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 […]