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In celebration of Valentine’s Day, we asked our community why they love SNOLAB and science. Take a look at what they said!
What do you love about SNOLAB and science?
Leading up to #IDWGS, we asked the SNOLAB community for recommendations of books written by or about women in STEM. They provided some excellent suggestions.
Have you read any of the books on this list?
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#WomenInScience2026 #EveryVoiceInScience
The UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science recognizes the achievements of and barriers faced by women in STEM.
At SNOLAB we believe that diversity in people boosts research excellence and drives new, innovative ways of working.
Learn more about #IDWGS:
www.unesco.org/en/days/wome...
Muons are high energy particles that have an interesting impact on the science at SNOLAB – and are a big reason we do our science underground. Check out this great article about muons by @symmetrymagazine.org: www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/muon...
30.01.2026 19:23 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Wanting to gain hands-on experience in a world-class underground science lab? SNOLAB is hiring for various student positions across many disciplines! Applications for the Summer 2026 term close soon and can be found here: www.snolab.ca/employment/s...
28.01.2026 20:44 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
The SNOLAB community joins all of Canada in celebrating the remarkable life of Kirsty Duncan. As Minister of Science and Sport from 2025 to 2019, her contributions to science and country were immeasurable, and she will leave a lasting legacy at SNOLAB and beyond.
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Voting for the Global Photowalk competition is now open! Explore breathtaking images that capture the beauty of science and creativity and vote for your favourite. 📸
✅ Cast your vote: www.interactions.org/photowalk
#Ingris_Leiva #PhysPics25 #Physics #SciencePhotography #VoteNow #Photowalk2025
Applications for the Canadian Astroparticle Physics Summer School (CAPSS) are now open! Looking to apply? Visit here: mcdonaldinstitute.ca/capss/capss-...
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Voting for the Global Photowalk competition is now open! Explore breathtaking images that capture the beauty of science and creativity and vote for your favourite. 📸
✅ Cast your vote and help crown the winner: www.interactions.org/photowalk
#PhysPics25 #Physics
Summer undergraduate job applications are now open!
Join our team and gain hands-on experience in a cutting-edge research environment. For more information, view the job posting here: www.snolab.ca/wp-content/u...
Meet Aryan!
Aryan is a student from the University of Waterloo studying Physics and Astronomy. He recently completed a student co-op term as part of our Fall 2025 student group, working on the DEAP-3600 experiment.
#StudentsAtSNOLAB
Voting for the Global Photowalk competition is now open! Explore breathtaking images that capture the beauty of science. 📸
✅ Cast your vote and help crown the winner: www.interactions.org/photowalk
#PhysPics25 #Physics #SciencePhotography #VoteNow #Photowalk2025
This extreme precision and attention to detail is made possible by our incredible team of Cleaner Maintainers.
📸 Photo 1 features Colin Ockenden, a proud SNOLAB Cleaner Maintainer for 19 years and counting!
📸 Photo 2 by Sarah Reese
📸 Photo 3 by Mary Katherine Keown
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Did you know that SNOLAB’s underground laboratory space is maintained as a class-2000 clean lab?
Every piece of material that comes in, from nuts and bolts to large pieces of acrylic, is carefully cleaned. This lets us manage our lab as an ultra-clean environment.
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📢 The Canadian Association of Physicists 2026 Annual Congress will be held in Ottawa, ON from June 22-26. The deadline to submit an abstract is coming up on January 15, 2026.
Find more details on abstract submission on the CAP website: cap.ca/congress-con...
There's still space left for our CV and Cover letter writing workshop this week with Profs Stephen Sekula (@snolabscience.bsky.social) and Miriam Diamond (@utoronto.ca). Join us in person at Queen’s or virtually on Zoom.
12.01.2026 17:50 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 1
SNOLAB is excited to be welcoming a new group of students for the Winter 2026 co-op term! These students are going to get some great hands-on experience working on a variety of projects ranging from data analysis on dark matter experiments to improving IT systems.
07.01.2026 19:10 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Congratulations to Roseann Runte, former president and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation and vice-chancellor of Carleton University, on being appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. www.gg.ca/en/appointme...
#InnovationInCanada #WomenInLeadership #CanadianExcellence
Did you know SNOLAB provided valuable work experience to 44 students over 3 cohorts last year? The majority (72%) come from Ontario institutions. 64% of SNOLAB alumni begin their careers in Ontario.
Read more in SNOLAB’s latest Annual Report here: www.snolab.ca/wp-content/u...
Did you know SNOLAB hosts more than 1,200 facility users and collaborators from 166 institutions across 26 countries? 24% of users are from Canadian institutions.
Read more in SNOLAB’s latest Annual Report here: www.snolab.ca/wp-content/u...
SNOLAB continues to be a leader in underground science, training, outreach, and in the community. Read about it all in SNOLAB’s latest annual report - Innovation Lives at SNOLAB: Ontario’s training ground for scientists, technologists, and tradespeople. www.snolab.ca/wp-content/u...
23.12.2025 21:07 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0This indicates that, in the absence of natural radiation exposure, yeast growth is restricted, suggesting that natural environmental radiation exposure may be important for normal cell function.
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Yeast cultured underground is shielded from naturally occurring external radiation and has been shown to grow more slowly. It has an average colony area that is approximately 20% smaller than the normal radiation-exposed controls that are grown on the surface of the Earth.
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The fifth and last image featured on our annual Holiday Card is a representative photograph of yeast colonies grown on a solid agar nutrient mix. Their growth was quantified by measuring their relative colony area (black spots).
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By carefully controlling the colour and brightness of this light, scientists can check how the detector sees and measures events and ensure that they are recorded accurately. This reduces uncertainty and increases confidence in what SNO+ sees.
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The fourth image on our annual Holiday Card features the SNO+ laserball, a tool used to help calibrate the SNO+ detector. The laserball is a special light diffuser connected to a fibre optic cable that sends light to the detector’s photomultiplier tubes.
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The quartz vessel will be maintained under precise conditions to prevent the fluid from boiling. When a particle interacts, it will create a bubble. Each bubble can be analyzed by taking photos of the quartz vessel and listening; scientists can see and hear particle interactions happening.
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The third image on our annual Holiday Card highlights the PICO-500 pressure vessel, a component of a next-generation dark matter experiment. PICO-500 will use 250 litres of super-heated liquid contained within a specially manufactured quartz vessel.
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This allows quantum computers to solve certain specialized problems faster than classical computers. At our Cryogenic Underground Test Facility, we study how cosmic rays and natural radiation affect how long a qubit can hold its state.
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The 2nd image on our annual Holiday Card shows a qubit sample holder. Qubits are building blocks of quantum computers, much like transistors are for classical computers. Unlike classical bits that are either 0 or 1, qubits can exist in combos of both, using the rules of quantum mechanics.
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