Discover Physics @ SFU Fall 2025

Come join us at our annual High School student event and learn all about what it's like to study Physics at Simon Fraser University.

There will be:

• Tours of Physics Research Labs
• Research Talks by SFU Physics Faculty
• Q&A with a Panel of Physics Undergraduates
• Contest & Prizes
• A FREE Pizza Lunch

Workshop Program:

10:00-10:20 Trottier Studio C9051*: arrival, split into groups for lab tours, get the quiz
10:20-10:40 Trottier Studio C9051: Welcome to Physics@SFU
10:40-12:30 Tours of research labs
12:30-13:00 Trottier Studio C9051: FREE Pizza Lunch, mix with faculty and students

13:00-14:30 Trottier Studio C9051
13:00-13:20 Talk by Dr. Darren Grant (Ghost chasing 101: opening a new window to the extreme Universe)
13:20-13:40 Talk by Dr. Nancy Forde (Building motors using proteins)
13:40-13:50 What can you do with a Physics degree?
13:50-14:20 Q&A with Physics Undergrad Panel
14:20-14:30 Quiz results and prizes

F or more information please visit: https://www.sfu.ca/physics/about-us/outreach/discover-physics-at-sfu.html

*Direction to the Trottier Studio here (Not to be confused with the Trottier Observatory!):

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