Preparing for the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology

University of Alberta and Alberta Section of the AAPT

8:30 Registration : CCIS L1-047

8:45 Zoom session opens

8:50 Welcome : L1-047

9:00 Dr. Michael Woodside, Dept of Physics, University of Alberta

Title Holder

Dr. Michael Woodside is a professor of physics at the University of Alberta whose research involves protein and RNA folding and disease misfolding. Dr. Woodside will be presenting on his research and the application of biophysics to his work.

10:00 Wellness Break

10:30 Dr. Michael Woodside

Tours

Tours of Woodside's labs at the National Institute for Nanotechnology and in CSIS

11:45 Zoom session closes

11:45 We make our to the University Club for for Lunch at 12:00

13:00 Lunch ends and we walk back to CCIS

13:15 Workshop: CCIS Physics UG Labs
Dr. Damian Pope, Perimeter Institute
Laura Pankrat

Workshops based on the Perimeter Institute's soon to be released resource on teaching Quantum Physics.

15:00 Wellness Break

1515: Department of Physics Colloquium CCIS 1-430

Dr. Danian Pope, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

Welcome to your Quantum Future:The potential of Quantum Technologies

his talk will explore the fascinating world of quantumcomputing, a technology poised to revolutionize industries from cryptography to drug discovery. It will explore how researchers are harnessing the perplexing properties of quantum physics to build revolutionary technologies that have the potential to transform society.

16:15 Wrap up

Registrations are closed

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