Seminar Calendar
January 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,
Friday, January 7th, 2011
11:00am
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12:00pm
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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
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Non-Intersecting Paths with a Staircase Initial Condition
Maurice Duits,
Olga Taussky - John Todd Instructor,
Mathematics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Friday, January 14th, 2011
11:00am
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12:00pm
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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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4:00pm
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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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5:15pm
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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
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IPAC Astronomy Lunch Seminar
The ESA Herschel Space Observatory—Status and Highlights
Goran Pilbratt,
Herschel Project Scientist,
ESA,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Spectral Asymptotic for the Quantum Euler Top
Alain Bourget,
assistant professor of mathematics,
Cal State Fullerton,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Microscale Heat Transfer in Graphene and Nanostructured Thermoelectrics
Chris Dames,
assistant professor of mechanical engineering,
UC Riverside,
Friday, January 21st, 2011
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Counterterms in N=8 Supergravity
Michael Kiermaier,
Princeton University,
Monday, January 24th, 2011
4:00pm
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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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5:15pm
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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
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IPAC Astronomy Lunch Seminar
UV-to-FIR Analysis of IRAC Sources in the Extended Groth Strip
Guillermo Barro Calvo,
Universidad Complutense de Madrid,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Anyons, twists and topological codes
Hector Bombin,
postdoctoral researcher,
Perimeter Institute,
4:00pm
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Applied Physics Seminar
Semiconductor Nanocrystal Optoelectronics for Energy Efficiency
Hilmi Volkan Demir,
professor of nanotechnology,
Bilkent University / NTU,
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Spectral Properties of the Weakly Coupled Fibonacci Hamiltonian
Anton Gorodetski,
assistant professor of mathematics,
UC Irvine,
12:30pm
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1:30pm
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Materials Research Lecture
A 3D Thermoelectrochemical Model of a Li-ion
Jake Christensen,
principal engineer,
the Bosch Research and Technology Center,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Galaxies in the Epoch of Reionization: Galaxy Buildup in the First Gyr
Garth Illingworth,
UC Santa Cruz,
Friday, January 28th, 2011
11:00am
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12:00pm
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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,