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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Group meeting.

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

New Group Meeting next Thurdsay by Ken Brown, Limitations of Quantum Simulation Examined by Simulating a Pairing Hamiltonian using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Quantum simulation uses a well-known quantum system to predict the behavior of another quantum system. Certain limitations in this technique arise, however, when applied to specific problems, as we demonstrate with a theoretical and experimental study of an algorithm to find the low-lying spectrum of a Hamiltonian. While the number of elementary quantum gates does scale polynomially with the size of the system, it increases inversely to the desired error bound, epsilon. Making such simulations robust to decoherence using fault-tolerance constructs requires an additional factor of 1/epsilon gates. These constraints are illustrated by using a three qubit nuclear magnetic resonance system to simulate a pairing Hamiltonian, following the algorithm proposed by Wu, Byrd, and Lidar. -- Alán Aspuru-Guzik Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 12 Oxford Street Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: (617)384-8188 Group URL: http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Environmental Events at Harvard 9/21/06 - 10/5/06

by Jenny MacGregor

Dear HUCE Faculty and Friends, Please refer to the Center website for complete details on these and other environmental events taking place at and near Harvard. If you would like to add an event to the calendar, or unsubscribe from this list, please contact Jenny MacGregor, jenny_macgregor(a)harvard.edu <mailto:jenny_macgregor@harvard.edu>, 617-495-8883. *Highlights:* * 9/25/06 - India's Energy Security - ETIP Seminar Series with T.L. Sankar * 10/5/06 - Online chat about climate change with Dan Schrag and Michael Oppenheimer * 10/5/06 - First Harvard Climate Seminar with Robbie Toggweiler of Princeton *Calendar Listings:* *Friday 9/22/2006 * 8:30a - 9:30p Microbial Sciences Initiative (MSI) Friday <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5918…> Daniel Fisher, Harvard University (Physics and Applied Physics Research Focus: Evolutionary Dynamics Harvard University Center for the Environment Seminar Room, 3rd Floor Geological Museum, 24 Oxford Street *Monday 9/25/2006 * 10:00a - 11:30a Reconstruction of New Orleans Following Hurricane Katrina: A Research Perspective <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5963…> Robert Kates Frontiers in Sustainable Development Speaker Series Center for International Development (CID), Perkins Room (Rubenstein-415), Kennedy School of Government 12:00p - 1:30p Harvard Energy Journal Club (HEJC) <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5920…> Harvard University Center for the Environment Seminar Room, 3rd Floor Geological Museum, 24 Oxford Street 10:30p - 12:00p Energy Security: India's Search Through Optimized Use of Indigenous Resources <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5932…> T.L. Sankar, Adviser and Project Leader for the Power Sector, Administrative Staff College of India ETIP Seminar Series Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369, KSG * Tuesday 9/26/2006* POSTPONED: Energy in Caspian Basin <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5932…> Abbas Maleki, Energy Technology Innovation Project (ETIP) Fellow, KSG, Harvard ETIP Seminar Series Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369, KSG 3:00p - 4:00p ClimaTea Lecture/Journal Club <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5945…> Conference Room, Center for Climate and Atmosphere, Geological Museum Building, 24 Oxford Street, 4th Floor 4:30p - 6:00p The Impact of Health Care on Population Health: Evidence from English Programme Budgeting <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5966…> Peter C. Smith, Professor of Health Economics, Centre for Health Economics, University of York Harvard Initiative for Global Health & Harvard Center for Population and Development Seminar 104 Mt. Auburn Street, 3rd Floor *Thursday 9/28/2006 * 4:00p - 5:00p Beauty before brains: Animal evolution prior to the origin of Bilateria <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5920…> Allen Collins, National Systematic Laboratory, Smithsonian Institution Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave 6:00p - 7:30p Arthropods: Creatures that Rule. Exhibition opening lecture by Gonzalo Giribet <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5918…> Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St. *Friday 9/29/2006 * 8:30a - 9:30p Microbial Sciences Initiative (MSI) Friday <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5918…> Jon Clardy, Harvard University (HMS, Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology) Research Focus: Microbial Chemical Biology Harvard University Center for the Environment Seminar Room, 3rd Floor Geological Museum, 24 Oxford Street *Saturday 9/30/2006 * 9:00a - 5:00p Arthropods: Creatures that Rule - Exhibit public opening <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5918…> Harvard Museum of Natural History, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge *Monday 10/2/2006 * 12:00p - 1:30p Harvard Energy Journal Club (HEJC) <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5920…> Harvard University Center for the Environment Seminar Room, 3rd Floor Geological Museum, 24 Oxford Street *Tuesday 10/3/2006 * 3:00p - 4:00p ClimaTea Lecture/Journal Club <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5945…> Conference Room, Center for Climate and Atmosphere, Geological Museum Building, 24 Oxford Street, 4th Floor 6:00p - 7:15p The Making of the Fittest. Lecture and booksigning by Sean Carroll <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5966…> Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge *Wednesday 10/4/2006 * 12:00p - 1:15p Green Cities: Urban Growth and the Environment <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5966…> Matthew Kahn, Professor of International Economics, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University Taubman Center for State and Local Government Seminar Fainsod Room, 324 Littauer Building, 79 John F. Kennedy Street 4:00p - 5:30p Is Clean Water Overrated? <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5895…> Michael Kremer, Economics Department, Harvard University, et al. Seminar in Environmental Economics and Public Policy Room L-382, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University *Thursday 10/5/2006 * 10:00a - 11:00a Cyber-chat on Climate Change <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5963…> Dr. Daniel Schrag and Michael Oppenheimer (on-line) 4:00p - 5:15p Harvard Climate Seminar <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5920…> A Modest Role for Atmospheric CO2 in the Progression of Ice Ages Robbie Toggweiler, Researcher, Oceans and Climate Group, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, NOAA, Princeton University Haller Hall 102 Geological Museum, 24 Oxford Street

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [Fwd: Seminar Today!]

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Group meeting schedule. (MEETING TOMORROW)

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear Group, The only schedule possible is to have group meetings at 5.30 PM on Thursdays. Seminar is from 4.00 to 5.00, so I guess starting presentations at 5.30 and internal discussions right after seminar might be a good idea. We meet at M114. Ivan will speak tomorrow about protein folding using quantum computers. Alan -- Alán Aspuru-Guzik Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 12 Oxford Street Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: (617)384-8188 Group URL: http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [Fwd: [iic-seminars] The IIC Fall Seminar Series Begins!]

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear Group, As we are becoming members or "Friends" of the different groups at Harvard, I Will be sending you different seminars associated with them. The "Fortress" computer language is a very interesting effort, so if you are interested in computing, this is a good talk to attend. Alan

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Sharing google calendars.

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear group members, As I suggested, the voluntary measure of sharing google calendars so we can schedule things is great! So far, two of you have made available to me all the details of your calendar. I prefer to only see busy/free blocks for your privacy. You can do that by clicking on the calendar on the left and when clicking on "Share this calendar" put "See free/busy information no details" on the pulldown menu. That is all I need to see. Cheers, Alan -- Alán Aspuru-Guzik Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 12 Oxford Street Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: (617)384-8188 Group URL: http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Environmental Events at Harvard 9/14/06 - 9/28/06

by Jenny MacGregor

Dear HUCE Faculty and Friends, Please refer to the Center website for complete details on these and other environmental events taking place at and near Harvard. If you would like to add an event to the calendar, or unsubscribe from this list, please contact Jenny MacGregor, jenny_macgregor(a)harvard.edu <mailto:jenny_macgregor@harvard.edu>, 617-495-8883. *Highlights:* *The Harvard Environmental Course Guide is ready and being distributed to offices of the registrars across the University. If you would like copies of this guide to all environmental courses offered by Harvard and selected courses offered by MIT and Tufts, please contact jenny_macgregor(a)harvard.edu * New Course Highlight: Government 1008 An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems (GIS) <http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/colgsas/9732> Fall 2006, 10-11AM Tuesday, 10AM-12PM Thursday Lectures: Thursdays Rm. N105 CGIS North, 1737 Cambridge St, Cambridge Labs: Tuesdays Rm. N018 Concourse Computer Training Lab accessed through the Library or through the Harvard MIT Data Center Lab (Tuesdays 10AM-12PM except 9/19,11/7) Instructor: Sumeeta Srinivasan, ssrinivasan(a)cga.harvard.edu This course introduces Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their applications. GIS is a combination of software and hardware with capabilities for manipulating, analyzing and displaying spatially referenced information. GIS links location to information (buildings to parcels, parcels to blocks, blocks to counties, counties to states and so on). GIS also layers data to help understand how spatial data interrelate. * 9/20/06 - Rashid Khan, Specialist, Intellectual Properties, Saudi Aramco and Energy Technology Innovation Project (ETIP) Fellow, KSG, Harvard will talk about Clean Energy Technology at KSG. *Calendar Listings:* *Thursday 9/14/2006 * 3:30p - 4:30p Grand Challenges in Environmental Health Research <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5836…> Ken Olden, Former Director, NIEHS Colloquium in Environmental Health Kresge G-2, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston 7:15p - 8:15p Alum and NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson at DEAS <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5920…> Maxwell Dworkin Building, Room G115, 33 Oxford Street, Cambridge *Friday 9/15/2006 * 9:00a - 10:00a Microbial Sciences Initiative (MSI) Summer Journal Club and Breakfast <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5441…> Harvard Center for Environment seminar room, 3rd floor, Geological Museum Building, 24 Oxford St. 11:00a - 12:30p Deciphering long-term hydrologic history from lake deposits <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5945…> Sherilyn Fritz - University of Nebraska and Harvard Bullard Fellow Harvard Forest Autumn 2006 Seminar Series Shaler Hall, Harvard Forest - Petersham, MA *Monday 9/18/2006 * 12:00p - 1:30p Harvard Energy Journal Club (HEJC) <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5920…> Harvard University Center for the Environment Seminar Room, 3rd Floor Geological Museum, 24 Oxford Street 3:30p - 5:00p Traffic Fatalities and Economic Growth in Developed and Developing Nations <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5920…> Maureen L. Cropper, Ph.D. University of Maryland Harvard Center for Risk Analysis Seminar Series Landmark Center, West Atrium, 414A, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA *Tuesday 9/19/2006 * 11:00a - 1:00p Two Ocean Seminars at Harvard <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5935…> Prof. Pierre-Marie Poulain and Prof. Benoit Cuhsman-Roisin Maxwell Dworkin Building, Room G119, 33 Oxford Street, Cambridge 6:00p - 7:30p "The Reluctant Mr Darwin." Lecture and booksigning by David Quammen <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5918…> Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St *Wednesday 9/20/2006 * 12:00p - 1:30p Quest for Clean Energy: Opportunity for Innovation <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5932…> Rashid Khan, Specialist, Intellectual Properties, Saudi Aramco and Energy Technology Innovation Project (ETIP) Fellow, KSG, Harvard ETIP Seminar Series Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369, KSG *Friday 9/22/2006 * 8:30a - 9:30p Microbial Sciences Initiative (MSI) Friday <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5918…> Daniel Fisher, Harvard University (Physics and Applied Physics) Harvard University Center for the Environment Seminar Room, 3rd Floor Geological Museum, 24 Oxford Street *Monday 9/25/2006 * 12:00p - 1:30p Harvard Energy Journal Club (HEJC) <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5920…> Harvard University Center for the Environment Seminar Room, 3rd Floor Geological Museum, 24 Oxford Street 10:30p - 12:00p Energy Security: India's Search Through Optimised Use of Indigenous Resources <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5932…> T.L. Sankar, Energy Technology Innovation Project (ETIP) Fellow, KSG, Harvard ETIP Seminar Series Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369, KSG *Tuesday 9/26/2006 * Energy in Caspian Basin <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5932…> Abbas Maleki, Energy Technology Innovation Project (ETIP) Fellow, KSG, Harvard ETIP Seminar Series Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369, KSG 3:00p - 4:00p ClimaTea Lecture/Journal Club <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5945…> Conference Room, Center for Climate and Atmosphere, Geological Museum Building, 24 Oxford Street, 4th Floor *Thursday 9/28/2006 * 4:00p - 5:00p Beauty before brains: Animal evolution prior to the origin of Bilateria <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5920…> Allen Collins, National Systematic Laboratory, Smithsonian Institution Bio Labs Lecture Hall, 16 Divinity Ave 6:00p - 7:30p Arthropods: Creatures that Rule. Exhibition opening lecture by Gonzalo Giribet <http://www.environment.harvard.edu/navigation2/activities.htm?event_id=5918…> Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St.

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Group meeting. Friday at 10.30

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear Group, We'll have a group meeting this Friday at 10.30 James Whitfield will tell us all about what he did this summer. Because this is an internal seminar about current research, we will be secretive in the Group website: http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/Seminars The seminar is open to prospective students and people rotating in the group. Cheers, A.

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Disregard previous message.

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear all, Disregard the previous message. No action is required from you. I was suscribing our mailing list to the announcements of the Institute for Innovative Computing. Cheers, Alan -- Alán Aspuru-Guzik Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 12 Oxford Street Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: (617)384-8188 Group URL: http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu

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