Nova Scotia

Province Wide

Scientists in the Schools Speakers Bureau
Location: Nova Scotia - Province Wide
Date: Ongoing
Event Details Scientists and Innovators in the Schools (SITS) is a program administered by the Atlantic Science Links Association, a registered not-for-profit organization which helps students of all ages become more excited and better informed about science, technology, engineering and mathematics. This goal is realized through our Speakers Bureau service by providing teachers, students, community program leaders and the general public with access to volunteers from various fields of science and technology, who are willing to give classroom presentations, lead field trips, judge at science fairs, or attend career days. The Speakers Bureau is made up of volunteers in many scientific fields, representing academia, government, non-governmental organizations, and private industry. Whether geologists, meteorologists, chemists, physicists, environmental engineers, architects, marine biologists or others involved in science, mathematics, technology or engineering, they all share an eagerness to be involved with education and the promotion of science.
Atlantic Science Links Association

Halifax

Halloween Ice Scream Weekend
Location: Discovery Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Date: October 24th - 25th
Halloween Ice Scream Weekend is a great time for families to visit Discovery Centre since we know kids love to dress up in costume. Discovery Centre staff dress up and display one of our special demonstrations – pumpkin flavoured liquid nitrogen ice cream! Children 12 and under are admitted free when dressed in costume. There are three demonstrations on Saturday (11am, 1 & 3pm) & two on Sunday (2 & 3:30pm).

IYA/NSTW Galileo Lecture: Beyond the Visible Universe (Free)
Location: Guptill Theatre, Sir James Dunn Building, Dalhousie University -- Halifax, NS
Date: October 23, from 19:30 to 20:30
Beyond the Visible Universe: Galaxy Collisions, Star Formation and Galactic Evolution Prof. Christine Wilson (McMaster University) The astronomical research of the next decade will focus on understanding the origins of planets, stars, galaxies, and even the universe itself. Millimeter-wave radio astronomy is a novel and crucial tool in this quest for origins, because it allows us to probe into the cold, dark regions of space where many of these formation processes occur. This talk will illustrate the promise and potential of these techniques by examining spectacular galaxy collisions that have triggered intense bursts of star formation, as well as new results which shed light on the more quiescent star formation which is the norm in galaxies like our own Milky Way. In addition, the talk will describe how new facilities currently under construction, such as the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), promise a revolution in our understanding of the origin of structure in the universe. Dr. Christine Wilson is a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at McMaster University and the Canadian Project Scientist for the Atacama Large Millimeter Array. The discoverer of Comet Wilson while still a graduate student, she is best known internationally for her work on star formation in nearby galaxies. She received her Ph.D. from Caltech in 1990, a Women's Faculty Award from the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council in 1992, and a Premier's Research Excellence Award from the Ontario government in 1999. She recently spent a sabbatical year based in Hilo, Hawaii, at the Smithsonian Observatory, where she led a major research project on the fuel for star formation in galaxies undergoing intense bursts of star formation. While in Hawaii, she, her husband, and two children enjoyed swimming, snorkeling, and exploring the islands.

Live from Space
Location: Keshen Goodman Public Library, 330 Lacewood Drive in Halifax
Date: Saturday, October 24, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Join us when Canadian astronaut Dr. Robert Thirsk, the National Science Champion, answers our call to space. Dr. Thirsk is on board the International Space Station and will answer questions posed by 16 of the Bel Ayr Pathfinders. Astrophysicist Dr. Robert Thacker is the guest speaker. Contact with Dr. Thirsk on the ISS will be made at 12:13 p.m.