Physics ColloquiumPage 17

Quantum Mechanics with Mechanical Structures (October 16, 2012)

Speaker(s): Keith Schwab There appears to be no fundamental reason why macroscopic mechanical objects cannot demonstrate quantum phenomena such as […]

Why the Higgs Boson is Called “The God Particle” (October 2, 2012)

Speaker(s): John S. Townsend I will discuss how spontaneous symmetry breaking in gauge theories via the Higgs mechanism generates the […]

Small Stars with Small Planets and Big Consequences (September 25, 2012)

Speaker(s): Philip Muirhead With the success of NASA’s Kepler Spacecraft, extrasolar planet science has entered a new era. Prior to […]

What I did for summer research (September 11, 2012)

Speaker(s): Nate Bean, Chris Cotner, Jake Fish, Robert Kealhofer, Erik Littleton, Laura Maguire, Luke Mastalli-Kelly, Bradley Perfect, Carola Purser, and […]

Physics in Everyday Life (April 17, 2012)

Speaker(s): Peter Goldreich Examples will be drawn from human metabolism, sports, flight, and weather.

Results from the Highest Energy Proton Collisions at the LHC (April 3, 2012)

Speaker(s): Maria Spiropulu The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the largest and most complex scientific undertaking ever attempted. Its results […]

One, Two, Three — Quantum Transport Suspended Graphene Devices (March 27, 2012)

Speaker(s): Jeanie Lau Graphene, a two-dimensional single atomic layer of carbon, has recently emerged as a promising candidate for electronic […]

Design of a Superconducting Quantum Computer (March 6, 2012)

Speaker(s): John M. Martinis The computational power of a quantum computer arises from the superposition of quantum states, which gives […]

Recent Developments in Physics (February 21, 2012)

Speaker(s): Ann Esin, Richard Haskell, and Richard Mawhorter Measuring the universe using black holes (Esin); Biological-cell lasers: novelty or useful […]

Milking Superposition: Processing Information Using the Quantum States of Trapped Calcium Ions (February 7, 2012)

Speaker(s): Charlie Doret Two-state quantum systems may be used for encoding information in ways analogous to the bits of a […]

Colloquium

Junior and senior physics majors attend our biweekly colloquium series, held on Tuesday afternoons at 4:30 p.m. in Shanahan B460. The talks are open to all students and to the public, and are frequently attended by scientists from the other Claremont Colleges, Cal Poly Pomona, and others. The series features speakers from a broad range of institutions and fields of physics.