aspuru-list November 2014

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: reminder about today's two seminars - Rudi Schaefer at 1:30, Brooks Pate at 5 p.m.

by Cynthia M. Chew

Cynthia M. Chew Faculty Assistant | Aspuru-Guzik Research Group Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology | Harvard University 12 Oxford Street | Mallinckrodt 112 | Cambridge, MA 02138 617.496.1716 office | 617.496.9411 fax http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Morrison, Judy <morrison(a)chemistry.harvard.edu> Date: Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 1:03 PM Subject: reminder about today's two seminars - Rudi Schaefer at 1:30, Brooks Pate at 5 p.m. To: "hellergroup(a)googlegroups.com" <hellergroup(a)googlegroups.com> Cc: "Chew, Cynthia" <cynthiachew(a)chemistry.harvard.edu>, " aspuru(a)chemistry.harvard.edu forwards to aspuru.com" <alan(a)aspuru.com>, "Heller, Eric" <heller(a)physics.harvard.edu> Dear Heller and Aspuru-Guzik Groups, ***Cynthia*, please forward this email to the Aspuru-Guzik Group – thanks!*** *A reminder about today’s two Physical Chemistry Seminars –* *Dr. Rudi Schaefer*, Faculty of Physics, University of Duisburg-Essen “Financial correlations: From market states to random matrix averages” *1:30 p.m., Division Room* *Professor Brooks Pate, *University of Virginia “High-Throughput Rotational Spectroscopy for Physical Chemistry and Chemical Analysis (and what Bright Wilson missed)” *5 p.m., Pfizer Lecture Hall* Thanks! Judy Judy Morrison Assistant to Professors Eugene Shakhnovich and Eric Heller Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University 12 Oxford. St., M-108 Cambridge, MA 02138 phone: (617) 495-8733 fax: (617) 384-9228 email: morrison(a)chemistry.harvard.edu

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Climate Survey

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

Dear Group Members, On Monday you were invited to participate in an online climate survey in an effort to access the academic work environment within our department. I hope that you will complete the survey and invest the time necessary to provide open and detailed information regarding your experiences in CCB. My colleagues and I on the Faculty are invested in both this survey and the dialogue that will follow to address what we as a community do well, what we do not, and how to improve. Your participation in the survey is the essential first step of this process. The survey is linked below, and is open until Tuesday, November 18: *https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eJXc9DzD8hlMDmB <https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eJXc9DzD8hlMDmB>* 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] [qip] Friday the 7th

by Edward Farhi

Hi Quanta We will meet on Friday the 7th at 11:00 in 6-310. Quntao will give a brief presentation. Also Alan Aspuru-Guzik will be at the group meeting and speaking at 1:30 in our seminar series. See you then! 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] ITAMP lunch seminar - Lars A. Buchhave (11/7)

by Richard Schmidt

ITAMP Topical Lunch Discussion Date: Friday, November 7th Time: 12:00-1:30 pm Pizza will be served. Location: B-106 @ Center for Astrophysics (60 Garden Street) Directions: after entering the lobby of the CfA, turn right to enter the hallway of the B building. In the hallway, turn right again, and B-106 is there. Speaker: Lars A. Buchhave, CFA Title: Three distinct exoplanet regimes inferred from host star metallicities Abstract: Approximately half of the extrasolar planets (exoplanets) with radii less than four Earth radii are in orbits with short periods. Despite their sheer abundance, the compositions of such planets are largely unknown. The available evidence suggests that they range in composition from small, high-density rocky planets to low-density planets consisting of rocky cores surrounded by thick hydrogen and helium gas envelopes. Here we report the metallicities (that is, the abundances of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium) of more than 400 stars hosting 600 exoplanet candidates, and find that the exoplanets can be categorized into three populations defined by statistically distinct (~4.5 sigma) metallicity regions. We interpret these regions as reflecting the formation regimes of terrestrial-like planets (radii less than 1.7 Earth radii), gas dwarf planets with rocky cores and hydrogen–helium envelopes (radii between 1.7 and 3.9 Earth radii) and ice or gas giant planets (radii greater than 3.9 Earth radii). These transitions correspond well with those inferred from dynamical mass estimates, implying that host star metallicity, which is a proxy for the initial solids inventory of the protoplanetary disk, is a key ingredient regulating the structure of planetary systems. --------------------------- Dr. Richard Schmidt Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (ITAMP) Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics MS-14 60 Garden St. Cambridge, MA 02138 U.S.A. richard.schmidt(a)cfa.harvard.edu Tel. +1 (617) 496-7610 Fax +1 (617) 496-7668

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: *** Rudi Schaefer's talk on November 6 ***

by Cynthia M. Chew

Hi Group, a reminder about tomorrow's special visitor! Cynthia M. Chew Faculty Assistant | Aspuru-Guzik Research Group Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology | Harvard University 12 Oxford Street | Mallinckrodt 112 | Cambridge, MA 02138 617.496.1716 office | 617.496.9411 fax http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Morrison, Judy <morrison(a)chemistry.harvard.edu> Date: Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 4:14 PM Subject: *** Rudi Schaefer's talk on November 6 *** To: "Chew, Cynthia" <cynthiachew(a)chemistry.harvard.edu> *From:* Morrison, Judy *Sent:* Thursday, October 30, 2014 3:10 PM *To:* Chew, Cynthia *Subject:* Rudi Schaefer's talk on November 6 Hi Cynthia, Would you please forward this announcement to the Aspuru-Guzik group? Thanks! Next Thursday November 6 Rudi Schaefer of the Faculty of Physics, University of Duisburg-Essen will visit Professors Heller and Aspuru-Guzik, and will give a talk at 1:30 p.m. in the Division Room to which both groups are invited. Title and abstract are as follows: Title: Financial correlations: From market states to random matrix averages Abstract: In recent years the financial market has dominated the news like never before. Especially after the default of Lehman Brothers and the bail-out of AIG, questions about the stability of the financial system have found their way into the general public’s interest. Here I want to give a short introduction to the interdisciplinary field of econophysics. Starting from extensive empirical studies, we aim to achieve a better fundamental understanding of the financial market as a complex system. My main focus will be on the non-stationarity of correlations. We are able to identify different states of the market and study their time evolution. In particular in times of crises we observe a characteristic behavior. To better understand the dynamics of correlations and to incorporate this knowledge into models is an essential part of current and future research in this field. At the end of my talk I will discuss possible applications of our methodology to other complex systems with strongly non-stationary characteristics. Best wishes, Judy Judy Morrison Assistant to Professors Eugene Shakhnovich and Eric Heller Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University 12 Oxford. St., M-108 Cambridge, MA 02138 phone: (617) 495-8733 fax: (617) 384-9228 email: morrison(a)chemistry.harvard.edu Judy Morrison Assistant to Professors Eugene Shakhnovich and Eric Heller Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University 12 Oxford. St., M-108 Cambridge, MA 02138 phone: (617) 495-8733 fax: (617) 384-9228 email: morrison(a)chemistry.harvard.edu

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [Aspuru-meetings-list] Group Meeting tomorrow, 2:30pm, Division room

by Jennifer Wei

Hi everyone, Tomorrow Borja will be presenting his work at group meeting. See below for his title and abstract. See you there, Jennifer --------------------- Title: Towards Adiabatic Quantum Simulation of Quantum Chemistry with Superconducting Circuits Abstract: Adiabatic Quantum Computing (AQC) has been shown to be a promising alternative to the more common Quantum Gate model for quantum computing because of its scalability. For instance, there has been rapid adoption "adiabatic quantum computers" commercialized by *Dwave Systems *by large Fortune 500 companies (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Google) and governmental organizations (e.g., NASA). Aside from the controversy on whether *Dwave* hardware is quantum or not, what is certainly true is that these devices cannot operate as Universal AQCs, and therefore, they cannot solve certain problems of interest, such as Quantum Chemistry problems. In this talk, I will review the main features of AQC, the *Dwave* architecture, and its main limitations for simulating Quantum Chemistry problems such as electronic structure Hamiltonians. Finally, I will show a novel superconducting circuit architecture that could be used to perform adiabatic quantum simulations of Quantum Chemistry. _______________________________________________ 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] Fwd: FW: Announcement for Lunch with Brooks Pate tomorrow at 12 pm

by Marlon Cummings

Dear Colleagues, The Heller Group wanted to announce that tomorrow, Professor Brooks Pate from the University of Virginia ( http://chem.virginia.edu/faculty-research/faculty/brooks-h-pate/), will be the speaker for R.B. Woodward Lectures in the Chemical Sciences. The Heller group will be taking him out for lunch at noon in Harvard Square, and wanted to extend the invitation to members of your group. Spots are limited, so please RSVP as soon as possible to Suzanne Pittman from the Heller Group: spittman(a)physics.harvard.edu Details for the lunch location are TBA. Here is more details on tomorrow's talk: Thursday, November 6 5:00 p.m. Pfizer Lecture Hall Professor Brooks Pate University of Virginia High-Throughput Rotational Spectroscopy for Physical Chemistry and Chemical Analysis(and what Bright Wilson missed) R.B. Woodward Lectures in the Chemical Sciences Harvard/MIT Physical Chemistry Seminar Hope to see you there! Best, Suzanne Pittman spittman(a)physics.harvard.edu Jefferson 352

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] TODAY at 4:00 PM! Michal Lipson - HQOC/ITAMP Joint Quantum Sciences Seminar

by Coleman, Karl

HQOC/ITAMP Joint Quantum Sciences Seminar Wednesday, November 5, 2014 4:00 PM, Jefferson 250 Michal Lipson – Cornell University Inducing Photonic Transitions for Enabling Next Generation Silicon Photonics We show that photonics transitions enables novel functionalities on-chip including: CMOS compatible isolators (critical for on-chip networks), ultra-high speed modulators (critical for high bandwidth data com) as well as effective magnetic field for photons. Michael Burek, Loncar Lab High-Q Optical Nanocavities in Bulk Single-Crystal Diamond Postdoc Presentation begins at 4:00 PM Refreshments are served from 4:10-4:30 PM Guest Presentation begins at 4:30 PM Karl Coleman HQOC Laboratory Administrator Faculty Assistant to Profs. Greiner and Lukin 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] Lunch tomorrow

by Sawaya, Nicolas

Hi friends, Prof. Alex Pines from Berkeley (https://pines.berkeley.edu/) is visiting tomorrow, and there are two lunch spots open. He's a big name in NMR experiments. Isaac Chuang is scheduled to meet with him, which made me wonder if some quantum info people in the group are interested. It will be in the Div Room, starting around 12:00 or 12:15. Let me know if you want to eat. Nicolas

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: Faculty search at Ohio State University in theoretical/computational chemistry

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Herbert, John* <herbert(a)chemistry.ohio-state.edu> Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Subject: Faculty search at Ohio State University in theoretical/computational chemistry To: "Herbert, John" <herbert(a)chemistry.ohio-state.edu> Cc: "Herbert, John" <herbert(a)chemistry.ohio-state.edu> Colleague, I wish to draw your attention to a theoretical chemistry faculty search in my department, which is part of a larger “Data Analytics” initiative on campus, into which the University has committed significant resources. Because of the broader tie-in and the attendant layers of bureaucracy, the approval to search came relatively late, so I am sending out this blanket email. Please note that we will begin reviewing applications immediately, but the final deadline for applications is Dec. 1. The text of the advertisement is pasted at the end of this email. Please forward this email to your postdocs or former students who are looking for academic jobs. Thanks in advance, and best regards. John Herbert ================================== John M. Herbert, Professor Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry The Ohio State University 100 W. 18th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210 Office: 2114 Newman & Wolfrom (614) 292-6851 (voice) (614) 292-1685 (fax) http://www.chemistry.osu.edu/~herbert ================================== The College of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University seeks applications to fill a tenure-track faculty position in Data Analytics at the Assistant Professor level within the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. The successful applicant will develop and apply novel computational methods to guide discovery of new functional materials or molecules, and/or understand the properties of complex systems. The search will consider outstanding candidates in all areas of computational chemistry, but greatest needs exist in either (i) electronic structure theory and dynamics, or (ii) computational structural biology. Ideal candidates in area (i) would address fundamental questions to enable rational design of new materials with possible applications in energy harvesting and storage, novel electronic devices, catalysis, or sensing. The ideal candidate in area (ii) would complement and extend existing and emerging experimental methods in biomolecular structure and function, with possible applications in de novo structure prediction, molecular design, or macromolecule-ligand interactions. Successful candidates will demonstrate the potential to be leaders in methods development, but also have strong ties to experiment. Ohio State has a strong tradition in theoretical and computational chemistry, with access to excellent computing resources through the Ohio Supercomputer Center (www.osc.edu). A doctoral degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry is required at the time of application. This position is partially funded by Ohio State's Discovery Themes Initiative, a significant faculty hiring investment in key thematic areas in which the university can build on its culture of academic collaboration to make a global impact. The Ohio State University, Ohio’s flagship institution of higher education, is located in Columbus, a growing and affordable metropolitan area of ~1.5 million people with a stable and diversified economy. Columbus is consistently ranked as one of the most attractive cities in which to live and work. General information about the University, College, and community is available through links at: http://www.osu.edu. A curriculum vitae, a description of research experience and future plans, a description of teaching interests, a list of publications, and 3 letters of recommendation should be submitted to https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/5049. Applications will be accepted and reviewed continuously, but to ensure a full review the application materials should be received no later than December 1, 2014. The Ohio State University is committed to establishing a culturally and intellectually diverse environment, encouraging all members of our learning community to reach their full potential. We are responsive to dual-career families and strongly promote work-life balance to support our community members through a suite of institutionalized policies. We are an NSF Advance Institution and a member of the Ohio/Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC). The Ohio State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status. Ohio State is an NSF Advance Institution. -- 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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