November 2014 - ITP-quantumseminare

QSIT Lunch Seminar: Thursday Dec 4, 2014
by QSIT Seminar 28 Nov '14

28 Nov '14

Dear QSIT members The next QSIT Lunch Seminar will take place on Thursday, December 4, 2014, at 12:00 noon in the room HPF G 6, ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg. There will be two talks of 30 minutes duration jointly presented by two collaborators from different research groups. At 13:00 pm free lasagna is offered to the participants. Witnessing genuine multipartite optical-path entaglement Valentina Caprara Vivoli GAP Quantique, Université de Genève and Direct characterization of a squeezed oscillator and squeezed cat state production with trapped ions Hsiang-Yu Lo Trapped Ion Quantum Information, ETH Zurich Abstracts at: http://www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch/news/lunchseminar/december2014 Please register for your free Lasagna at the following link by Tuesday, December 2, 12:00 noon: https://ethz.doodle.com/hu8fyrnqvgymuch8 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, Professor for Solid State Physics Ilona Blatter QSIT Office --------------------------------------------------- ETH Zurich Dr. Ilona Blatter NCCR QSIT Coordinator Laboratory for Solid State Physics , HPF E 17 Otto-Stern-Weg 1 CH 8093 Zurich ilona.blatter(a)phys.ethz.ch www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch Phone: +41 44 633 36 06

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'Special Lecture for Students' by Gilles Brassard – Wednesday, December 3, 2014
by QSIT Seminar 27 Nov '14

27 Nov '14

Dear all The NCCR QSIT organizes periodically a 'Special Lecture for Physics Students'. This semester the lecture will be given by Gilles Brassard, on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. Please find the details in the attached flyer. You are welcome to join this lecture. With best regards, Ilona Blatter --------------------------------------------------- ETH Zurich Dr. Ilona Blatter NCCR QSIT Coordinator Laboratory for Solid State Physics , HPF E 17 Otto-Stern-Weg 1 CH 8093 Zurich ilona.blatter(a)phys.ethz.ch www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch Phone: +41 44 633 36 06

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QSIT Seminar: Wed Nov 26, 2014 - Caio Lewenkopf
by QSIT Seminar 24 Nov '14

24 Nov '14

Dear all Please be informed about the following QSIT Seminar. With best regards, Sandra Künzel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Wednesday Nov 26, 2014 Time: 10:00 Place: ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg, HPF E 6 Hosts: Klaus Ensslin Graphene electronic properties in random magnetic fields: theory and experiment Caio Lewenkopf Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro Link: http://www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch/news/talks 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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today's group meeting: 3:30 J52
by Joe Renes 24 Nov '14

24 Nov '14

Hi all, today's group meeting will take place a little early, at 15:30, due to the theory colloquium at 4:45 in H42. Today we'll hear from Umut Kaya on the results of his project with Rotem. Best, -joe

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QC2/QSIT Seminar in Basel: Nov 24, 2014 - Stephan Götzinger
by QSIT Seminar 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

Dear all Please be informed about the following QC2/QSIT Seminar in Basel. With best regards, Sandra Künzel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Monday November 24, 2014 Time: 16:15 Place: Universität Basel, Hörsaal 1 Host: Patrick Maletinsky Controlling the interaction of light and matter at the level of single quanta Stephan Götzinger Max-Planck-Institut, Erlangen Link: https://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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today's group meeting J52 @4pm
by Joe Renes 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

Hi all, today's group meeting: usual time, usual place. We'll hear from Rotem. Best, -joe

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QC2/QSIT Colloquium in Basel: Nov 14, 2014 - Eugene Mele
by QSIT Seminar 13 Nov '14

13 Nov '14

Dear all Please be informed about the following Colloquium in Basel. With best regards, Sandra Künzel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Friday November , 2014 Time: 15:15 Place: University of Basel, Lecture Hall 1 Host: Christoph Bruder, Daniel Loss The winding road to topological insulators Eugene Mele University of Pennsylvania, USA Link: https://physik.unibas.ch/dept/pages/de/events/colloquium.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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QSIT Seminar in Basel: Nov 13, 2014 - Gabor Csathy
by QSIT Seminar 12 Nov '14

12 Nov '14

Dear all Please be informed about the following QC2/QSIT Seminar in Basel With best regards, Sandra Künzel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Thursday Nov 13, 2014 Time: 10:15 Place: Universität Basel, room 1.09, 1st floor Hosts: Dominik Zumbuhl A Glace at the Exotic Quantum Liquids and Solids of the Two-Dimensional Electron Gas Gabor Csathy Purdue University, USA Link: https://physik.unibas.ch/dept/pages/de/events.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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QSIT Seminar: Wed Nov 12, 2014 - Gabor Csathy
by QSIT Seminar 11 Nov '14

11 Nov '14

Dear all Please be informed about the following QSIT Seminar. With best regards, Sandra Künzel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Wednesday Nov 12, 2014 Time: 10:00 Place: ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg, HPF E 6 Hosts: Klaus Ensslin A Glace at the Exotic Quantum Liquids and Solids of the Two-Dimensional Electron Gas Gabor Csathy Purdue University, USA Link: http://www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch/news/talks 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 Workshop: 'How to become a professor'
by Ilona Blatter 11 Nov '14

11 Nov '14

Dear all In the frame of the 'advancement of young researchers' - program the NCCR QSIT offers the following workshop (please register below): How to become a professor Vanessa Wood Nano Electronics and Nano Photonics Group, ETH Zurich This workshop is intended for PhD students and postdocs who are considering a career in academia or are currently applying to professor positions. The format will be a series of short presentations covering the nuts & bolts of becoming a professor with 50% of the time allocated for questions and discussion. Part I: Getting yourself noticed (45 minutes) Preparing: What to do during your PhD and postdoc? Deciding when and where to apply. Applying: What is a committee looking for? The cover letter, CV, research statement, and teaching statement. Interviewing: What are typical interviews in the US and Europe? How and what to prepare. coffee & networking break (20 minutes). Part II: You're their top choice. Congrats! Now what? (45 minutes) Negotiating: The second visit. What to ask for and how to ask for it. Starting: Being a quick start professor and getting tenure Date: Wednesday November 19 Place: ETH Science City, HPF G 6 Time: 13:30 - 15:30 Maximum number of participants: 50 persons Participants arriving from outside Zurich will be reimbursed their travel costs. If you register please do so only if you really intend to participate. Registration will happen on a 'first come first serve' basis. Those on the places 50+ are automatically on the waiting list. Registration deadline: Monday, November 17, 12h00. Confirmation will be given Monday afternoon, Nov 17. Please register via the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10iy4EnoVWi_PNY6YvE6xxQzRWlWP0boyGjwhUnZ6GH… With best regards, Ilona Blatter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ETH Zurich Dr. Ilona Blatter NCCR QSIT Coordinator Laboratory for Solid State Physics HPF E 17 CH 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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