Winter 2017/2018, Committee: Andrei Linde (Chair), Savas Dimopoulos, Benjamin Lev, Shoucheng Zhang
| DATE | SPEAKER | INSTITUTION | HOST | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/09/2018 | Helmut Katzgraber | Texas A&M University | Benjamin Lev | "Quantum vs. Classical Optimization: A Status Update on the Arms Race" |
| 01/16/2018 | Frank Wilczek | MIT | Shoucheng Zhang | "Symmetries of Time" |
| 01/23/2018 | Mike Romalis | Princeton University | Savas Dimopoulos | "Searches for new physics with nuclear spin precession" |
| 01/30/2018 | Erez Berg | University of Chicago | Steven Kivelson | "Critical Metals: Lessons from quantum Monte Carlo studies" |
| 02/06/2018 | Bruce Macintosh | Stanford University | Andrei Linde | "Extrasolar Planets" |
| 02/13/2018 | Pablo Jarillo-Herrero | MIT | Aharon Kapitulnik | "Magic Angle Graphene: a New Platform for Strongly Correlated Physics" |
| 02/20/2018 | James Sethna | Cornell University | Student hosted colloq. | "Sloppy Models, Differential Geometry, and How Science Works" |
| 02/27/2018 | Andrei Bernevig | Princeton University | Shoucheng Zhang | "Topological Quantum Chemistry" |
| 03/06/2018 | Dick Bond | Univ. of Toronto | L. Senatore & A. Linde | "The Entropic Matter(s) of an Ordered Universe" |
| 03/13/2018 | David Spergel | Princeton University | Andrei Linde | “The Search for Dark Energy and NASA’s WFIRST Mission” |
Spring 2017/2018, Committee: Lauren Tompkins (Chair), Steve Kivelson, Patrick Hayden, Monika Schleier-Smith
| DATE | SPEAKER | INSTITUTION | HOST | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/03/2018 | Vicky Kalogera - Hofstadter lecturer | Northwestern University | Leo Hollberg | "The Dawn of Gravitational Wave Astrophysics" |
| 04/10/2018 | Peter Onyisi | Univ. of Texas | Lauren Tompkins | "Top Quarks: The New Flavor" |
| 04/17/2018 | James Crutchfield | Univ. of Calif. at Davis | Student-hosted | "Demonology: The Curious Role of Intelligence in Physics & Biology" |
| 04/24/2018 | Markus Greiner | Harvard University | Monika Schleier-Smith | "Ultracold Atom Quantum Simulations: From Exploring Low Temperature Fermi-Hubbard Phases to Many-Body Localization" |
| 05/01/2018 | Harald Hess | HHMI, Janelia Research Campus | Steve Chu | "Large Volume 3D Imaging by FIBSEM and Cryo-Fluorescence for Cell Biology and Neural Circuits" |
| 05/08/2018 | Andrei Linde | Stanford University | TBD/Peter Michelson? | "Reverse Engineering the Universe" |
| 05/15/2018 | Chris Monroe | Univ. of Maryland | Monika Schleier-Smith | "Quantum Computing with Trapped Ions" |
| 05/22/2018 | Dawn Williams | Univ. of Alabama | Lauren Tompkins |
"The IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the Beginning of Neutrino Astrophysics" |
| 05/29/2018 | Daniel Holz | Univ. of Chicago | Risa Wechsler | "GW170817: Hearing and Seeing a Binary Neutron Star Merger" |
