Seminars
Winter 2019-2020
Monday, January 6th, 2020
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Separate Universe Techniques for Nonlinear Gravitational Evolution
Marilena Loverde,
C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics, SUNY Stony Brook,
Thursday, January 9th, 2020
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
Instruments for the exploration of the Universe and the brain
Günther Dissertori,
ETH Zürich,
Friday, January 10th, 2020
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Replica wormholes and the black hole information paradox
Edgar Shaghoulian,
Cornell University,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
Pulsar Timing Arrays: The Next Window to Open on the Gravitational-Wave Universe
Chiara Mingarelli,
Associate Research Scientist,
Center for Computational Astrophysics,
Flatiron Institute,
Monday, January 13th, 2020
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Thinking about Simulations of Quantum Field Theories using Digital Quantum Computers
Martin Savage,
University of Washington,
Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Do We Understand Tidal Disruption Events?
Wenbin Lu,
David and Ellen Lee Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Astrophysics,
Theoretical Astrophysics,
California Institute of Technology,
Thursday, January 16th, 2020
4:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
Cosmology in the era of multi-messenger astronomy with gravitational waves
Marcelle Soares-Santos,
Brandeis University,
Friday, January 17th, 2020
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Hemisphere partition function, LG orbifolds and FJRW invariants
Mauricio Romo,
Tsinghua University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Robust encoding of a qubit in a molecule
Victor Albert,
DuBridge Postdoctoral Scholar in Theoretical Physics,
Preskill Group,
Tuesday, January 21st, 2020
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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IQI Weekly Seminar
Using redundant ancilla encoding and flags for low overhead magic state preparation
Christopher Chamberland,
Researcher,
Amazon Quantum Group,
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Light Echoes of Etz Carinae, Massive Star Mergers, and Pre-Supernova Eruptions
Nathan Smith,
Associate Professor of Astronomy,
Astronomy,
University of Arizona,
Thursday, January 23rd, 2020
4:00pm
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Friday, January 24th, 2020
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Monodromy relations in string theory from twisted homology
Eduardo Casali,
UC Davis/QMAP,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Cooperative and Ultrastrong Light-Matter Coupling in Solids
Xinwei Li,
Troesh Postdoctoral Scholar in Physics,
Hseih Group,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
SpECTRE: Rethinking simulations of relativistic magnetohydrodynamics
Nils Deppe,
Graduate Student,
Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science (CCAPS),
Cornell University,
Monday, January 27th, 2020
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
On the Exotic Particles of de Sitter Spacetime
Rachel Rosen,
Columbia University,
Tuesday, January 28th, 2020
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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IQI Weekly Seminar
Approximate Bacon-Shor Code and Holography
Charles Cao,
QuICS, University of Maryland,
Wednesday, January 29th, 2020
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Gravitational Wave Astrophysics Without the Waves: Ultra-Compact Binary Discoveries with ZTF
Tom Prince,
Ira S. Bowen Professor of Physics,
Astrophysics,
California Institute of Technology,
8:00pm
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9:30pm
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Watson Lecture - The Legacy of the Spitzer Space Telescope
Thomas Soifer,
Harold Brown Professor of Physics, Emeritus; Director, Spitzer Science Center,
Caltech,
- Public Event
Thursday, January 30th, 2020
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Physics Colloquium
Arrow of time in fluctuations of living systems
Nikta Fakhri,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Friday, January 31st, 2020
11:00am
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Quantum metrology with strongly interacting spin systems
Joonhee Choi,
IQIM Postdoctoral Scholar,
Endres Group,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Geometric Extremization for AdS/CFT and Black Hole Entropy
Jerome Gauntlett,
Imperial College, London,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Monday, February 3rd, 2020
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
SUSY Rilles: A Speculation on Superstring Signatures in the Cosmic Microwave Background
S. James Gates, Jr.,
Brown University,
Tuesday, February 4th, 2020
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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LIGO Seminar
Cosmography and Black Hole Spectroscopy with Gravitational Waves
Will Farr,
Professor,
Stoneybrook,
Wednesday, February 5th, 2020
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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IQI Weekly Seminar
Fault-tolerant quantum error correction in bosonic systems
Kyungjoo Noh,
Graduate Student,
Yale University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Detecting the Shadow of the Black Hole in M87
Feryal Ozel,
Professor of Astronomy,
University of Arizona,
Thursday, February 6th, 2020
4:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
The Christy Lecture: Cosmic alchemy in the era of gravitational wave astronomy
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz,
UC Santa Cruz,
Friday, February 7th, 2020
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
OPE inversion and light cone bootstrap in generic dimensions
Carlos Cardona,
Bohr Institute,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Conformal field theories are magical
Christopher White,
Postdoctoral Associate,
University of Maryland Condensed Matter Theory Center,
Monday, February 10th, 2020
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Tuesday, February 11th, 2020
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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IQI Weekly Seminar
Classical Coding Approaches to Quantum Applications
Narayanan Rengaswamy,
Graduate Student,
Duke University,
Wednesday, February 12th, 2020
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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IQI Weekly Seminar
Efficient Learning of Quantum Noise
Steve Flammia,
Professor,
University of Sydney,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Spitzer and the High Redshift Universe: Approaching Cosmic Dawn
Richard Ellis,
Professor of Astrophysics,
University College London,
Thursday, February 13th, 2020
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Friday, February 14th, 2020
11:00am
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Creating Quantum Topological Materials with 3D Microwave Photons
Clai Owens,
Research Scientist,
Painter Group,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Wednesday, February 19th, 2020
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Super-Eddington Accretion
Ramesh Narayan,
Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of Natural Sciences,
Center for Astrophysics,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Quantifying quantum speedups: improved classical simulation from tighter magic monotones
Earl Campbell,
EPSRC Research Fellow,
University of Sheffield,
Thursday, February 20th, 2020
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Friday, February 21st, 2020
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
Submillimeter galaxies as tracers of protoclusters and constraints on galaxy formation models