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April 2010
Thursday, April 1st, 2010
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Physics Research Conference
Quantum Information and Condensed Matter Physics with Quantum Optical Systems
Peter Zoller,
University of Innsbruck,
and Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Science,
Friday, April 2nd, 2010
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Towards a Construction of Holographic Superconductors
Wen-Yu Wen,
visitor in physics,
Caltech,
Monday, April 5th, 2010
4:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
A Few Interesting Trees in the WIMP Forest
Tim Tait,
theoretical high energy physicist,
UC Irvine,
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
4:00pm
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Astronomy Colloquium
The Stellar Initial Mass Function and the Early Stages of Star and Brown Dwarf Evolution
Gilles Chabrier,
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon,
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
4:00pm
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Physics Research Conference
Simulations of Black Holes and Gravitational Waves
Saul Teukolsky,
professor of physics and astronomy,
Cornell University,
Friday, April 9th, 2010
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Gauge Threshold Corrections for Local String Models
Joseph Conlon,
University of Oxford,
Monday, April 12th, 2010
4:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Disentangling Dark Matter Dynamics
Mariangela Lisanti,
graduate student in theoretical physics,
Stanford University,
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Topological Quantum Computers Work with a Quarter of Their Bits Missing
Tom Stace,
postdoctoral research fellow,
University of Queensland,
4:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Composite Inelastic Dark Matter
Jay Wacker,
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center,
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
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Astronomy Colloquium
White Dwarf Binaries, Mergers, and Explosions
Marten van Kerkwijk,
professor of astronomy,
University of Toronto,
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
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Physics Research Conference
Quantum Information Processing and Quantum Metrology with Atomic Ensembles
Eugene Polzik,
Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen,
Friday, April 16th, 2010
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Strings at the TeV Scale
Dieter Luest,
chair for mathematical physics, LMU-München,
and director,
Max-Planck-Institute for Physics,
Monday, April 19th, 2010
4:00pm
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Time Dependent Radiative Transfer in SNe Atmosphere and Cosmic Recombination Epoch: Effect on Spectra and Transition Probabilities in a True Multilevel Framework
Soma De,
graduate student in physics and astronomy,
University of Oklahoma,
4:15pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar—cancelled
Oscillons in Scalar and Gauge Field Theories: Theory and Applications in Particle Physics and Cosmology
Marcelo Gleiser,
professor of natural philosophy and professor of physics and astronomy,
Dartmouth College,
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
3:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Cluster Expansions and the Stability of Topological Phases
Israel Klich,
assistant professor of physics,
University of Virginia,
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
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Astronomy Colloquium
Probing the Jet Collimation Region in M87 with VLBA and TeV Observations
Craig Walker,
National Radio Astronomy Observatory,
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
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Physics Research Conference
Illuminating Strongly Coupled Field Theories with Black Holes
Shamit Kachru,
permanent member, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, visiting professor, UC Santa Barbara,
and professor of physics (on leave), Stanford University,
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
11:00am
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Monday, April 26th, 2010
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Astronomy Tea Talk
Red but Not Dead!—Molecular Gas in Early-type Galaxies
Timothy Davis,
graduate student in astrophysics,
Oxford University,
4:00pm
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High Energy Physics Seminar
Cosmic Anomalies: A Skeptical Evaluation
Edward L. Wright,
professor of astronomy,
UCLA,
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Numerical Algorithms for Simulating Interacting Fermionic Lattice Systems
Christina Kraus,
Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics,
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010
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Physics Research Conference
Reinterpreting the Genetic Code: Non-Canonical Amino Acids in Protein Design, Evolution and Analysis
David A. Tirrell,
Ross McCollum-William H. Corcoran Professor and professor of chemistry and chemical engineering,
Caltech,
Friday, April 30th, 2010
11:00am
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Instanton Effects in F-theory
Ralph Blumenhagen,
Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics,