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Brian C. Sawyer - Compact Penning Traps for Quantum Science with Cold Atomic IonsPenning ion traps are useful experimental platforms for quantum simulation, mass spectrometry, precision metrology, and molecular ion spectroscopy. The GTRI Quantum Systems Division (QSD) has…
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Gang Cao - Opportunities created by spin-orbit interactionsEffects of spin-orbit interactions in condensed matter are an important and rapidly evolving topic. A sea change occurred with the discovery of spin-orbit interactions in graphene by Mele and Kane,…
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Ana Maria Rey - Optical lattice clocks: From Timekeepers to Spies of the Quantum RealmHarnessing 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…
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Mariel Borowitz - Protecting the Space Environment: Sustainability and SecurityIn recent years, the number of objects in space has grown rapidly, and this growth is projected to continue to accelerate over the next decade. There has also been increased military activity in…
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Margaret Gardel - Physics of Morphogenetic MatterMy lab studies how the movement and shape of living cells is controlled by living materials constructed by protein assemblies within the cell interior. In this talk, I will describe my lab’s…
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Xiaoxing Xi - Crackdown on Academic Collaboration with China Harms American ScienceAcademic collaboration with China was once encouraged by the US government and universities. As tension between the two countries rises rapidly, those who did, especially scientists of Chinese…
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Mikhail Shifman - The Beginning of the Quantum EraShifman reviews the growth of quantum physics from its inception in the beginning of the 20th century to its maturity 50 years later. His narrative includes dramatic stories of the quantum pioneers…
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Murray Daw - Collapse of the Collapse: Physicists Return to RealityRecent developments[1] have shown that the collapse hypothesis is self-inconsistent and is no longer a viable theory. (The collapse hypothesis in quantum mechanics is that the state of a system is…
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John E. Thomas - Optically-Trapped Interacting Fermi GasesOptically-trapped, ultra-cold gases of spin ½-up and spin ½-down 6Li atoms enable “designer” interactions, offering a versatile environment for simulating exotic quantum…
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Daniel Arovas - Quantum Magnetism from the Iron Age to TodayThe quantum theory of magnetism has provided many durable paradigms for quantum phases of matter, including intrinsically quantum disordered states, symmetry-protected topological phases, and quantum…
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Andrea J. Liu - How materials can learn to functionHow does learning occur? In the context of neural networks, learning occurs via optimization, where a loss function is minimized to achieve the desired result. But physical networks such as…
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Ruth Murray-Clay - Origins of Structure in Inner Planetary SystemWhy do many stars host close-in chains of super-Earths? Why are eccentric gas giants found in some inner planetary systems? What determines which of these outcomes will occur around a particular…
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Michael P. Brenner - Machine Learning for Partial Differential EquationsWhen Newton's laws are applied in every point in space we arrive at a set of nonlinear partial differential equations describing the world. We often marvel at the complexity of the solutions,…
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Julia Yeomans - Self-propelled topological defectsActive materials such as bacteria, molecular motors and eukaryotic cells continuously transform chemical energy taken from their surroundings to mechanical work. Dense active matter shows mesoscale…
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Peter J. Hirschfeld - Superconductivity: There's Plenty of Cream at the BottomIn 1961, Brian Pippard gave a speech at IBM called "The Cat and the Cream", in which he declared that the superconductivity field was finished, at least for "young innocents who wish…
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Andrew Zangwill - A Mind Over Matter: the Life and Science of Philip AndersonDr. Zangwill presents a biographical survey of the life and science of Nobel Laureate Philip W. Anderson, arguably the most productive and influential theoretical physicist of the second half of the…
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