David Purschke (University of Alberta)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 Real-Time Event Filtering in Complex Multi-Detector Systems - Matthew Martin (Simon Fraser University)

12:50 (G*) Development and Implementation of a Machine Learning Algorithm for Pulse Shape Discrimination - Richard Garnett (McMaster University)

12:55 (G*) Development of a digital data acquisition system capable of pulse-pileup recovery for HPGe detectors - Thomas Domingo (McMaster University)

13:00 (G*) Progress toward optimizing energy and arrival-time resolution with a transition-edge sensor - Paul Ripoche (University of British Columbia)

13:05 The Vertical Slice Data Processing Scheme for DarkSide - Lars Dieter Martin (TRIUMF)
12:45 - 13:30
Contributions

12:45 (G*) Muon-induced backgrounds in a new dark matter experiment: the Scintillating Bubble Chamber - Patrick Hatch (Queen's University)

12:55 (G*) Detector response simulation for NEWS-G Dark Matter experiment - Yuqi DENG (University of Alberta)

13:05 (G*) Background characterization and detector model after hardware upgrades of the DEAP-3600 detector - Courtney Mielnichuk

13:15 (G*) Radon Mitigation Strategies for the NEWS-G Dark Matter Experiment - Patrick O'Brien (University of Alberta)
12:45 - 13:40
Contributions

12:45 (G*) Ambient Background Modeling and Event Trigger Development for the Pacific Ocean Neutrino Explorer - Jakub Stacho (Simon Fraser University)

12:55 Study of neutrons associated with neutrino interactions in water with the IWCD detector - Ryosuke AKUTSU (TRIUMF)

13:05 Measuring the muon (anti-)neutrino induced charged-current coherent pion production cross sections on carbon using the off-axis T2K near detector - Mitchell Yu (York University)

13:15 Photogrammetry in Water Cherenkov Neutrino Detectors - Blair Jamieson (University of Winnipeg)

13:30 (G*) AmBe Source Calibrations in SNO+ Partial Scintillator Phase - Jamie Grove (Laurentian University SNOLAB)
13:30 15 Minute Break
15 Minute Break
13:30 - 13:45

13:45

13:45 - 14:45
14:00
14:00 - 14:45
Contributions

14:00 LRP McDonald Institute - Tony Noble (Queen's University)

14:10 LRP IPP - Michael Roney (University of Victoria)

14:20 Canadian Subatomic Physics LRP - Adam Ritz Brigitte Vachon (McGill University, (CA))

14:30 Development of the ARGO dark matter experiment - Mark Boulay (Carleton University)
14:45 15 Minute Break
15 Minute Break
14:45 - 15:00
15:00
15:00 - 15:30
Contributions

15:00 Friction Stir Welding in the Aerospace Industry - Renee Horton (NASA)
15:30 15 Minute Break
15 Minute Break
15:30 - 15:45
15:45
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (I) Exploring men’s and women’s roles in physics lab group work - Natasha Holmes (Cornell University)

16:15 Exploring student perceptions of introductory physics - Cayleih Robertson (McMaster Univerity)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (I) Signatures of light-induced potential energy surfaces in H2+ - beyond conical intersections - Andre Staudte (National Research Council and University of Ottawa)

15:50 (I) Coherent Ultrafast Electronic Dynamics in Molecules - Albert Stolow (University of Ottawa)

15:55 Clocking enhanced ionization of hydrogen molecule using molecular rotational wavepackets - Yonghao Mi (University of Ottawa)

15:59 (G*) Wavelength-dependent depolarization in fiber-based supercontinuum - Nicolas Couture (University of Ottawa)

16:03 Multi-octave Parametric Amplification for Ultrashort Laser Pulses - TJ Hammond (University of Windsor)

16:07 An exploration for new phenomena using high-harmonic generation in two-dimensional van der Waals materials - Chandler Bossaer (Joint Attosecond Science Laboratory, National Research Council and University of Ottawa)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (I) Markovian dynamics in open quantum systems - Marco Merkli (Memorial University)

15:50 (I) Schwinger pair production as a non-Hermitian problem - Duncan O'Dell (McMaster University)

15:55 (G*) Hawking radiation as a quantum caustic - Liam Farrell (McMaster University)

15:58 Gravitational tidal forces and the equivalence principle - Fayçal Hammad (Bishop's University)

16:01 Beyond Semiclassical Physics: Consistent Hybrid Quantum-Classical Dynamics? - Mustafa Amin (University of Lehtbridge)

16:04 (G*) Gravitational scattering on quantum superposed states - Victor Massart (Université de Montréal)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (I) The Electron-Ion Collider: North America's Next Large Particle Collider - Wouter Deconinck

16:10 (G*) High-precision experimental nuclear physics with the upgraded TITAN Penning trap - Sakshi Kakkar (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB & TRIUMF - 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC )

16:20 (G*) KDK: Measuring the unique third forbidden electron capture decay of K-40 for backgrounds in rare-event searches - Matthew Stukel (Queen's University)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 Inferring potentials in a feedback-trap using machine learning - Prithviraj Basak (Simon Fraser University)

15:50 (G*) Moiré patterns in graphene and transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures - Laurent Molino (University of Ottawa)

15:55 (G*) Towards 2D materials as Quantum Nano-Electromechanical Systems - Nathan Eddy (Queens University)

16:00 Control of Aryldiazonium Reactions on Graphene Field-Effect Transistors - Anouk Béraud (Université de Montréal)

16:05 (G*) Theoretical study of strain and superconductivity in Sr2IrO4 - Lena Engström (McGill University)

16:10 Quantum Many-body Scars seen through the lens of Entanglement Spectroscopy. - Martin Schnee (Université de Sherbrooke)

16:15 Electrostatically gated quantum dots in van der Waals materials - Justin Boddison-Chouinard (University of Ottawa)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 Water Cherenkov Test Experiment - Matej Pavin (TRIUMF)

15:50 Measuring the absorption length of the deep Pacific Ocean: Results from STRAW, a pathfinder mission for the proposed P-ONE neutrino telescope - Andreas Gaertner (University of Alberta)

15:55 (G*) Characterization of wavelength shifters for background rejection in liquid argon dark matter experiments - Hicham Benmansour (Queen's Univeristy)

16:00 (G*) High Voltage Breakdowns in Liquid Xenon - Mohamed Elbeltagi (Carleton University)

16:05 (G*) Nuisance Processes in p-on-n SiPMs - Giacomo Gallina (TRIUMF)
15:45 - 16:30
Contributions

15:45 (I) Machine Learning Applications in Particle Physics: Present and Future - Wojtek Fedorko (TRIUMF)

16:00 Pulse Shape Discrimination in DEAP-3600 - Chris Jillings (SNOLAB)

16:10 Event Reconstruction in DEAP-3600 at SNOLAB - Sumanta Pal (University of Alberta)

16:20 (G*) Using machine learning techniques to search for magnetic monopoles in ATLAS - Ana Maria Rodriguez Vera (York University (CA))
16:30 15 Minute Break
15 Minute Break
16:30 - 16:45
16:45
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 (G*) Closing the Gender Gap in Physics and Engineering: The Role of High School Physics - Eamonn Corrigan (University of Guelph)

17:00 (I) Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Physics — a Career Perspective - Robert Mann (University of Waterloo)
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 (I) Quantum Theory of Polarized Light - Daniel James (University of Toronto)

16:50 (I) Additive quantities cannot be more than asymptotically continuous - Debbie Leung (University of Waterloo)

16:55 (I) Entanglement and Bell nonlocality are one and the same - Gilad Gour (University of Calgary)

17:00 (G*) Entanglement Amplification from Rotating Black Holes - Matthew Robbins (University of Waterloo/Perimeter Institute)

17:03 (G*) Harvesting Entanglement inside a Black Hole - Kensuke Gallock-Yoshimura (University of Waterloo)

17:06 Quantum Temporal Superposition: the case of QFT - Laura Henderson (University of Waterloo)
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 (I) The Pb Radius and Ca Radius Experiments (PREX and CREX) - Juliette Mammei (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility)

17:10 (G*) Charged Pion Form Factor – A Unique Precision Experiment at Jefferson Lab - Ali Usman (University of Regina)

17:20 Probing New Physics Using $\eta$ Mesons at the Jefferson Lab Eta Factory - Jonathan Zarling (University of Regina)
16:45 - 17:30
Contributions

16:45 (G*) Simulation-based Studies of Fiducialization and Potential Directionality for the NEWS-G Experiment - Carter Garrah (University of Alberta)

16:55 Ionization yield for nuclear recoils in silicon at TUNL and Université de Montréal - Emile Michaud (University of Montreal)

17:05 (G*) A Modern High-Precision Calculation of Deep Underground Cosmic Ray Muons - William Woodley (University of Alberta)

17:15 (G*) Alpha background rejection in DEAP-3600 using slow wavelength shifters - Shivam Garg (Carleton University)
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Friday, 11 June 2021

10:45 See 17h30 time slot below for Post-Congress scheduled events / meetings
See 17h30 time slot below for Post-Congress scheduled events / meetings
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Contributions

11:30 NSERC SAPES Chair Report (20 min + 5 min for questions) - Alison Lister (University of British Columbia (CA))

11:55 CFI Report (10 min + 5 min for questions) - Olivier Gagnon (Fondation canadienne pour l'innovation)

12:10 TRIUMF Director Report (20 min + 5 min for questions) - Nigel Smith (TRIUMF)

12:35 SNOLAB Director Report (15 min + 5 min for questions) - Clarence Virtue (SNOLAB)

12:55 McDonald Institute Update (10 min + 5 min for questions) - Tony Noble (Queen's University)

13:10 SAP LRPC (25 min + 15 min for questions) - Adam Ritz Brigitte Vachon (McGill University, (CA))
14:10 Break
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