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sfuscience, 1 month ago to quantumcomputing

Congratulations to #SFUPhysics professor Stephanie Simmons for making it onto #Macleans 2024 Power List for Tech! Simmons’ research focuses on developing cutting-edge silicon photonics, and their potential as a platform for ideal #quantum processing and transmitting interfaces for future quantum networks.
https://macleans.ca/society/the-power-list-tech #SFU #SFUScience #quantumcomputing #physics

sfuscience, 2 months ago to conservative

Help scientists track butterflies with your smartphone! #SFUBioSci professor John Reynolds explains how community science projects like Butterflies in My Backyard and #iNaturalist help conservationists understand where #butterflies gather and how to protect them. https://www.abbynews.com/local-news/butterflies-in-my-backyard-began-in-bc-but-going-national-for-2024-7336272 #SFU #SFUScience #conservation #communityscience #biology #ecology

sfuscience, 4 months ago to random

Introducing the draft #SFU Open Science Principles, guiding principles for what it will mean for SFU to be an #OpenScience University. Join us at one of our upcoming townhalls and help us shape the future of open scholarship at SFU: https://bit.ly/3SqEGVG #SFUScience

sfuscience, 5 months ago to random

#SFUBioSci Isabelle Côté and the Salty Science crew set sail from San Sebastian de La Gomera, Spain at 8:35AM local time. They will row 3000 miles unsupported across the Atlantic Ocean to Nelson's Dockyard in Antigua, with a goal to raise money for ocean conservation. Find out more, including how to donate to their cause at: https://saltyscience.org/ #SFUScience #SFU #MarineConservation #womeninscience #WomenInSTEM

sfuscience, 9 months ago to space

Explore #space with us, from wherever you are! We'll be streaming live from the #SFU Trottier Observatory telescope this Friday, August 25 (weather depending) at Starry Nights Live Online. Volunteers from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will join the live chat to answer your #astronomy questions. https://events.sfu.ca/event/36919-starry-nights-live-online

Please note: there will be no in-person event this Friday.
#sfuscience #sfuphysics #space #ScienceOutreach #scicomm #vancouver #burnaby #BritishColumbia

sfuscience, 1 year ago to random

For the past four decades warming temperatures and several other factors have put pressure on the #kelp forests along the Pacific coast. Learn about the ways researchers are working preserve kelp #biodiversity: https://hakaimagazine.com/news/preparing-for-the-worst-with-a-kelp-seed-bank/ #sfuscience #sfu #marineconservation