Colloquia

List of all departmental colloquia since 2019.

 

Probing the Limits and Evolution of Black Hole Feedback in the Most Massive Galaxies

Jan 23, 2026 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Dr. Mike McDonald, MIT

X-ray Photography from Würzburg to Kingston: Two Months of Physics Invention and Social Media in 1896

Jan 09, 2026 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Dr. John Schreiner, Past President of Medical Physics for World Benefit, Former Chief Medical Physicist of CCSEO at KHSC, Oncology and Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy,  Queen’s University.

Shedding New Light on Photosynthesis

Nov 28, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Dr. Jennifer Ogilvie, University of Ottawa

Do Nearby Habitable-World Candidates Have an Atmosphere ? 

Nov 21, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Dr. Rene Doyon, University of Montreal

Asymmetric Infalling Streamers Feed and Alter Protostellar Disks on the Cusp of Planet Formation

Nov 14, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Dr. Dominique Segura-Cox, University of Rochester

The Search for Dark Matter and Resolving the DAMA Conundrum

Nov 07, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Dr. Reina Maruyama, Yale University

Climate change, carbon dioxide, and collaboration: roles for physicists in the energy transition

Oct 31, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Dr. Kristin Poduska, Physics Department at Memorial University of Newfoundland

Changing patterns in spacetime: from medical physics to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion

Oct 24, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Dr. Rowan Thomson, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair, Department of Physics at Carleton University

What does it mean for physics labs to be authentic?

Oct 10, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Dr. Natasha Holmes, Cornell University

How to Bring Your Invention to the World

Oct 03, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Angela Lyon (Patent Agent) and Jason Hendry (Commercialization Director), Queen’s Partnerships and Innovation

From Silence to Discovery: Hearing the Quietest Cosmic Voices with Quantum Devices

Sep 26, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Dr. Kyle Leach, Colorado School of Mines

Sculpting Light: Using Photon Momentum to Create New Imaging Techniques

Sep 19, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Dr. Jeff Lundeen Nexus for Quantum Technology, Physics Department at University of Ottawa