Reunions

Department of Physics reunion

Date & time

Saturday, September 24, 2016
2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Cost

$10

Where

Loyola Jesuit Hall and Conference Centre
7141 Sherbrooke W.

Wheel chair accessible

Yes

Concordia's Department of Physics invites alumni and friends back on campus to visit its next-generation labs, learn about the department's fascinating research projects and meet promising students and its diverse faculty.

Saturday, September 24

2:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Loyola Jesuit Hall and Conference Centre, 7141 Sherbrooke W.

Many long-time faculty members — Calvin S. Kalman, Barry Frank, Mariana Frank, Sushil Misra, Ramesh Sharma and Joseph Shin — will be present and we expect many alumni.

Hear the latest Concordia and department news from department chair Alexandre Champagne. From our recent faculty, learn about research being conducted in biomedical physics from Claudine Gauthier and nanoscale and particle physics from Pablo Bianucci.

Also, three alumni will briefly present their career paths.

Jeff Lawy, BSc 01, MBA 08
VP Development, A-Z Applied Technologies

Jeff travels the world and successfully brings high-tech business solutions to market in North America, Europe and Asia. He works on special projects for NASA and DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) and collaborates with Fortune 500 companies

Roch Comeau, BSc 89
President, Rogue Research

Learn how Roch leads Rogue Research into manufacturing neuronavigation products that are implemented in 450 laboratories throughout the world with applications within cognitive neuroscience, rehabilitation research and veterinary sciences.

Daniel Grozdanov, BSc 2010
Chief Executive Officer, Imagine 360

Daniel is a biophysicist who developed a passion for photographer and videography. He’ll discuss how the problem-solving skills and technical knowledge he learned from his physics education is applied in his day-to-day as a business owner, in developing virtual reality applications and he`ll discuss how optics are used to capture 360-degree video.

TIME	ACTIVITY
2:30 p.m.	Meet and mingle
3 p.m.	Hear from Alexandre Champagne, Claudine Gauthier, Pablo Bianucci
3:30 p.m.	Alumni speakers
4 p.m.	Lab tours; refreshments and networking
5:30 p.m.	Transport to President's Homecoming Dinner
6 p.m. – 10 p.m.	President's Homecoming Dinner

Continue the festivities by joining President Alan Shepard and other Concordia alumni at the President's Homecoming Dinner. Physics alumni will have a reserved seating together.