Quantum Days 2022
Virtual eventChristian Schneider: Exciton-Polaritons and their condensates in microcavities loaded with atomically thin crystals
Virtual eventhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/68470173961?pwd=RTZEak9Pd01WajVOZHN5SW5YZHcyQT09 Meeting ID: 684 7017 3961 Passcode: 113399 Speaker: Christian Schneider, Institute of Physics, University of Oldenburg Monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) have emerged as a new platform for studies of tightly bound excitons and many-body excitations in ultimately thin materials. Their giant dipole coupling to optical fields makes them very appealing for implementing novel […]
Careers in Research
Speakers: Kateryna Foyevtsova Research Associate, Density Functional Theory Silvia Lueschner-Folk Research Associate, Topological Devices Fengmiao Li Research Associate, Molecular Beam Epitaxy
Fazel Tafti: A New Paradigm for Colossal Magnetoresistance and Nonlinear Hall Effect
Virtual eventhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/68470173961?pwd=RTZEak9Pd01WajVOZHN5SW5YZHcyQT09 Meeting ID: 684 7017 3961 Passcode: 113399 Speaker: Fazel Tafti, Boston College Abstract Materials with strong magneto resistive responses are the backbone of spintronic technology, magnetic sensors, and hard drives. Among them, manganese oxides with a mixed valence and a cubic perovskite structure stand out due to their colossal magnetoresistance (CMR). A double exchange […]
Ars Scientia: An artist and a physicist walked into a glassblowing studio …
Virtual eventThe UBC Ars Scientia collaboration brings together artists and scientists to identify fruitful areas for interdisciplinary work. I'll describe how it plunged this theoretical physicist into a messy (and fun!) glassblowing studio, why it saw me capturing explosions at 100,000 frames per second at the hospital, and how some serendipitous physics observations have taken me […]
Ke Zou: Recent progress on understanding the superconductivity of bulk and monolayer FeSe
Virtual eventhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/68470173961?pwd=RTZEak9Pd01WajVOZHN5SW5YZHcyQT09 Meeting ID: 684 7017 3961 Passcode: 113399 Speaker: Ke Zou, Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute Abstract: The physics of high-temperature superconductors is usually governed by the interplay of the spin and charge degrees of freedom. FeSe has the simplest chemical composition among Fe-based superconductors, yet monolayer FeSe on SrTiO3 substrate reports one of the highest […]
Careers in Outreach
Virtual eventSpeakers: Theresa Liao, Communications Coordinator, Storyteller, Department of Physics and Astronomy, UBC Andrew Jamison, Senior Manager, Geering Up and Outreach, UBC Ella Meyer, Quantum Computing Outreach Coordinator, Geering Up, UBC
Inna Vishik: Electronic Correlations and Topology across Tc in a Magnetic Weyl Semimetal
Virtual eventhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/68470173961?pwd=RTZEak9Pd01WajVOZHN5SW5YZHcyQT09 Meeting ID: 684 7017 3961 Passcode: 113399 Speaker: Inna Vishik, Associate Professor in Physics and Astronomy at UC Davis Abstract: Co3Sn2S2 is a magnetic Weyl semimetal below its Curie temperature (Tc) of 177K. I will discuss our recent spatial and temperature-dependent angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) studies in this system. Across Tc, we observe signatures […]
Alexandra Navrotsky: Recent Developments in High Temperature Calorimetry
Virtual eventhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/68470173961?pwd=RTZEak9Pd01WajVOZHN5SW5YZHcyQT09 Meeting ID: 684 7017 3961 Passcode: 113399 Speaker: Alexandra Navrotsky - Center for Materials of the Universe (MotU) , Arizona State University Title: Recent developments in high temperature calorimetry Abstract: A variety of high temperature calorimetric techniques have recently advanced for application to refractory oxides and related materials. These include improvements in oxide melt […]
Marlou Slot: Atom by Atom and Layer by Layer: Designing and Realizing Electronic Quantum Matter
Virtual eventhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/68470173961?pwd=RTZEak9Pd01WajVOZHN5SW5YZHcyQT09 Meeting ID: 684 7017 3961 Passcode: 113399 Speaker: Marlou Slot; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States Title: Atom by Atom and Layer by Layer: Designing and Realizing Electronic Quantum Matter Abstract: Quantum simulators are a versatile tool to study the behavior of quantum matter in a controlled way. […]
Kwabena Bediako: New Twists on Chemistry and Physics in Moiré Superlattices
Virtual eventhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/68470173961?pwd=RTZEak9Pd01WajVOZHN5SW5YZHcyQT09 Meeting ID: 684 7017 3961 Passcode: 113399 Speaker: Kwabena Bediako, Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley, Dept. of Chemistry Title: New twists on chemistry and physics in moiré superlattices Abstract: Atomically thin or two-dimensional (2D) materials can be assembled into bespoke heterostructures to produce some extraordinary physical phenomena. Likewise, these highly tunable materials are […]
Dr. Valentino R. Cooper: Exploring the Chemical Landscape of High Entropy Oxides
Virtual eventhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/68470173961?pwd=RTZEak9Pd01WajVOZHN5SW5YZHcyQT09 Meeting ID: 684 7017 3961 Passcode: 113399 Speaker: Dr. Valentino R. Cooper Title: Exploring the Chemical Landscape of High Entropy Oxides Abstract: High entropy, multi-component metal alloys (HEA), have superior mechanical properties and high radiation tolerances; which are, in part, driven by configurational entropy. Recently, an oxide analogue comprised of MgO, CoO, NiO, CuO […]