The 32nd edition of Soup and Science was hosted virtually through Zoom. Students and community members heard from outstanding McGill professors and 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 1, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Prof. Oana Balmau
School of Computer Science
The Future Challenges of Data Management in Edge Computing
Prof. Mette Bendixen
Department of Geography
Why are we running out of sand and what can we do about it?
Prof. Matthew Harrington
Department of Chemistry
Bio-inspired Materials Processing
Prof. Anastasia Nijnik
Department of Physiology
Making Blood Cells: Control of Gene Expression in Hematopoesis in Health and Disease
Ms. Anya Mueller
Department of Biology
Characterizing Haida Gwaii's eDNA communities
Wednesday September 29, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Prof. Parisa Ariya
Department of Chemistry; Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Advancing climate and health research in the era of COVID-19
Prof. Vincent van Hinsberg
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Sending probes into the deep Earth
Prof. Oliver Coomes
Department of Geography
Making a living in the Amazon rain forest: livelihoods, poverty and conservation
Kaiyuan Wang (Student)
Department of Geography and Earth & Planetary Sciences
A sustainable future for Canadian Peat
Tuesday September 28 , 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Prof. Jérôme Vétois
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Conformal Geometry and Prescribed Curvature Problems
Prof. Ives Levesque
Department of Medical Physics
A window into the human body
Prof. Timothy Merlis
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Extreme Precipitation in Hurricanes
Hannah Owens
Integrated Program in Neuroscience
BrainReach North: Discover our Science-Education Initiative
Monday September 27 , 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Prof. Galen Halverson
Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences
What can rocks tell us about the origins of eukaryotes?
Prof. Masha Prager-Khoutorsky
Department of Physiology
How brain regulates basic functions of the body, such as hunger, thirst, and hormonal levels
Prof. Simon Caron-Huot
Department of Physics
Causality and how it helps particle physics
Mr. Benjamin Rudski
Computer Science and Biology
AntNupTracker: Developing (and Re-developing) a Mobile Application for Tracking Ant Nuptial Flights
Co-organizers
Preeti Purba-Singh, Research Office of the Faculty of Science
Eduardo Ganem Cuenca, Research Office of the Faculty of Science
Previous Editions
Visit the pages below for information on previous editions of Soup and Science.
- Sun and Science: July 2021
- 31st edition: February 2021
- 30th edition: September 2020
- 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