The 30th edition of Soup and Science was hosted virtually through Zoom. 300 students and community members heard from 15 outstanding McGill professors and 5 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.
Friday October 2, 2020
Prof. Debra Titone
Department of Psychology
Welcome to the Language and Multilingualism Lab
Prof. Karine Auclair
Department of Chemistry
Science at Work to Make Chemistry Greener and Save Lives
Prof. Anush Tserunyan
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Ergodicity: From Discrete to Continuous
Mathilde Rioux, Undergraduate Student
Department of Psychology
How can rehearsal change the neural representation of our memories?
Thursday October 1, 2020
Prof. Signy Sheldon
Department of Psychology
Constructing autobiographical
memories in the brain
Prof. Anthony Ricciardi
Redpath Museum and McGill School of Environment
Microplastic Pollution in the St Lawrence River
Prof. Graham MacDonald
Department of Geography
Land Use and Food Systems:
From Local to Global
Luca Weishaupt, Undergraduate Student
Department of Medical Physics
The Nuts and Bolts of Research as an Undergraduate
Wednesday September 30, 2020
Prof. C.J. Li
Department of Chemistry
Inventing New Chemistry for Future Sustainability
Prof. Courtney Paquette
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Why All Large-Scale Optimization is the Same
Prof. Victoria Kaspi
Department of Physics
Fast Radio Bursts
Taj Dyson, Undergraduate Student
Department of Physics
Radio Frequency Interference at the McGill Arctic Research Station
Tuesday September 29, 2020
Prof. Catherine Potvin
Department of Biology
How Large is a Tree?
Prof. Hans Larsson
Redpath Museum
What Can Dinosaurs Do For You?
Prof. Peter Douglas
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Using Rare Isotopes to Understand Climate Change
Émilie Saucier
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Rockstars in Action: Fieldwork and Research as an Undergrad
Monday September 28, 2020
Prof. Sarah Moser
Department of Geography
Urbanizing the ocean as a neocolonial strategy
Prof. Patrick Allen
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Elliptic Curves Over the Gaussian Numbers
Prof. Andrew Hendry
Redpath Museum and Department of Biology
Does Evolution Matter in the Real World?
Shelby Clarke, Research Assistant
Department of Biology
Shocking Tails: Field Work in Uganda
Sun and Science was produced by
Preeti Purba-Singh, Research Office of the Faculty of Science
Eduardo Ganem Cuenca, Research Office of the Faculty of Science
Previous Events
Visit the pages below for information on previous editions of Soup and Science.
- 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