Saturday Morning Lectures at Surrey Library room 418 - November 15, 2025

TRIUMF, UBC, and SFU, are pleased to announce another year of our Saturday Morning Lectures, afreeeducational lecture series geared towards students and the general public. Everyone is welcome.Please make sure youregister for a ticketfor each lecturethat you are coming to see.Each lecture will be on a new and interesting topic and will occur at one of two locations: TRIUMF, or the SFU Surrey campus.  Click on the events below for directions.  Most lectures will occur at both locations, however, look carefully to make sure you don't miss out on one of the one-shot-only lectures.

TRIUMF/UBC/SFU Saturday Morning Lecture Series

Lectures on electron holography, and on quantum communication in space.

Surrey Libraries – City Centre Branch

Surrey Library, City Centre branch, Room 41810:30 - Karen Kavanagh (SFU) - Sharper Images with Electrons - Better than Light!11:40 - Thomas Jennewein (SFU) - Quantum Communication in Space

Abstract for Kavanagh's lecture: Like optical holography, when an electron wave that has passed through vacuum is compared with the same wave that has passed through a solid, they develop a phase difference. This phase shift is correlated with electric potentials inside matter and electronic devices. We use electron holography to map internal electric potentials in nanoscale diodes.

Abstract for Jennewein's lecture: A future global quantum internet requires long distance quantum links via space, in order to overcome the distance limits of ground based fiber optic links. The quantum internet can be used for secure communications and networking with quantum computers. For schedule of all lectures for fall 2025, go to www.triumf.ca/saturday-lectures