Seminars
Winter 2010-2011
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
3:00pm
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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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Physics Research Conference
The Force of the Dark Side
Neal Weiner,
associate professor of physics,
New York University,
Friday, January 7th, 2011
11:00am
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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,
Monday, January 10th, 2011
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Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
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Thursday, January 13th, 2011
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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,
Friday, January 14th, 2011
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Discrete R Symmetries and Low Energy Supersymmetry
Michael Dine,
UC Santa Cruz,
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
3:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Probing Majorana Edge States With a Flux Qubit
Chang-Yu Hou,
Leiden University,
4:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
The Search for New GeV-scale Forces
Rouven Essig,
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
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Thursday, January 20th, 2011
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Interferometric Gravitational-wave Detectors: Giant Quantum Machines
Nergis Mavalvala,
professor of physics,
MIT,
Friday, January 21st, 2011
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Counterterms in N=8 Supergravity
Michael Kiermaier,
Princeton University,
Monday, January 24th, 2011
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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,
4:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Searches for New Sources of CP Violation with DZero Detector
Guennadi Borissov,
Lancaster University,
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Anyons, twists and topological codes
Hector Bombin,
postdoctoral researcher,
Perimeter Institute,
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
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Astronomy Colloquium
Galaxies in the Epoch of Reionization: Galaxy Buildup in the First Gyr
Garth Illingworth,
UC Santa Cruz,
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Imaging the Surfaces of Stars
John D. Monnier,
associate professor of astronomy,
University of Michigan,
Friday, January 28th, 2011
11:00am
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Monday, January 31st, 2011
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Astronomy Tea Talk
The Prevalence and Properties of Outflowing Winds at z = 1
Katherine Kornei,
UCLA,
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
3:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Interacting Quantum Field Theories from Cold Atoms
Jiannis Pachos,
reader in theoretical physics,
University of Leeds,
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
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Astronomy Colloquium
Physical and Chemical Toeholds for Exoplanet Bioastronomy
Tori Hoehler,
research scientist and principal investigator in bioenergetics,
NASA Ames Research Center,
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
A Tale of Quantum Viscosity in Universal Fermi Gases
John Thomas,
Fritz London Professor of Physics,
Duke University,
Friday, February 4th, 2011
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Wilsonian and Holographic Renormalization Groups
Joe Polchinkski,
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics,
UC Santa Barbara,
Monday, February 7th, 2011
4:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
The AGN-Starburst Connection in Low Redshift Galaxy Clusters from Multiwavelength Data
David Atlee,
Ohio State University,
4:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
A Magnetic Analog of the Isotope Effect in Cuprates
Amit Keren,
professor of physics,
Technion, Israel,
4:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Simplified Model for Same Sign Dilepton Signal and Related Phenomenology
Shufang Su,
University of Arizona,
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
3:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Optical Continuous-Variable Cluster States
Nicolas Menicucci,
postdoctoral researcher,
Perimeter Institute,
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
1:15pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Holography for Metallic Quantum Criticality
Sean Hartnoll,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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Thursday, February 10th, 2011
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Physics Research Conference
Exploring New Frontiers of Quantum Optical Science
Mikhail Lukin,
professor of physics,
Harvard University,
Friday, February 11th, 2011
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
A New Perspective on Gluing in TQFT
Tudor Dimofte,
Institute for Advanced Study,
Monday, February 14th, 2011
4:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Patterns in the Dark: Understanding Galaxy Clusters and the SZ Effect
Dan Marrone,
University of Arizona,
4:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Competing Phases of 2D Electrons at $\nu$ = 5/2 and 7/3
Jing Xia,
Tolman Postdoctoral Scholar Experimental Physics,
Caltech,
4:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Physical Consequences of the QED Theta Angle
Stephen Hsu,
University of Oregon,
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
3:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Quantifying the Relation Between Work and Information-recent Results Using the Smooth Entropy Approach
Oscar Dahlsten,
research fellow,
Centre for Quantum Technologies,
National University of Singapore,
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Early Science from the Pan-STARRS PS1 Telescope
Nick Kaiser,
Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii,
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Interferometric Gravitational-wave Detectors: Giant Quantum Machines
Nergis Mavalvala,
professor of physics,
MIT,
Friday, February 18th, 2011
4:15pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
D-branes, Quivers, and Surface Operators
Duiliu Emanuel Diaconescu,
Rutgers University,
Monday, February 21st, 2011
4:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Tuning magnetism in FeAs-based materials via tetrahedral structure
Johnpierre Paglione,
assistant professor,
Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials Department of Physics,
University of Maryland,
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
3:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Quantum Proofs for Classical Theorems
Andrew Drucker,
graduate student in electrical engineering and computer science,
MIT,
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
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Astronomy Colloquium
Constraints on the Birth Environment of the Solar System
Fred Adams,
University of Michigan,
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Giant Planets in the Stellar Mass-Metallicity Plane
John Johnson,
assistant professor of astronomy,
Caltech,
Friday, February 25th, 2011
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
T-duality for Massive Stringy States
Jnan Maharana,
Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India,
2:00pm
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Monday, February 28th, 2011
4:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
New Insights into the Use of Cosmic Telescopes and the Role of AGN Feedback in Galaxy Formation
Mark Ammons,
Hubble Fellow,
the University of Arizona,
4:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Rare Fluctuations and the Anderson Model of Localization
Ravindra N. Bhatt,
professor of electrical engineering,
Princeton Center for Theoretical Science,
Princeton University,
4:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
Marco Ajello,
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology,
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
3:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Entanglement and Renormalization in Many Body Systems
Brian Swingle,
graduate student in physics,
MIT,