Seminars
Spring 2009-2010
Monday, March 29th, 2010
4:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Extreme Starburst Galaxies at Low and High Redshift
Anna Franckowiak,
University of Bonn,
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
10:30am
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12:00pm
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Physics and Geometry Seminar
Effective Models of Nonlinear Structures Like Fluid Evolution or Riemannian Geometry Using Algebraic Topology
Dennis Sullivan,
SUNY Stony Brook, CUNY Graduate Center,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Nano- and Opto-Mechanical Transducers for Quantum Information Processing
Peter Rabl,
research scholar in physics,
Harvard University,
4:15pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Diamagnetism and Pairing in Hole-Doped High Tc Superconductors
Lu Li,
research fellow in condensed matter physics,
MIT,
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
The Formation of Spheroids, Black Holes, and AGN: A Coherent Picture?
Rachel Somerville,
associate astronomer,
Space Telescope Science Institute,
Thursday, April 1st, 2010
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Quantum Information and Condensed Matter Physics with Quantum Optical Systems
Peter Zoller,
University of Innsbruck,
and Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Science,
Friday, April 2nd, 2010
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Towards a Construction of Holographic Superconductors
Wen-Yu Wen,
visitor in physics,
Caltech,
Monday, April 5th, 2010
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Landau-Zener Problem in Many Body Systems: Applications to Cold Atoms, Cavity QED and Superconductivity
Victor Gurarie,
professor of physics,
University of Colorado, Boulder,
4:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
A Few Interesting Trees in the WIMP Forest
Tim Tait,
theoretical high energy physicist,
UC Irvine,
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
4:15pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Mesoscopic Glassy Orders in a Manganite Thin Film Observed by Microwave Imaging
Keji Lai,
postdoctoral scholar in applied physics,
Stanford University,
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
The Stellar Initial Mass Function and the Early Stages of Star and Brown Dwarf Evolution
Gilles Chabrier,
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon,
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Simulations of Black Holes and Gravitational Waves
Saul Teukolsky,
professor of physics and astronomy,
Cornell University,
Friday, April 9th, 2010
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Gauge Threshold Corrections for Local String Models
Joseph Conlon,
University of Oxford,
12:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Two-dimensional Electron Liquid State at Oxide Interfaces
Jochen Mannhart,
professor of physics,
University of Augsburg, Germany ,
Monday, April 12th, 2010
4:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Disentangling Dark Matter Dynamics
Mariangela Lisanti,
graduate student in theoretical physics,
Stanford University,
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Topological Quantum Computers Work with a Quarter of Their Bits Missing
Tom Stace,
postdoctoral research fellow,
University of Queensland,
4:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Composite Inelastic Dark Matter
Jay Wacker,
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
White Dwarf Binaries, Mergers, and Explosions
Marten van Kerkwijk,
professor of astronomy,
University of Toronto,
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
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Physics Research Conference
Quantum Information Processing and Quantum Metrology with Atomic Ensembles
Eugene Polzik,
Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen,
Friday, April 16th, 2010
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Strings at the TeV Scale
Dieter Luest,
chair for mathematical physics, LMU-München,
and director,
Max-Planck-Institute for Physics,
Monday, April 19th, 2010
4:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Time Dependent Radiative Transfer in SNe Atmosphere and Cosmic Recombination Epoch: Effect on Spectra and Transition Probabilities in a True Multilevel Framework
Soma De,
graduate student in physics and astronomy,
University of Oklahoma,
4:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar—cancelled
Oscillons in Scalar and Gauge Field Theories: Theory and Applications in Particle Physics and Cosmology
Marcelo Gleiser,
professor of natural philosophy and professor of physics and astronomy,
Dartmouth College,
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Cluster Expansions and the Stability of Topological Phases
Israel Klich,
assistant professor of physics,
University of Virginia,
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Probing the Jet Collimation Region in M87 with VLBA and TeV Observations
Craig Walker,
National Radio Astronomy Observatory,
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Illuminating Strongly Coupled Field Theories with Black Holes
Shamit Kachru,
permanent member, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, visiting professor, UC Santa Barbara,
and professor of physics (on leave), Stanford University,
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
11:00am
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Monday, April 26th, 2010
4:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Red but Not Dead!—Molecular Gas in Early-type Galaxies
Timothy Davis,
graduate student in astrophysics,
Oxford University,
4:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Odd-parity Topological Superconductors: Theory and Application to Cu_xBi_2Se_3
Erez Berg,
postdoctoral scholar in condensed matter physics,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Cosmic Anomalies: A Skeptical Evaluation
Edward L. Wright,
professor of astronomy,
UCLA,
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
3:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Numerical Algorithms for Simulating Interacting Fermionic Lattice Systems
Christina Kraus,
Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics,
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010
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Physics Research Conference
Reinterpreting the Genetic Code: Non-Canonical Amino Acids in Protein Design, Evolution and Analysis
David A. Tirrell,
Ross McCollum-William H. Corcoran Professor and professor of chemistry and chemical engineering,
Caltech,
Friday, April 30th, 2010
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Instanton Effects in F-theory
Ralph Blumenhagen,
Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics,
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
4:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
The Tidal Disruption of Stars by Massive Black Holes
Linda Strubbe,
graduate student in astronomy,
UC Berkeley,
4:10pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Measurement of the Electronic Compressibility of Bilayer Graphene
Erik Henriksen,
postdoctoral scholar in physics,
Caltech,
4:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Philip Schuster,
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Exploring the Infrared Universe
Ned Wright,
professor of physics and astronomy,
UCLA,
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
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Physics Research Conference
Entropy in Quantum Information Theory and Condensed Matter Physics
Matthew Hastings,
senior research scientist,
Microsoft Research, Station Q, Santa Barbara ,
Friday, May 7th, 2010
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Fermi Seas from Black Hole Ergospheres
Tom Hartman,
graduate student in physics,
Harvard University,
Monday, May 10th, 2010
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High Energy Physics Seminar
The Bestest Little Higgs
Daniel Stolarski,
graduate student in physics,
UC Berkeley,
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
3:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Experimental Investigation of an Eight Qubit Unit Cell in a Superconducting Optimization Processor
Richard Harris,
senior experimental physicist,
D-Wave Systems,
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
12:15pm
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1:15pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Distinguishing Classical from Quantum Annealing in a Multi-qubit System
Mohammad Amin,
head theorist,
D-Wave Systems,
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Gas and Galaxy Evolution in the Local Universe
Jacqueline van Gorkom,
professor of astronomy,
Columbia University,
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
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Physics Research Conference
Soft Directions in Biology: What Can We Learn About from Networks?
Sharad Ramanathan,
assistant professor of molecular and cellular biology and of applied physics,
Harvard University,
Friday, May 14th, 2010
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Supercurrents and Supergravity
Zohar Komargodski,
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University,
12:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Superconductivity and Quantum Hall States on the Surface of a Topological Insulator
Ashvin Vishwanath,
associate professor of physics,
UC Berkeley,
Monday, May 17th, 2010
4:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Robo-AO: Robotic Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics on the Palomar 60-inch in 2011
Nicholas Law,
University of Toronto,
Christoph Baranec,
Caltech,
4:10pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Fun on the Honeycomb Lattice: Luttinger Liquids and Frustrated Magnetism
Arun Paramekanti,
assistant professor of physics,
University of Toronto,
4:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Observing the Dimensionality of Our Parent Vacuum
Peter Graham,
postdoctoral scholar in physics,
Stanford University,