Seminar Calendar
February 2011
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Interacting Quantum Field Theories from Cold Atoms
Jiannis Pachos,
reader in theoretical physics,
University of Leeds,
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Universal Occurrence of Localization in Continuous Random Schrodinger Operators
Abel Klein,
Professor,
Department of Mathematics,
University of California, Irvine,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Physical and Chemical Toeholds for Exoplanet Bioastronomy
Tori Hoehler,
research scientist and principal investigator in bioenergetics,
NASA Ames Research Center,
Friday, February 4th, 2011
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Wilsonian and Holographic Renormalization Groups
Joe Polchinkski,
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics,
UC Santa Barbara,
Monday, February 7th, 2011
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
The AGN-Starburst Connection in Low Redshift Galaxy Clusters from Multiwavelength Data
David Atlee,
Ohio State University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
A Magnetic Analog of the Isotope Effect in Cuprates
Amit Keren,
professor of physics,
Technion, Israel,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Simplified Model for Same Sign Dilepton Signal and Related Phenomenology
Shufang Su,
University of Arizona,
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Optical Continuous-Variable Cluster States
Nicolas Menicucci,
postdoctoral researcher,
Perimeter Institute,
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Stability of Absolutely Continuous Spectrum Under Decaying Perturbations: A Review of Recent Developments
Yoram Last,
professor of mathematics,
the Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
1:15pm
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2:15pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Holography for Metallic Quantum Criticality
Sean Hartnoll,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Thursday, February 10th, 2011
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IPAC Astronomy Lunch Seminar
Molecular Gas and Star Formation in Galaxies: Comparing Isolated and Hickson Compact Group Galaxies
Ute Lisenfeld,
University of Granada and IPAC,
Friday, February 11th, 2011
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
A New Perspective on Gluing in TQFT
Tudor Dimofte,
Institute for Advanced Study,
Monday, February 14th, 2011
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Patterns in the Dark: Understanding Galaxy Clusters and the SZ Effect
Dan Marrone,
University of Arizona,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Competing Phases of 2D Electrons at $\nu$ = 5/2 and 7/3
Jing Xia,
Tolman Postdoctoral Scholar Experimental Physics,
Caltech,
4:15pm
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5:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Physical Consequences of the QED Theta Angle
Stephen Hsu,
University of Oregon,
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Quantifying the Relation Between Work and Information-recent Results Using the Smooth Entropy Approach
Oscar Dahlsten,
research fellow,
Centre for Quantum Technologies,
National University of Singapore,
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IPAC Astronomy Lunch Seminar
Topic to be announced.
Daniel Fabrycky,
Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Bethe-Sommerfeld Conjecture for Periodic Operators
Leonid Parnovski,
professor of mathematics,
University College London,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Early Science from the Pan-STARRS PS1 Telescope
Nick Kaiser,
Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Nanoscience of Advanced Bulk Thermoelectrics
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis,
professor of chemistry,
Northwestern University,
Friday, February 18th, 2011
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High Energy Theory Seminar
D-branes, Quivers, and Surface Operators
Duiliu Emanuel Diaconescu,
Rutgers University,
Monday, February 21st, 2011
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Tuning magnetism in FeAs-based materials via tetrahedral structure
Johnpierre Paglione,
assistant professor,
Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials Department of Physics,
University of Maryland,
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Quantum Proofs for Classical Theorems
Andrew Drucker,
graduate student in electrical engineering and computer science,
MIT,
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IPAC Astronomy Lunch Seminar
Spectroscopic Identification of Massive Young Stellar Objects in the Galactic Center
Solange Ramirez,
IPAC,
Caltech,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Inverse Spectral Analysis of Finite Spring Mass Systems
Rafael del Rio,
IIMAS-UNAM,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
Constraints on the Birth Environment of the Solar System
Fred Adams,
University of Michigan,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Three-Dimensional Structures for Storing, Generating and Harvesting Photons and Electrons
Paul V. Braun,
professor materials science and engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Friday, February 25th, 2011
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
T-duality for Massive Stringy States
Jnan Maharana,
Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Monday, February 28th, 2011
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
New Insights into the Use of Cosmic Telescopes and the Role of AGN Feedback in Galaxy Formation
Mark Ammons,
Hubble Fellow,
the University of Arizona,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Rare Fluctuations and the Anderson Model of Localization
Ravindra N. Bhatt,
professor of electrical engineering,
Princeton Center for Theoretical Science,
Princeton University,
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
Marco Ajello,
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology,