The Day of Discovery
Thursday, October 20, 2022 -
8:30 a.m.
Monday, October 17, 2022
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Thursday, October 20, 2022
8:30 a.m.
Registration
Registration
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Room: Reception Area
9:15 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
-
Laurent Freidel
(
Perimeter Institute
)
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Laurent Freidel
(
Perimeter Institute
)
9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
9:30 a.m.
Special Guest Talk - 'Science Opportunities Underground: Neutrinos and Dark Matter'
-
Arthur McDonald
(
SNOLab
)
Special Guest Talk - 'Science Opportunities Underground: Neutrinos and Dark Matter'
Arthur McDonald
(
SNOLab
)
9:30 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
10:10 a.m.
Perimeter Researcher Talk - 'The Cosmic Neutrino Background on the Surface of the Earth'
-
Asimina Arvanitaki
(
Perimeter Institute
)
Perimeter Researcher Talk - 'The Cosmic Neutrino Background on the Surface of the Earth'
Asimina Arvanitaki
(
Perimeter Institute
)
10:10 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
10:35 a.m.
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:35 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.
Room: PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro
11:05 a.m.
Special Guest Talk - 'How to take a picture of a black hole'
-
Sheperd Doeleman
(
Harvard University
)
Special Guest Talk - 'How to take a picture of a black hole'
Sheperd Doeleman
(
Harvard University
)
11:05 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
11:45 a.m.
Perimeter Researcher Talk - 'CHIME: the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment'
-
Kendrick Smith
(
Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo
)
Perimeter Researcher Talk - 'CHIME: the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment'
Kendrick Smith
(
Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo
)
11:45 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
12:10 p.m.
Panel Session: 'Luck vs Grit'
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Kendrick Smith
(
Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo
)
Katie Mack
Arthur McDonald
(
SNOLab
)
Asimina Arvanitaki
(
Perimeter Institute
)
Sheperd Doeleman
(
Harvard University
)
Panel Session: 'Luck vs Grit'
Kendrick Smith
(
Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo
)
Katie Mack
Arthur McDonald
(
SNOLab
)
Asimina Arvanitaki
(
Perimeter Institute
)
Sheperd Doeleman
(
Harvard University
)
12:10 p.m. - 12:55 p.m.
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
What is the role of luck and serendipity in discovery, and how much is sheer grit? Come hear from a Nobel laureate, Breakthrough prize winners, and several of the most exciting physicists working today on how luck -- or the lack of it -- shapes discovery.
12:55 p.m.
Lunch
Lunch
12:55 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
Special Guest Talk - 'The serendipitous road to a Nobel prize'
-
Sir Anthony Leggett
(
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
)
Special Guest Talk - 'The serendipitous road to a Nobel prize'
Sir Anthony Leggett
(
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
)
2:30 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
3:10 p.m.
Perimeter Researcher Talk - 'Measurement as a shortcut to long-range entangled matter'
-
Timothy Hsieh
(
Perimeter Institute
)
Perimeter Researcher Talk - 'Measurement as a shortcut to long-range entangled matter'
Timothy Hsieh
(
Perimeter Institute
)
3:10 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
3:35 p.m.
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:35 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.
Room: PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro
4:10 p.m.
Special Guest Talk - 'From nonlinear optics to high intensity laser physics'
-
Donna Strickland
(
University of Waterloo
)
Special Guest Talk - 'From nonlinear optics to high intensity laser physics'
Donna Strickland
(
University of Waterloo
)
4:10 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
4:50 p.m.
Perimeter Researcher Talk - 'Into the woods ... ... and through the trees to gravity, amplitudes, and CFTs'
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Sabrina Pasterski
(
Perimeter Institute
)
Perimeter Researcher Talk - 'Into the woods ... ... and through the trees to gravity, amplitudes, and CFTs'
Sabrina Pasterski
(
Perimeter Institute
)
4:50 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
5:15 p.m.
Panel Session: 'Forest vs Trees'
-
Donna Strickland
(
University of Waterloo
)
Sabrina Pasterski
Sir Anthony Leggett
(
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
)
Lauren Hayward
(
Perimeter Institute
)
Timothy Hsieh
(
Perimeter Institute
)
Panel Session: 'Forest vs Trees'
Donna Strickland
(
University of Waterloo
)
Sabrina Pasterski
Sir Anthony Leggett
(
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
)
Lauren Hayward
(
Perimeter Institute
)
Timothy Hsieh
(
Perimeter Institute
)
5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
Some scientific puzzles require a hyper-focussed (perhaps obsessive) attention to specific questions; others need a zoomed-out, interdisciplinary viewpoint. Some combination of both is often the route to breakthroughs. Panelists will share how they strive to see both the forest and the trees when tackling big puzzles.
6:00 p.m.
Community Night
Community Night
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Room: PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro