April 2014 - ITP-quantumseminare

*** Wednesday May 7 *** QSIT Lunch Seminar - Björn Sothmann & Gian Lorenzo Paravicini-Bagliani
by QSIT Seminar 30 Apr '14

30 Apr '14

Dear QSIT members The next QSIT Lunch Seminar will take place on WEDNESDAY May 7, 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 sandwiches are offered to the participants. Hybrid Microwave Cavity Heat Engine Björn Sothmann Département de Physique Théorique, Université de Genève and Transport in quantum dash cascade laser structures Gian Lorenzo Paravicini-Bagliani Optoelectronics group, ETH Zurich Abstracts at: http://www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch/news/lunchseminar/may2014 Please register for your free sandwich at the following link by MONDAY May 5, 2014 at 12h00 noon: https://ethz.doodle.com/3nh9zmqmp6ucyfy3?locale=en 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 8093 Zurich ilona.blatter(a)phys.ethz.ch www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch Phone: +41 44 633 36 06

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PhD and Postdoc Openings in Copenhagen
by Matthias Christandl 30 Apr '14

30 Apr '14

Dear Colleagues, I have recently moved to sunny Copenhagen :) There are currently PhD openings in the department (including in quantum information theory). I would be grateful, if you could distribute the announcement to potential candidates: http://www.math.ku.dk/english/about/jobs/phd-stipends-fall-2014/ Please note that the deadline is very soon (10th of May 2014). There will also be postdoc openings in a few weeks. Interested candidates are encouraged to get in touch with me via email at their earliest convenience. Best wishes, Matthias. Matthias Christandl Professor Department of Mathematical Sciences Copenhagen University email: matthias.christandl(a)qubit.org

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Seminar in Geneva - Steve Lecompte - Wednesday April 30, 2014
by QSIT Seminar 28 Apr '14

28 Apr '14

Dear all Please be informed about the following seminar, taking place in GENEVA. With best regards, Ilona Blatter --------------------------------------------------- Date: Wednesday April 30, 2014 Time: 11h00 Place: salle de séminaire 22, chemin du Pinchat, Geneva 4 Time & Frequency activities at CSEM Steve Lecomte chef de la section temps et fréquence au CSEM, Neuchâtel The CSEM Time & Frequency activities are based on three technology pillars: miniature low-power atomic clocks, stabilized continuous-wave and femtoseconds lasers and LIDARs. During the presentation these technological developments will be presented with recent results and future directions. Hugo Zbinden Université de Genève GAP Groupe de Physique Appliquée 22, ch. du Pinchat CH-1211 Genève 4 Tel. +41 22 379 05 04 Fax +41 22 379 05 59 --------------------------------------------------- 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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QC2/QSIT Seminar - Carsten Klempt - Monday April 28, 2014
by QSIT Seminar 24 Apr '14

24 Apr '14

Dear all Please be informed about the following joint QC2/QSIT Seminar. With best regards, Ilona Blatter ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Monday April 28, 2014 Place: University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 25, Lecture Hall 1 Time: 16:15 Host: Philipp Treutlein Detecting multiparticle entanglement of Dicke states Carsten Klempt Leibnitz Universität Hannover, Germany Details at: http://www.physik.unibas.ch/dept/pages/de/events/cms.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ETH Zurich Dr. Ilona Blatter NCCR QSIT Coordinator Laboratory for Solid State Physics HPF E 17 Otto-Stern-Weg 1 8093 Zurich ilona.blatter(a)phys.ethz.ch www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch Phone: +41 44 633 36 06

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today's meeting: 4pm E41.1 -- Janet Anders
by Joe Renes 14 Apr '14

14 Apr '14

Hi all, today's meeting is at the usual time and place. The speaker is Janet Anders from University of Exeter, who will tell us about her work on thermodynamics (I presume). Best, -joe

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QSIT Seminar - Jacob M. Taylor - Tuesday April 15, 2014
by QSIT Seminar 14 Apr '14

14 Apr '14

Dear all Please be informed about the following QSIT Seminar. With best regards, Ilona Blatter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Tuesday April 15, 2014 Time: 11:00 Place: ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg, HPF G 6 Host: Atac Imamoglu Light and matter: towards macroscopic quantum systems Jacob M. Taylor Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland and National Institute of Standards and Technology Abstract: https://edit.ethz.ch/nccrquantum/news/talks/seminars2014/abstract_Taylor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ETH Zurich Dr. Ilona Blatter NCCR QSIT Coordinator Laboratory for Solid State Physics HPF E 17 Otto-Stern-Weg 1 8093 Zurich ilona.blatter(a)phys.ethz.ch www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch Phone: +41 44 633 36 06

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QC2/QSIT Seminar - Amir Safavi-Naeini - Monday April 14, 2014
by QSIT Seminar 11 Apr '14

11 Apr '14

Dear all Please be informed about the following joint QC2/QSIT Seminar. With best regards, Ilona Blatter ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Monday April 14, 2014 Place: University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 25, Lecture Hall 1 Time: 16:15 Host: Philipp Treutlein Quantum optomechnics with nanofabricated devices Amir Safavi-Naeini ETH Zurich Details at: http://www.physik.unibas.ch/dept/pages/de/events/cms.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ETH Zurich Dr. Ilona Blatter NCCR QSIT Coordinator Laboratory for Solid State Physics HPF E 17 Otto-Stern-Weg 1 8093 Zurich ilona.blatter(a)phys.ethz.ch www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch Phone: +41 44 633 36 06

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QC2/QSIT Colloquium - Klaus Moelmer - Friday April 11, 2014
by QSIT Seminar 10 Apr '14

10 Apr '14

Dear all Please be informed about the following joint QSIT/QC2 Colloquium. With best regards, Ilona Blatter ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Friday April 11, 2014 Place: University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 25, Lecture Hall 1 Time: 15:15, coffee at 15:00 Host: Christophe Bruder Spooky action in the past ? Klaus Moelmer Aarhus University, Denmark Details at: http://www.physik.unibas.ch/dept/pages/de/events/colloquium.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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today's meeting: 4pm E41.1
by Joe Renes 07 Apr '14

07 Apr '14

Hi all, we'll hear from David Reutter today regarding the project he's working on with Norm. Best, -joe

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QSIT Seminar -Ephraim Shahmoon - Wednesday April 9, 2014
by QSIT Seminar 07 Apr '14

07 Apr '14

Dear all Please be informed about the following QSIT Seminar. With best regards, Ilona Blatter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Wednesday April 9, 2014 Time: 13:15 Place: ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg, HPF G 6 Host: Stefan Filipp & Andreas Wallraff Dipolar interactions in confined geometries: From Casimir to entanglement Ephraim Shahmoon Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel Abstract: http://www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch/news/talks/seminars2014/abstract_Shahmoon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ETH Zurich Dr. Ilona Blatter NCCR QSIT Coordinator Laboratory for Solid State Physics HPF E 17 Otto-Stern-Weg 1 8093 Zurich ilona.blatter(a)phys.ethz.ch www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch Phone: +41 44 633 36 06

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