Hi Zachary,

So, I know I said we wouldn't have a July newsletter, but here it is! There were just a few too many things to remind folks about, and we always try to send as few emails as possible, so this is a little mid-summer digest

I'll start by mentioning that the McDonald Institute Highly Qualified Personnel Advisory Committee (HQPAC) held a lovely lunch at UdeM MIL Campus last week. It was great meeting everyone and connecting the UdeM and McGill astroparticle groups. Special thanks to Hussain Rasiwala for coordinating the catering and Jeremy Savoie for an excellent tour of the UdeM particle accelerator labs.

If any HQP at other institutes are interested in hosting a lunch/social event, please reach out to me at zachary.kenny@mcdonaldinstitute.ca

Prof. Kristine Spekkens is giving a public talk this Wednesday, July 23rd at 6:30 PM at the BioSciences Centre (116 Barrie St.) at Queen's University in Kingston. This free event is sponsored by the Women+ in Physics Canada 2025 Conference. Please help us in sharing this even with family and friends through the event website or on Instagram/Facebook.

LAST CALL for W+IPC 2025!

Today is the last day to register for the Women+ in Physics Canada 2025 Conference at Queen’s University this week: July 22-25!

Conference delegates will have the opportunity to build networks, explore career paths, and present research while also promoting conversations about gender equity in physics.

For more information, visit the Conference Website.



Join us on Monday, July 28th, for another edition of Astronomy on Tap: Kingston!

https://mcdonaldinstitute.ca/events/astronomy-on-tap-kingston-2/

Please also help share our Instagram and Facebook posts! Thank you!

MI HQP Seminar Series: 

Join us online for the monthly virtual McDonald Institute HQP Seminar on the last Wednesday of every month (no seminar in August).

July 30, 3:00-4:00

Mohit Gola (TRIUMF)

Long-Baseline Neutrino Physics in the Precision Era: multi-PMTs for the

Hyper-Kamiokande Experiment

A Zoom link will be sent via the Astroparticle Physics HQP Mailing list. Join the list here.

Last Call for MI-ACM!

Today is the last day to register for the Canadian Astroparticle Physics Annual Community Meeting at Carleton University

Research talks Aug. 6, 7, and 8 will cover dark matter and neutrino detectors, theory, neutral particles, high-energy experiments, along with a special panel discussion on 0νββ detection. The meeting also includes a one-day, Aug. 5 professional development workshop for HQP (Highly Qualified Personnel) that will feature sessions on academic and post-academic career preparation, including a panel of astroparticle physics alumni reflecting on their journeys from academia to industry, networking opportunities with alumni, a special session by Canadian Journal of Physics on the realities and ethical considerations affecting (massively) multi-authored papers, and instructive activities to help HQP forge useful and resilient referral networks.

Register by noon tomorrow at https://indico.global/event/14027/ at

https://indico.global/event/14027/

Last Call: Join the astroparticle physics card game!

If you haven’t made yourself a card for the Astroparticle Physics Card Game, now’s your chance! The game’s first official printing will be in August, and we want as many members of our community to be in the game as possible! The cards will be given out to new and current students and postdocs in the Fall.

Check out the project website and the section about creating cards, and contact zachary.kenny@mcdonaldinstitute.ca if you have any questions.



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