The 33rd edition of Soup and Science was hosted virtually through Zoom. Students and community members heard from outstanding McGill professors and student speakers across disciplines talk about their research program in lightning-style talks, followed by active discussions in dynamic breakout rooms. Click on the session date to view the video recording of the presentation.
Monday January 10, 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Prof. Gonzalo Cosa
Department of Chemistry
Imaging single molecules to understand chemistry in complex systems
Prof. Steve Lomber
Department of Physiology
Acoustic Experience Alters How You "See" the World
Prof. Thomas Preston
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
TBC
Yonger Xie (Student)
Department of Chemistry
Accelerated Ageing: Transformation of NiO and CoO to Metal Complexes as Precursors to Metal-Organic Frameworks
Joelle-Marie Begin Miolan
Department of Physics
Tuesday January 11, 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Prof. Albert Berghuis
Department of Biochemistry
A super-close-up view of super-bugs. What can we learn about Antibiotic Resistance
Prof. Gary Brouhard
Department of Biology
The Cytoskeleton
Prof. Yi Huang
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
The physics of atmosphere
Prof. Rustam Khaliullin
Department of Chemistry
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Laurianne Debanné (Student)
Environmental Sciences
The spatial distribution of energy poverty and extreme weather events: Identifying communities at risk in Atlantic Canada and Québec
Wednesday January 12, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Prof. Huy Bui
Anatomy and Cell Biology
Elucidating the structure of cellular organelles by cryo-electron microscopy
Prof. Anmar Khadra
Department of Physiology
Computational and Mathematical Biology in Health and Disease
Laura Latendresse (Student)
Environmental Sciences
Energy Poverty among Indigenous communities of Northern Canada
Toni Spilfogel
Department of Chemistry
Cocrystal design via halogen bonds to pi-systems
Thursday January 13, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Prof. Natasha Chang
Department of Biochemistry
Uncovering mechanisms of muscle stem cell function and dysfunction
Prof. Anna Hargreaves
Department of Biology
Life at the edge: understanding species current and future geographic distributions
Prof. Katelin Schutz
Department of Physics
Our Universe as a particle physics experiment
Joe Sanchez Schacht (Student)
Department of Biology
Variation of land use impact on lake water quality across spatial scales: insights from a nation-wide dataset
Friday January 14, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Prof. Christie Rowe
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Earthquakes in Quebec
Prof. Lena Simine
Department of Chemistry
Hunting exotic materials with a simulation
Prof. Christian von Sperber
Department of Geography
From Soils to the Great Lakes - Tracing Phosphorus in the Environment
Prof. Anna Weinberg
Department of Psychology
Familial and environmental contributions to risk for depression: The role of the positive valence system
Co-organizers
Preeti Purba-Singh, Research Office of the Faculty of Science
Eduardo Ganem Cuenca, Research Office of the Faculty of Science
Previous Editions
Visit the pages below for information on previous editions of Soup and Science.
- 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