The 8th Annual PHAS Symposium is hosted by the PHAS Departmental Graduate Association (DGA) and will take place on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at Taylor Institute (TI 160). There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place best judged talk as well as people choice award!

Located in Taylor Institute room 160. Check in starts at 9:00 am. $5 registration fee may be paid in cash or by etransfer at check in time.

The PHAS DGA is a student organization that represents the students of the Department of Physics and Astronomy to the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Your DGA represents graduate students at meetings for the PHAS Department as well as the Faculty of Graduate Studies. We also organize social and academic events throughout the year such as the Annual PHAS Graduate Symposium, PHAS graduate assistant workshop, monthly coffee breaks, outdoor activities and more!

Co-Chairs: CJ Osakwe, Pooja Woosaree
Vice President, Finance: Mahdi Bornadel, Jose Trujillo
Graduate Representative Council: Amirhossein Sotoodehfar, Arshia Razavi, Parinaz Abbasi
Vice President, Internal: Vacant
Vice President, Academic: Ciara Chisholm
Vice President, Communication: Mahsa Karimi
Vice President, Events: Vacant
Vice President, EDI: Becky Booth
Emeritus Chairs: Becky Booth
Members at Large:

If you are interested in joining the PHAS DGA, please contact our Co-Chairs at the addresses listed below.

You can find out about the previous members of the PHAS DGA in this link! 

We encourage all students to approach us with any concerns or issues regarding graduate student life. We also welcome all student involvement in DGA activities. Please feel free to contact any of the committee members if you would like more information.