Upcoming Seminars
Winter 2009-2010
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Topological Order from Quantum Loops and Nets
Paul Fendley,
professor of physics,
University of Virginia,
Friday, January 8th, 2010
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Nonlinear Waves in Granular Crystals
Mason A. Porter,
University Lecturer,
Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics,
Oxford University,
Monday, January 11th, 2010
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Hybrid Quantum Information Processing with Circuit QED
David I. Schuster,
postdoctoral associate in applied physics,
Yale University,
Friday, January 15th, 2010
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Holographic Superconductivity in M-Theory
Jerome Gauntlett,
Imperial College,
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Proposals for the Detection and Production of Majorana Particles
Patrick Lee,
professor of physics,
MIT,
Monday, January 25th, 2010
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Probing and Controlling the Nuclear Spin Bath of Electron Spin Qubits
Hendrik Bluhm,
postdoctoral scholar in physics,
Harvard University,
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Stochastic Methods for Bose Gas Dynamics
Crispin Gardiner,
professor of physics,
University of Otago,
Friday, January 29th, 2010
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Yasunori Nomura,
associate professor of physics,
UC Berkeley,
Monday, February 1st, 2010
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar—cancelled
Leon Balents,
professor of physics,
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics,
UC Santa Barbara,
Friday, February 5th, 2010
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Charged Black Branes: Stable or Unstable?
Silviu Pufu,
Princeton University,
Monday, February 8th, 2010
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Disorder and Field Driven Superconductor Insulator Transition
Nandini Trivedi,
professor of physics,
Ohio State University,
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Friday, February 19th, 2010
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Thomas Faulkner,
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics,
UC Santa Barbara,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Stretched or Sealed? The Fate of Extra Dimensions
I-Sheng Yang,
Columbia University,
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Spins on Simple Metals: Noise in SQUIDs and Spin Glasses
Clare Yu,
professor of condensed matter physics,
UC Irvine,
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Optimal Parametrizations of Adiabatic Paths
Joseph Avron,
department of physics,
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology,
Friday, February 26th, 2010
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
M5-branes, 4d Gauge Theory and 2d CFT
Yuji Tachikawa,
Institute for Advanced Study,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Spin-Orbit Effects in the Mott Regime
Leon Balents,
professor,
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics,
UC Santa Barbara,
Monday, March 1st, 2010
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Surface Adsorbates Fluctuations and Phase Noise
Philip X.L. Feng,
senior staff scientist in condensed matter physics,
Caltech,
Friday, March 5th, 2010
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
A Supermatrix Model for AdS4/CFT3
Diego Trancanelli,
postdoctoral scholar in physics,
UC San Diego,
Monday, March 8th, 2010
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Experimental Signatures and Control of Topological Insulators
David Hsieh,
postdoctoral fellow in physics,
MIT,
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Distinguishing Convex Sets of Quantum Strategies
Gus Gutoski,
graduate student in mathematics,
University of Waterloo,
Friday, March 12th, 2010
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
David Morrison,
professor of mathematics and physics,
UC Santa Barbara,
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Kamran Behnia,
research director at CNRS,
UPRS-Quantum Physics Laboratory,
Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles ,
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Quantum Simulation: From Statics to Dynamics
Peter Love,
assistant professor of physics,
Haverford College,