Sharing the science at SNOLAB and the people behind it, supports science literacy and inspires the next generation of scientists, technicians, and innovators. If you have a media inquiry, please visit the SNOLAB media page.
Learn moreThe Education and Outreach team at SNOLAB creates resources to help share the science underway at SNOLAB with K-12 audiences and to support public education initiatives. List of educator resources Resource Name Type Topic Grade Level A visit to SNOLAB Video SNOLAB K-12 Build a Cloud Chamber Activity Particles Grade 7+ Build a Cloud Chamber […]
Learn moreNo matter where you are located, you can take a look around the SNOLAB facility using our virtual tour experience. Navigate your way around the lab from your desktop or mobile device, or choose the options for VR goggles. Take a guided tour of SNOLAB with Nobel laureate Dr. Art McDonald. Visit experiments, see facilities, […]
Learn moreSNOLAB hosts and participates in special events throughout the year, including local community initiatives in Sudbury and international events within the astroparticle physics community. Working with our institutional partners, SNOLAB also hosts and supports a variety of summer schools for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. TRISEP is an international graduate level summer school organized jointly by […]
Learn moreGlobal Physics Photowalk During a Global Physics Photowalk event, hundreds of amateur and professional photographers have the rare opportunity to go behind-the-scenes at world leading science facilities, including SNOLAB. You can view some images from the 2018 SNOLAB Global Physics Photowalk event. SNOLAB Poster Contest SNOLAB is hosting its second annual poster contest to celebrate Dark Matter Day – […]
Learn moreThe piece on display inside at Science North is the inner vessel from a dark matter experiment that was installed at SNOLAB called MiniCLEAN (mini Cryogenic Low-Energy Astrophysics with Noble liquids). SNOLAB is Canada’s deep underground science laboratory and the location of choice for particle astrophysics experiments built to detect neutrinos and dark matter. MiniCLEAN was […]
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