Seminar Calendar
December 2009
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Gaussian Free Field, Conformal Field Theory, and Schramm-Loewner Evolution
Nam-Gyu Kang,
Olga Taussky and Joh Todd Instructor in Mathematics,
Caltech,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Emulation of a Quantum Spin using a Superconducting Phase Qudit
Matthew Neeley,
graduate student,
UC Santa Barbara,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
The Carnegie Supernova and Hubble Projects
Wendy Freedman,
the Carnegie Observatories,
Friday, December 4th, 2009
11:00am
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11:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Ayan Mukhopadhyay,
Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), India,
Monday, December 7th, 2009
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Caltech/JPL Association for Gravitational-Wave Research Seminar
LISA Pathfinder: The Experiment, and the Road to LISA
Stefano Vitale,
professor of physics,
University of Trento, Italy,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Understanding Dark Energy
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein,
graduate student researcher, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics,
graduate student,
University of Waterloo,
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Photonic Non-equilibrium Quantum Transport in a Nonlinear Medium
Mohammad Hafezi,
postdoctoral scholar,
University of Maryland,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Research on a New Generation of Optoelectronic Devices
Amnon Yariv,
Martin and Eileen Summerfield Professor of Applied Physics and professor of electrical engineering,
Caltech,
Friday, December 11th, 2009
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Clifford Cheung,
postdoctoral scholar in physics,
UC Berkeley,
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Topological Quantum Order: Stability Under Local Perturbations
Spiros Michalakis,
postdoctoral scholar,
Los Alamos National Laboratory,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Quantum Electromechanics and Optomechanics of Tunneling Systems
Aashish Clerk,
professor of physics,
McGill University,