McGill Physics: Online Physical Society Colloquia Recording

Past Physical Society Colliquia Recordings

New Views of Cool Atmosphere Physics and Chemistry from JWST<: Jonathan Fortney; Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California Santa Cruz; Friday, November 1st, 2024, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
The life and death of turbulence: Nigel Goldenfeld; Department of Physics, University of California San Diego; Friday, October 25th, 2024, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
How to get published in Nature: Special Physical Society Colloquium; May Chiao; Senior Consulting Editor of Nature Reviews Physics; Monday, October 21st, 2024, 15:00; [Abstract] [Recording]
The Leighton Chajnantor Telescope: Sunil Golwala; Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, Caltech; Friday, October 11th, 2024, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Ten Foundational Ideas of Theoretical Physics: Anthony Zee; Department of Physics, University of California Santa Barbara; Friday, October 4th 2024, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
The Fate of Entanglement: William Witczak-Krempa; Département de physique, Université de Montréal; Friday, September 27th 2024, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Sharper Images Through Quantum Imaging: Robert W. Boyd; Department of Physics, University of Ottawa & Institute of Optics, University of Rochester; Friday, September 20th, 2024, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Learning to See the Dark Matter in Galaxy Clusters: Hy Trac; Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University; Friday, September 13th 2024, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
nEXO’s quest to unravel the nature of the neutrino: Thomas Brunner; Department of Physics, McGill University; Friday, September 6th 2024, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Beyond the first law: Peculiarly quantum conservation in thermodynamics: Nicole Yunger Halpern; National Institute of Standards and Technology & Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science, University of Maryland; Friday, August 30th 2024, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
IceCube: The First Decade of Neutrino Astronomy: 2023/24 Anna I. McPherson Scientific Lecture; Francis Halzen; Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center & Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Friday, March 22nd 2024, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
The Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment: Matthias Danninger; Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University; Friday, March 15th 2024, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Looking for cracks in the cosmological model: Jo Dunkley; Department of Physics and Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University; Friday, March 1st 2024, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Designing for Social Justice in Science Teaching and Learning: Working towards Rightful Presence: Angela Calabrese Barton; Marsal Family School of Education, University of Michigan; Friday, February 23rd 2024, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Galaxies Shaped by Massive Black Holes: Brian McNamara; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics, University of Waterloo; Friday, February 9th 2024, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
The Nuclear Threat: What it is, why you should care, and what you can do about it: Raymond Jeanloz; Earth & Planeraty Science, UC Berkeley & Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction; Friday, February 2nd 2024, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
The R3AI project: IVADO's plan for a robust, reasoning and responsible AI and its deployment: Luc Vinet; Département de physique, Université de Montréal; Friday, January 12th 2024, 15:30; [Colloquium slides]
Dark Matter Meets Condensed Matter: Yoni Kahn; Department of Physics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Friday, January 5th 2024, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
The NANOGrav Experiment: current results and future directions: Chiara Mingarelli; Department of Physics, Yale University; Friday, December 1st 2023, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Quantum kittens, cats, combs and compasses: superposing coherent states for sensing, communication, computing and pleasure: Barry Sanders; Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University or Calgary; Friday, November 24th 2023, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Building Connections: Science Outreach in the McGill Department of Physics and Trottier Space Institute: Outreach Committee; Department of Physics & Trottier Space Institute, McGill University; Friday, November 17 2023, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
The atomic nucleus as a window to new physic: Jason D. Holt; TRIUMF; Friday, November 10th 2023, 15:30; [Abstract] [Colloquium slides]
Searching for dark matter and dark energy with mechanical sensors: Swati Singh; Electrical and Computer Engineering & Material Science and Engineering, University of Delaware; Friday, October 20th 2023, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Electron Ion Collider (EIC) — the next QCD frontier: Study of the glue that binds us all: 2023/24 R.E. Bell Lecture; Abhay Deshpande; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University; Friday, October 13th 2023, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
How Black Holes Shine: Bart Ripperda; Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Toronto; Friday, October 6th 2023, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Observational Planet Formation: Ruobing Dong; Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Victoria; Friday, September 22nd 2023, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Discovering the Origin of Matter with LEGEND: Julieta Gruszko; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Friday, September 8th 2023, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
A Synoptic View of Fast Radio Bursts with CHIME: Kiyoshi Masui; Physics Department, MIT; Friday, March 31st 2023, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
On the Prevalence of Ocean Worlds, Their Suitability for Biology, And a Speculation Regarding the Fermi Paradox: 2022/23 R.E. Bell Lecture; Alan Stern; Southwest Research Institute; Friday, March 24th 2023, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
From noisy qubits to qubit sensors: Highlights in quantum noise spectroscopy: Lorenza Viola; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College; Friday, March 17th 2023, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
The Search for Dark Matter: from theory to experiment and back again: Tien-Tien Yu; Department of Physics, University of Oregon; Friday, March 10th 2023, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Nonlinear Photonics in III-V Semiconductors: Ksenia Dolgaleva; School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa; Friday, February 24th 2023, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Solar energy conversion through the lens of coherent multidimensional spectroscopy: Jennifer Ogilvie; Department of Physics, University of Michigan; Friday, February 17th 2023, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Equity for Women in Science: Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Advancement: Vincent Larivière; École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information, Université de Montréal; Friday, January 27th 2023, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Measuring Gravity by Dropping Atoms: Xuejian Wu; Department of Physics, Rutgers University; Friday, January 20th 2023, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
The search for axion dark matter: Benjamin Safdi; Physics Department, UC Berkeley; Friday, January 13th 2023, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Wet, Wiggly, Weird, and Wonderful – New Discoveries in Nanofluidics: Derek Stein; Physics Department, Brown University; Friday, January 6th 2023, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Measuring Neutrino Masses: Then and Now: Joe Formaggio; Department of Physics, MIT; Friday, December 2nd 2022, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Entanglement: How quantum entanglement spooked the Nobel prize in 2022: Michael Hilke; Department of Physics, McGill University; Friday, November 25th 2022, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
The first results of the James Webb Space Telescope: René Doyon; Département de physique, Université de Montréal; Friday, November 18th 2022, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Quarks, neutrinos, and new physics searches: Michael Wagman; Theory Division, Fermilab; Friday, November 4th 2022, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
The Birth and Growth of Young Planets: Zhaohuan Zhu; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Friday, October 28th 2022, 15:30; [Abstract] [Audio recording & slides]
Mechanical sensors for dark matter: David Moore; Department of Physics, Yale University; Friday, October 21st 2022, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Probing Quantum Field Theory at Strong Coupling: Emily Nardoni; Kavli IPMU, University of Tokyo; Friday, October 7th 2022, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
The International Race For A Quantum Computer: Stephanie Simmons; Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University; Friday, September 30th 2022, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Cosmic Dawn: The next frontier in cosmology: Julian Muñoz; Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Friday, September 23rd 2022, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
On the Philosophy and Sociology of Physical Science: 2022/23 Anna I. McPherson Scientific Lecture; James Peebles; Nobel Laureate; Department of Physics, Princeton University; Friday, September 16th 2022, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Our Expanding Universe: 2022/23 Anna I. McPherson Public Lecture; James Peebles; Nobel Laureate; Department of Physics, Princeton University; Thursday, September 15th 2022, 19:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Materials informatics: the 4th paradigm: Hong Guo; Centre for the Physics of Materials & Department of Physics, McGill University; Friday, September 2nd 2022, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Bringing electrostatics to light: Electrometry probes a new dimension at the molecular scale: Madhavi Krishnan; Department of Chemistry, Oxford University; Friday, April 8th 2022, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Revisiting and Repurposing the Double Helix: 2021/22 R.E. Bell Lecture; Taekjip Ha; Thomas C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University; Friday, April 1st 2022, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Physics identity as a tool to build equity in physics: Physical Society/Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Colloquium; Angela Johnson; Educational Studies Department, St. Mary's College of Maryland; Friday, March 18th 2022, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Unexpected lessons from neural networks built with symmetry: Tess Smidt; Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT; Friday, February 25th 2022, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
uperconducting Quantum Sensors and Rare Isotope Decay: Model-Independence in our Search for Physics Beyond the Standard Model: Kyle Leach; Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines; Friday, February 18th 2022, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Mechanical magnification of single-molecule motion: leveraging DNA nanotechnology to visible lengths: Deborah Fygenson; Department of Physics, UC Santa Barbara; Friday, January 28th 2022, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Taking a scientific approach to physics education: Carl Wieman; Nobel Laureate; Physics and Education, Stanford University; Friday, January 14th 2022, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording] [Presentation slides]
Competencies & PhD Careers in the Sciences: Physical Society/MGAPS Colloquium; Rebecca Maymon; Faculty of Science, McGill University; Friday, December 3rd 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
The 2021 Physics Nobel: “Complex systems”: The climate, with a geocomplexity update: Physical Society/MSPS Colloquium; Shaun Lovejoy; Department of Physics, McGill University; Friday, November 26th 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Notes on the History of the McGill Physics Department: Jean Barrette; Department of Physics, McGill University; November 19th 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Topological physics with light and matter: new horizons: Philippe St-Jean; Département de physique, Université de Montréal; Friday, November 12th 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Enabling new probes of the cosmos with novel technology: Matt Dobbs; Department of Physics, McGill University; Friday, November 5th 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Explorations in Deep Learning for Astrophysics: Siamak Ravanbakhsh; School of Computer Science, McGill University; Friday, October 29th 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Mining the molecular noise: fluorescence fluctuation image analysis reveals protein interactions and transport in living cells: Paul Wiseman; Departments of Physics and Chemistry, McGill University; Friday, October 22nd 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Experimental relativistic zero-knowledge proofs: Claude Crépeau; School of Computer Science, McGill University; Friday, October 8th 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Learning from Life: Understanding and Design of Complex Biophysical Systems through Multiscale Modeling and Machine Learning: Ré Mansbach; Department of Physics, Concordia University; Friday, September 17th 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Do we understand the evolution of the very early universe: Robert Brandenberger; Department of Physics, McGill University; Friday, September 10th 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Binary neutron stars: Einstein's richest laboratory: Luciano Rezzolla; Goethe University; Friday, April 9th 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Direct observation of anyonic braiding statistics: Michael Manfra; Department of Physics and Astronomy Purdue University / Microsoft Quantum Purdue; Friday, March 26th 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Black Hole Physics at the Horizon Scale: Feryal Özel; Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona; Friday, March 19th 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
The Jazz of Physics: Music and the Structure of the Universe: Co-presented with the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT; Stephon Alexander; Department of Physics, Brown University; Friday, March 12th 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Biological tissues as mechanical metamaterials: Lisa Manning; Department of Physics, Syracuse University; Friday, February 19th 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Dynamical Landscape and Multistability of the Earth's Climate: Valerio Lucarini; epartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Reading; Friday, February 12th 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
The life and death of the free neutron: Nadia Fomin; Department of Physics & Astronomy, >University of Tennessee; Friday, February 5th 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Making quantum states of light with moving mirrors: Cindy Regal; JILA/UC Boulder; Friday, January 29th 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Multi-line intensity mapping with TIME and SPHERE: Tzu-Ching Chang; NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech; Friday, January 22nd 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
New direction in high energy neutrino physics: IceCube and the Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment: Elisa Resconi; TU Munich; Friday, January 15th 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Separating wheat from chaff: photometric classification in the age of LSST: Renée Hlozek; Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto; Friday, January 8th 2021, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Black holes: The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics: Robert Brandenberger & Daryl Haggard; Department of Physics & McGill Space Institute, McGill University; Friday, December 4th 2020, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Gravity and Quantum Mechanics Seen Through a Holographic Lens: 2020/21 R.E. Bell Lecture; Leonard Susskind; Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics; Friday, November 27th 2020, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
EDI (equity, diversity, inclusion) beyond policy: Physical Society/EDI Colloquium; Tanja Tajmel; Centre for Engineering in Society, Concordia University; Friday, November 20th 2020, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
From Quantum Mechanics to Spacetime: Physical Society/MGAPS Colloquium; Sean Carroll; Caltech Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy; Friday, November 13th 2020, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Welcome to the Milky Way! Gaia, the Galaxy and Galactic Dynamics: Kathryn V. Johnston; Department of Astronomy, Columbia University; Friday, November 6th 2020, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Generation I planets: Yanqin Wu; Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Toronto; Friday, October 30th 2020, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
New Views of the Magnetized Sky: Physical Society/MSPS Colloquium; Bryan Gaensler; Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto; Friday, October 23rd 2020, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Digital Herd Immunity: Shivaji Sondhi; Department of Physics, Princeton University; Friday, October 16th 2020, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Visualizing the inner life of cells with super-resolution microscopy: Melike Lakadamyali; Department of Physiology,Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Friday, October 9th 2020, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Listening for gravitational waves above the quantum din: 2020/21 Anna I. McPherson Scientific Lecture; Nergis Mavalvala; Department of Physics, MIT; Friday, October 2nd 2020, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Gravitational waves: a new window to the Universe: 2020/21 Anna I. McPherson Public Lecture; Nergis Mavalvala; Department of Physics, MIT; Thursday, October 1st 2020, 18:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Beyond BCS Theory: Exact Results for Superconductivity and Mottness: Philip Phillips; Department of Physics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Friday, September 25th 2020, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Building Google's Quantum Computer: Marissa Giustina; Google Research; Friday, September 18th 2020, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Spacetime, Quantum Mechanics and Positive Geometry at Infinity: Nima Arkani-Hamed; Institute for Advanced Study; Friday, September 11th 2020, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Sorting needles in a haystack and cooling a ‘sandwich’: data analysis and detector development with ATLAS at the Large Hadron Collider: Claire David; Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University; Friday, September 4th 2020, 15:30; [Abstract] [Recording]
Problematizing the “there's no problem” discourse about gender in physics learning: Allison Gonsalves; Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University; Friday, February 24th 2017, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Tropical cyclones and climate change: Timothy Merlis; Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences & McGill Space Institute, McGill University; Friday, January 22nd 2016, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Attosecond imaging with x-rays: Peter Abbamonte; Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Friday, January 15th 2016, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Quantum quivering from dissipation and noise: Aashish Clerk; Department of Physics, McGill University; Friday, December 4th 2015, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Anderson localization of ultra-cold atoms: a quantum simulator: Alain Aspect; Institut d'Optique; Friday, November 20th 2015, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Resolution of the black hole information paradox: Samir Mathur; Department of Physics, Ohio State University; Friday, November 13th 2015, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Graphene Photonics and Plasmonics: Phaedon Avouris; T. J. Watson Research Center, IBM; Friday, November 6th 2015, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
The surprisingly strong strong interaction: Brian Cole; Department of Physics, Columbia University; Friday, October 30th 2015, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Quantum critical metals and their instabilities: Shamit Kachru; Department of Physics, Stanford University; Friday, October 23rd 2015, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Primordial non-Gaussianity in the CMB and Large-Scale Structure: Kendrick Smith; Perimeter Institute; Friday, October 16th 2015, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Searching and characterizing nearby habitable worlds: René Doyon; Département de Physique, Univeristé de Montréal; Friday, October 9th 2015, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Highly enriched ²⁸ Si - a `semiconductor vacuum': Michael Thewalt; Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University; Friday, October 2nd 2015, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Novel Statistical Physics Approaches to Understanding Economic Fluctuations: Eugene Stanley; Department of Physics, Boston University; Friday, September 25th 2015, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Nonlinear optical nano-photovoltaics: Jean-Michel Nunzi; Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Department of Chemistry, Queen's University; Friday, September 18 2015, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Holography, Black Holes and Quantum Gravity: Alex Maloney; Department of Physics, McGill University; Friday, September 11th 2015, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
New horizons in quantum gravity: holography and black hole physics: Alejandra Castro; Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam; Friday, January 9th 2015, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Laser-assisted surface engineering: Anne Kietzig; Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University; Friday, November 28th 2014, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Active fluctuation-driven random transport in cells: Alen Ehrlicher; Department of Bioengineering, McGill University; Friday, November 14th 2014, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Single-atom optical clocks: 2014/15 Anna I. McPherson Scientific Lecture; David Wineland; NIST & University of Colorado, Boulder; Friday, November 7th 2014, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Validation of quantum devices: Matthias Troyer; ETH Zurich; Friday, October 24th 2014, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Ettore Majorana and his strange particles: Marcel Franz; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia; Friday, September 26th 2014, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Observable Signatures of Merging Compact Binaries: Brian Metzger; Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Columbia University; Friday, September 19th 2014, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
Rise of the Titans: The Biggest Black Holes in the Universe: Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo; Département de Physique, Université de Montréal; Friday, September 5th 2014, 15:30; [Abstract] [Video]
How the physics of clouds affects Snowball Earth and the runaway greenhouse: Dorian Abbot; Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago; |Friday, April 11th 2014, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Precision Standard-Model Measurements with the ATLAS Experiment at the LHC: Manuella Vincter; Department of Physics, Carleton University; Friday, April 5th 2013, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Cosmology from the Cosmic Microwave Background: Joanna Dunkley; Department of Physics, University of Oxford; Friday, February 22nd 2013, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Magnetism in quantum gases: Dan Stamper-Kurn; Department of Physics, UC Berkeley; Friday, February 8th 2013, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Type 1a Supernovae, The Accelerating Cosmos and Dark Energy: 2012/13 Anna I. McPherson Scientific Lecture; Brian Schmidt; The Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University; Friday, February 1st 2013, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
The Accelerating Universe: 2012/13 Anna I. McPherson Public Lecture; Brian Schmidt; The Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University; Thursday, January 31st 2013, 18:00; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Inference in biological physics: Philip Nelson; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania; Friday, January 25th 2013, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Soft x-ray scanning x-ray microscopy: current capabilities and future trends: Adam Hitchcock; Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research & Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, McMaster University; Friday, January 18th 2013, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Topological States in Graphene-Based Two-Dimensional Electron Systems: Allan H. MacDonald; Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin; Friday, January 11th 2013, 15:3; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Measuring how the Universe began: current status of the cosmic microwave background: Mark Halpern; Department of Physics and Astronomy, UBC; Friday, December 7th 2012, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
New topological quantum states in condensed matter physics: William Halperin; Department of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University; Friday, November 30th 2012, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Exploring the energy frontier with the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider: R.E. Bell Lecture; Michel Lefebvre; epartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria; Friday, November 23rd 2012, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
The mechanisms of muscle myosin motors working in ordered filaments, sarcomeres and cells: Dilson Rassier; Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University; Friday, November 2nd 2012, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Using coherent x-rays to study disordered materials: Mark Sutton; Department of Physics, McGill University; Friday, October 26th 2012, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Can we make better musical instruments?: Gary Scavone; Schulich School of Music, McGill University; Friday, October 19th 2012, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Excitons in Semiconductor Quantum Dots: Design principles for lasers, optical switches, and LEDs: Patanjali Kambhampati; Department of Chemistry, McGill University; Friday, September 21st 2012, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Energy for the 21st Century World Economy: Problems and Opportunities: Wolfgang Bauer; Michigan State University; Friday, September 14th 2012, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Order through Disorder: Entropy Driven Self-Assembly: Zvonimir Dogic; Department of Physics, Brandeis University; Friday, September 7th 2012, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Efficiency in the Cell: How Cells Make Proteins Rapidly While Working to a Budget: Paul Higgs; McMaster University; Wednesday, April 4th 2012, 11:00; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Hot QCD Matter: Liquid, Strong and Stringy?: Barbara Jacak; SUNY, Stony Brook; Friday, March 30th 2012, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
What can we do with laser frequency combs?: 2011/12 Anna I. McPherson Scientific Lecture; Theodor Hänsch; Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics & Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität; Friday, March 2nd 2012, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Particle Astrophysics at 100: A Century of Adventures and Discovery: Stéphane Coutu; Pennsylvania State University; Friday, February 17th 2012, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Examining the Interior Structure of Transiting Planets: From Exo-Jupiters to Kepler's Super-Earths: Jonathan Fortney; University of California Santa Cruz; Friday, February 10th 2012, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
An Execution Model for Exascale Computing: Thomas Sterling; Indiana University, Bloomington; Friday, February 3rd 2012, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Quantum Measurement in the Real World: Aephraim Steinberg; Department of Physics, University of Toronto; Friday, January 20th 2012, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
LOFAR: Astronomy at the Extreme Low End of the Electromagnetic Spectrum: Jason W. T. Hessels; ASTRON; Friday, January 13th 2012, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
An International Pulsar Timing Array for Gravitational Wave Detection: Maura McLaughlin; West Virginia University; Friday, December 2nd 2011, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Molecular Graphene: Hari Manoharan; Department of Physics, Stanford University; Friday, November 11th 2011, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Battling decoherence: the fault-tolerant quantum computer: John Preskill; Caltech; Friday, November 4th 2011, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Quantum Phase Transitions in Ultracold Atoms and Condensed Matter Physics: Nandini Trivedi; Ohio State University; Friday, October 7th 2011, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Superconductivity versus the Quantum Hall Effect: Jim Eisenstein; Caltech; Friday, September 30th 2011, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
The Competitive Landscape of High-Tc Superconductivity: Jennifer E. Hoffman; Harvard University; Friday, September 2nd 2011, 15:30; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Bouncing droplets (and the Nature of Reality): John Bush; MIT; Friday, May 20th 2011; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Exploring the quantum nature of light in a cavity: Serge Haroche; École Normale Supérieure & Collège de France; Friday, April 29th 2011; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Black Holes: the Harmonic Oscillators of the 21st Century: Andrew Strominger; Harvard University; Friday, April 15th 2011; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Quantum optics and nanophotonics with diamond nitrogen vacancy centers: Paul Barclay; Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary; Friday, April 1st 2011; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
The High Time Resolution Universe survey for Pulsars and Radio Transients: Matthew Bailes; Swinburne Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing; Friday, March 25th 2011; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Building robust quantum computers — software approach: David Poulin; Université de Sherbrooke; Friday, March 18th 2011; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Designing and Performing with Digital Musical Instruments: Marcelo Wanderley; Schulich School of Music, McGill University; Friday, March 4th 2011; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Detecting extra dimensions with gravitational waves: Ruth Gregory; Durham university; Friday, February 11th 2011; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
The physics of sailing: John Kimball; University of Albany; Friday, January 28th 2011; [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Planck scale physics in the laboratory: Craig Hogan; Fermilab Center for Particle Astrophysics; Friday, January 21st 2011; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Strings and Particle Phenomenolog: Cumrun Vafa; Department of Physics, Harvard University; Friday, December 10th 2010; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Graphene: How graphene netted this year's Nobel prize: Michael Hilke; McGill University; Friday, October 8th 2010; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Neutrinos from the Sky and Through the Earth: Kate Scholberg; Department of Physics, Duke University; Friday, September 24th 2010; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Measurement of stimulated Hawking radiation in a fluid analog system: Bill Unruh; Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia; Friday, September 17th 2010; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Physics of Evo-Devo: Paul François; Department of Physics, McGill University; Friday, September 10th 2010; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation - A Unique Window on the Early Universe: Gary Hinshaw; Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA; Friday, September 3rd 2010; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Graphene: Magic of Flat Carbon: Andre Geim; University of Manchester; Tuesday, June 29th 2010; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Molecular Transistors: Mark A. Reed; Departments of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, Institute for Nanoscience and Quantum Engineering, Yale University; Friday, February 12th 2010; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
APS plaques unveiling: Special Event; Monday November 30th 2009; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
New Topologically Ordered Phases of Condensed Matter: Joel E. Moore; University of California, Berkeley; Thursday, November 26th 2009; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
The Top Top Ten List: Michael E. Peskin; Stanford University; Wednesday, November 25th 2009; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Fundamental Physics with Ultracold Neutrons: A New Approach to a Challenging Problem: Albert Young; Department of Physics, North Carolina State University; Friday, November 20th 2009; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Particle Accelerators: Mega-Science for the Ultra-Small: William Trischuk; University of Toronto & IPP; Friday, November 13th 2009; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Exploring new frontiers of quantum optical science: Mikhail Lukin; Physics Department, Harvard University; Friday, November 6th 2009; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Illuminating Dark Matter: Neil Weiner; Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics, New York University; Friday, October 23rd 2009; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Space, time, matter: 90 years after: R.E. Bell Lecture; Gabriele Veneziano; College de France; Monday, September 28th 2009; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Stable, Accelerating Universes without Dark Energy: Dimitrios Psaltis; University of Arizona; Friday, September 18th 2009; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Feynman's Broader Impact: Special Physics Lecture; Doug Osheroff; Nobel Laureate; Stanford University; Monday, September 14th 2009; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Understanding the Columbia Accident: Doug Osheroff; Nobel Laureate; Stanford University; Friday, September 11th 2009; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Boiling, freezing, and other things we thought we understood...: Daan Frenkel; Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge; Friday, April 3rd 2009; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Holographic Descriptions of Quantum Liquids: John McGreevy; MIT; Friday, March 27th 2009; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Chirped-pulse interferometry: “quantum” interference with classical light: Kevin Resch; University of Waterloo; Friday, March 20th 2009; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
The baryonic mass-to-light ratio in elliptical galaxies measured from the static gravitational micro-lensing of multiply imaged quasars: Paul Schechter; MIT; Friday, March 13th 2009; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Locating sources of gravitational waves and their electromagnetic: Sterl Phinney; Caltech; Thursday, March 5th 2009; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Nanoscale Magnetic Resonance Imaging - The Quest for a Molecular Structure Microscope: Dan Rugar; Center for Probing the Nanoscale; Friday, January 30th 2009; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope: The First 3 Months: Peter Michelson; Kavli Institute of Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology and Department of Physics, Stanford University; Friday, November 28th 2008; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Neutrino and Astro-Physics Measurements with the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory: Art McDonald; Queen's University; Friday, November 21st 2008; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Fundamental Physics, Cosmology and the Large Hadron Collider: R.E. Bell Lecture; Nima Arkani-Hamed; Institute for Advanced Study; Friday, November 14th 2008; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Exploring physics at the energy frontier using the ATLAS experiment: Brigitte Vachon; Department of Physics, McGill University; Friday, November 7th 2008; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
What may we expect from the LHC?: 2008/09 Anna I. McPherson Scientific Lecture; John Ellis; CERN; Friday, October 24th 2008; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Inside Neutron Stars: Theoretical Speculations & Observational Constraints: Sanjay Reddy; T-16 Nuclear Physics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Friday, October 10th 2008; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Attitudes about physics and how they impact and are impacted by instruction: McGill Speaker Series; Carl Wieman; Nobel Laureate; Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia; Thursday, September 25th 2008; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Inflation, String Theory, and Signatures in the CMB: Eva Silverstein; Stanford University & SLAC; Friday, September 19th 2008; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Place Your Bets, or: The last chance to be wrong about what might be discovered at the LHC: Cliff Burgess; McMaster University/Perimeter Institute; Wednesday, September 10th 2008; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
How string theory resolves the black hole information paradox: Samir Mathur; Department of Physics, Ohio State University; Wednesday, April 2nd 2008; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
QCD, strings and black holes: A duality between gravity and field theory: R.E. Bell Lecture; Juan Maldacena; Institute for Advanced Study; Friday, March 28th 2008; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Quantum Computing, Cryptography and Teleportation: CAP Lecture; Daniel James; University of Toronto; Tuesday, March 4th 2008; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Cosmology Today: 2007/08 Anna I. McPherson Scientific Lecture; George Smoot; Nobel Laureate; University of California, Berkeley & Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Friday, February 15th 2008; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Relics of the Big Bang: 2007/08 Anna I. McPherson Public Lecture; George Smoot; Nobel Laureate; University of California, Berkeley & Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Thursday, February 14th 2008; [Abstract] [Mediasite version (Windows/MacOS only)]
Ultra-high-energy Cosmic-ray Astronomy and Astrophysics with the Pierre Auger Observatory: Vasiliki Pavlidou; Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago; Friday, February 8th 2008; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Diversity in Young Neutron Stars: The High-Magnetic-Field Puzzle: Victoria Kaspi; Department of Physics, McGill University; Friday, January 25th 2008; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Wrapping light around a hair: Eric Mazur; Harvard Universirty; Thursday, January 17th 2008; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Theories of the Explosive Death of Massive Stars: Adam Burrows; University of Arizona; Friday, November 16th 2007; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Inflation and the String Theory Landscape: Alan Guth; Department of Physics, MIT; Friday, October 26th 2007; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Our Miserable Future: Lawrence M. Krauss; Case Western Reserve University; Friday, October 19th 2007; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Unravelling the accelerating universe: Rachel Bean; Department of Astronomy, Cornell University; Friday, September 28th 2007; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Bringing Hearing to the Deaf. Cochlear Implants: a Technical and Personal Account: Ian Shipsey; Purdue University; Friday, September 21st 2007; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
The Origin of the Big Bang: the status of inflation after WMAP: V. Mukhanov; University of Munich; Friday, April 27th 2007; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Cosmology and the Shape of Large-Scale Structure: Neta Bahcall; Princeton University; Friday, April 13th 2007; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Going to the ends of the Earth to study the Evolving Universe: William Holzapfel; University of California, Berkeley; Friday, March 30th 2007; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Single Molecule Measurements of Motor Proteins, In vitro and In vivo: Paul Selvin; Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Friday, March 23rd 2007; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Is the Universe held together by cosmic string?: Mark Hindmarsh; University of Sussex; Friday, March 16th 2007; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
New forms of quantum matter near absolute zero temperature: 2006/2007 Anna I. McPherson Scientific Lecture; Wolfgang Ketterle; Nobel Laureate; MIT; Friday, March 2nd 2007; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Bose-Einstein condensates - the coldest matter in the universe: 2006/2007 Anna I. McPherson Public Lecture; Wolfgang Ketterle; Nobel Laureate; MIT; Thursday, March 1st 2007; [Abstract] [Mediasite version (Windows/MacOS with IE only)]
Star Formation Near and Far: Jonathan Tan; Department of Astronomy, University of Florida; Friday, February 16th 2007; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Attosecond Science: Paul Corkum; NRC, Ottawa; Friday, February 9th 2007; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Quantum mechanics and the equivalence principle: Paul Davies; Beyond: Institute for Fundamental Concepts in Physics, Arizona State University; Friday, January 26th 2007; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
Anthropic constraints on inflation: Leonard Susskind; Stanford University; Friday, January 26th 2007; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)]
The Scientific Case of the Planck Mission: George Efstathiou; Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge University; Wednesday, January 24th 2007; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Precision tests of General Relativity: Michael Kramer; University of Manchester/Jodrell Bank Observatory; Friday, January 19th 2007; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
The highest energy cosmic rays: some past history and recent observations: James Cronin; Nobel Laureate; University of Chicago; Friday, January 5th 2007; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Rare Isotopes in Cosmic Explosions and Accelerators on Earth: Hendrik Schatz; MSU/NSCL; Friday, December 1st 2006; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
How Advances in Science Are Made: Doug Osheroff; Stanford University; Friday, November 17th 2006; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Powder diffraction in high magnetic fields: from a new tool to novel physics: Vitalij Pecharksy; Iowa State University; Friday, November 10th 2006; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Simulation of Binary Black Hole Mergers: Frans Pretorius; University of Alberta; Friday, November 3rd 2006; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Physics at RHIC: Joe Kapusta; University of Minnesota; Friday, October 27th 2006; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Do Matter-Antimatter Asymmetries Matter?: Aaron Roodman; SLAC/Stanford University; Friday, October 20th 2006; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Entanglement, dynamical bifurcations and quantum phase transitions: Gerard Milburn; University of Queensland; Friday, October 13th 2006; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
How to learn a generative model of images: Geoffrey Hinton; University of Toronto; Friday, September 29th 2006; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
The power of forgetting: Patrick Hayden; McGill University; Friday, September 15th 2006; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Dark Matter and Dark Energy: Two Great Conundrums of Our Age: CAP Lecture; Kayll Lake; Queen's University; Thursday, March 30th 2006; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Bring On the Spin!: Don Eigler; IBM Almaden Research Center; Friday, March 17th 2006; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
ν_e or not ν_e? Upcoming Results from MiniBooNE: Bonnie Fleming; Yale University; Friday, March 17th 2006; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Superfluidity in solid helium and solid hydrogen: Moses H.W. Chan; Penn State University; Friday, March 10th 2006; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Molecular Transport Structures: Elastic Scattering, Noise and Beyond: Mark A. Ratner; Chemistry Dept. and Center for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University; Friday, March 3rd 2006; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Liquid Optics: Ermano Borra; Université Laval; Friday, February 3rd 2006; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
The Mystery of Black Hole Entropy: Werner Israel; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria; Friday, January 27th 2006; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]
Electromagnetic Explosions: Roger Blandford; Stanford University; Friday, January 6th 2006; [Abstract] [Generic presentation (browser/OS neutral)] [Microsoft Producer Version (Windows only)]