aspuru-list November 2015

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[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] ITAMP seminar - Thursday 12/3, 2pm - Angelo Bassi

by Igor Pikovski

Dear all, This week, AngeloBassi from the University of Trieste is visiting ITAMP.He works on modifications of quantum theory that involve a spontaneous collapse of the wave function. For anyone interested, he will give a seminar on Thursday about such models and possible experimental tests. Best, Igor * ITAMP Seminar * Date: Thursday, December 3rd Time: 2pm 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:* Angelo Bassi (University of Trieste) *Title:* Models of spontaneous wave function collapse: what they are, and how they can be tested *Abstract:*There are few proposals, which explicitly allow for (experimentally testable) deviations from standard quantum theory. Models of spontaneous wave function collapse (collapse models) are among the most-widely studied proposals of this kind. The Schrödinger equation is modified by including nonlinear and stochastic terms, which describe the collapse of the wave function in space. These spontaneous collapses are "rare" for microscopic systems, hence their quantum properties are left almost unaltered. On the other hand, collapses become more and more frequent, the larger the object, to the point that macroscopic superpositions are rapidly suppressed. I will briefly review the main features of collapse models. Next I will present an update of the most promising experimental tests, ranging from cosmological observations, to matter-wave interferometry, to optomechanics, to spectroscopy. -- Dr. Igor Pikovski Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (ITAMP) Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics 60 Garden St, MS-14; Cambridge, MA 02138, USA Tel.: +1 (617) 496-7613 e-mail: igor.pikovski(a)cfa.harvard.edu https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~igor.pikovski/

8 years, 4 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Visit of Peter Norlander

by Nicolas Sawaya

Hey everyone, Prof. Peter Nordlander (http://nordlander.rice.edu/members/nordlander) of Rice University will be giving the theochem talk at MIT on Wednesday, December 2. He's quite an accomplished researcher, working on materials, plasmonics, and quantum dots, among other topics. *Members of the group studying excitonics, electronic structure, or energy materials screening might be interested.* Here's a selection of some of his work from online: * His theory of plasmon hybridization has laid the foundation for a rigorous yet intuitive understanding of how plasmons on adjacent nanostructures interact and hybridize to form collective modes. * His development of the plasmon hybridization (PH) picture is the fundamental theoretical breakthrough that underlies the current conceptual view of plasmonic nanostructures as artificial molecules. In the PH method, originally published in *Science 302(2003)419* <http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/302/5644/419> and detailed in *JCP 120(2004)5444* <http://link.aip.org/link/doi/10.1063/1.1647518>, he shows that the plasmons of complex metallic nanostructures can be expressed as linear combinations of plasmons associated with their elementary parts, analogous to how atomic orbitals interact and hybridize in molecular orbital theory. * In *ACS Nano 2(2008)707* <http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nn800047e>, he predicts Fano resonances in plasmonic nanoparticle clusters and shows that such radiative coherence and interference phenomena result from the coupling of subradiant and superradiant collective plasmon modes of a common symmetry. * Nordlander has also pioneered the field of Quantum Plasmonics, studying plasmonic systems using fully quantum mechanical approaches. *Unfortunately he doesn't have time in his schedule to visit Harvard, so we've been given a spot to meet with him at 10am on Wednesday morning (Dec 2), at MIT.* It would be very nice to have a solid Harvard showing, so please let me know if you'd like to head down to MIT with me next Wednesday morning. Cheers! Nicolas

8 years, 4 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Siria Away Until Wednesday, December 2nd

by Siria Serrano

Team, I'll be away starting at 1 pm today and returning on Wednesday, December 2nd. I wish you all a restful break and a Happy Thanksgiving! Best regards, Siria -- *Siria Serrano* *Faculty Assistant* *Aspuru-Guzik Group* *Harvard University **Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology* *12 Oxford St. M 136* *Cambridge, MA 02138* *P:** (617) 496-1716 <%28617%29%20496-1716>** F: **617-496-9411 <617-496-9411>*

8 years, 5 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Happy Thanksgiving!

by Ian Kivlichan

Hi all, Sorry for the late reminder (hope it isn't a surprise to anyone!), but there will be no group meeting today. Have a happy Thanksgiving! All the best, Ian

8 years, 5 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Fwd: 2097BRe Faculty Opening at RIT/NTID: Assistant Professor of Chemistry

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

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 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dan Downie <dgdtwc(a)rit.edu> Date: Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 10:32 AM Subject: 2097BRe Faculty Opening at RIT/NTID: Assistant Professor of Chemistry To: "aspuru(a)chemistry.harvard.edu" <aspuru(a)chemistry.harvard.edu> Dear Alan, As a member of our Internal Database for Faculty Recruitment I would like to inform you of an open faculty position at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) that you may be interested in. RIT is consistently named as a “Great College to Work For” by the Chronicle of Higher Education. RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf is seeking candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Chemistry <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__jobs.brassring.com_tgw…> position in their Science and Mathematics department. The faculty member will provide direct instruction for associate-level courses in analytical chemistry (Quantitative Instrumental Analysis and Chemical Separations & Chromatography) to deaf and hard-of-hearing students enrolled in the Laboratory Science Technology program at NTID; serve as a faculty tutor for baccalaureate-level chemistry courses; develop and maintain a scholarship/research agenda that leads to publications and presentations; *be or become proficient in American Sign Language (ASL)*; and assist in the placement of students in academic and industrial co-operative positions; mentor students; and fulfill other faculty expectations, including those related to service, that result in tenure and promotion in rank. You can view the full details of the position and apply for the job by clicking on the link above. Please feel free to forward this message to others you feel may be interested in the position. Our office is in the process of updating our database records and would like to obtain updated contact information and an updated CV/Resume from you to attach to your database record. Would you please take a moment to provide me with updated contact information as indicated below and return it to me so we can update that information to keep your record viable? Having current contact information and an updated CV is necessary in order for us to be able to refer you to our faculty search committees as positions become available within your discipline. This update request is important because we migrated to a different platform and have added a new field for American Sign Language (ASL) proficiency level, and modified the way the race and gender data is collected to align with federal reporting standards. Thank you! Please note that if you recently updated your database record recently (within the past 3-4 months) you can disregard this update request – we don’t want your database membership to be a burden *First Name: *Last Name: **Permanent Email Address: Street Address: City, State, and Zip: ***Cell Phone: Gender: Race: Ethnicity: Are you Hispanic/Latino? American Sign Language (ASL) Proficiency Level (None, Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced/Fluent): Postdoc Completion (Yes/No – if yes, where?): *Required to ensure the appropriate database record is updated. **A permanent email address like Gmail or Hotmail is preferred over a university email address. *** Cell or other phone numbers are only used as a last resort contact method in the event we cannot reach you by email, which is our preferred method of communication. Feel free to give me a call if you have any questions. We hope that you continue to be a member of our database and look forward to receiving your updated contact information and CV/Resume soon. Take care and have a great day! Dan *Dan Downie* Faculty Recruitment Assistant Rochester Institute of Technology 1119 Slaughter Hall, 111 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623 (585) 475-2967 (585) 475-4480 (Fax) Web: www.rit.edu/OFR <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.rit.edu_OFR&d=CwMFA…>

8 years, 5 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Marlon Away

by Marlon Cummings

Team: I'll be away starting at noon today, returning on Monday. I hope you all have a wonderful break. Eat, be grateful, enjoy family & friends. Cheers! ------------ *Marlon G. CummingsLab Manager, Aspuru-Guzik GroupMallinckrodt M136Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyHarvard University12 Oxford StreetCambridge, MA 02138617-496-9964617-496-9411 (fax)http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/ <http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/>*

8 years, 5 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Ideas for January retreat?

by Stéphanie Valleau

Hi everyone, Could you give suggestions / ideas of activities for the group retreat in January? If so please fill out this form http://goo.gl/forms/bAwhcAK97e your entry is anonymous so write whatever you want / within a certain limit :), multiple entries are also allowed .. Cheers, Stephanie

8 years, 5 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Andrew Wong-Rolle

by Marlon Cummings

??? ------------- *Marlon G. CummingsLab Manager, Aspuru-Guzik GroupMallinckrodt M136Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyHarvard University12 Oxford StreetCambridge, MA 02138617-496-9964617-496-9411 (fax)http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/ <http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/>*

8 years, 5 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Process for Letters During Break/Holiday Season

by Siria Serrano

Dear All, Given the increasing volume of letters being requested and the very limited capacity due to holidays, office closings and Alan's travel schedule we are amending the letter writing and submission process as follows. - All letters with a deadline in December must be received before Friday, November 27th at 5 PM. - All letters with a deadline in January must be received before Friday, December 4th at 5 PM. - *Absolutely no letters will be sent during the holidays/winter break/days off. That is November 25th-December 1st and December 23rd-January 4th.* Please keep this in mind when making your plans. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me directly. Best regards, Siria -- *Siria Serrano* *Faculty Assistant* *Aspuru-Guzik Group* *Harvard University **Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology* *12 Oxford St. M 136* *Cambridge, MA 02138* *P:** (617) 496-1716 <%28617%29%20496-1716>** F: **617-496-9411 <617-496-9411>*

8 years, 5 months

[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] [qip] Friday the 20th

by Edward Farhi

Hi Quanta We will meet on Friday the 20th at 11:00 in 6-310 for our group meeting. At 1:30 we have a talk by David Gosset. See you there. 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

8 years, 5 months

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