Transcript Canadian Association of Physicists

L'Association
canadienne des
physiciens et
physiciennes
The Canadian
Association
of Physicists
The 2013 CAP
Undergraduate Lecture Tour
Celebrating and promoting:
• Current developments in physics
• Physics research and education in Canada
• the CAP !
www.cap.ca
WITH THANKS TO:
All individual CAP members, member departments, CAP
Corporate Members, as well as Science Atlantic who
contribute to the Educational Trust Fund which supports this
tour.
What is the Canadian Association of
Physicists?
• A national
network of 1600 member physicists working in
Canadian educational, industrial, and research settings;
• A strong and effective advocacy group for support of, and
excellence in, physics research and education;
• A sponsor and supporter of physics events
and activities in Canada, including:
- CAP annual congress
- Our journal: Physics in Canada
- Canadian Undergraduate Physics Conference
- Canadian Undergraduate Physics Journal.
CAP represents the voice of Canadian physicists to government,
granting agencies, and international societies.
Student Memberships
CAP offers free memberships to
undergraduate physics students*
Physics graduate students* are
offered one year’s free full
membership and reduced fees in
first four years after graduation.
Careers in Physics website :
* (in Canada)
Student presenters receive prizes from CAP
President J.M. Roney at 2012 Congress
Join CAP online today: www.cap.ca
www.cap.ca
Student Activities and Opportunities
The CAP's Educational Trust Fund (ETF) is a charitable fund
which supports the many activities undertaken by the CAP in
support of physics education and student activities. The fund
derives its income from individual or corporate donations.
The ETF supports many activities to
encourage physics students, e.g.:
• annual CAP Lecture Tour
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CAP High School Prize Examination
Lloyd G. Elliot University Prize Examination
Canadian Undergraduate Physics Conference
Canada-Wide Science Fair
Canadian Physics Olympiad
Stoicheff Memorial Graduate Scholarship
Submit nominations by
February 25, 2013
phys.
Professional Certification
P.Phys.
The Canadian Association of Physicists offers a professional
certification program, currently with over 250 members.
Undergraduate students in 3rd* and 4th year physics (or closely
related programs) and graduate students are encouraged to
write the Professional Certification exam, which is one of the
requirements of the program.
The Professional Certification exam is offered in late January
in physics departments across the country.
for more information visit : www.cap.ca
* 3rd year students write the exam for experience/practice only
Participate in student poster or oral paper competition!
The 2013 CAP Undergraduate
Lecture Tour
Special thanks to our National and Regional Coordinators, the
CAP Office, volunteer fund raisers, our sponsors, CAP
member/host physics departments, our outstanding CAP
volunteer speakers, Canadian physics student societies and
YOU – our audience !
We hope
you enjoy
this event !