Colloquium Schedule – Fall 2018 Date Fall 2018 – Colloquium Information Sep. 5, 2018 Title: “Understanding Ionization of Rydberg Atoms Using Geometrical Structures in Phase Space” Dr. Korana Burke, University of California Davis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bVSSntmOqM Sep. 12, 2018 Title:TOWARDS IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF CHANGES IN GREENLAND OUTLET GLACIER SHEAR MARGIN DYNAMICS IN A WARMING CLIMATE Dr. Derrick Lampkin, Univ. Of MD College Park https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vG8yQkMZl0 Sep. 19, 2018 Title:Demonology : The Curious Role of Intelligence in Physics & Biology Dr. Jim Crutchfield, University of California https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9HaZaJijVc Sep. 26, 2018 Title:Exploring the Inner Structure of Active Galactic Nuclei by Reverberation Dr. Bradley Peterson, Ohio State University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwct4linP60 Oct. 3, 2018 Title:Stochastic Thermodynamics: from the established fluctuation theorem to the novel thermodynamic uncertainty relation Dr. Andre Barato, University of Houston https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRpH6qkTo9E Oct. 10, 2018 Title: From Special to General Relativity with Unruh and Hawking: Light from atoms falling into a black hole Dr. Marlan Scully, Texas A&M, Princeton,& Baylor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbhF2QgU1nY Oct. 17, 2018 Title:How Random Numbers Are Transforming Quantum Physics and Chemistry: Stochastic Algorithms for Electronic Structure Theory Dr. Brenda Rubenstein, Brown University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag403Cuk63s&t=222s Oct. 24, 2018 Title:Fusion by Lasers: an overview of the physics, numerical modeling and present challenges in direct-drive ICF Dr. Jason Bates, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Oct. 31, 2018 Title: Spin-photon interfaces for quantum computing and quantum communication Dr. Sophia Economou, Virginia Tech Nov. 14, 2018 Title: Quantum information processing and metrology with electrons in quantum dots Dr. John Nichol, University of Rochester Nov. 21, 2018 No Colloquium – Thanksgiving Break Nov. 28, 2018 Title:Defining Fundamental Constants of Nature: The New Measurement System for a New Millennium Dr. David B. Newell, NIST Dec. 5, 2018 Title:Computational Discovery of Nanoporous Materials for Energy-Related Applications Dr. Li-Chiang Lin, Ohio State University