aspuru-list April 2012

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Registration for ITAMP workshop on "Unequal Mass Mixtures and Dipolar Molecules", April 23-25

by Joan Hamilton

Dear Colleagues: You're invited to the upcoming ITAMP workshop on "Unequal Mass Mixtures and Dipolar Molecules" (April 23-25, 2012) organized by Rudi Grimm and Carlos Sa de Melo. If you plan to attend this workshop, we encourage you to register here: http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/itamp/UnequalMassMix.html. Choose the Registration link and follow through to the payment page, and choose to "pay by check". You do NOT need to bring a payment along! We hope that you plan on coming and participating in the lively discussions. Regards, On behalf of the organizers

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [qip] Fwd: Advertisement of our workshop on the Mexwell demon

by Shelby Kimmel

Hi Everyone, Here is some information about an interesting conference on Maxwell's Demon from our former member, Yutaka. Feel free to e-mail him if you have questions. Best, Shelby ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yutaka Shikano <shikano.titech(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 4:55 AM Subject: Advertisement of our workshop on the Mexwell demon To: skimmel(a)mit.edu Dear Shelby, How are you? Would you forward the following information on the conference information about information in physics and the Maxwell's demon. MIT quantum information people might be interested in this workshop. Best wishes, Yutaka ----- Title: Physics of information, information in physics, and the demon http://www.th.phys.titech.ac.jp/~shikano/demon/ Date: 27th - 29th June 2012 Venue: Okazaki Conference Center, Okazaki, Japan http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/**location/access.html<http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/location/access.html> Workshop description: Maxwell’s demon is still alive. Even though Landauer and Bennett allegedly exorcised him, we are witnessing his vigorous activity in the recent literature in thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, quantum information, and information science. Moreover, the progress in experimental techniques now allows us to see him in the lab. We are now more able than ever to gossip about his whereabouts and activities in nature. It should be the right timing to provide researchers in relevant communities with an opportunity to share their ideas. The main interests of this workshop will include but not limited to - the fundamental roles of information in the foundations of physics, - the interplay between different fields through information, - the natural dynamics from the viewpoint of information processing, and - the modern Maxwell’s demon in the lab or in the universe. We hope we shall see the diverse faces of the demon and his physics. Invited Speakers: *) Paul Skrzypczyk (University of Cambridge, UK) Vlatko Vedral (University of Oxford, UK / National University of Singapore, Singapore) Tadashi Takayanagi (Kyoto University, Japan) Mikito Toda (Nara Women University, Japan) *) Hiroaki Kitano (Sony CSL Lab., Japan) *) to be confirmed Organisers: Yutaka Shikano (The Institute of Molecular Science, Japan) Koji Maruyama (Osaka City University, Japan, Chair) -- Dr. Yutaka Shikano(鹿野豊) Research Associate Professor Institute for Molecular Science 38 Nishigo-Naka, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan e-mail: yshikano(a)ims.ac.jp TEL: +81-564-55-7419 FAX: +81-564-55-7391 -- Shelby Kimmel PhD Candidate in Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology www.mit.edu/~skimmel _______________________________________________ qip mailing list qip(a)mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/qip

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] new cluster name

by Johannes Hachmann

Hi everybody, Our call for suggestions to name our new in-house cluster was a big success. We received a ton of great suggestions on the WCG forum, facebook, and twitter. Thanks so much for all your input! In the first selection round, all the candidates were rated by an internal jury. Some suggestions did not quite make the cut for formal, technical, or practical reasons. The best 24 candidates were chosen for the final round and now YOU have the chance to select the ultimate winner of this little competition. You can vote following the link below! May the best name win! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2NPHLYS Cheers Johannes ----------------------------------------------- Dr. Johannes Hachmann Postdoctoral Fellow Aspuru-Guzik Research Group Harvard University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 12 Oxford St, Rm M104A Cambridge, MA 02138 USA eMail: jh(a)chemistry.harvard.edu -----------------------------------------------

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [Aspuru-meetings-list] No group meetings this month due to theses defenses

by Joel Yuen

Group meetings will resume May 18. The first thesis defense is today by Sangwoo at 12 PM in the Division Room. -- Joel Yuen-Zhou PhD candidate in Chemical Physics Harvard University CCB, 12 Oxford St. Mailbox 107, Cambridge, MA, USA. _______________________________________________ Aspuru-meetings-list mailing list Aspuru-meetings-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/aspuru-meetings-list

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Missing book

by A. Eisfeld

Hi, has someone seen the following book, which I have borrowed? I cannot find it ;( Blankenship, Robert E. : Molecular mechanisms of photosynthesis / Robert E. Blankenship..[008866573] SYS. NO.: 008866573-9 Barcode:32044058027863 Happy Easter cheers alex

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [IACS-events] IACS Seminar Friday, April 6: Kirk Bevan (McGill University) on Electrons Moving Atoms in Nanoelectronics--- NOTE: ROOM CHANGE

by Natasha Baker

Please join us for the next IACS Seminar on Friday, April 6, 2012. Speaker: Kirk Bevan, Assistant Professor of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University Location: Maxwell-Dworkin G135, 33 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Time: Informal lunch with speaker, 12:30pm. Talk, 1:00pm. Title: Electrons Moving Atoms in Nanoelectronics Abstract: It is well known that an electrical current will flow through a conductor upon application of a voltage source such as a battery. However, it is less well appreciated that electrical current flow in turn also drives the motion of atoms in a conductor. In the present day age of nanoscale technologies, this aptly named “electromigration” of atoms can dramatically influence performance and reliability. In this talk atomic-scale perspectives on this phenomena, suitable to a general computational science audience, will be presented as part of an effort to fully control correlated electron-atom motion through materials engineering at the atomic scale. Bio: Kirk H. Bevan received his doctorate in electrical engineering at Purdue University in 2008. From 2008 to early 2011 he was a joint postdoctoral fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and McGill University. Since 2011 he has been on the faculty of engineering at McGill University in Materials Engineering. His research is focused on enabling the crossover of novel physical phenomena into real-world engineering applications with an emphasis on electronic device materials design. For information about future events at IACS, see http://iacs.seas.harvard.edu/events _______________________________________________ Iacs-events mailing list Iacs-events(a)seas.harvard.edu https://lists.seas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/iacs-events

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Group meeting moved to M-217

by Stéphanie Valleau

Hi everyone, Dmitrij's group meeting has moved to M-217, Stephanie

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Reminder: EE Seminar Friday 4/6/12

by Joan Hamilton

> > Description: Description: hseas-logo > > *Harvard EE Seminar Series* > 3-4PM Friday, April 6, 2012 > Maxwell Dworkin G125 > Refreshments at 2:45 > ** > ** > > ** > > *“Hybrid Silicon Photonic Circuits for Chip-Scale Nonlinear and > Quantum Optics”* > *Hong Tang* > *Associate Professor, Yale University* > > Silicon photonic nanostructures are widely used to localize light and > enhance light-matter interactions. They are also key components in > integrated photonic circuits for a variety of applications. However, > due to its narrow indirect bandgap and centrosymmetric crystal, > silicon does not provide some of the most desired functions for > building active nonlinear or quantum optical circuits. In this talk, > we show how to engineer dielectric nanostructure on a silicon platform > to achieve low-loss waveguiding and ultra-high quality factor cavities > in various material systems. We further demonstrate that full > exploitation of hybrid photonic circuits will lead to efficient light > conversion, manipulation and detection on the ubiquitous silicon > platform. > > *Speaker:*Hong Tang is an**Associate Professor of Electrical > Engineering and Applied Physics at Yale University. His research > utilizes integrated photonic circuits to study photon-photon, > photon-mechanics and photon-spin interactions. He joined Yale faculty > as an assistant professor in 2006. At Yale his group specializes in > nanofabrication and precision measurement, spanning the fields of > spintronics, NEMS, nanophotonics and optomechanics. He and his group > hold several records, including the discovery of giant planar Hall > effect, first measurement of negative resistance of single magnetic > domain wall, measurement of gradient optical force on a silicon chip, > demonstration of repulsive optical force, and ambient attogram mass > sensing. He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award and Packard > Fellowship in Science and Engineering. > > *Host*: Marko Lončar > > _______________________________________________ > Ee-seminars mailing list > Ee-seminars(a)eecs.harvard.edu <mailto:Ee-seminars@eecs.harvard.edu> > https://lists.eecs.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/ee-seminars > _______________________________________________ > Ee-seminars mailing list > Ee-seminars(a)eecs.harvard.edu <mailto:Ee-seminars@eecs.harvard.edu> > https://lists.eecs.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/ee-seminars > _______________________________________________ > Seas-faculty mailing list > Seas-faculty(a)seas.harvard.edu <mailto:Seas-faculty@seas.harvard.edu> > https://lists.seas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/seas-faculty

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [qip] meeting now

by Edward Farhi

Hi Quanta We are meeting at 11:00. Sorry I forgot to send the message till just now. Best, Eddie ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Edward Farhi Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics Director Center for Theoretical Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology 6-300 Cambridge MA 02139 617 253 4871 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: _______________________________________________ qip mailing list qip(a)mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/qip

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Excellent food in dept ctr!!!

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