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Applied Physics/Physics Colloquium Schedule

Tuesdays at 4:15pm,
in theWilliam R. Hewlett Teaching Center, room 201 (see map).

Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:00pm.



Spring Quarter 2011/12  Committee:  Peter Michelson (Chr.), David Goldhaber-Gordon, Steve Block
4/3/2012
 Jungsang Kim                 Duke University                            Host:    Benjamin Lev
 Modular Universal Scalable Ion-trap Quantum Computer (MUSICQC): 
Engineering a Practical Quantum Computer
 
4/10/2012
 Shanti Deemyad
 Univ. of Utah, College of Science
 Host:  Shibing Wang
 Non-Trivial Physics of Simple Elements at High Densities:  En-Route to Metallic Hydrogen and Insulating Lithium
4/17/2012
 Geoffrey West - 2012 Robert Hofstadter Memorial Lecturer
 Santa Fe Institute
 Host:  Leonard Susskind
 Universal Scaling Laws from Cells to Cities; A Physicist's Search for Quantitative, Unified Theories of Biological and Social Structure and Dynamics
4/24/2012
 Giorgio Gratta
 Stanford University
 Host:  Peter Michelson
 Neutrinos from Hell: The Dawn of Neutrino Geophysics
5/01/2012
 Andreas Heinrich
 IBM Almaden
 Host:  David Goldhaber-Gordon
 The Quantum and Classical Properties of Spins on Surfaces
5/08/2012
 Lorraine Sadler
 Sandia Labs Host:  Erzsi Szilagyi Electro-optic detection of ionizing radiation
5/15/2012
 Pablo Jarillo-Herrero  MIT
 Host:  David Goldhaber-Gordon
 2D or not 2D, Quantum Transport and Optoelectronics in Novel Low-Dimensional Materials
5/22/2012
 Christopher Fuchs
 Perimeter Institute
 Host:  Hideo Mabuchi
 Quantum Theory from Quantum Information?  (What would Feynman say?)
5/29/2012
 Walter Gekelman
UCLA
 Host:  Tom Abel
 Magnetic Field Line Reconnection of Flux Ropes
6/05/2012
 FINALS WEEK
 No Colloq. Scheduled




All colloquia are Tuesdays at 4:15pm, in theWilliam R. Hewlett Teaching Center, room 201 (see map).

Refreshments in the lobby of Varian Physics at 4:00pm.

For more information, please call: 650-723-4347, 650-725-1418, or 650-723-4027.

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