November 2012 - ITP-quantumseminare

QSIT Lunch Seminar, Thursday Dec 6, 2012
by QSIT Seminar 30 Nov '12

30 Nov '12

Dear QSIT members The next QSIT Lunch Seminar will take place on Thursday December 6, 2012, at 12:00 noon in the room HPF G6, ETH Hönggerberg, Zurich. There will be two talks of 30 minutes duration jointly presented by two collaborators from different research groups. At 13:00 pm free pizza is offered to the participants. Exorcising the Maxwell Demon: Understanding the Interplay Between Work and Entropy in Quantum Systems Philippe Faist Institute for Theoretical Physics, ETH Zurich Electron Waiting Times in Mesoscopic Transport Christian Flindt Département de Physique Théorique, Université de Genève Abstracts: http://www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch/news/lunchseminar/december2012 Please register for your free pizza at the following link by Tuesday Dec 4, 12:00 noon https://ethz.doodle.com/6vrpwe8aahpsixw4 If you have suggestions on topics or speakers, or would like to present recent results of your research, please send your information to Andreas Wallraff or Ilona Blatter. With best regards, Andreas Wallraff Ilona Blatter Professor for Solid State Physics QSIT Coordinator QSIT Seminar qsit-seminar(a)phys.ethz.ch ETH Zurich Sandra Künzel NCCR QSIT (Finances) HPF E 17 8093 Zurich www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch

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QSIT Seminar: Fr 30, 2012 - Gerhard Kirchmair
by QSIT Seminar 27 Nov '12

27 Nov '12

Dear all Please be informed about the following QSIT Seminar. With best regards, Sandra Künzel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Friday Nov 30, 2012 Time : 14:30 Place: ETH Science City, HPF G 6 Host: Andreas Wallraff Observation of the single photon Kerr effect and deterministic Schrödinger-cat creation in QED Gerhrad Kirchmair Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA abstract: http://www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch/news/talks/abstract_Kirchmair QSIT Seminar qsit-seminar(a)phys.ethz.ch ETH Zurich Sandra Künzel NCCR QSIT (Finances) HPF E 17 8093 Zurich www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch

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Fwd: Ph.D. position available
by Matthias Christandl 20 Nov '12

20 Nov '12

Anfang der weitergeleiteten E-Mail: > Von: Sorin Paraoanu <sorin.paraoanu(a)aalto.fi> > Datum: 20. November 2012 21:39:45 MEZ > An: undisclosed-recipients:; > Betreff: Ph.D. position available > > Dear Colleague, > > We have a Ph.D. opening in the field of quantum engineering with superconducting devices > in my group at Aalto University in Helsinki. > > I would be grateful if you could bring this to the attention of potentially > qualified students at your university. > > Please find attached the announcement - feel free to distribute/post. > > Kind regards, > Sorin Paraoanu > O.V. Lounasmaa Laboratory, > Aalto University, Finland Matthias Christandl Institute for Theoretical Physics ETH Zurich http://www.itp.phys.ethz.ch/people/christandl/index

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QSIT Seminar: Tue Nov 20, 2012 - Jonas Larson
by QSIT Seminar 16 Nov '12

16 Nov '12

Dear all Please be informed about the following QSIT Seminar. With best regards, Sandra Künzel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Tuesday Nov 20, 2012 Time : 16:15 Place: ETH Science City, HPF G 6 Host: Ferdinand Brennecke / Tilman Esslinger Synthetic gauge fields in cavity/circuit QED Jonas Larson University of Stockholm abstract: http://www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch/news/talks/abstractLarson QSIT Seminar qsit-seminar(a)phys.ethz.ch ETH Zurich Sandra Künzel NCCR QSIT (Finances) HPF E 17 8093 Zurich www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch

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wendelin werner
by Matthias Christandl 15 Nov '12

15 Nov '12

Dear all, just a quick reminder of the Wendelin Werner talk on Monday at Irchel http://www.itp.uzh.ch/seminars/theory.php Best wishes, Matthias. Matthias Christandl Institute for Theoretical Physics ETH Zurich http://www.itp.phys.ethz.ch/people/christandl/index

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QSIT/QC2 Seminar by Michael Fleischhauer, Nov 19, 2012, in Basel
by QSIT Seminar 15 Nov '12

15 Nov '12

Dear all Please be informed about the following joint QC2/QSIT Seminar. With best regards, Sandra Künzel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Monday Nov 19, 2012 Place: Uni Basel, Klingelbergstr. 82, Lecture Hall 1 Time: 16:15 Host: Philipp Treutlein Fractional quantum Hall effect with Rydberg atoms Michael Fleischhauer Universität Kaiserslauten, Germany Details at: http://www.physik.unibas.ch/dept/pages/de/events/cms.htm QSIT Seminar qsit-seminar(a)phys.ethz.ch ETH Zurich Sandra Künzel NCCR QSIT (Finances) HPF E 17 8093 Zurich www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch

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Fwd: IONS PhD conference
by QSIT Seminar 12 Nov '12

12 Nov '12

Dear all please be informed about the following PhD conference organized by PhD students from ETHZ and EPFL. With best regards, Ilona Blatter > Dear QSIT member, > > > The ETH and EPFL student chapters of OSA (Optical Society of America) are jointly organizing the 13th iteration of the IONS (International OSA Network of Students) conference in Europe. The conference attracts PhD students and interested Master students in optics from all over the world to discuss their research and is generously supported by QSIT. Our invited speakers are Prof. P. Russell (Max Planck Institute, Erlangen) and Prof. J. Tisch (Imperial College London). There will be a QSIT sessions where you can present your research. The conference takes place Jan 9 -12 2013 at ETH and EPFL. The first day is at ETH, the second day at EPFL. The social day will be organized in Zurich and includes a city tour, conference lunch and an excursion to a chocolate factory. You can find more information about the conference here: > http://www.ions-project.org/index.php?id=4&topic=ions13 > > We have a few spots left and would be very happy to receive your registration as soon as possible, but no later than Sunday, Nov 18. Please use the following link to the registration form (note that there is no registration fee): > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dFk4LVI… > > > The professional development session is open to all PhD students and does not require registration. Jean-luc Doumont will talk about "How to work efficiently during your PhD" and it takes place on Jan, 10 at ETH at 13:00-14:30. > > > We hope to see you at IONS-13! > Best regards, > Mena Issler > ETH Zürich > Institute of Quantum Electronics > HPT G 3 > Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 16 > 8093 Zürich > SWITZERLAND > > Phone: +41 44 633 21 44 > Fax: +41 44 633 13 59 > E-Mail: isslerm(a)phys.ethz.ch > ------------------------------------------------------------------ ETH Zurich Dr. Ilona Blatter NCCR QSIT Coordinator Laboratory for Solid State Physics HPF E 17 Schafmattstrasse 16 8093 Zurich ilona.blatter(a)phys.ethz.ch www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch Phone: +41 44 633 36 06

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AMP Colloquium: Gabriel Puebla-Hellmann
by Ilona Blatter 09 Nov '12

09 Nov '12

Dear all Please be informed about the following AMP Colloquium. The AMP (Akademischer Mittelbau am Physikdepartement) represents the PhD students and Postdocs in the Physics Department of ETH. With best regards, Ilona Blatter ------------ Date: Thursday, November 15, 2012 Time: 17:15 (Apéro at 17:00 and afterwards) Place: HIT E51 Host: AMP Microwave and Optical Measurement Schemes for Nano-Scale Devices Gabriel Puebla-Hellmann Quantum Device Lab, ETH Zurich Abstract and further information: www.amp.ethz.ch/colloquium/TalkII_2012 -- ETH Zurich David Oehri Institute for Theoretical Physics HIT K23.3 Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 27 8093 Zurich SWITZERLAND doehri(a)itp.phys.ethz.ch www.itp.phys.ethz.ch phone +41 44 633 31 03

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QSIT/QC2 Seminar by Gabriel Bester, Nov 12, 2012, in Basel
by QSIT Seminar 08 Nov '12

08 Nov '12

Dear all Please be informed about the following joint QC2/QSIT Seminar. With best regards, Sandra Künzel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Monday Nov 12, 2012 Place: Uni Basel, Klingelbergstr. 82, Lecture Hall 1 Time: 16:15 Host: Richard Warburton Frontiers in the Atomistic Modeling of the Excited States of Nanostructures Gabriel Bester Max Planck Institut for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany Details at: http://www.physik.unibas.ch/dept/pages/de/events/cms.htm QSIT Seminar qsit-seminar(a)phys.ethz.ch ETH Zurich Sandra Künzel NCCR QSIT (Finances) HPF E 17 8093 Zurich www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch

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Fwd: Seminar on Tuesday, November 6
by QSIT Seminar 05 Nov '12

05 Nov '12

Dear all Please be informed about the following seminar organized by Matthias Troyer and his group. With best regards, Ilona Blatter >> From: Alexey Soluyanov <soluyanov(a)itp.phys.ethz.ch> >> Subject: Seminar on Tuesday, November 6 >> Date: November 5, 2012 2:52:51 PM GMT+01:00 >> To: itp-Schulthess(a)phys.ethz.ch, itp-sigrist(a)phys.ethz.ch, itp-blatter(a)phys.ethz.ch, itp-renner(a)phys.ethz.ch, itp-christandl(a)phys.ethz.ch, itp-spaldin(a)phys.ethz.ch, itp-troyer(a)phys.ethz.ch >> >> There will be a seminar tomorrow (details below), November 6 at 10:30 am in HIT K 52.(ETH Science City) >> Everyone is invited. >> >> Speaker: Roman M. Lutchyn (Microsoft Station Q) >> >> Title: Majorana fermions in semiconductor/superconductor heterostructures >> >> Abstract: >> The exploration of topological phases of matter is one of the main challenges in condensed matter physics. Among the exciting recent developments in this direction are the discoveries of the new phases of matter with many intriguing properties such as topological insulators and superconductors. In my talk, I will focus on topological superconductors and discuss how to realize spinless p-wave superconductivity in the laboratory by exploiting the properties of an interface between a semiconductor and an s-wave superconductor. I will show that a topological superconducting state emerging in such a system supports Majorana zero-energy modes. The unique properties of Majoranas can be exploited for implementing fault-tolerant quantum computation schemes that are inherently decoherence-free. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ETH Zurich Dr. Ilona Blatter NCCR QSIT Coordinator Laboratory for Solid State Physics HPF E 17 Schafmattstrasse 16 8093 Zurich ilona.blatter(a)phys.ethz.ch www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch Phone: +41 44 633 36 06

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