2024-2025 Seminars
Michaelmas term
| Date | Time | Location | Title | Speaker | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/10/2024 | 12pm-1pm | OCW017 | Many-Body Quantum Chaos and Spectral Form Factor | Amos Chan | Lancaster University |
| 30/10/2024 | 12pm-1pm | OCW017 | Micro optics for large telescopes | Rob Harris | Durham University CfAI |
| 6/11/2024 | 12pm-1pm | OCW017 | Quantum sensors for Earth observation and fundamental physics | Anna Marchant | RAL Space |
| 13/11/2024 | 12pm-1pm | Ph30 | Bose polarons in a box | Christoph Eigen | University of Cambridge |
| 20/11/2024 | 12pm-1pm | OCW017 | Exploring Quantum Phenomena: From Light-atom Interaction in Vapour Cell to Ultracold Molecule Formation | Arpita Das | Durham QLM |
| 4/12/2024 | 12pm-1pm | OCW017 | A Panpsychist Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics | Philip Goff | Durham University, Dept. of Philosophy |
| 11/12/2024 | 12pm-1pm | OCW017 | Abrikosov lattice formation in mixed real-synthetic dimensional condensates | Holly Middleton-Spencer | University of Birmingham |
Epiphany term
| Date | Time | Location | Title | Speaker | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/01/2025 | 12pm-1pm | OCW017 | Controlling the properties of ions and radicals at low temperatures | Brianna Heazlewood | University of Liverpool |
| 05/02/2025 | 12pm-1pm | OCW017 | Atomic beam sources and quantum sensors for absolute neutrino mass and antimatter gravity | Stephen Hogan | University College London (UCL) |
| 12/02/2025 | 12pm-1pm | Ph8 | Optical atomic clocks: progress towards a new SI second and tests of fundamental physics | Anne Curtis | National Physical Laboratory (NPL) |
| 19/02/2025 | 12pm-1pm | OCW017 | Coherent control of three-atom Rydberg states: Research at an American liberal arts college | Aaron Reinhard | Kenyon College - Leverhulme Visiting Professor at Durham University |
| 12/03/2025 | 12pm-1pm | OCW017 | Dual-species tweezer arrays for multifunctional quantum devices | Alex Guttridge | Durham University, QLM |
Easter term
| Date | Time | Location | Title | Speaker | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/05/2025 | 12pm-1pm | Ph8 | Control and scattering properties in dipolar spin mixtures | Louis Lafforgue | University of Innsbruck |
| 14/05/2025 | 12pm-1pm | Ph8 | Networked quantum computing with trapped ions | Jacob Blackmore | University of Oxford |
| 21/05/2025 | 12pm-1pm | Ph8 | Lasting impression: Engagement and EDI | Jamie Gallagher | |
| 28/05/2025 | 12pm-1pm | Ph8 | If we shadows have offended: atoms, big magnets and polarized light | Ifan Hughes | Durham University, QLM |
| 16/07/2025 | 10:30am-11:30am | Ph8 | Quantum Adventures with Trapped Ions: Clocks, Springs, and Qubits | Raghu Srinivas | University of Oxford |
| 16/07/2025 | 12pm-1pm | Ph8 | Quantum Annealing – Beyond the Transverse-Field Ising Model | Paul Warburton | UCL |