Upcoming Talks
January 2011
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Emergent spacetime and quantum entanglement
Mark Van Raamsdonk,
associate professor of physics and astronomy,
University of British Columbia,
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
The Force of the Dark Side
Neal Weiner,
associate professor of physics,
New York University,
Friday, January 7th, 2011
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Thermodynamic Studies of Nematic Phase Formation Near a Quantum Critical Point in Sr3Ru2O7
Andy Mackenzie,
professor of condensed matter physics and director of pesearch,
School of Physics and Astronomy,
University of St. Andrews, Scotland,
Thursday, January 13th, 2011
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Mottness and Holography: Strange Metal from UV-IR Mixing
Philip W. Phillips,
professor of physics,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Probing Majorana Edge States With a Flux Qubit
Chang-Yu Hou,
Leiden University,
Thursday, January 20th, 2011
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Interferometric Gravitational-wave Detectors: Giant Quantum Machines
Nergis Mavalvala,
professor of physics,
MIT,
Monday, January 24th, 2011
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Proposed experiments to probe the neutral edge modes and quantum statistics in topological superconductors
Eytan Grosfeld,
postdoctoral fellow in condensed matter theory ,
University of Illinois,
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Anyons, twists and topological codes
Hector Bombin,
postdoctoral researcher,
Perimeter Institute,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Semiconductor Nanocrystal Optoelectronics for Energy Efficiency
Hilmi Volkan Demir,
professor of nanotechnology,
Bilkent University / NTU,
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Imaging the Surfaces of Stars
John D. Monnier,
associate professor of astronomy,
University of Michigan,