Ars Scientia Artist Talks 2023: Latent Life by Scott Billings
Please join Scott Billings for Latent Life, a presentation based on his recent research in the Ars Scientia residency. Drawing from a 1933 lecture in which Neils Bohr asserts that the impossibility of using a physical explanation for the phenomenon of life is analogous to the insufficiency of using a mechanical analysis to understand phenomena […]
Packing a Suitcase for a Journey through 100 Years of Quantum Mechanics
BRIM 311 2355 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaIn this demonstration, PhD students Rafael Haenel and Niclas Heinsdorf will be showcasing the suitcase that you may have seen around the building. Title: Packing a Suitcase for a Journey through 100 Years of Quantum Mechanics Abstract: Join us for a live experimental demonstration of entanglement and interference using single photon pairs. We will perform […]
Quantum Sensors for Vacuum Metrology
Quantum Sensors for Vacuum Metrology Vacuum metrology for the high, ultra, and extreme high vacuum regimes is presently undergoing a revolution driven by new techniques that recast the Pascal in terms of observable quantum phenomena and fundamental constants of nature. This workshop is meant to bring together key members of this nascent field to […]
encou(n)ters: Ars Scientia symposium
UBC Botanical Gardens 6804 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaThe Ars Scientia research cluster launched a collaborative residency program in 2021, bringing together artists and physicists to interrogate the intersections of art and science. Please joins us at UBC Botanical Garden Reception Centre for our 2nd annual research symposium, encou(n)ters, to learn more about residency experiences and engage in interdisciplinary discussions with our participating […]
Canada’s Quantum Strategy And International Collaboration
Countries are investing heavily in quantum computing and other quantum technologies. As Canada has recently released its Quantum Strategy, this is an opportunity to foster further international collaborations. Panelists will discuss the opportunities and challenges Canada will be facing and what this could mean for Canada’s leadership in quantum research and development of quantum technologies. […]
CM Seminar: Mattias Fitzpatrick – Dartmouth College: Quantum Simulation with Superconducting Circuits: Synthetic Quantum Matter to Non-Hermitian Sensing
BRIM 311 2355 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaMattias Fitzpatrick – Dartmouth College Title: Quantum Simulation with Superconducting Circuits: Synthetic Quantum Matter to Non-Hermitian Sensing Abstract: In recent years, superconducting circuits have garnered much attention due to their use in quantum computers and quantum annealers. However, this technological platform can also be used to study problems in condensed matter and many-body physics where microwave […]
CM Seminar: Lesley Cohen – Chair of the Advisory Board: Non-collinear Mn3NiN Antiferromagnets
BRIM 311 2355 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaLesley Cohen – Chair of the Advisory Board Title: Non-collinear Mn3NiN Antiferromagnets Abstract: Antiferromagnets (AFM) hold interest because of their potential for application in high density, high speed spintronic devices, as an active layer and also as a component in superconducting S/AFM/S Josephson Junctions. Frustrated non-collinear antiferromagnets offer additional attractive functional properties due to their […]
Summer school – MPG-UBC-UTokyo Center: “X-rays for the study of quantum materials”
Summer school - MPG-UBC-UTokyo Center: “X-rays for the study of quantum materials” Organizers: Liu Hao Tjeng (MPI CPfS), Bernhard Keimer (MPI FKF, Stuttgart), Dirk Manske (MPI FKF, Stuttgart) Location: Max-Planck-Institute f. Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany List of Speakers Andrea Damascelli George Sawatzky Jim Allen Frank de Groot Eva Benckiser Jochen Geck Claire Donnelly […]
CM Seminar: Ting Ge – University of South Carolina: Mechanics of Non-Concatenated Ring Polymers – Effects of Topology Revealed by Molecular Simulations
BRIM 311 2355 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaTing Ge – University of South Carolina Title: Mechanics of Non-Concatenated Ring Polymers – Effects of Topology Revealed by Molecular Simulations Abstract: Few aspects are as prevalent and important as topology in polymer mechanics, which provides an essential foundation for versatile functions of polymeric materials. Recent advances in chemistry have enabled the precise synthesis of […]
CM Seminar: Lea Nienhaus – Florida State University: Stressing Halide Perovskites
BRIM 311 2355 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaLea Nienhaus – Florida State University Title: Stressing Halide Perovskites: Nanoscale Investigation of the Properties of Perovskite Thin Films Abstract: Solution-processed perovskite thin films consist of small grains with a size of 20 - 2000 nm connected by grain boundaries. As a result, there is a vast inhomogeneity in the optical and electronic properties of […]
CM Seminar: Marcel Franz – Quantum Matter Institute: d-mon: an improved transmon qubit based on a cuprate Josephson junction
BRIM 311 2355 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaMarcel Franz – Quantum Matter Institute Title: d-mon: an improved transmon qubit based on a cuprate Josephson junction Abstract: Transmon qubit, based on a superconducting Josephson junction shunted by a large capacitance, is the workhorse component powering the majority of intermediate scale quantum computers currently in operation. I this talk I will describe a […]
EDI Seminar
Dr. Eden Hennessey, social psychologist and EDI data specialist, who spoke at the QMI Retreat 2023, will present the results from the post-session survey conducted during the retreat, which focuses on EDI priorities. Date: Tuesday, October 24th, 2023 Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Abstract: In this talk, Dr. Hennessey will present findings […]