aspuru-list January 2014

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Possible PS1 Teaching fellow position.

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Graduate students: If anybody wants a half-time teaching position with me in PS1, let me know in the next few hours, an opening came up and I always enjoy teaching with group members rather than third parties, Alan Alán Aspuru-Guzik | Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University | 12 Oxford Street, Room M113 | Cambridge, MA 02138 (617)-384-8188 | http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu | http://about.me/aspuru

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] HQOC Special Seminar - Today at 2:00 PM

by Hamilton, Joan

***HQOC Special Seminars*** **Lyman 425** Monday, January 13th at 2:00 PM Artur Davoyan, University of Pennsylvania "Taming Light at the Nanoscale" Harnessing, processing, guiding, and storing light at the nanoscale are at the cornerstones of the development of science and technology. Rapid progress of such manipulation of light in the future critically depends on the potential to enhance the performance, functionality, and miniaturization of key optical devices. In this talk we will give an overview of our recent achievements in exploring light interaction with plasmonic and metamaterial nanostructures; we will discuss possibilities for utilizing material’s response to harness light, and will show novel physics emerging at the intersection of different areas of optical science brought together at the nanoscale. We will focus on three general themes: (1) light propagation and self-control in nonlinear plasmonic nanometer-size waveguides, in which phenomena such as plasmon self-focusing, soliton formation, and plasmon-to-plasmon second harmonic generation may occur, (2) symmetry and symmetry breaking within the fraction of a wavelength, where we will discuss various scenarios for breaking spatial and time-reversal symmetry with individual plasmonic nanostructures and within the waveguides, and will show such effects as one-way wave propagation and nonreciprocal optical power flow circulation, and (3) electric and magnetic control over the light propagation and its interaction with the matter, where we elaborate novel mechanisms for steering electromagnetic response. Joan Hamilton Faculty Assistant to Profs. Greiner and Lukin HQOC Laboratory Administrator HUCTW Local Union Representative Harvard University Department of Physics 17 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 P: (617) 496-2544 F: (617) 496-2545

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] ITAMP Postdoc Candidate talk : Today January 13, 11:00 AM

by Hamilton, Joan

Dear All, Here is the ITAMP postdoc candidate talk scheduled for today: Igor Pikovsk i University of Vienna Date: January 13, 2014 Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Location: Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden S treet, B-105 Title: Macroscopic quantum systems and gravitational phenomena Abstract: The ability to manipulate and to control quantum systems offers a promising route for testing our current understanding of physics. In this talk I will consider opto-mechanical and other quantum optical systems to show how they can be used to probe the interplay between quantum theory and general relativity. I will show that pulsed opto-mechanical systems allow for quantum state preparation and quantum state tomography of a massive mechanical resonator and that such systems can be used to study phenomenological models of quantum gravity in which the quantum uncertainty relation is modified. In the second part of the talk, I will consider a quantum version of the "twin paradox" in which a clock is brought in superposition of being at two different gravitational potentials. Such setups can test the effect of general relativistic time dilation on a quantum wave function and can be implemented either in matter-wave interferometry with internal degrees of freedom or with photons. In addition, I will show that time dilation causes universal decoherence of all composite quantum systems and thus causes the transition to classicality for gram-scale systems. The results presented in this talk highlight that the interplay between quantum theory and general relativity offers novel phenomena even at low energies and that such a regime be accessed with quantum optical experiments. Many Thanks Naomi -- Naomi Tariri Program Coordinator The Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 60 Garden Street, MS 14 Cambridge MA 02138 617-495-9524<tel:617-495-9524> | http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/itamp/ -- Naomi Tariri Program Coordinator The Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 60 Garden Street, MS 14 Cambridge MA 02138 617-495-9524 | http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/itamp/

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Dwave's VP on quantum cryptography

by Felipe Herrera

"...It's simply not a particularly interesting market segment for a business." Jeremy Hilton (DWave) See full interview here http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/01/10/this-company-s…!

10 years, 3 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [Aspuru-meetings-list] Joel's practice talk moved to 3:30pm

by Ryan Babbush

Hi everyone, As the subject states, Joel's practice job talk today (Monday) has been pushed back thirty minutes to 3:30pm. We will still meet in the Division Room. _______________________________________________ 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] Who wants a free laser printer?

by Xavier Andrade

Hi all, We have HP Laserjet 1020 printer that we do not need (since we got a duplex one) that it is looking for a new home. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=439320 It is a small B/W USB printer that does not use much space, the toner is still full and the new, alternative, ones are cheap (~15 USD). You can pick it from our appartment (Peabody terrace in Cambridge) but we could make an alternative arrangement if that is not possible. First person to ask for it, gets it. Xavier

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [Aspuru-meetings-list] Fwd: PRACTICE TALK CANCELLED TODAY 4 PM

by Ryan Babbush

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joel Yuen <joelyuen(a)mit.edu> Date: Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 3:02 PM Subject: PRACTICE TALK CANCELLED TODAY 4 PM To: Ryan Babbush <ryanbabbush(a)gmail.com> Hi all, Sorry for the last minute notice but I need to cancel my talk today at 4 pm. I haven't finished changing all the things I was advised to do yesterday. I'm still giving practice talks next week Mon 13 3-4:30 PM Tue 14 9-10:30 AM I hope to see you there. I *might* convoke to a practice talk later during the weekend in case there is anyone going to the department then. Thanks -- Joel Yuen-Zhou, PhD Center of Excitonics, Robert J. Silbey Fellow, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA 02139 -- Ryan Babbush | PhD Student in Physics (949) 331-3943 | babbush(a)fas.harvard.edu Harvard University | Aspuru-Guzik Group 12 Oxford Street | Cambridge, MA 02138 _______________________________________________ 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] [Aspuru-meetings-list] reminder: group meeting today in 20 minutes

by Ryan Babbush

In the Division Room. -- Ryan Babbush | PhD Student in Physics (949) 331-3943 | babbush(a)fas.harvard.edu Harvard University | Aspuru-Guzik Group 12 Oxford Street | Cambridge, MA 02138 _______________________________________________ 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] HQOC Special Seminars - Week of January 13th

by Hamilton, Joan

***HQOC Special Seminars*** **Lyman 425** Monday, January 13th at 2:00 PM Artur Davoyan, University of Pennsylvania "Taming Light at the Nanoscale" Tuesday, January 14th at 2:00 PM Julian Struck, University of Hamburg "Artificial Gauge Fields in Driven Optical Lattices" Thursday, January 16th at 2:00 PM Travis Nicholson, University of Colorado at Boulder, JILA "The Sr Optical Lattice Clock at JILA - A new record in atomic clock performance" **ITAMP Special Seminar** *Lyman 425* Wednesday, January 15th at 11:00 AM Ephraim Shahmoon, Weizmann Institute of Science "Quantum Electrodynamics and Optics in Confined Geometries" Joan Hamilton Faculty Assistant to Profs. Greiner and Lukin HQOC Laboratory Administrator HUCTW Local Union Representative Harvard University Department of Physics 17 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 P: (617) 496-2544 F: (617) 496-2545

10 years, 3 months

[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [Aspuru-meetings-list] group meeting tomorrow (Thursday) moved to 1pm

by Ryan Babbush

Hi Everyone, There is an important P-Chem seminar during our normal group meeting time tomorrow. Accordingly, Dmitrij's group meeting tomorrow has been moved to 1pm instead of the earlier mentioned time of 2:30pm. Sorry for the confusion! Ryan _______________________________________________ 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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