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[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Fwd: Assistant professor position at NYU Shanghai -- please announce

by Alan Aspuru-Guzik

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Mark E Tuckerman* <mark.tuckerman(a)nyu.edu> Date: Thursday, November 5, 2015 Subject: Assistant professor position at NYU Shanghai -- please announce To: Alan Aspuru-Guzik <alan(a)aspuru.com>, Victor Batista < victor.batista(a)yale.edu>, Joe Subotnik <subotnik(a)sas.upenn.edu>, "David R. Reichman" <drr2103(a)columbia.edu>, Roberto Car <rcar(a)princeton.edu>, "Emily A. Carter" <eac(a)princeton.edu>, Angel Garcia <angel(a)rpi.edu>, Gregory Voth < gavoth(a)uchicago.edu>, Giulia Galli <gagalli(a)uchicago.edu>, roux(a)uchicago.edu, Jiali Gao <jiali(a)jialigao.org>, Ilja Siepmann <siepmann(a)umn.edu>, ratner(a)northwestern.edu, Nandini Ananth <ananth(a)cornell.edu>, weitao.yang(a)duke.edu, "Marom, Noa" <nmarom(a)tulane.edu>, Bin Chen < binchen(a)lsu.edu>, Feng Wang <fengwang(a)bu.edu>, Cecilia Clementi < cecilia(a)rice.edu>, guscuc(a)rice.edu, peter.rossky(a)rice.edu, Ron Elber < ron(a)ices.utexas.edu>, Graeme Henkelman <henkelman(a)cm.utexas.edu>, valeria.molinero(a)utah.edu, RYAN P STEELE <ryan.steele(a)utah.edu>, jmmcammon(a)ucsd.edu, Francesco Paesani <fpaesani(a)ucsd.edu>, Douglas Tobias < dtobias(a)uci.edu>, Kieron Burke <kieron(a)uci.edu>, smukamel(a)uci.edu, anastassia alexandrova <ana(a)chem.ucla.edu>, schwartz(a)chem.ucla.edu, Joan Shea <shea(a)chem.ucsb.edu>, Christine Isborn <cisborn(a)ucmerced.edu>, Thomas Miller <tfm(a)caltech.edu>, William Goddard III <wag(a)wag.caltech.edu>, krylov(a)usc.edu, warshel(a)usc.edu, prezhdo(a)usc.edu, Tom Markland < tmarkland(a)stanford.edu>, Vijay Pande <pande(a)stanford.edu>, "Todd Martinez ( Todd.Martinez(a)stanford.edu)" <Todd.Martinez(a)stanford.edu>, Martin Head-Gordon <mhg(a)cchem.berkeley.edu>, Teresa Head-Gordon <thg(a)berkeley.edu>, geissler(a)berkeley.edu, Eran Rabani <eran.rabani(a)gmail.com>, Jay Ponder < ponder(a)dasher.wustl.edu>, trout(a)mit.edu, tvan(a)mit.edu, John Straub < straub(a)bu.edu>, David Coker <coker(a)bu.edu>, kschulte(a)ks.uiuc.edu, Sharon Hammes-Schiffer <shs3(a)illinois.edu>, sohirata(a)illinois.edu, skinner(a)chem.wisc.edu, herbert(a)chemistry.ohio-state.edu, Ray Kapral < rkapral(a)chem.utoronto.ca>, axel.becke(a)dal.ca, erin.johnson(a)dal.ca, Radu Iftimie <radu.ion.iftimie(a)umontreal.ca>, David Manolopoulos < david.manolopoulos(a)chem.ox.ac.uk>, df246(a)cam.ac.uk, ms284(a)cam.ac.uk, Angelos Michaelides <angelos.michaelides(a)ucl.ac.uk>, "Price, Sarah (Sally)" <s.l.price(a)ucl.ac.uk>, Dominik Marx < dominik.marx(a)theochem.ruhr-uni-bochum.de>, "Carloni, Paolo" < p.carloni(a)grs-sim.de>, Alessandro Laio <laio(a)sissa.it>, Michele Ceriotti < michele.ceriotti(a)epfl.ch>, ursula.roethlisberger(a)epfl.ch, hutter(a)pci.uzh.ch, Pavel Jungwirth <pavel.jungwirth(a)marge.uochb.cas.cz>, Delle Site Luigi < luigi.dellesite(a)fu-berlin.de>, ali.alavi(a)fkf.mpg.de, "Prof. Dr. Kurt Kremer" <kremer(a)mpip-mainz.mpg.de>, Alexandre Tkatchenko < tkatchen(a)fhi-berlin.mpg.de>, ghc(a)yangtze.hku.hk, keiji.morokuma(a)emory.edu, hirao(a)riken.jp, pgill(a)rsc.anu.edu.au, collins(a)rsc.anu.edu.au, leo.radom(a)sydney.edu.au, Joel Bowman <jmbowma(a)emory.edu>, mccoy(a)chemistry.ohio-state.edu, Donald Truhlar <truhlar(a)umn.edu>, wales(a)clust.ch.cam.ac.uk, sibert(a)chem.wisc.edu, Pierre-Nicholas Roy < pnroy(a)uwaterloo.ca>, Tucker Carrington <Tucker.Carrington(a)queensu.ca>, david tannor <david.tannor(a)weizmann.ac.il> Dear Colleagues, Please see the attached announcement of an assistant professor position in theoretical/computational chemistry at NYU Shanghai. Please bring this to the attention of any candidates whom you think might be interested. Best regards, Mark Tuckerman Zlatko Bacic Yingkai Zhang John Z. H. Zhang William Glover -- ==================================================== Mark E. Tuckerman Professor of Chemistry and Mathematics Dept. of Chemistry and Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences New York University 100 Washington Square East New York, NY 10003 Phone: (212) 998-8471 Fax: (212) 995-4475 E-mail: mark.tuckerman(a)nyu.edu <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','mark.tuckerman(a)nyu.edu');> URL: http://homepages.nyu.edu/~mt33 http://www.nyu.edu/pages/chemistry/faculty ==================================================== -- 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] Siria Away From Office-Friday, November 6th

by Siria Serrano

Everyone, I will be away from the office on Friday, November 6th and return on Monday, November 9th. I will respond to all requests when I return. Best, 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>*

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[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] [qip] Friday the 6th

by Edward Farhi

Hi Quanta We will meet tomorrow (Friday) at 11:00 in 6-310. Dan Roberts is going to give a brief presentation. At 1:30 we have a talk by Benni Yoshida. 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

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[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Excitonics/Perovskite Seminar: Riccardo Comin - Nov 10 -4:30-rm:4-331

by Catherine M Bourgeois

Please post and forward to your group(s). CENTER FOR EXCITONICS SEMINAR SERIES Fundamental studies and new applications of hybrid lead halide perovskites* November 10, 2015 at 4:30pm/Duboc Room: 4-331** Riccardo Comin University of Toronto [comin-1] In recent years light-harvesting devices based on a new class of organometallic lead iodide perovskites (CH3NH3PbI3) were demonstrated to exhibit power conversion efficiencies beyond 20%, rapidly approaching the performance of commercial silicon-based modules. Besides photovoltaics, important milestones and breakthroughs were also achieved in other optoelectronic contexts, such as light emission, lasing, light sensing, and photocatalysis. In this talk I will first discuss a series of fundamental studies of single-crystalline perovskite materials, including investigations of their electronic structure, carrier dynamics, and photophysical properties. I will then present some recent developments of innovative perovskite-based composite materials and hierarchical structures, and show how they can be tailored and functionalized for specific optoelectronic applications, and in particular for light emission technologies Riccardo Comin received his PhD degree from the University of British Columbia in 2013 under the supervision of Prof. Andrea Damascelli. He has investigated and discovered new electronic properties of several oxide-based quantum materials (cuprates, ruthenates, iridates), using a variety of techniques, in primis angle-resolved photoemission and various type of x-ray spectroscopies. He is currently a NSERC post-doctoral fellow in the the Sargent group at the University of Toronto exploring the link between the fundamental electronic properties and the functionality of novel organometallic halide perovskites for photovoltaic applications. *This talk is part of the Perovskites Seminar Series organized by Sam Stranks and sponsored by the Center for Excitonics. For more info contact Sam: stranks(a)mit.edu<mailto:stranks@mit.edu> **NOTE ROOM LOCATION The Center For Excitonics Is An Energy Frontier Research Center Funded By The U.S. Department Of Energy, Office Of Science And Office Of Basic Energy Sciences Light refreshments will be served.

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[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] ITAMP lunch seminar - Miles Blencowe , Dartmouth (11/06)

by Stefan Pabst

*ITAMP Topical Lunch Discussion* Date: Friday, November 6th 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:* Miles Blencowe (Dartmouth) *Title: *Effective Field Theory Approach to Gravitationally Induced Decoherence *Abstract: *Adopting the viewpoint that the standard perturbative quantization of general relativity provides an effective description of quantum gravity that is valid at ordinary energies, we show that gravity as an environment induces the rapid decoherence of stationary matter superposition states when the energy differences in the superposition exceed the Planck energy scale*.*

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[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Group Meeting, Nov 4, 11 AM, Div Room

by Ian Kivlichan

Hi all, Tomorrow Peter O'Malley from the Martinis group at UCSB will give group meeting. Also, we're back to the Div Room for the rest of the semester. :) See below for the title and abstract. Best, Ian ------------------------------------- Speaker: Peter O'Malley Title: Quantum Chemistry with Superconducting Qubits Abstract: Recent years have seen dramatic improvements in superconducting qubits as platforms for quantum information processing. Simultaneously, advances in quantum algorithms for simulating chemical systems have drastically lowered the requirements for calculating quantities of chemical interest. Here, we present experimental demonstrations of two different fully-scalable algorithms for finding the dissociation energy of the hydrogen molecule: the variational quantum eigensolver and iterative phase estimation. This represents the first calculation of a dissocation energy to chemical accuracy with a non-precompiled algorithm, as well as the first demonstration of a Trotterized implementation of the phase estimation algorithm. These results show the promise of chemistry as the "killer app" for a quantum computer, even before the advent of fully error-corrected devices.

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[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] A-G group retreat !!! - set your calendars - January 29th

by Stéphanie Valleau

Hi everyone! Thanks for filling in the doodles, based on the most popular day, we have booked the Harvard Fisher house for the group outing: *Harvard Forest (Fisher House) January 29th (Check In Noon) and depart January 30th (Check Out 1PM**)* We will be leaving from here (12 oxford street) with a bus to take us there (January 29th). The same bus will bring us back the next day (January 30th). All food / drinks and accommodation are accounted for :). So mark your calendars and get ready for some winter group activities / partying :)!! If anyone wants to join but didn't get a chance to fill the doodles just get in touch with Siria. Cheers, Stephanie

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[Aspuru-Guzik Group List] Excitonics Seminar: Tamar Seideman-4:30 in 36-462*

by Catherine M Bourgeois

*SEMINAR TODAY in 36-462 Please post and forward to your group CENTER FOR EXCITONICS SEMINAR SERIES Ultrafast Nanoplasmonics: Toward Coherently Controlled Chemistry at the Time-space Limit November 3, 2015 at 4:30 PM/ RLE Allen 36-462* Tamar Seideman Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Illinois [seideman] Electronics has long reached the molecular scale; not only do single-molecule junctions exhibit interesting conduction behaviors that have no analog in macroscopic electronics, they can also be tailored to induce a variety of fascinating dynamical processes in the molecular moiety, with potential applications ranging from new forms of molecular machines and new modes of conduction, to new directions in surface nanochemistry and nanolithography. Nevertheless, the application of light to control molecular motions and electronic transport in junctions may offer advantages, since photonic (by contrast to electronic) sources allow (sub)femtosecond time resolution and tunable phase and polarization properties. One of several challenges, however, is the requirement of coherent light sources that are tightly localized in space. It is here that plasmonics offer an opportunity. In the talk, I will combine plasmonics physics with concepts and tools borrowed from coherent, strong field control of molecular dynamics with two goals in mind. One is to introduce new function into nanoplasmonics, including ultrafast elements and broken symmetry elements. The second is to develop coherent nanoscale sources and apply them to control both mechanical motions and electric transport in the nanoscale. Focusing on the combination with molecules, I will discuss ongoing research on plasmon-exciton interactions in the strong coupling limit. To conclude the talk, I will return to nanoelectronics, and illustrate the application of plasmonics to control of transport in the nanoscale, with a view to ultrafast electric switches. Tamar Seideman is a Dow Chemical Company Professor in Chemistry and a Professor of Physics at Northwestern University. She received a B.Sc. degree (summa cum laude) in 1982 from the Tel-Aviv University, a M.Sc. (summa cum laude) in 1985 from the Weizmann Institute of Science, and a Ph.D. (summa cum laude) in 1990 from the Weizmann Institute of Science. She is a member of the National Academy of Science of Germany, a Fellow of the American Physical Society, a Guggenheim Fellow, a Member of the Willard Gibbs Award Jury, (elected July 2013), a member at large of the Division of the Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics of the APS, and a member of the Atomic and Molecular Physics Committee of the National Academies. Her research was recognized with numerous international awards and honors, including a Wetson Award (2015-2018), a Mildred Dresselhaus Award for Senior Scientists (2013 first recipient), a Sackelr Award (2011), a senior A. von Humboldt Award (2004-2009), a Weston Award (2007-2009), an Emerson Award (1996-1997), a Wegner Award (1996), a Brener award, a J.F. Kennedy award, a Fulbright Research Award, a Chaim Weizmann Fellowship, the Knesset of Israel Award Prize, a Galilei Distinguished Lecturer Award, and a Windsor Distinguished Lecturer Award. She is the author of 245 refereed publications. Among Seideman's research interests are quantum transport, current-driven nanochemistry and molecular machines; ultrafast nanoplasmonics and information guidance in the nanoscale; approaches to solar energy conversion; coherent control and coherence spectroscopies in isolated molecules and in dissipative media; attosecond science and the interaction of matter with intense laser fields; photomanipulation of external and internal molecular modes; and mathematical method development. The Center For Excitonics Is An Energy Frontier Research Center Funded By The U.S. Department Of Energy, Office Of Science And Office Of Basic Energy Sciences Light refreshments will be served.

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] [qip] Fwd: Two post-doctoral positions

by Scott Aaronson

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Elham Kashefi <ekashefi(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 10:02 AM Subject: Two post-doctoral positions To: Elham Kashefi <ekashefi(a)gmail.com> Dear colleagues, I would like to announce the opening of two post-doctoral positions in my group in Edinburgh as part of my EPSRC Quantum Technology Fellowship and would appreciate a lot if you could announce it at your local mailing lists. Kind regards Elham Kashefi ------------------------------------------------------- The positions would be a joint program between Edinburgh, the UK Networked Quantum Information Technologies Hubs and Paris Center for Quantum Computing and several other academic and industrial partners. Candidates should be interested to work in an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment. It will be an asset if the candidate is willing to travel to explore collaboration between the partners of the project. The global vision of the program is the deployment of a secure and verifiable hybrid quantum-classical cloud computing centre based on the quantum technology to be developed within the UK hubs as well as elsewhere. To this end, our objectives span an investigation of the verification and validation from full scale quantum computers and simulators to communication networks with devices of varying size and complexity. The salary range (£31,342 - £37,394) and duration (2 - 3 years) are both flexible and will be determined depending on the candidate's profile. Candidates must have a strong background in quantum information, quantum computation or quantum/classical cryptography and hold a PhD in physics, theoretical computer science, mathematics. The nominal start date for the project is October 2015 for 5 years and the start date of the positions can be immediately, or some time in the near future. Interested applicants should contact Elham Kashefi ( ekashefi(a)gmail.com) as soon as possible and apply officially at https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.disp… _______________________________________________ qip mailing list qip(a)mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/qip

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[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Excitonics Seminar- Tamar Seideman TOMORROW-Tues. Nov 3, 36-428

by Catherine M Bourgeois

Please post and forward to your groups CENTER FOR EXCITONICS Seminar Series Ultrafast Nanoplasmonics: Toward Coherently Controlled Chemistry at the Time-space Limit November 3, 2015 at 4:30 PM/ RLE Haus 36-428 Tamar Seideman Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Illinois [seideman] Electronics has long reached the molecular scale; not only do single-molecule junctions exhibit interesting conduction behaviors that have no analog in macroscopic electronics, they can also be tailored to induce a variety of fascinating dynamical processes in the molecular moiety, with potential applications ranging from new forms of molecular machines and new modes of conduction, to new directions in surface nanochemistry and nanolithography. Nevertheless, the application of light to control molecular motions and electronic transport in junctions may offer advantages, since photonic (by contrast to electronic) sources allow (sub)femtosecond time resolution and tunable phase and polarization properties. One of several challenges, however, is the requirement of coherent light sources that are tightly localized in space. It is here that plasmonics offer an opportunity. In the talk, I will combine plasmonics physics with concepts and tools borrowed from coherent, strong field control of molecular dynamics with two goals in mind. One is to introduce new function into nanoplasmonics, including ultrafast elements and broken symmetry elements. The second is to develop coherent nanoscale sources and apply them to control both mechanical motions and electric transport in the nanoscale. Focusing on the combination with molecules, I will discuss ongoing research on plasmon-exciton interactions in the strong coupling limit. To conclude the talk, I will return to nanoelectronics, and illustrate the application of plasmonics to control of transport in the nanoscale, with a view to ultrafast electric switches. Tamar Seideman is a Dow Chemical Company Professor in Chemistry and a Professor of Physics at Northwestern University. She received a B.Sc. degree (summa cum laude) in 1982 from the Tel-Aviv University, a M.Sc. (summa cum laude) in 1985 from the Weizmann Institute of Science, and a Ph.D. (summa cum laude) in 1990 from the Weizmann Institute of Science. She is a member of the National Academy of Science of Germany, a Fellow of the American Physical Society, a Guggenheim Fellow, a Member of the Willard Gibbs Award Jury, (elected July 2013), a member at large of the Division of the Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics of the APS, and a member of the Atomic and Molecular Physics Committee of the National Academies. Her research was recognized with numerous international awards and honors, including a Wetson Award (2015-2018), a Mildred Dresselhaus Award for Senior Scientists (2013 first recipient), a Sackelr Award (2011), a senior A. von Humboldt Award (2004-2009), a Weston Award (2007-2009), an Emerson Award (1996-1997), a Wegner Award (1996), a Brener award, a J.F. Kennedy award, a Fulbright Research Award, a Chaim Weizmann Fellowship, the Knesset of Israel Award Prize, a Galilei Distinguished Lecturer Award, and a Windsor Distinguished Lecturer Award. She is the author of 245 refereed publications. Among Seideman's research interests are quantum transport, current-driven nanochemistry and molecular machines; ultrafast nanoplasmonics and information guidance in the nanoscale; approaches to solar energy conversion; coherent control and coherence spectroscopies in isolated molecules and in dissipative media; attosecond science and the interaction of matter with intense laser fields; photomanipulation of external and internal molecular modes; and mathematical method development. The Center For Excitonics Is An Energy Frontier Research Center Funded By The U.S. Department Of Energy, Office Of Science And Office Of Basic Energy Sciences

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