Physics Department Colloquia |
Events During the Week of February 17th through February 24th, 2019
Monday, February 18th, 2019
- Please note special date/time
- Quantum Diamond Sensors
- Time: 4:30 pm
- Place: 2241 Chamberlin Hall
- Speaker: Ron Walsworth, Harvard
- Abstract: In recent years, optically probed nitrogen–vacancy (NV) quantum defects in diamond have become a leading modality for magnetic, electrical, and temperature sensing at short length scales (nanometers to millimeters) under ambient conditions. This technology has wide-ranging application across the physical and life sciences — from NMR spectroscopy at the scale of individual cells to improved biomedical diagnostics to the search for dark matter. I will provide an overview of quantum diamond sensors and their diverse applications.
- Host: Mark Saffman
Tuesday, February 19th, 2019
- No events scheduled
Wednesday, February 20th, 2019
- No events scheduled
Thursday, February 21st, 2019
- No events scheduled
Friday, February 22nd, 2019
- Special Event: Blanchard Lecture
- The arXiv: current status and future plans
- Time: 3:30 pm
- Place: 2241 Chamberlin Hall
- Speaker: Steinn Sigurdsson, Penn State (arXiv Scientific Director)
- Abstract: I will discuss the current status of the arXiv, the automated electronic archive and distribution server for research article preprints and related materials. After 25 years, the arXiv is the dominant provider of preprints of research articles to the mathematical and physical sciences. I will also discuss plans for extending the scope of arXiv and the implementation of the arXiv Next Generation, and talk about where the arXiv may to go next.
- Host: Alex Levchenko