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DTSTAMP:20260929T104919
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261003T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261003T113000
SUMMARY:Presentation:Saturday Morning Physics | Do People Really Believe THAT? The Science of Survey Research
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Lecture: Join us in Weiser Hall in person (Rooms 170 and 182) or stream live: https://myumi.ch/ykmrd\n\nFrom exercise habits to trust in science\, so much of what we know about  \"the public\" comes from surveys. Are surveys always a reflection of people's \"true\" preferences? And\, why does it seem like surveys often get it wrong? This presentation considers how seemingly small survey design decisions can have big consequences when measuring public opinion.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150407
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Graduate Students,Physics,Undergrad Physics Events,Prospective Graduate Students,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Science,Staff
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 170 & 182
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DTSTAMP:20260928T132640
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261005T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261005T130000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Engineering quantum materials compatible with semiconductors
DESCRIPTION:Research in the Goldman Group emphasizes engineering quantum materials for emerging optoelectronics\, high power electronics\, and the building blocks for quantum computation. We are primarily experimentalists using ultra-high vacuum techniques including molecular-beam epitaxy (“million buck evaporator”)\, scanning tunneling microscopy\, and both blanket and focused ion implantation. We have also developed “experimentalist” computational efforts aimed at enhancing understanding of solute incorporation in alloys (Monte Carlo-Molecular Dynamics simulations of ion-solid interactions) and plasmon-enhanced light-emission from semiconductor nanocomposites (electromagnetic simulations of light-matter interactions).  Our primary focus is on processing-structure-property relationships in epitaxial semiconductor films\, nanostructures\, and heterostructures. Recently\, our efforts have expanded to include topologically non-trivial materials based upon covalently-bonded and layered semiconductors and semimetals. In this talk\, I will present highlights of on-going projects and opportunities for new graduate students.\n\nBio\nRachel S. Goldman is the Maria Goeppert Mayer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering\, Physics\, and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan (UM). She is the Director of the Center for Materials Innovation\, the NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center at UM\, and leads a Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. In addition\, she serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Physics and as elected Councilor for the Division of Materials Physics of the American Physical Society (APS). \n\nGoldman received degrees from UM (B.S. Physics)\, Cornell University (M.S. Applied Physics)\, and the University of California\, San Diego (PhD Materials Science).  Following her PhD\, she was a postdoctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon University prior to returning to UM as the Dow Corning Assistant Professor. She spent a sabbatical year as the Augustus Anson Whitney Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University. At UM\, she  has served as the Graduate Chair of Materials Science and Engineering (2008-2012) and as Associate Director of the Applied Physics Program (2010-2025). Goldman is a Fellow of the APS\, the AVS\, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152989
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Physics,Applied Physics,Eecs,Electrical And Computer Engineering
LOCATION:West Hall - 340
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DTSTAMP:20260924T135013
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Quantum Research Institute | Unleashing Analog Quantum Computing
DESCRIPTION:Zoom: In the Meeting Invite\nIn-Person: Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project\, 2301 Bonisteel Blvd\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109\, USA\, Room 2000\n\nAbstract: Recent advances are expanding the power and flexibility of analog quantum platforms\, opening new routes for both quantum simulation and quantum information science. In this talk\, I will discuss how modest levels of control can be used to access key observables and dynamical regimes in strongly correlated fermionic systems\, including settings with pairing\, long-range interactions\, and cooling. I will also describe how globally controlled analog platforms can nevertheless achieve universal quantum computation\, and how optimal-control techniques can be used to engineer complex effective interactions and topological dynamics. Finally\, I will outline recent progress toward approximate error correction tailored to analog quantum systems. Together\, these developments point toward a broader view of analog quantum computing\, in which large-scale quantum devices are not only simulators of specific models\, but flexible computational resources whose capabilities can be systematically unlocked.\n\nBio\nSusanne Yelin's research interests are in theoretical quantum optics and quantum information science. Current research directions include quantum control of ultracold polar molecules\, investigation of novel coherence-based optical elements\, single-photon nonlinear optics using dipolar systems\, coherent metamaterials and negative refractivity\, coherent control in condensed matter systems\, and superradiance.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148610
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Electrical And Computer Engineering,Electrical Engineering And Computer Science,Materials Science,Physics,Quantum,Quantum Computing,Quantum Science,Computer Science And Engineering,Chemistry,Astronomy,Applied Physics
LOCATION:Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project - PML2000
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DTSTAMP:20261001T103150
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261014T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261014T170000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:2026 Ta-You Wu Lecture in Physics | From Prehistoric Qubits to Building a Useful Quantum Computer
DESCRIPTION:This is a hybrid lecture. Join us in person at Rackham Amphitheatre (4th Floor) or via livestream: https://myumi.ch/d8Q7X\n\nIn the span of four decades\, quantum computation has evolved from an intellectual curiosity to a potentially realizable technology. I will describe my thesis work on macroscopic quantum tunneling and energy-level quantization that led to the Nobel Prize\, as well as several other important experiments that advanced superconducting qubits.  Nevertheless\, the path toward a full-stack scalable technology is a work in progress. There are significant outstanding quantum hardware\, fabrication\, architecture\, and algorithmic challenges that must be solved. Here\, we show how the road to scaling could be paved by adopting existing semiconductor technology to build much higher-quality qubits and employing system engineering approaches.
UID:148343-21903967@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148343
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Graduate Students,Faculty,Physics,Smoke-free,Undergrad Physics Events,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - 4th Floor Amphitheatre
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DTSTAMP:20260930T163217
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Quantum Research Institute | Thinking Inside the Box: Quantum Many-Body Frontiers with Ultracold Fermions
DESCRIPTION:Zoom: In the Meeting Invite\nIn-Person: West Hall 411\n\nAbstract:\nRecent progress in the control of complex quantum systems has made it possible to revisit\nlong-standing questions\, realize thought experiments once deemed inaccessible\, and explore\nnew terrain. Our contribution to this progress has been the development of an experimental\nplatform that creates ultracold quantum fluids in spatiotemporally programmable optical\npotentials\, engineered with advanced electro-optic devices.\nIn this talk\, I will share our explorations into the physics of fermions confined in ‘boxes of\nlight’\, a deceptively simple stage that gives rise to remarkably rich behavior [1]. Highlights\ninclude few-body recombination in multicomponent fermions [2\,3]\, the first observation of\nthe quantum Joule–Thomson effect for fermions [4]\, strong-drive spectroscopy of Fermi-\npolaron quasiparticles [5]\, the first direct observation of the Lindhard response [6]\, the\nobservation of the emergence and breakdown of Fermi’s Golden Rule in a strongly\ninteracting system [7]\, and the unveiling of a new correspondence between short-time and\nlong-time behavior in quantum dynamics [8]. Together\, these studies span a wide range of\ntopics—thermodynamics\, few-body physics\, quantum impurity problems\, and\nhydrodynamics—showcasing both long-predicted effects finally brought into view and\nsurprising new phenomena.\n[1] N. Navon\, R.P. Smith\, Z. Hadzibabic\, Nature Phys. 17\, 1334 (2021)\n[2] Y. Ji et al.\, Phys. Rev. Lett. 129\, 203402 (2022)\n[3] G.L. Schumacher et al.\, Nature Commun. 17\, 174 (2026)\n[4] Y. Ji et al.\, Phys. Rev. Lett. 132\, 153402 (2024)\n[5] F.J. Vivanco\, S. Huang\, A. Schuckert et al.\, Nature Phys. 21\, 564 (2025)\n[6] S. Huang\, Y. Ji et al.\, Phys. Rev. X 15\, 011074 (2025)\n[7] J. Chen et al.\, Nature Phys. 22\, 1453 (2026)\n[8] S. Huang\, X. Li et al.\, arXiv:2605.06666 (2026)\n\nBio\nNir Navon is an Associate Professor of Physics at Yale University. He received his Ph.D. in 2011 from the École Normale Supérieure in Paris (France)\, where he worked with Christophe Salomon and Frédéric Chevy on the thermodynamics of ultracold Bose and Fermi gases. Afterwards\, he worked on trapped-ion quantum information in the group of Roee Ozeri at the Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel). From 2013 to 2018\, he was a Junior Research Fellow at Trinity College\, Cambridge (UK)\, working with Zoran Hadzibabic on homogeneous Bose gases in optical box traps. He joined the Yale faculty in 2017.\n\nHis group has built an apparatus that produces strongly interacting Fermi gases in programmable potentials. This apparatus has made it possible to experimentally address quantum many-body problems where theory offers few\, if any\, reliable answers. The group's recent work includes the observation of the as-yet unexplained recombination dynamics of three-component fermions\, the emergence of sound in a Fermi fluid with tunable interactions\, the strongly driven Fermi polaron\, the first observation of the quantum Joule-Thomson effect for fermions\, and the emergence and breakdown of Fermi's Golden Rule in a many-body system. His awards and honors include a Packard Fellowship (2017)\, a Sloan Research Fellowship (2019)\, an NSF CAREER Award (2020)\, the New Horizons Lectureship in Physics at the Solvay Institutes (2023)\, Outstanding Referee of the APS (2023)\, and a Scialog Fellowship of the RCSA (2025).
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148611
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Quantum Computing,Applied Physics,Astronomy,Chemistry,Computer Science And Engineering,Electrical And Computer Engineering,Electrical Engineering And Computer Science,Materials Science,Physics,Quantum,Quantum Science
LOCATION:West Hall - 411
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DTSTAMP:20261002T074523
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Quantum Research Institute | TBD
DESCRIPTION:Zoom: In the Meeting Invite\n\nIn-Person: West Hall\, Room 411\n\nAbstract: TBD
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148612
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Applied Physics,Astronomy,Chemistry,Computer Science And Engineering,Electrical And Computer Engineering,Electrical Engineering And Computer Science,Materials Science,Physics,Quantum,Quantum Computing,Quantum Science
LOCATION:West Hall - 411
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20261002T074600
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Quantum Research Institute | TBD
DESCRIPTION:Zoom: In the Meeting Invite\n\nIn-Person: Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project\, 2301 Bonisteel Blvd\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109\, USA\, PML 2000\n\nAbstract: TBD
UID:148613-21904527@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148613
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Applied Physics,Chemistry,Computer Science And Engineering,Electrical And Computer Engineering,Electrical Engineering And Computer Science,Materials Science,Physics,Quantum,Quantum Computing,Quantum Science
LOCATION:Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project - PML2000
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DTSTAMP:20261002T074641
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261203T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261203T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Quantum Research Institute | TBD
DESCRIPTION:Zoom: In the Meeting Invite\n\nIn-Person: West Hall\, Room 411\n\nAbstract: TBD
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148614
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Applied Physics,Computer Science And Engineering,Astronomy,Chemistry,Quantum Science,Quantum Computing,Quantum,Physics,Materials Science,Electrical Engineering And Computer Science,Electrical And Computer Engineering
LOCATION:West Hall - 411
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