Doors Open at the University of Toronto Department of Physics
May 24, 2025
10am-5pm
60 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A7
Will include:
Interactive demos which will showcase principles from a variety of different physics branches including quantum mechanics, optics, classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and general relativity.
Short talks by Physics experts
Visit the 15th Floor Balcony Telescope Display of the Sun (weather permitting)
Schedule of Talks:
Relativity without Math, Prof Brian Wilson MP118
10:30am-11:00am
2:30pm-3:00pm
Emergence Effects and the Philosophy of Physics, Ivan Ovchinnikov, Incoming Physics Grad Student MP118
11:00am-11:30am
pHun Physics Magic Show with Tadhg Hearne the Physics Guy MP102
1:00pm-2:00pm
3:00pm-4:00pm
Visitors will have the opportunity to visit the 15th floor roof* of the McLennan tower and look over the university campus and Downtown Toronto, seeing buildings historic, modern, and under construction.
Our understanding of how science is best taught has undergone great change in recent decades, so modern teaching spaces will be on display. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet with scientists and students who will be demonstrating both old and new science.
*stair access only
Doors Open Photos 2024
Doors Open Photos 2018
Doors Open Photos 2019
