Dear all,
I don’t know about you, but to me it feels like a lot is already happening in this semester. I hope yours is off to a good start!
I am writing to suggest a small change to the QSE journal club with the intention of making it easier and better for everyone. In order to increase interactions between all QSE students as well as a stronger community between the cohorts, we think that it would help if the QSE journal club were to be co-led by both the G1 and G2 cohorts. Not only will this help share the organizational burden but will hopefully also initiate more interactions between your cohorts. We leave the organizational details for you all to decide, but some potential options to consider are, say a.) each cohort collectively takes turns in leading the weekly discussion, or b.) two new volunteers (one G1 and one G2) together lead the club each week, or perhaps c.) each cohort (G1 and G2) appoints their club QSE czar who take charge and organize through out the semester. Of course you are welcome to find your own creative solutions.
(Notice how I have subtly made the transition from QSE journal club to club QSE :). This is to say that perhaps you may want to think broader and not limit yourselves to discussions of journal papers in these meetings. Maybe you are already going beyond papers… as some of you have heard Evelyn and me mention this in the previous QSE301– as long as these discussions benefit your academic journey in QSE, you should feel free to explore the ideas, topics, themes etc. that you all find engaging. You can also invite individuals in the broader HQI community to interact with you in these settings.)
If there are any questions or if any of you would like to chat about this in more detail or anything else on your mind, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Best,
Nishant
Please see below for a talk series that may be of interest to the HQI Community
From: "Donahue, Jaclyn" <jaclyn.donahue(a)cfa.harvard.edu>
Date: Friday, February 2, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Subject: Reminder: 2024 Dalgarno Memorial Lectures - Prof. Jun Ye (JILA)
Dear Everyone:
I am sending a friendly reminder about the 2024 Dalgarno Memorial Lectures given by Prof. Jun Ye (JILA) next week.
with regards,
Jaclyn
Dalgarno Memorial Lectures (https://lweb.cfa.harvard.edu/itamp-lectures/dalgarno-memorial-lectures)
4:30 pm Monday February 5 - Physics Colloquium, Jefferson 250
Celebrating Dalgarno’s Serendipitous Journey – Building atomic clocks for fundamental physics
1:30 pm Tuesday February 6 - Center for Astrophysics Colloquium, Phillips Auditorium
Quantum degenerate gas of polar molecules
10:00 am Thursday February 8 - 301 Pierce Hall
Molecules under new light
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Jaclyn Donahue
Administrative 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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Let us warmly welcome Prof. Anurag Anshu (Harvard) in person!
https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/series/quantum-matter-in-mathematics-and-physi…
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*Time: Friday 10:00 - 11:30 am ET, Feb 2 *
*Location: Harvard CMSA G10*
Zoom: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/977347126
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*Anurag Anshu (Harvard)*
Title: *Quantum Circuits to local Hamiltonian: role in quantum complexity
and new constructions *
Abstract: At the heart of the theory of NP completeness lies a mapping from
classical circuits to constraint satisfaction problems (classical local
Hamiltonians). The quantum analogue of this is the remarkable history state
construction of Kitaev (building upon Feynman's work). This (whiteboard)
talk will provide an introduction to this mapping and its crucial role in
bridging quantum computer science and quantum many-body physics research.
Then, we will describe a new mapping using tensor networks and quantum
fault tolerance (https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.16475). Time permitting, we
will discuss the relevance of this mapping to the quantum PCP conjecture.
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Dear all,
Please take a look at the opportunity below to present a short “lightening” talk about the broader societal impact of your research. Not only does it help you hone your communication skills, but it also motivates undergrads to join a research group in the field.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Salma (in cc).
Best,
Nishant
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From: Undergrad Research <undergradresearch(a)seas.harvard.edu<mailto:undergradresearch@seas.harvard.edu>>
Date: Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Subject: [Seas-faculty] Call for speakers - SEAS Lightning Talks
To: <seas-faculty(a)seas.harvard.edu<mailto:seas-faculty@seas.harvard.edu>>
Dear faculty,
We recently sent out the call for speakers below to graduate students and post-docs at SEAS. We are still looking for speakers for this event, and have extended the deadline to Wednesday, January 24.
If can think of any of your lab members who might be interested in participating, especially those who are interested in translation, please encourage them to sign up here<https://forms.gle/U8MXgdzdKt32g6QeA>!
Thank you,
Task Force for Strategic Inclusion in Undergraduate Research
Dear Researchers,
You are invited to participate in an exciting new event this spring: SEAS Lightning Talks: Translating Research for Societal Impact. In partnership with the Grid<https://www.grid.harvard.edu/>, this event will focus on showcasing the research that you do at SEAS to a wide community of undergraduates, venture capitalists, and start-up founders. You will have the opportunity to present your research, with a particular focus on its societal impact, as well as network with undergraduates and local entrepreneurs.
The event itself will take the form of a series of speed talks by graduate students, postdocs, and VCs with the following guidelines:
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Present your area of research in 3-5 minutes.
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At most 1 slide (no visuals is also fine!). If a slide is presented, it should be visually interesting, with graphics or a short video/animation.
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Consider the audience non-technical - focus on the importance of the work and what makes it exciting to you, including your personal story about how you arrived at what you currently research.
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The goal of your talk should be make the societal impact of your research clear to anyone who is attending
In preparation for the event, the Grid has generously agreed to run workshops to help you learn how to most effectively communicate your research succinctly for a broad audience. Regardless of if you are interested in translating your research at this moment, these workshops and this event are an excellent opportunity to practice answering the question: “What do you do, and why is it important?”
The event will take place on February 28. If you are interested in participating, please fill out this form<https://forms.gle/U8MXgdzdKt32g6QeA> by the end of day Monday, January 15.
Thank you,
Task Force for Strategic Inclusion in Undergraduate Research
A Subcommittee of the Committee on DIB<https://www.seas.harvard.edu/office-diversity-inclusion-and-belonging/commi…>
Jim Anderson | Philip S. Weld Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry
Patrick Ulrich | Director of Undergraduate Education - Administration
Christina Z. Patel | Assistant Director for Advising Programs and Diversity Outreach
Edward Alexander | Assistant Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
Salma Abu Ayyash | Preceptor in Educational Innovation
Benjamin Brown | Electronics Shop Engineer
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Michelle Lane | Administrator for Industry Partnerships
Linsey Moyer | Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies in Biomedical Engineering
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Dear HQI community,
We are pleased to announce the dates for the Quantum Science & Engineering (QSE) PhD Open House – April 2nd-3rd.
The QSE PhD Open House is a two-day event where we invite the cohort of PhD students admitted to the QSE program on campus to meet faculty, tour labs, and interact with the broader HQI community. Since this event touches many in the HQI community, we are request that you please save the dates of April 2-3, 2024. To coordinate lab tours and meetings, we will send out surveys closer to the event requesting availabilities.
Note that these dates have been coordinated with Harvard Physics (Apr 1st-2nd) and MIT Physics (Apr 3rd-5th) PhD open houses for convenience.
Thank you for your time.
Best,
Nishant Sule
Director of Education & Scientific Outreach
Harvard Quantum Initiative
33 Oxford St
Maxwell Dworkin 349
Cambridge, MA 02138
Hi folks!
We're thrilled to announce another year of QuERY
<https://mudyeh.github.io/query/>, a partnership between HQI and MIT
CQE-iQuISE to teach high schoolers about quantum science and technology! We
are looking to recruit graduate students to give a brief talk and mentor a
small group of 3-4 high school students through a guided final project over
the course of a semester. This is a great opportunity to practice your
science communication skills while also giving young students the
opportunity to build meaningful connections with active science
researchers!
The program meets weekly over Zoom, and is expected to start mid-February.
The estimated time commitment is ~2 hrs per week over the course of 3
months. At the end, we fly out to the school to meet the students
in-person!
If this sounds exciting to you, fill out our interest form by *January 25th*
: link <https://forms.gle/mskxAB51JV7GWhz29>
For questions, contact Matthew Yeh (myeh(a)g.harvard.edu) and Jennifer Wang (
jwang17(a)mit.edu), or take a look at our website
<https://mudyeh.github.io/query/>.
[image: query_flyer.png]
Cheers,
Matt, Jenn
Dear all,
I am attaching the syllabus and schedule for the course QSE/CHEM 245 – Quantum Chemistry: Theory and Practice. As you will find in the attached documents, this course covers computational methods for electronic structure calculations, from Hartree Fock and DFT to some of the emerging “quantum" methods like VQE. Joonho is teaching the course this semester. I am sending this note since the course has not been heavily advertised. Also, note that this course would satisfy the field/focus requirements in QSE.
If any of you are interested or would like more details to know if this course is right for you, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Joonho.
Best,
Nishant
(P.S. A quick reminder that open add/drop period for spring has started and the deadline is Jan 29th)
Hi Everyone,
I hope this message finds you well and ready for an exciting opportunity
this winter!
We're thrilled to announce a unique and thought-provoking winter
course, "Socializing
our Science: Embedding your Research in Social Context,"
<https://engage.gsas.harvard.edu/event/9654047>from *January 16 to January
19*. Whether you've encountered ethical dilemmas in your work, are eager to
understand the dynamics of funding agencies, or have a keen interest in the
historical context of science alongside technical subjects, this course is
tailor-made for you!
*Why Should You Join? (Sign up here: *https://forms.gle/Jyeosg6vZWpbKrMw9*)*
This course offers a comprehensive framework from Science, Technology, and
Society studies <https://sts.hks.harvard.edu/about/whatissts.html> (STS)
for navigating the intricate relationship between scientific
research, democracy, government, and society. Through dynamic class
discussions and curated readings, you'll gain insights that transcend the
boundaries of technical research, providing a holistic perspective crucial
for today's multifaceted challenges.
*Academic Credit Option:*
For those seeking a more formal engagement, the course can be taken for
credit as part of the Secondary Field in STS
<https://sts.hks.harvard.edu/graduate-fields/field/> offered through the
Harvard Kennedy School. Full course credit will be granted after completing
a semester-long research paper.
*Learn More:*
Take a sneak peek at the attached flier for more details and the
preliminary syllabus. If you're curious and have questions or need
additional information, feel free to reach out to our esteemed instructors:
- *Rodrigo Araiza Bravo:* oaraizabravo(a)g.harvard.edu
-* Spencer Doyle: *spencerdoyle(a)g.harvard.edu
- *Nathan Drucker:* ndrucker(a)g,harvard.edu
Take advantage of this enriching experience that promises to broaden your
perspective and enhance your understanding of the interconnected world of
technology and society.
We look forward to having you on board!
Best regards,
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Rodrigo Araiza Bravo
*Ph.D. Candidate | Yelin Group*
*STS Secondary Field | Harvard STS*
*M.A. Physics, Harvard University '21*
*B.S. Physics and Mathematics, UIUC '18*