Events
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CM Seminar: Real-Space Superconductivity: Schafroth, Bipolarons, Cuprates, Pavel Kornilovich (Oregon State University)
Speaker: Pavel Kornilovich, Oregon State University Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311 Title: Real-Space Superconductivity: Schafroth, Bipolarons, Cuprates Abstract: The idea that superconductivity might arise from the condensation of real-space electron pairs was proposed by Swiss physicist Robert Schafroth several years before the development of BCS theory. Although this concept is now known as Bose-Einstein-condensation superconductivity, Schafroth’s contributions are […]
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CM Seminar: High rank multipole order: feeling the strain, Ian Fisher, Stanford University
Speaker: Ian Fisher, Stanford University Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311 Title: High rank multipole order: feeling the strain Abstract: Interactions can lead to a wide variety of ordered states in materials. Phase transitions in which local atomic states develop spontaneous high rank multipole order provides a particularly rich arena for new insights. A key element in […]
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CM Seminar: Which Material is worth Studying? (from the viewpoint of quantum materials), Leslie M. Schoop, Princeton University
Speaker: Leslie M. Schoop – Department of Chemistry - Princeton University Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311 Title: Which Material is worth Studying? (from the viewpoint of quantum materials) Abstract: Quantum materials are hoped to change technology in various aspects. However, most of the desired applications are hindered by the lack of suitable materials. While we know […]
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CM Seminar: Belonging at QMI: What Our Community Told Us, James Day, UBC Blusson QMI
Speaker: James Day, UBC Blusson QMI Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311 Title: Belonging at QMI: What Our Community Told Us Abstract: In fall 2025, members of the QMI community were invited to share their experiences of equity, inclusion, and belonging at the institute. This presentation summarizes preliminary findings from survey responses across our community. The results […]
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Special Seminar: Fractionalized theory for intertwined orders and hole pockets in the cuprate pseudogap, Subir Sachdev, Harvard University
Speaker: Subir Sachdev, Harvard University Time: 2:00-3:00pm Location: BRIM 311 Title: Fractionalized theory for intertwined orders and hole pockets in the cuprate pseudogap Abstract: I review old and recent experimental results on the enigmatic pseudogap phase of the hole-doped cuprates. I argue that the evidence implies an underlying metallic state with hole pockets which have a […]
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Join us for Science Rendezvous at UBC Blusson QMI!
UBC Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute 2355 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaQMI is taking part in Science Rendezvous, and we’d love to invite everyone interested in science to come by and enjoy the institute during this free, family-friendly science festival! 📍 Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, 2355 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 🗓️ Saturday, May 9, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. 🎟️ Free + all ages […]
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Busch Pfeiffer Vacuum Training
Please fill out this brief form to register your participation to our Pfeiffer Canada Vacuum Training in partnership with UBC Blusson QMI. Here are the details: - Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 - Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (Western time) - Location: UBC - Room: Room 311, Brimacombe […]
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CM Seminar: The Nonlinear Terahertz Response of Graphene, Marc Dignam, Queen’s University
Speaker: Marc Dignam, Queen’s University Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311 Title: The Nonlinear Terahertz Response of Graphene Abstract: Over the past decade or more, there has been a great deal of interest in the mechanical, electronic and optical properties of graphene. The interest in the optical properties of graphene stems largely from two key features of […]
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CM Seminar: Coherent bunching of anyons and their dissociation in interference experiments, Moty Heiblum, Weizmann Institute of Science
Speaker: Moty Heiblum, Weizmann Institute of Science Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311 Title: Coherent bunching of anyons and their dissociation in interference experiments Abstract: Aharonov–Bohm interference of fractional quasiparticles in the quantum Hall effect generally reveals their elementary charge (e*). Recently, our novel interferometry experiments found flux periods of ΔΦ = (e/e*)Φ0 (Φ0 the flux quantum) […]
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Quantum Information: Entanglement of Mathematics & Physics
Fred Kaiser Building, UBC Room 2020/2030, 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaA three-day workshop cohosted by UBC Blusson QMI and RIKEN on the deep connections among quantum information, mathematics, and physics — spanning quantum gravity, condensed matter, quantum computing, and quantum error correction. Please visit the event's website for more info here.
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CM Seminar: Catalog of Altermagnetism in Magnetic Wallpaper/Space Groups and Nonsymmorphic Altermagnets, Dr. Ching-Kai Chiu (RIKEN)
Speaker:Dr. Ching-Kai Chiu, RIKEN Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311 Title: Catalog of Altermagnetism in Magnetic Wallpaper/Space Groups and Nonsymmorphic Altermagnets Abstract: Altermagnets, a third class of collinear magnets, have zero net magnetization but spin-split bands, even without spin–orbit coupling. Their standard classification into six wave types (d-, g-, and i-wave in 2D and 3D) relies on […]
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CM Seminar: Visualizing atomic scale deformation & de-pinning of a charge density wave
Talk by Christopher Gutiérrez (UCLA), in BRIM 311 (Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute)