Seminars
April 2006
Monday, April 3rd, 2006
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Stochastic Gravitational Waves from the End of Inflation
Eugene Lim,
Yale University,
Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
One-and-a-Half Quantum de Finetti Theorems
Matthias Christandl,
postdoctoral researcher and college research fellow,
Centre for Mathematical Sciences,
Cambridge Centre for Quantum Computation,
Wednesday, April 5th, 2006
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Circumstellar Disks and their Clues for Planet Formation
Dr. Alycia Weinberger,
department of terrestrial magnetism,
Carnegie Institution of Washington,
Thursday, April 6th, 2006
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Single Spin Detection by Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy
Dan Rugar,
IBM Almaden Research Center,
Friday, April 7th, 2006
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Monday, April 10th, 2006
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Baryon Number Violation and a Hidden Higgs
Professor David Kaplan,
department of physics and astronomy,
Johns Hopkins University,
Tuesday, April 11th, 2006
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Studying the BCX-BEC Crossover Regime with a Fermi Gas of ^{40}K Atoms
Cindy Regal,
postdoctoral researcher,
JILA, University of Colorado,
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
DO Results for B_s Mixing
Braden Abbott,
assistant professor,
department of physics and astronomy,
University of Oklahoma,
Wednesday, April 12th, 2006
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Ultraprecise Photometry from Space: From Stellar Cores to Exoplanetary Atmospheres
Jaymie Mark Matthews,
associate professor of astronomy,
University of British Columbia,
Thursday, April 13th, 2006
1:30pm
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2:30pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Special Seminar
Observation of High-Temperature Superfluidity in a Gas of Fermionic Atoms
Martin Zwierlein,
graduate student in physics,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
So, What's Going on Over at LIGO?
Stan Whitcomb,
LIGO detector group leader,
department of physics,
Caltech,
Friday, April 14th, 2006
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Albrecht Klemm,
associate professor,
department of physics,
University of Wisconsin, Madison,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Leonid Butov,
professor of physics,
UC San Diego,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Special Seminar
Quantum Information and Condensed Matter Physics with Cold Polar Molecules
Peter Zoller,
professor of theoretical physics,
University of Innsbruck,
4:00pm
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Kellogg Seminar
On the Neutrino Mass Hierarchy
André de Gouvêa,
assistant professor of physics,
Northwestern University,
Monday, April 17th, 2006
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Modifications of the Properties of a Light Higgs Boson
Mark Wise,
John A. McCone Professor of High Energy Physics,
Caltech,
Tuesday, April 18th, 2006
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Applications of the Jones Polynomial to Quantum Computation and Complexity Theory
Jon Yard,
postdoctoral scholar in physics,
Institute for Quantum Information,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
The Indian Neutrino Observatory
Brajesh Choudhary,
senior scientist,
physics department,
Fermilab,
Wednesday, April 19th, 2006
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Gravitational-Wave Detection with Interferometers
Nergis Mavalvala,
professor of physics,
MIT,
Thursday, April 20th, 2006
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Electronics and Optoelectronics with Single Carbon Nanotubes
Phaedon Avouris,
IBM Fellow and manager of nanometer scale science and technology,
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center,
Friday, April 21st, 2006
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Kirill Krasnov,
advanced fellow,
School of Mathematical Sciences,
University of Nottingham,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Kellogg Seminar
Searching for WIMPs with CDMS and MKIDs
Sunil Golwala,
assistant professor of physics,
Caltech,
Monday, April 24th, 2006
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Neutrino Astrophysics at the South Pole: AMANDA and IceCube
Professor Albrecht Karle,
department of physics,
University of Wisconsin, Madison,
Tuesday, April 25th, 2006
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Two Results on the Consistency of Local Density Matrices
Yi-Kai Liu,
graduate student in computer science,
UC San Diego,
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Radio Galaxy Feedback and the Cooling Cores of Galaxy Clusters
Chris Reynolds,
associate professor of astronomy,
University of Maryland,
Thursday, April 27th, 2006
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Physics Research Conference
Quantum Foam and Melting Crystal
Cumrun Vafa,
professor of science,
Harvard University,
Friday, April 28th, 2006
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Eric D'Hoker,
professor of physics and astronomy,
UCLA,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Kellogg Seminar
Precision Electron Scattering at JLab: Recent Achievements and Future Plans
Dr. Anthony Thomas,
chief scientist and theory group leader,
Jefferson Laboratory,