The 39th edition of Soup and Science will be held at the SMMU 202/203 - February 10-14, 2025. Students and community members are invited to hear outstanding McGill professors and student speakers across disciplines talk about their research program in lightning-style talks, followed by active discussions.
While this is a free event, registration is required, as space is limited!
Keep checking back here for the updated speaker roster!
APOLOGIES - Soup & Science for Thursday, February 13th, has been cancelled due to weather! Join us again on Friday, February 14th!
Monday, February 10, 2025
11:45 AM -12:45 PM
Prof. Andreas Zuend
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Modeling Aerosols, Air Quality & Clouds
Hosna Akhgary, Student
Department of Pharmacology, Office for Science and Society
Separating Sense from Nonsense Through Science Communication
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Prof. Yajing Liu
Department of Earth and Planetary Science
Eavesdropping on whale calls using land seismometers
Prof. David Adelani
Department of Computer Science
How good are Large Language Models on African languages?
Prof. Sébastien Breau
Department of Geography
Automation, AI and the future of regional labour markets in Canada
Mustakim Umar, Research assistant
Department of Biology
Can your cells dance? Let's quantify that!
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Prof. Djordje Romanic
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Unraveling the Power of Thunderstorms, Tornadoes and Downbursts
Prof. Brigitte Vachon
Department of Physics
Subatomic Physics: The Tiny World that Powers the Universe
Prof. David Stephens
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
COVID surveillance using statistical modelling
Francis Dinh, Student
Department of Biology
A closer look at Montreal's iconic squirrels
CANCELLED DUE TO CLOSED CAMPUS!!
Thursday, February 13, 2025
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Prof. Christian Genest
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Assessing the risk of heavy rain in the middle of nowhere
Prof. Eric Galbraith
Department of Earth and Planetary Science
Quantitative dynamics of the global human system
April Wang and Natasha Frost
Barbados Field Study Semester
Investigating the role of Gullies in Barbadian urban geomorphology
Friday, February 14, 2025
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Prof. Vincent van Hinsberg
Department of Earth and Planetary Science
Did the Early Earth oceans have the boron to enable life?
Prof. Janine Mauzeroll
Department of Chemistry
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: A Tale of Microscale Corrosion
Prof. Frédéric Fabry
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Meteorology and renewable energy
Holly Beato and Kyra Sande, Student
Department of Geography
Nitrogen overload? Mosses, microbes, and nutrient cycling in the Mer Bleue Bog
Previous Editions
Visit the pages below for information on previous editions of Soup and Science.
- 38th edition: September 2024
- 37th edition: February 2024
- 36th edition: September 2023
- Snacks and Science: July 2023
- 35th edition: March 2023
- 34th edition: September 2022
- 33rd edition: January 2022
- 32nd edition: Fall 2021
- Sun and Science: July 2021
- 31st edition: February 2021
- 30th edition: September 2020
- Sun and Science: May - August 2020
- 29th edition: January 2020
- 28th edition: September 2019
- 27th edition: January 2019
- 26th edition: September 2018
- 25th edition: January 2018