{ "148343-21903967": { "datetime_modified":"20261007T155148", "datetime_start":"20261014T160000", "datetime_end":"20261014T170000", "has_end_time":1, "date_start":"2026-10-14", "date_end":"2026-10-14", "time_start":"16:00:00", "time_end":"17:00:00", "time_zone":"America\/Detroit", "event_title":"2026 Ta-You Wu Lecture in Physics | From Prehistoric Qubits to Building a Useful Quantum Computer", "occurrence_title":"", "combined_title":"2026 Ta-You Wu Lecture in Physics | From Prehistoric Qubits to Building a Useful Quantum Computer: John Martinis, Qolab and Professor of Physics (UC Santa Barbara)", "event_subtitle":"John Martinis, Qolab and Professor of Physics (UC Santa Barbara)", "event_type":"Lecture \/ Discussion", "event_type_id":"13", "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.", "occurrence_notes":null, "guid":"148343-21903967@events.umich.edu", "permalink":"http:\/\/events.umich.edu\/event\/148343", "building_id":"1000172", "building_name":"Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)", "campus_maps_id":"71", "room":"4th Floor Amphitheatre", "location_name":"Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)", "has_livestream":0, "cost":"", "tags":["Faculty","Graduate Students","Physics","Smoke-free","Undergrad Physics Events","Undergraduate Students"], "website":"https:\/\/lsa.umich.edu\/physics\/news-events\/special-lectures\/ta-you-wu-lecture.html", "sponsors":[ { "group_name":"Undergrad Physics Events", "group_id":"4397", "website":"" } ], "image_url":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_148343_original-1.png", "styled_images":{ "event_thumb":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_thumb\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_148343_original-1.png", "event_large":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_large\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_148343_original-1.png", "event_large_2x":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_large_2x\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_148343_original-1.png", "event_large_lightbox":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_large_lightbox\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_148343_original-1.png", "group_thumb":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/group_thumb\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_148343_original-1.png", "group_thumb_square":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/group_thumb_square\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_148343_original-1.png", "group_large":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/group_large\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_148343_original-1.png", "group_large_lightbox":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/group_large_lightbox\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_148343_original-1.png", "event_large_crop":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_large_crop\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_148343_original-1.png", "event_list":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_list\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_148343_original-1.png", "event_list_2x":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_list_2x\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_148343_original-1.png", "event_grid":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_grid\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_148343_original-1.png", "event_grid_2x":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_grid_2x\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_148343_original-1.png", "event_feature_large":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_feature_large\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_148343_original-1.png", "event_feature_thumb":"https:\/\/events.umich.edu\/media\/cache\/event_feature_thumb\/media\/attachments\/2026\/09\/event_148343_original-1.png" }, "occurrence_count":1, "first_occurrence":21903967 } , "150457-21909473": { "datetime_modified":"20260911T120619", "datetime_start":"20261031T103000", "datetime_end":"20261031T113000", "has_end_time":1, "date_start":"2026-10-31", "date_end":"2026-10-31", "time_start":"10:30:00", "time_end":"11:30:00", "time_zone":"America\/Detroit", "event_title":"Saturday Morning Physics | Spooky, Spectacular Halloween Demo Show (Family-Friendly)", "occurrence_title":"", "combined_title":"Saturday Morning Physics | Spooky, Spectacular Halloween Demo Show (Family-Friendly): The Warren M. Smith Demonstration Laboratory Team (U-M Physics)", "event_subtitle":"The Warren M. Smith Demonstration Laboratory Team (U-M Physics)", "event_type":"Presentation", "event_type_id":"16", "description":"Hybrid Lecture: Join us in Weiser Hall in person (Rooms 170 and 182) or stream live: https:\/\/myumi.ch\/gkMjG\n\nA family-friendly extravaganza of physics demonstrations and explanations that are a little bit scary and a lot of fun!", "occurrence_notes":null, "guid":"150457-21909473@events.umich.edu", "permalink":"http:\/\/events.umich.edu\/event\/150457", "building_id":"1000165", "building_name":"Weiser Hall", "campus_maps_id":"47", "room":"170 & 182", "location_name":"Weiser Hall", "has_livestream":0, "cost":"", "tags":["Community Event","Faculty","Free","Graduate Students","Physics","Science","Staff","Undergrad Physics Events","Undergraduate Students"], "website":"https:\/\/lsa.umich.edu\/physics\/news-events\/saturday-morning-physics.html", "sponsors":[ { "group_name":"Undergrad Physics Events", "group_id":"4397", "website":"" } ], "image_url":"", "styled_images":{ "event_thumb":"", "event_large":"", "event_large_2x":"", "event_large_lightbox":"", "group_thumb":"", "group_thumb_square":"", "group_large":"", "group_large_lightbox":"", "event_large_crop":"", "event_list":"", "event_list_2x":"", "event_grid":"", "event_grid_2x":"", "event_feature_large":"", "event_feature_thumb":"" }, "occurrence_count":1, "first_occurrence":21909473 } }