Upcoming Talks
November 2009
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Random Quantum Satisfiability: Statistical Mechanics of Quantum Optimization
Chris Laumann,
graduate student in theoretical physics,
Princeton University,
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Categorically Isolating Quantum Properties
Chris Heunen,
graduate student,
University of Oxford,
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Tiny Conspiracies: Cell-to-Cell Communication in Bacteria
Bonnie Bassler,
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Squibb Professor of Molecular Biology,
Princeton University,
Friday, November 6th, 2009
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Mesoscopic Cavity QED with a Single Quantum Dot
Martin Winger,
Institute of Quantum Electronics,
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ),
Monday, November 9th, 2009
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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KNI Nanoscience Colloquium
Quantum Fluxoids in Superconducting Nanocircuits: Flux Qubits and Quantum Simulation
Hans Mooij,
professor of nanotechnology,
Delft University of Technology,
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Infinite-Randomness Quantum Critical Points Induced by Dissipation
Thomas Vojta,
associate professor of physics,
Missouri University of Science and Technology,
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Optimizing the Layout and Error Properties of Quantum Circuits
John Kubiatowicz,
UC Berkeley,
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Quantum Spin Liquid with Fermi-surface: Exact Solution of Kitaev-type Model
Misha Feigelman,
Landau Intitute,
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Cosmology from Standard Sirens
Daniel Holz,
Richard Feynman Fellow,
Los Alamos National Laboratory,
Monday, November 16th, 2009
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Tunneling Spectral Dip: A Universal Feature of High TC Superconductors
John Zasadzinski,
professor of physical sciences,
Illinois Institute of Technology,
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Faster Quantum Algorithm for Evaluating Game Trees
Ben Reichardt,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
School of Computer Science,
University of Waterloo,
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Topological Insulators : The Observation of Quantum Hall-like Effects without Magnetic Field
M. Zahid Hasan,
professor of physics,
Princeton University,
Friday, November 20th, 2009
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Free-Space Excitation of Propagating Surface Plasmon Polaritons
Lukas Novotny,
professor of optics, biomedical engineering, and physics,
Institute of Optics,
University of Rochester,
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Quantum Kinetic Approach to the Calculation of Thermal Transport and the Nernst Effect
Karen Michaeli,
Department of Condensed Matter Physics,
Weizmann Institute of Science ,
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Dynamically Corrected Gates
Kaveh Khodjasteh,
Dartmouth College,
Monday, November 30th, 2009
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Infrared Spectroscopy of Correlated Electron Matter at the Nanoscale
Dimitri N. Basov,
professor of physics,
UC San Diego,