Colloquium Schedule – Spring 2018 Date Spring 2018 – Colloquium Information Jan. 31, 2018 Title: Adventures in quantum optimization with noisy qubits Dr. Daniel Lidar, University of Southern California https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL04fJsMoe8&list=PL4DxKqqz5OqQvWciUvFaxnuKAGFt6SniF Feb. 7, 2018 Title: Constraining Climate Sensitivity from historical change and natural variability Dr. Cristian Proistosescu, University of Washington https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrSgNnBpZsY&index=2&list=PL4DxKqqz5OqQvWciUvFaxnuKAGFt6SniF Feb 14, 2018 Title: Nanocrystal Growth on the Inside and Outside: Theory of Cation Exchange and of Nanoplatelet Formation Dr. Steve Erwin, U.S Naval Research Laboratory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Woz2HO8T_9M&list=PL4DxKqqz5OqQvWciUvFaxnuKAGFt6SniF&index=3 Feb. 21, 2018 Title: Gamma-ray Emissions from Thunderstorms: Dark Lightning and Related Phenomena Dr. Joseph Dwyer, University of New Hampshire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfP8MPiqLcY&index=4&list=PL4DxKqqz5OqQvWciUvFaxnuKAGFt6SniF Feb. 28, 2018 Title: Prospects for Life & Human Habitability Around Nearby Stars Many Possible Homes – But the Likely Neighbors Are Microbes Dr. Carey Lisse, JHU Applied Physics Laboratory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTDAS-YLN6Q&list=PL4DxKqqz5OqQvWciUvFaxnuKAGFt6SniF&index=5 Mar. 7, 2018 Title: Rainfall in a Warmer World Dr. Kate Marvel, Columbia University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzleKt1RcG0&index=6&list=PL4DxKqqz5OqQvWciUvFaxnuKAGFt6SniF Mar. 14, 2018 Title: Microeconomics: the price of information transfer in living cells Dr. Michael Hinczewski, Case Western Reserve University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs_lmjeuD5w&list=PL4DxKqqz5OqQvWciUvFaxnuKAGFt6SniF&index=7 Mar, 21, 2018 No Colloquium – Spring Break Mar. 28, 2018 Title: A curious correspondence connecting quantum mechanics, classical mechanics, and statistical mechanics Dr. William Wootters, Williams College https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJA9Dfj94f4&list=PL4DxKqqz5OqQvWciUvFaxnuKAGFt6SniF&index=9&t=0s Apr. 4, 2018 Title: Studying Space Weather with Cubesats Dr. Efyhia Zesta, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Apr. 11, 2018 Title: Quantum Computing with Individual Atoms Dr. Christopher Monroe, University of MD, College Park Apr. 18, 2018 Title: Nanoscale Lasing: a Conundrum? Dr. Teri Odom, Northwestern University Apr. 25, 2018 Title: Controlling and Quantum World in Ultracold Atomic Spins Dr. Ivan Deutsch, University of New Mexico https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RZQbmFirm4&list=PL4DxKqqz5OqQvWciUvFaxnuKAGFt6SniF&index=10&t=0s May 2, 2018 Title: Design principles of biomolecular energy transduction: efficient control and functional coupling Dr. David Sivak, Simon Fraser University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxcK9Dl6ysQ&list=PL4DxKqqz5OqQvWciUvFaxnuKAGFt6SniF&index=11&t=0s May 9, 2018 Title: On the growth and organization of cumulus clouds Dr. Thijs Heus, Cleveland State University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oPf4nF1i3o&list=PL4DxKqqz5OqQvWciUvFaxnuKAGFt6SniF&index=12&t=0s