Lab Website: https://www.fitzpatrick-lab.org/
Synopsis: Works with Cryo-EM to understand the structural basis of neurodegeneration and memory (amyloid fibres) as well as understanding protein aggregation. The Fitzpatrick lab has worked extensively on Alzheimers and more recently with the homotypic fibrillization of TMEM106B using light microscopy and Cryo-EM.
Please reach out to chemistry@colorado.edu with any questions.
Abstract: The physics of cooperative atoms/radiators in regular 2D arrays is dominated by two properties: first, a strongly frequency-selective reflectivity and second, the ability to confine polariton modes cleanly on the surface. This makes such a system highly sensitive to and controllable by light fields. Applications of these systems include beam steering, quantum information processing, metrology, and nonlinear single-photon techniques.
Abstract: Symmetry has proven to be of fundamental importance for describing Nature. I will discuss recent developments in various generalizations of global symmetries and their applications in quantum field theory, condensed matter physics, mathematics, and quantum gravity. These new global symmetries exist in a variety of quantum systems, ranging from the Ising model, to topological phases of anyons and fractons, and even to the Standard Model.
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Mars is the closest planet to Earth that could have supported life. Why do we think life could have existed there—or could in the future? How are we looking for evidence of life? Could we terraform Mars to make it more conducive to Earth life? What would it mean to find life on Mars, and equally importantly, what would it mean to search for life and not find any?
Abstract: Quantum measurements are the principal means by which we gain access to and characterize the quantum world. At present the kinds of measurements that are routinely performed in the laboratory are rudimentary and a small subset of the measurements allowed by quantum theory. This talk will describe the past present and future of quantum measurements.
Lab Website: https://mootha.med.harvard.edu/index.html
Synopsis: Lab aims to understand mitochondrial circuitry and regulation; specifically, mitochondrial mRNA processing, complex I assembly, dicarboxylate metabolism, and identification of the human genes required for oxidative phosphorylation. The lab has developed CLIC and CLIME tools alongside working with CRISPR and genetically encoded tools (LbNOX, TPNOX, LOXCAT).
Abstract: Spinor quantum gases with tunable interactions provide a rich playground for studying novel many body phenomena. In my talk,
Abstract: Several companies are now launching megaconstellations of thousands of communication satellites (satcons), which would increase the number of active satellites in Low Earth Orbit at least twenty-fold in the next few years. SpaceX's Starlink satcon is currently largest (over 3,100 satellites) and is adding 60 new satellites every couple of weeks. While these satcons do allow internet access in many underserved rural and remote locations, the costs are prohibitively high for all but the most well-off customers.
Please reach out to chemistry@colorado.edu with any questions.
This seminar will be Zoom only.
Zoom Info: If you’re interested in attending virtually, please contact Jem Averyt: Jem.Averyt@lasp.colorado.edu
The schedule of the upcoming seminars can be found here
https://physicscourses.colorado.edu/seminars/cmpseminar/Fall%202022/index.html
Join via Zoom – Meeting ID: 990 6827 9558 | Password: BCHM2022
In order for NASA’s Flagship Parker Solar Probe (PSP) mission to study the solar corona, it will fly closer to the sun than any spacecraft ever has by performing seven gravity assists at Venus. These gravity assists provide a rare opportunity to study the Venusian atmosphere, and specifically the interaction with the solar wind, using the instrumentation aboard PSP.
Abstract: Learning how to create, study, and manipulate highly entangled states of matter is key to understanding exotic phenomena in condensed matter and high-energy physics, as well as to developing useful quantum computers. In this talk, I will discuss recent experiments where we demonstrated the realization of a quantum spin liquid phase using Rydberg atoms on frustrated lattices and a new architecture based on the coherent transport of entangled atoms through a 2D array.
