Seminars
Winter 2016-2017
Thursday, January 5th, 2017
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Physics Research Conference
Detecting and coupling quantum objects with quantum light
Dan M. Stamper-Kurn,
Professor of Physics,
UC Berkeley,
Friday, January 6th, 2017
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
K3 String Theory, Lattices, and Moonshine
Sarah Harrison,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Practical, Reliable Error Bars in Quantum Tomography
Philippe Faist,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Brandao Group,
Wednesday, January 11th, 2017
2:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Chains of atoms coupled to a nanofiber waveguide
Jean-baptiste Béguin,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
QUANTOP - Danish Center for Quantum Optics,
Niels Bohr Institute,
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Thursday, January 12th, 2017
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Physics Research Conference
The next questions in neutrino physics
Ryan Patterson,
Assistant Professor of Physics,
Caltech,
Friday, January 13th, 2017
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TAPIR Seminar
Magnetic field's travels from Lilliput to Brobdingnag: turbulent dynamo in a partially ionized plasma
Siyao Xu,
Peking University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Wednesday, January 18th, 2017
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Thursday, January 19th, 2017
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Physics Research Conference
How I learned to stop worrying and to love both instantons and anti-instantons
Nikita Nekrasov,
Professor of Physics,
Simons Center for Geometry and Physics,
Stony Brook University,
Friday, January 20th, 2017
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Indices, Particles, Surfaces, and Monsters
Shu-Heng Shao,
Institute for Advanced Study,
2:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
Twofold Symmetries of the Pure Gravity Action
Grant Remmen,
Graduate Student, Theoretical Physics, Hertz Fellow,
Caltech,
Wednesday, January 25th, 2017
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Thursday, January 26th, 2017
2:00pm
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Special TAPIR Seminar NOTE: Different Day than Usual
Recent progress of compact binary merger simulations in Kyoto group
Kenta Kiuchi,
Research Associate Professor,
Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan,
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Imaging and remote sensing of other worlds
Dimitri Mawet,
Associate Professor of Astronomy,
Caltech,
Friday, January 27th, 2017
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TAPIR Seminar
Three-quarters of the Sky, up to 120 kpc: Mapping the Galactic Halo in 3D with PS1 RR Lyrae Stars
Branimir Sesar,
Senior Postdoctoral Researcher,
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA),
4:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Local Master Equation for Small Temperatures
Evgeny Mozgunov,
Graduate Student, Kitaev Group,
Monday, January 30th, 2017
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Solid-state imaging detectors for low-energy particle physics
Alvaro Chavarria,
Kavli Institute/University of Chicago,
Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
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Wednesday, February 1st, 2017
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Thursday, February 2nd, 2017
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Physics Research Conference
Emergent Behavior in Quantum Matter
David Pines,
Distinguished Research Professor,
Santa Fe Institute and UC Davis,
Friday, February 3rd, 2017
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Monday, February 6th, 2017
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Sterile Neutrino Dark Matter with Supersymmetry
Bibhushan Shakya,
University of Michigan,
Wednesday, February 8th, 2017
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Thursday, February 9th, 2017
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Physics Research Conference
Quantum Supremacy
Scott Aaronson,
David J. Bruton Centennial Professor of Computer Science,
University of Texas at Austin,
Friday, February 10th, 2017
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Non-local effects in Weyl semi-metals
Yuval Baum,
IQIM Postdoctoral Scholar,
Wednesday, February 15th, 2017
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Thursday, February 16th, 2017
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Physics Research Conference
Particle Physics Beyond Colliders
Arsimina Arvanitaki,
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Aristarchus Chair in Theoretical Physics,
Perimeter Institute,
Friday, February 17th, 2017
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Spectral Networks, BPS Graphs, and BPS Quivers
Maxime Gabella,
Institute for Advanced Study,
2:00pm
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017
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Thursday, February 23rd, 2017
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Physics Research Conference
The quasiparticle of the quantum Hall fluids
Dam Son,
Professor of Physics,
University of Chicago,
Friday, February 24th, 2017
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Emergent de Sitter Spaces from Entanglement Entropy
Claire Zukowski,
Columbia University,
2:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
Exotic Astrophysical Channels for Black Hole Binary Formation
Nicholas Stone,
Postdoctoral Einstein Fellow,
Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory,
Columbia University,
Wednesday, March 1st, 2017
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Astronomy Colloquium
From ultracompact binaries and transient surveys to gravitational wave astronomy
Paul Groot,
Radbound (Nijmegen),
Thursday, March 2nd, 2017
12:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
From Edges to Domain Walls: Quantum Materials Under Scrutiny by Nanoscale Microwave Imaging
Eric Yue Ma,
Department of Applied Physics,
Stanford University,
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Physics Research Conference
Can superconductivity survive at very low electron density?
Patrick Lee,
William & Emma Rogers Professor of Physics,
MIT,
Friday, March 3rd, 2017
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TAPIR Seminar
Understanding Turbulent Heating in Space and Astrophysical Plasmas
Greg Howes,
Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy,
University of Iowa,
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017
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Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
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Thursday, March 9th, 2017
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Special TAPIR Seminar
Self-Force: Towards Waveforms for Space-Based Gravitational Wave Detectors
Anna Heffernan,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Physics Department,
University of Florida,
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
New Approaches to Dark Matter
Justin Khoury,
Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy,
University of Pennsylvania,
Friday, March 10th, 2017
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Quantum Gravity: A Free Lunch
Joshua Erlich,
College of William and Mary,
Friday, March 17th, 2017
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Information loss from partition functions at late times
Ethan Dyer,
Stanford University,
Tuesday, March 21st, 2017
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LIGO Seminar
Silicon tuning fork mechanical oscillator for the measurement of bond loss
Leonid Prokhorov,
Physics,
Moscow State University,
Friday, March 24th, 2017
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Equivariance and the cosmological constant
Tudor Dimofte,
QMAP, UC Davis,