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