Seminars
Winter 2020-2021
Wednesday, January 6th, 2021
1:30pm
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High Energy Theory Informal Seminar
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A violation of global symmetries from replica wormholes and the fate of black hole remnants
Luca Iliesiu,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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5:45pm
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▶︎POSTPONED: Diverse Minds Seminar
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The Hierarchy of Knowledge in Machine Learning & Related Fields and Its Consequences
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
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Cosmic Rays in Multiphase Gas
Ellen Zweibel,
W. L. Kraushaar Professor of Astronomy and Physics,
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Thursday, January 7th, 2021
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
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Enabling novel light phenomena at the subwavelength scale
Marin Soljačić,
MIT,
Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
1:30pm
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2:30pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
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Ensemble averages of torus orbifolds
Nathan Benjamin,
Princeton University,
Thursday, January 14th, 2021
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
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Choreographing Quantum Spin Dynamics with Light
Monika Schleier-Smith,
Stanford University,
Friday, January 15th, 2021
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
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New non-perturbative effects in the gravitational path integral
Jordan Cotler,
Harvard University,
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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CMX Student/Postdoc Seminar
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Estimating model error using sparsity-promoting ensemble Kalman inversion
Jinlong Wu,
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate,
Environmental Science and Engineering Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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TAPIR Seminar
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Towards realistic post-merger simulations of binary neutron stars with SphericalNR
Vassilios Mewes,
Postdoctoral Research Associate,
Computational Astrophysics,
Oak Ridge National Lab,
Wednesday, January 20th, 2021
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
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Mergers, magnetars and multi-messengers
Stephen Smartt,
Professor,
Queens University Belfast,
Thursday, January 21st, 2021
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
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Neutrino Geoscience: measuring the Earth's neutrino flux and constraining its composition
Hiroko Watanabe,
Tohoku University,
Friday, January 22nd, 2021
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
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Quantum Extremal Islands Made Easy
Rob Myers,
Perimeter Institute,
Monday, January 25th, 2021
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
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Generalizing the Double-Copy: Masses and Higher-Derivatives
Callum Jones,
UCLA,
Wednesday, January 27th, 2021
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
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Reverberation mapping black hole accretion flows
Erin Kara,
Assistant Professor of Physics,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Thursday, January 28th, 2021
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
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Predicting the universe today from looking at the past with the Atacama Cosmology Telescope
Suzanne Staggs,
Princeton University,
Friday, January 29th, 2021
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
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Pole-skipping in holographic theories
David Vegh,
Queen Mary University of London,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
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Using Metrological Bounds in Quantum Error Correction
Aleksander Kubica,
AWS Center for Quantum Computing,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Monday, February 1st, 2021
4:00pm
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
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Circumnuclear Molecular Disks: Role in AGN Fueling and Feedback
Francoise Combes,
Professor,
Paris Observatory, College de France,
Thursday, February 4th, 2021
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
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Pushing the limits of hydrodynamics
Pavel Kovtun,
University of Victoria,
Friday, February 5th, 2021
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
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Axions, Higher Groups, and Emergent Symmetry
Clay Córdova,
University of Chicago,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
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Stellar Interactions and Transients
Silvia Toonen,
Assistant Professor,
Anton Pannekoek Institute,
University of Amsterdam,
1:30pm
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2:30pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
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Global Anomalies on the Hilbert Space
Diego Delmastro,
Perimeter Institute,
Thursday, February 11th, 2021
4:00pm
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5:45pm
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Diverse Minds Seminar
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Mapping the structure of emotions
Dr. Kafui Dzirasa,
K. Ranga Rama Krishnan Associate Professor at Duke University with appointments in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Neurobiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Neurosurgery.,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
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Quantum Field Theory and Beyond
Nathan Seiberg,
Institute for Advanced Study,
Friday, February 12th, 2021
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
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Confinement in 4d N=1 from 6d N=(2,0)
Lakshya Bhardwaj,
Oxford University,
11:00am
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12:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
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From quantum error correction to critical theories: A holographic journey
Alexander Jahn,
Postdoctoral Scholar, Preskill Group,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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IQI Weekly Seminar
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Classical and quantum communication through quantum fields
Eduardo Martin-Martinez,
Associate Professor,
University of Waterloo,
Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
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A Golden Age of Asteroseismology with Kepler and TESS
Tim Bedding,
Professor,
Sydney Institute for Astronomy,
University of Sydney,
Thursday, February 18th, 2021
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
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Stacking van der Waals atomic layers: quest for new quantum materials
Philip Kim,
Harvard University,
Friday, February 19th, 2021
9:00am
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10:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
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Recent Developments on the Swampland Distance Conjecture
Irene Valenzuela,
Harvard University,
Monday, February 22nd, 2021
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
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New Roles of the (QCD) Axion in Dark Matter and Baryogenesis
Raymond Co,
University of Minnesota,
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
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Dark Matter Photography with DAMIC
Daniel Baxter,
University of Chicago/KICP,
Wednesday, February 24th, 2021
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
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Neutrinos in High Definition: MicroBooNE and the Road Ahead
David Caratelli,
Fermilab,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
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NIR microlensing exoplanet search by PRIME and Roman
Takahiro Sumi,
Professor,
Department of Earth and Space Science,
Osaka University,
Thursday, February 25th, 2021
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Physics Colloquium
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Precision Instrumentation Enabled Physics at the LHC & QIS Enabled Discovery for High Energy Physics
Cristian Peña,
Lederman Fellow,
Fermilab,
Friday, February 26th, 2021
11:00am
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12:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
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Fundamental aspects of solving quantum problems with machine learning
Hsin Yuan (Robert) Huang,
Graduate Student, Preskill,Vidick Groups,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Monday, March 1st, 2021
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
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Loops and Trees in Generic 4d EFT up to operator dimension 8
Yingying Li,
Fermilab,
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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IQI Weekly Seminar
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Local Symmetric Quantum Circuits: How, in the presence of symmetry, locality restricts realizable unitaries
Iman Marvian,
Assistant Professor,
Duke University,