Events

Speaker: Jess McIver, UBC. Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311 Abstract: Have you ever wondered how the Advanced LIGO detectors can sense relative displacements more than 1,000 times smaller than the width of a proton? This unprecedented sensitivity is enabled in part by thin film technology! In this talk, we'll tour the Advanced LIGO detectors to […]

Speaker: Mohammad Khalifa, UBC Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311 Abstract: Quantum networks are expected to boost the quantum technology by enabling distributed quantum computing and quantum communication. A coherent converter between microwave and optical photons could enable the creation of these quantum networks where quantum information is locally processed in the microwave regime and distributed by […]

Speaker: Drew Potter, UBC Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311 Title: Topological qubits from fractional quantum spin Hall states  Abstract: The recent experiments have shown evidence for a fractional quantum spin Hall (FQSH) state in twisted MoTe2 bilayers. In this talk I will review these experiments, survey some theoretical scenarios for candidate abelian and non-abelian FQSH […]

Speaker: Ehud Altman, University of California, Berkeley Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311 Title: Measurement induced criticality in monitored quantum systems Abstract: A novel aspect of recent experiments with quantum devices is that measurements can play an active role in preparing the state of the system, not just in diagnosing it. Unlike unitary evolution, the quantum collapse induced […]

Speaker: Shuyun Zhou, Tsinghua University Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311   CM Seminars take place every Thursday morning at BRIM 311. More information about the talk and speaker becomes available closer to the event's date—watch this space for more!

Speaker: Sebastian ten Haaf, Delft University of Technology Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311   Title: "Majorana bound states in artificial Kitaev chains" Abstract: "The Kitaev chain model predicts the ability to engineer localized Majorana bound states: non-Abelian zero-energy excitations that are protected from local perturbations, which can be utilized for realizing robust quantum computation schemes. Recent […]

Speaker: J. Steven Dodge, SFU Abstract: How nonlinearity distorts the evidence for photoinduced superconductivity Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311 Abstract: Over a decade of research has suggested that some metallic compounds can be transformed into superconductors by illuminating them with intense beams of laser light. Recently, we have shown that the experimental evidence for this […]

Speaker: Olivia Di Matteo, UBC Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311 Abstract: As quantum computing hardware continues to improve, so must the tools we use to write quantum algorithms. There is a growing need for more expressive quantum programming languages that enable developers to write code at higher levels of abstraction than quantum circuits. This, in […]

Speaker: Steven Blaber, UBC Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311 Abstract: For over 50 years, the two-level system (TLS) model has stood as the prevailing description of thermal and acoustic properties of amorphous solids. Atomistic modeling shows that TLS are not independent as typically assumed, but form a sparse, interconnected network. I will discuss the mechanical loss […]

Speaker: Zak Al Balushi, University of California Berkeley Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311 Abstract: Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors, such as molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), are emerging as key materials for next-generation electronics, addressing challenges in the miniaturization of silicon-based technologies. Despite progress in scaling-up 2D materials, integrating them into functional devices remains challenging, particularly in the context of […]

Speaker: Michael Foss-Feig, Quantinuum Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311   CM Seminars take place every Thursday morning at BRIM 311. More information about the talk and speaker becomes available closer to the event's date—watch this space for more!

Speaker: Janez Bonca, University of Ljubljana Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311 Abstract: We use density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) and variational exact diagonalization (VED) to calculate the single-electron removal spectral weight for the Hubbard-Holstein model at low electron densities. Tuning the strength of the electron-phonon coupling and of the Hubbard repulsion allows us to contrast the […]