Tag Archives: announcement

2010 PAGE Conference – Announcement

conference,

Hi all,

The Phyisics and Astronomy Graduate Executive is proud to announce the 2010
PAGE Conference held Thursday October 14, 2010 in Room 121 Chemistry Building,
York University. Attendance is free!

Visit us at
http://yupage.blogspot.com/
and click on the ‘2010 conference label’

Talks on astronomy, atomic and molecular optics, high energy, and biophysics research areas, especially on graduate research will be highlighted this year.

This conference gives an excellent chance for graduate students to come out practice their own abilities and for everyone to see what’s happening within the physics department here at York.

This year, the invited speaker is Dr. Hana Dobrovolny, from Ryerson University, who will be speaking about Modeling of Influenza Infections.

Refreshments will be provided during the conference and lunch will be provided free by PAGE at 12:00.

If you have any questions, please feel free to send an email to PAGE
directly at YUPAGA@gmail.com or any of the PAGE members directly.

See you all there,
Your Physics and Astronomy Graduate Executive,
Mok, Carson (President)
Vergados, Panagiotis (VP, FGS and Departmental representative)
Rogerson, Jesse (VP Finance, GSA representative)

The 2009 PAGE conference

conference,

When: October 15th, 2009
Where: The Paul Delaney Gallery (The Norman Bethune College, 320)

Attendance is free. We strongly encourage graduate and undergraduates to participate this event.

Organizing Committee:

Alireza Rafiee (Chair of the Organizing Committee and Ralph Nicholls Graduate Award)
Carson Mok cmok@yorku.ca
Panagiotis Vergados vergados@yorku.ca

The conference poster

Conference Schedule:

Time ………. Speakers
—————————-
10:00……… Reception [Coffee and Doughnuts] + Surprise Gifts for early birds
10:10 …….. Opening
10:20 …….. Ioannis Haranas
10:40 …….. Laura Chajet
11:00 …….. Coffee break
11:10 ……… Invited Speaker Dr. Veronica Sanz
12:00 …….. Lunch Provided by PAGE
13:20 …….. Steve Beale
13:40 …….. Maria Georgina Carrillo Ruiz
14:00 …….. Robert Berthiaume
14:20 …….. Coffee Break
14:40 …….. Daneil Fitzakerly
15:00 …….. Jesse Rogerson
15:20 …….. Yaniv Gura
15:40 …….. Invited Speaker Dr. Tom Kirchner
16:30 …….. Presenting the Award
17:00 …….. Closing

Link to Abstracts

Talks are 15+5 minutes and 45+5 minutes long.

About the Physicist Gustav Robert Kirchhoff :

Gustav Robert Kirchhoff (12 March 1824 – 17 October 1887) was a German physicist who contributed to the fundamental understanding of electrical circuits, spectroscopy, and the emission of black-body radiation by heated objects. He coined the term “black body” radiation in 1862, and two sets of independent concepts in both circuit theory and thermal emission are named “Kirchhoff’s laws” after him. The Bunsen-Kirchhoff Award for spectroscopy is named after him and his colleague, Robert Bunsen.

More about G.R. Kirchhoff

The 2007 Golden lion tamarin conference

conference,

When: August 30th, 2007
Where: Ross S137 (Number 30 in York map)

To present a talk in the conference, please send an email to the president of the PAGE.
Attendance is free. We strongly encourage graduate students to participate this event.

Organizing Committee:

Alireza Rafiee arafiee@yorku.ca
Brynle Barrett bbarrett@yorku.ca
Carson Mok cmok@yorku.ca
Edward Ackad eackad@yorku.ca (Chair of the Organizing Committee)

Conference Schedule:

Time Speaker
9:45 Reception
10:00 Opening
10:15 Alireza Rafiee
10:30 Tzahi Yavin
10:45 Min Zhang
11:00 Coffee break
11:15 Victoria Martynenko
11:30 Yan Sun
Lunch Provided by PAGE
1:00 Steve Beale
1:30 Brynle Barrett
1:45 Edward Ackad
2:00 Closing

About the Lion Tamarins:

Lion tamarins have a mane derived from long hairs on the top of the head, cheeks and throat. The golden lion tamarin’s color is predominantly golden with occasional orange, brown or black coloration on the tail and forepaws. It weighs about 0.5 kg (1.1 lb) and averages about 25 cm (10″) in head/body length, not counting the tail. The golden lion tamarin prefers primary lowland tropical forest from sea level to 1000 m (3300′). Golden lion tamarins are omnivorous, feeding on fruits, gum, nectar, insects, and small vertebrates. The golden lion tamarin is diurnal and predominantly arboreal. It is usually found at heights of 3 – 10 m (10 – 30′) above the forest floor. It sleeps there at night in tangled vegetation or, more often, in a hole in a tree, such as an abandoned woodpecker nest. Most golden lion tamarins live in reproductive groups that occupy stable territories. The average number of individuals/group in one study was 5.4. In the wild, groups usually consist of one breeding adult of each sex and younger animals. Golden lion tamarins are cooperative breeders: all adult members of a group help to carry and feed the offspring of the group, with the adult male commonly doing the largest share. The mother only takes the babies to nurse them. In the 19th century, the golden lion tamarin occurred in Brazil in the coastal forests of the states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo. By the early 1980’s it was known only from remnant forests in the state of Rio de Janeiro in an area of occupied habitat probably totaling considerably less than 900 sq km (350 sq mi). The wild population is currently fragmented into 17 different subpopulations in isolated forest patches throughout its small range. More than 90% of the original Atlantic coastal forest, which contains the golden lion tamarin’s habitat, has been lost or fragmented to obtain lumber and charcoal and to clear out areas for plantations, cattle pasture, and development. Capture for zoos and private collections also contributed to its decline in the past. The golden lion tamarin is still under severe threat from continued deforestation, much of which is undertaken to create weekend beach properties. Less than 2% of the forest remains in the region where the golden lion tamarin lives.

Source: animalinfo

Back to Home

The 2008 Woolly spider monkey conference

conference,
When: August 5th, 2008
Where: Ross S137 (Number 30 in York Map)

Attendance is free. We strongly encourage graduate and undergraduates to participate this event.

Organizing Committee:

Alireza Rafiee arafiee@yorku.ca (Chair of the Organizing Committee and Ralph Nicholls Graduate Award)
Brynle Barrett bbarrett@yorku.ca
Carson Mok cmok@yorku.ca

The conference poster

Conference Schedule:

Time Speaker
9:30 Reception
9:50 Opening
10:00 Banafsheh Hashemi Pour
10:20 Xiaoyi Dong (sunne)
10:40 Steven Beals
11:00 Coffee break
11:20 Jesse Rogerson
11:40 Vyacheslav Galymov
12:00 Lunch Provided by PAGE
13:20 Invited Speaker: Dr. Randy Lewis
14:00 Joe Borbely
14:20 Alireza Rafiee
14:40 Yan Sun
15:00 Coffee break
15:20 Carson Mok
15:40 Brynle Barrett
16:00 Invited Speaker: Dr. Tzahi Yavin
16:40 Presenting the Award
17:00 Closing, Election results

Talks are 15+5 minutes and 35+5 minutes long.

About the Woolly Spider Monkey (Other name: Muriquis)

Muriquis have gray, yellow or brown fur; a heavy body; and long limbs. The southern muriqui has a black face, while the northern species’ face is individually mottled. They can weigh up to 15 kg (33 lb). Found in the remnants of the Atlantic coastal forest in Brazil, muriquis are arboreal and diurnal and eat mostly leaves, fruit and flowers. They are able to utilize secondary as well as primary forest. Troops of muriquis have been observed to include from 8 – 43 individuals. They generally contain approximately equal numbers of adult males and adult females. Immature females emigrate from the troop in which they were born in search of a neighboring troop to join. Males remain with their natal troop and reproduce there. There is very little aggression among group members and they are not territorial. A single young is usually born during the dry season (May – September). The range of muriquis may originally have included all Atlantic coastal forests of eastern and southeastern Brazil. Currently, both species are found in highly fragmented subpopulations with low density. The distributions of the two muriqui species do not overlap. B. arachnoides is the southern species, occurring in the states of Sao Paulo and Parana, and B. hypoxanthus is the northern species, in the states of Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, and, at least formerly, Bahia. The two species seem to be separated by the Serra da Mantiqueira which extends east-west in the south of Minas Gerais. Reasons for the decline of the muriquis include hunting for food by local natives, the use of infants as pets, and habitat loss due to clearing of forests for agriculture and human habitation. Currently, the major threats are commercial logging in privately owned forests and illegal hunting in federally or state-owned forests .

Source: animalinfo

The 2006 Uakari conference

conference,

When: August 3rd, 2006
Where: Vari Hall C (Number 30)

This is an all physics student conference presented by the Physics and Astronomy Graduate Executive. Students will present 10 minute talks and take a few questions at the end. The goal is to inform each other of our research interestes and persuits and to practice our presentation skills with a friendly audience. All graduate and undergraduates are encouraged to attend.
To present a talk in the conference, please send an email to the president of the PAGE.

Attendance is free. We strongly encourage graduate students to participate this event.

Organizing Committee:

Alireza Rafiee arafiee@yorku.ca
Brynle Barrett bbarrett@yorku.ca
Carson Mok cmok@yorku.ca
Edward Ackad eackad@yorku.ca (Chair of the Organizing Committee)

About the Red Uakari :

The red uakari is a medium-sized monkey weighing about 4 kg (9 lb). The swamp forests that it lives in are periodically flooded. Uakaris are diurnal and are often found in the tops of large trees. Most of the uakari’s diet consists of fruit, but leaves, seeds, insects and small animals are also consumed. Troops of uakaris have been reported to include up to 50 individuals. They usually forage for food in much smaller groups but rejoin the troop to sleep. One young is born every 2 years.
Source: animalinfo