Condensed Matter & Biological Physics Seminar: Zhen Bi (Penn State University)

Bloomberg 462

TITLE: Quantum Many-Body Topology in Mixed States ABSTRACT: The classification of gapped quantum phases in pure states has seen significant progress over the past decades, particularly with the identification of symmetry-protected topological (SPT) phases. While much has been understood about these phases in ideal, isolated systems at zero temperature, their behavior under non-ideal conditions—such as […]

Department-wide Climate Survey Follow-up

Bloomberg 272 - Schafler Auditorium

Thank you to everyone who participated this past spring in the climate survey conducted by the department’s Committee on Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) in conjunction with JHU’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion. The CDI is very grateful for the valuable assistance that Christina Turner, Senior Diversity Strategist in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, provided […]

Condensed Matter & Biological Physics Seminar: Gregory S. Boebinger (Florida State University)

Bloomberg 462

TITLE: Exploring Weird Quasiparticles at the Heart of Quantum Matter (often using Extreme Magnetic Fields) ABSTRACT:  Materials science has provided technologies to advance humanity through the millenia. In the wide range of modern materials grouped under the heading of “Quantum Matter”, electron charges and electron spins conspire in weird and collective ways to create new […]

Joint JHU-UMD Particle Physics seminar: Vladimir Shiltsev (Northern Illinois University)

on UMD campus

TITLE: Particle Accelerators: Pushing the Frontiers of Physics ABSTRACT: Over the past three decades, the science of beams has evolved into a distinct discipline with its own subjects and methods. Some 30,000 accelerators are in operation worldwide today, including over 100 of major facilities for fundamental science research.  Around 5,000 accelerator scientists and engineers work […]

Department-wide colloquium: Michael Murrell (Yale)

Bloomberg 272 - Schafler Auditorium

TITLE: Energetic optimization during cell division ABSTRACT: Living systems are driven far from thermodynamic equilibrium through the continuous consumption of ambient energy. This energy is invested in the formation of complex, internal macromolecular structures and diverse spatial and temporal patterns in chemical and mechanical activities, which in turn orchestrate cell phenotypes and behaviors. This self-organization […]