Why attend Science Fest activities?

Science Fest is a celebration of all life scientific at Dawson college. It is an opportunity for students to push the limits of their skills, and to share their passion for science with the Dawson community. This year’s Science Fest features talks, “live” demonstrations and interactive experiments in neuroscience!

Attend and be rewarded for it! Periodically during the activities, you will be given opportunities to add your name for a participation prize draw. The more you attend, the greater the chances to win! Looking for an achievement? Be the Most Visiting Person and win the MVP special prize.

The conference is open to all; Drop by anytime by clicking on the Zoom links provided below. No RSVP needed.

Schedule at a glance:

Summary of the Events

Tuesday-Wednesday April 06-07, 2021 [18:00-20:00]

Astrophysics “Nights”

Come join us during the astrophysics nights and learn about the mysteries of the cosmos. Astrophysics student have been investigating some very exciting discoveries about our universe, and they will be sharing their findings this week. They will also be competing for best talk in astrophysics.

Join at https://dawsoncollege.zoom.us/j/96958708901

• Tuesday – Astrophysics “Night” I
  • The Presence of Water on Europa and the Possibility of Life
    Arian Dutta
  • A Journey Through the Interstellar Medium
    Mauricio Gomez Iglesias
  • The Kepler Space Telescope
    Noah Havrot-Landry
  • What the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Teaches Us About Human Life
    Meygan Brody

• Wednesday – Astrophysics “Night” II
  • Radio Telescopes
    Luis Edwardo ramirez
  • Galaxy Collisions
    Tarah Brakett
  • Oumuamua
    Tara Elissalde
  • Spinning Blackholes
    Mia Simard
  • NASA’s Mars 2020 Mission : The How and the Why
    Anthony Côté

Wednesday April 07, 2021 [13:00-17:30]

Neuroscience Extravaganza – Interactive Event!

Join at https://dawsoncollege.zoom.us/j/95066318535?pwd=T0l1emVvaENlOVhRQUlZcThqUFJpQT09

Please help better understand the mind!

Participate in any of the 16 experiments set by fellow students to probe memory, attention, impulsivity, inhibition, risk taking, etc. On Wednesday, April 7^th, join us any time between 1 pm and 5:30 pm. Stay as long as you want, participate in as many experiments as you want. Individual experiments last from 8 to 20 minutes. You will be asked to answer some questions to see how you fit in the experiment and then perform a cognitive behavioral task. Student-researchers will guide you through the process and answer your questions.

Thursday April 08, 2021 [10:00-11:30]

Science and Technology Melting Pot

Join at https://dawsoncollege.zoom.us/j/96958708901

This short session will include presentations from unaffiliated participants. It may be a short session, but it showcases some very promising projects.

• • Living Machine: Wetland Project
    Elizabeth Seliverstov, Liam Gaither
  • Robot Arm – With Live Demonstration
    Anthony Mucci
  • Forensic Science
    Shibo Yu
  • Application of Lasers in Eye Surgery
    Susanna Pshevorskiy
  • 3D Print of Low Cost Bionic Leg
    Thai Nhan Huynh

Friday April 09, 2021 [13:00-14:30]

Plenary Talk: Engineering for space and the mapping of Asteroid 1999RQ36 (Bennu) by the OSIRIS-Rex mission.

Dr. Mike Daly is Associate Professor at York University in the department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, as well as the Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science (CRESS). Prof. Daly will discuss his work on the OSIRIS-Rex mission and provide and update on the most recent mission activity (the final fly-by of Bennu is two days before this talk). He will discuss the science and engineering behind such a mission, and he will focus on the OLA mapping equipment that his team developed and on the data it collected. Mike will also share his experiences as lead engineer on the Canadian contribution to the Phoenix Mars mission which detected snow falling on the surface of the red planet in 2008.

Zoom link

Friday April 09, 2021 [14:30-16:00]

SPACE Independent Projects

This session will include project presentations by SPACE collaborators, exploring a range of topics including engineering robotics, data science, artificial intelligence, sustainability and intersections of the arts and sciences.

Join at http://bit.ly/SciFest2021-SPACE

• • The Automated Garden
    Caileigh Bates
  • Dawson College Heat Map Project
    Arezoo Haydari
  • Treehugger: A Social App for Reconnecting with Nature
    Xiaowei Yu, Hristo Sandev, Shawn Maor
  • Talking with Chatbots: AI and the Future of NLP
    Linda Liao
  • Exploring Machine Learning Through Google’s AIY Vision Kit
    Mateo Nieto Galindo
  • Science en Tourne Robot – with live demonstration
    Nichita Hadjicov
  • TransLuminal: Going Beyond the Speed of Light
    Joel Trudeau

Awards Banquet : To Be Announced

Awards presentations, refreshments and discussion.

• Closing remarks
  Nadim Boukhira, Brian Mader, Joel Trudeau