Past Events

Mar

2

Seminar

Physics Colloquium: “Optical lattice clocks: From Timekeepers to Spies of the Quantum Realm” with Dr. Ana Maria Rey

Linderman Library 316

March 2, 2023, 4:25 - 5:25pm

Harnessing the behavior of complex systems is at the heart of quantum technologies. Precisely engineered ultracold gases are emerging as a powerful tool for this task. In this talk I will explain how ultracold strontium atoms trapped by light can be used to create optical…

Feb

23

Seminar

Physics Colloquium: “Quantum computing with neutral ytterbium atoms” with Professor Jeff Thompson, Princeton University

Linderman Library 316

February 23, 2023, 4:25 - 5:25pm

Quantum computing with neutral atoms has progressed rapidly in recent years, combining large system sizes, flexible and dynamic connectivity, and quickly improving gate fidelities. The pioneering work in this field has been implemented using alkali atoms, primarily rubidium and…

Feb

9

Seminar

Physics Colloquium: “Twisting quantum matter beyond the graphene paradigm” with Dr. Jed H Pixley

Linderman Library 316

February 9, 2023, 4:25 - 5:25pm

The ability to control and manipulate the strength of correlations in quantum matter is one of the central questions in condensed matter physics today. While pressure, chemical doping, or magnetic field have served as conventional tuning knobs for a wide class of correlated…

Feb

2

Seminar

Physics Colloquium: "The Quark Gluon Plasma: Looking Inside the Hottest Matter in the Universe” with Prof. Anne Sickles, University of Illinois at UC

Linderman Library 317

February 2, 2023, 4:25 - 5:25pm

Under normal conditions quarks and gluons are confined within protons and neutrons, which in turn are confined to the atomic nucleus. However, in the early universe, about a millionth of a second after the Big Bang, the temperature was hot enough that neither nuclei nor protons…