Upcoming Talks
November 2007
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
The Quantum Hall Effect, Non-Abelian Anyons, and Topological Quantum Computation
Chetan Nayak,
Senior Researcher, Microsoft Station Q and Professor of Physics, UCSB,
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
The Power of Quantum Systems on a Line
Sandy Irani,
professor of information and computer science,
UC Irvine,
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
4:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
The Optical Antenna: A Versatile Tool for Nanophotonics
Ken Crozier,
assistant professor of electrical engineering,
Harvard University,
Thursday, November 8th, 2007
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Noble Travails: XENON10, LUX and Other Noble Liquid Detectors Searching for Particle Dark Matter
Rick Gaitskell,
associate professor of physics and head of the particle astrophysics group,
Brown University,
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
The Quantum Phase Transition to Topological Order and Topological Entropy
Alioscia Hamma,
postdoctoral scholar in quantum information and quantum theory,
USC,
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Condensed Matter Physics with Cold Atomic Gases
Leo Radzihovsky,
professor of physics,
University of Colorado, Boulder,
Monday, November 19th, 2007
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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KNI Nanoscience Colloquium
Spin Mapping on the Atomic Scale
Professor Roland Wiesendanger,
Institute of Applied Physics and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center,
University of Hamburg,
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Resilient Quantum Computation in Correlated Environments
Eduardo Novais,
postdoctoral research associate in physics,
Duke University,
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Can Silicon Change Photonics?
Bahram Jalali,
professor of electrical engineering,
UCLA,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
The Threat to the Planet: Dark and Bright Sides of Global Warming
James Hansen,
director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies,
and adjunct professor of earth and environmental sciences,
Columbia University,