SNOLAB is a unique research complex located in the Creighton Mine in Sudbury, ON. It consists of a surface research building and, more importantly, a 5000 m2 cleanroom laboratory space 2km underground. The depth provides shielding against cosmic rays that constant rain down on the surface of the Earth. These confound the ability to execute studies of ultra-rare processes. SNOLAB combines a unique depth profile with low-radiation and low-dust facilities to enable world-class international science programs in physics, astrophysics, chemistry, and biology.
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Skills Development and Knowledge Transfer Programs at SNOLAB
SNOLAB hosts a growing number of skills development and knowledge transfer programs where you can gain experience in hands-on ways. The SNOLAB Co-Op Program offers undergraduates (from first year through the months after graduating with a bachelors degree) a chance to earn a stipend while developing skills needed for their future careers. Whether in research, engineering, communication, IT, or the trades, SNOLAB may have opportunities you are looking for.
The SNOLAB Underground Science Institute (SuSi) Lecture Program offers graduate- and postdoctoral-level researchers a chance to engage directly with leaders and experts in the field in a range of subjects, from novel subatomic particle detector technologies, to subatomic structure, to radiobiology. Each summer, typically from June through August, the SuSi program runs over 8 weeks and provides 3-5 subject lectures every two weeks. This leaves immense time to focus on research. We've had graduate students in theoretical physics spend the summer at SNOLAB learning while thesis-writing and PhD candidates located at SNOLAB progress toward their degree while building new networks and learning new subjects.
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Going deep in the search for dark matter
Take a journey 2km underground with The Globe and Mail in search of dark matter's constituents.
Going deep in the search for dark matter
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Radon Emanation Studies at SNOLAB
Radon is a noble gas. It's also the only naturally abundant radioactive noble gas, produced from the decay of uranium and thorium found in rocks. Rocks surround SNOLAB, and just like in a subterranean basement you have to worry about elevated radon levels in the laboratory. These are not a risk to human health, but can be a severe risk to experiments that are searching for ultra-rare processes. Radon can blind such experiments. Learn how we assess the risks from radon in our scientific environment.
A look at the scientific process of understanding and assessing radon risks.
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