September 2023 - sps-list

by Prentiss, Mara

Dear All, The Physics 15c poster session is starting at 4:30 today in Science Center 306. Everyone is cordially invited. Food will be served. I hope to see you there. Mara -- Professor of Physics Harvard University 17 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138

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90r/91r form

by Morin, David

If you are doing research through Phys 90r this semester, this google form replaces the old paper form: https://forms.gle/YgQhmxz4f54CvAT8A Please fill this out as soon as your 90r research plan is settled. This is just an internal physics form, so don’t forget to officially sign up for 90r in your crimson cart. Let me know if you have any questions.

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15a, 15b, 15c lab req

by Morin, David

This email is a reminder about the Physics Department's rule for the 15b and 15c labs, and also (starting with the class of 2027) the 15a lab; see below. The lab rule applies to Physics concentrators, Chem/Phys concentrators, and students completing a Physics secondary: If you skip 15b and/or 15c and satisfy the E&M and/or waves requirement by taking an alternative course (approved by Prof. Georgi or me), then you must still complete the 15b and/or 15c labs at some point, on a pass/fail basis. (However, you don't need to do the 15b lab if you took AP50b or PS12b.) This is just an internal Physics Dept requirement; it’s doesn’t shown up anywhere in my.harvard. You can complete the labs in a future semester if you wish, but our recommendation is that you do them at the same time you take the alternative course. (Students in 15b and 15c must of course do the lab when taking the course.) However, if you’re a senior, we strongly recommend doing the lab **now in the fall**, because the labs get very crowded in the spring, and additionally you may be traveling around visiting grad schools etc. NEW THIS YEAR: Starting with the incoming first-years (the class of 2027), we will also require the 15a lab, for students who don’t take 15a/16/19 (or AP50a or PS12a). If you are presently a sophomore or higher, this does NOT apply to you. You don’t need to compete the 15a lab if you didn’t take 15a/16. You just need to do the 15b and 15c labs. To schedule your lab time, please email (as soon as possible): 15a: Preceptor Gregorio Ponti (gponti(a)g.harvard.edu<mailto:gponti@g.harvard.edu>) 15b: Prof. Mara Prentiss (prentiss(a)g.harvard.edu<mailto:prentiss@g.harvard.edu>) 15c: Preceptor Anna Wang-Holtzen (annawang1(a)g.harvard.edu<mailto:annawang1@g.harvard.edu>) Please let me know if you have any questions.

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Physics Game Night! October 5th @ 6pm

by Belcher, Hannah

[cid:image001.png@01D9F227.FECE2770] Hannah Belcher (she/her) Graduate Program Administrator Harvard University Department of Physics 17 Oxford Street, 241 Jefferson Lab Cambridge, MA 02138 P: 617-496-3968<tel:617-496-3968> See My Hybrid Schedule<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y19qczhzb29qYnRnaTR0bXBhMmU5dG…>

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Harvard Physics Colloquium - October 2, 4:30 PM - Michel Devoret, Yale University

by Vieira, Sylvia

Harvard Physics Colloquium Monday, October 2, 2023 Lecture in Jefferson 250 @ 4:30 PM Tea served in Jefferson 450 @ 3:30 PM ***** Michel Devoret, Frederick W. Beinecke Professor of Applied Physics, Yale University ERROR CORRECTION OF A LOGICAL QUANTUM BIT BEYOND THE BREAK-EVEN POINT The accuracy of logical operations on quantum bits (qubits) must be improved for quantum computers to surpass classical ones in useful tasks. To that effect, quantum information needs to be made robust to noise that affects the underlying physical system. Rather than suppressing noise, quantum error correction aims at preventing it from causing logical errors. This approach derives from the reasonable assumption that noise is local: it does not act in a coordinated way on different parts of the physical system. Therefore, if a logical qubit is correctly encoded non-locally in the larger Hilbert space of a composite system, it is possible, during a limited time, to detect and correct noise-induced evolution before it corrupts the encoded information.  We will present an experiment based on a superconducting cavity and a transmon synthetic atom – the latter employed here as an auxiliary non-linear element [1] – that implements autonomous error correction, incorporating novel primitive operations [2] and feedback control based on reinforcement learning [3]. Recently, we have stabilized in real-time a logical qubit manifold spanned by the so-called Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill grid states, reaching a correction efficiency such that the lifetime of the encoded information was prolonged by more than a factor of two beyond the lifetime of the physical qubits composing our system [4]. [1] Campagne-Ibarcq, Eickbusch, Touzard, et al., Nature 584, 368-372 (2020). [2] Eickbusch et al., Nature Physics 18, 1464 (2022). [3] Sivak et al., Phys. Rev. X 12, 011059 (2022). [4] Sivak et al., Nature 616, 50-55 (2023). Michel Devoret graduated with an electrical engineer diploma in 1975 from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications in Paris and with an MSc in atomic and molecular physics in 1976 from the University of Paris. He then did his PhD research on the NMR of solid hydrogen at very low temperatures in the laboratory of Prof. Anatole Abragam at CEA Saclay. Working as a post-doc in the group of Prof. John Clarke at Berkeley, he demonstrated in 1984 with John Martinis that Josephson circuits exhibited quantum energy levels, the basis of today’s superconducting qubits. Back at Saclay, he founded his own research group on mesoscopic superconductivity and single charge effects. In 2002, he moved to Yale University where his group developed new quantum devices like quantum limited amplifiers and the fluxonium qubit. Recently, his group concentrated on the physics of quantum jumps and the error correction of a logical qubit. Michel is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the recipient of several prizes, including the Ampère Prize of the French Academy of Sciences, the John Bell Prize and the Fritz London Memorial Prize. Zoom Details Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/97336664192?pwd=djdScXMzL2JYMTFZUlU4VHcwWHZNQT09<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.google.com_url-3Fq…> Passcode: 506586 Or One tap mobile : +16469313860,,97336664192# US +19294362866,,97336664192# US (New York) Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): +1 646 931 3860 US +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 305 224 1968 US +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 507 473 4847 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 689 278 1000 US +1 719 359 4580 US +1 253 205 0468 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Webinar ID: 973 3666 4192 International numbers available: https://harvard.zoom.us/u/acIM8HffP2<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.google.com_url-3Fq…> Or an H.323/SIP room system: H.323: 162.255.37.11 (US West) 162.255.36.11 (US East) 115.114.131.7 (India Mumbai) 115.114.115.7 (India Hyderabad) 213.19.144.110 (Amsterdam Netherlands) 213.244.140.110 (Germany) 103.122.166.55 (Australia Sydney) 103.122.167.55 (Australia Melbourne) 149.137.40.110 (Singapore) 64.211.144.160 (Brazil) 69.174.57.160 (Canada Toronto) 65.39.152.160 (Canada Vancouver) 207.226.132.110 (Japan Tokyo) 149.137.24.110 (Japan Osaka) Meeting ID: 973 3666 4192 Passcode: 506586 SIP: 97336664192(a)zoomcrc.com<mailto:97336664192@zoomcrc.com> Passcode: 506586 ***** Sylvia Vieira Events Coordinator Department of Physics, Harvard University Lyman Lab. Room 236 O: (617) 495-9801

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Applying to grad schools panel this Monday 10/2 @J250

by Athalia Meron

Hello everyone! Come join WiP and SPS this Monday, October 2 at 7pm in Jefferson 250 for a panel discussion on the graduate school application process from both graduate students and members of Harvard's admissions team! Panelists include Professor Julia Mundy, co-Director of Graduate Studies Dr. Jacob Barandes, and grad students from a variety of fields in physics. We will cover application requirements, funding, and grad student life in general. Any and all questions are welcome! If you are planning on attending, please fill out this RSVP form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdplMLmRXnbfeQu9x2Iy1qMxwFaEjAvy_m…>. We will be having pizza and would like to know how much to get. Best, Athalia and Hana

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QPC X PRIMUS Social TODAY! Sweets and crafts!

by Rain Wang

Hi y’all! Please join us for a sweet social hosted by the Queer Physics Collective and PRIMUS committees in the undergraduate lounge today at 7:30pm! We will have* Insomnia cookies, candies, and bracelet-making supplies! *If you plan to come, please rsvp <https://forms.gle/BGokxAYADWRUtd6H8> so we know how many cookies to order and accommodate dietary needs. Hope to see you there!! Best, QPC and PRIMUS _ Rain (Kimberly) Wang *(they/them/theirs)* Bachelor's Candidate in Physics Harvard College | Class of 2025

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QPC X FGLI in Physics Social Fri 9/29!!

by Rain Wang

Hi Everyone! Please join us for a sweet social hosted by the Queer Physics Collective and FGLI in Physics committees in the undergraduate lounge on Friday 9/29 at 7:30pm! We will have* Insomnia cookies, candies, and bracelet-making supplies! *If you plan to come, please rsvp <https://forms.gle/BGokxAYADWRUtd6H8> so we know how many cookies to order and accommodate dietary needs. Hope to see you there!! Best, QPC and FGLI in Physics _ Rain (Kimberly) Wang *(they/them/theirs)* Bachelor's Candidate in Physics Harvard College | Class of 2025

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TODAY: Discussion Panel on "Oppenheimer" in Jefferson Labs 250

by Clarke, Dionne L

Destroyers of worlds?: Oppenheimer and the role of scientific institutions in military innovation Wednesday, September 27th, 4:30 pm in Jefferson Labs 250 Panel Discussion [cid:ii_ln0rmdl40] -- Rodrigo Araiza Bravo Ph.D. Candidate | Yelin Group STS Secondary Field | Harvard STS Research Lead on Quantum Ethics | Quantum Ethics Project M.S. Physics, Harvard University '21 B.S. Physics and Mathematics, UIUC '18

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9/27/23 Digest - Opportunities for Undergraduates

by Clarke, Dionne L

Hello Everyone, See the messages below for some interesting opportunities! 1. 10/2 – 2nd Annual Jameel Al-Aidroos Mathematical Pedagogy Lecture Series 2. 10/11 – Virtual Information Session for Penn Medical Physics Graduate Program 3. 10/21 & 11/4 – Virginia Tech College of Science Physics Graduate Program 4. 10/27 & 10/28 – Mathematics in Science: Perspectives and Prospects 5. Apply for Berkeley MEng, UC Berkeley’s Master of Engineering Program ________________________________ 10/2 – 2nd Annual Jameel Al-Aidroos Mathematical Pedagogy Lecture Series 2nd Annual Jameel Al-Aidroos Mathematical Pedagogy Lecture Series The Harvard Department of Mathematics invites you to the second annual Jameel Al-Aidroos Mathematical Pedagogy Lecture Series. Through this series, we bring you speakers who share new perspectives on mathematics and pedagogy, and motivate us to reflect on our professional roles. Learn more about the lecture series and register to attend in person here<https://www.math.harvard.edu/event/jameel-al-aidroos-mathematical-pedagogy-…>. * When: October 2, 2023 | 3 p.m. — 4:30 p.m. * Location: Harvard University, Science Center Room 507 | 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 * Speaker: Gregory R. Goldsmith | Associate Dean for Research and Development and an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences in the Schmid College of Science and Technology at Chapman University Join us for refreshments at 4:30 p.m. in The Austine & Chilton McDonnell Common Room, Science Center 4th floor! ________________________________ 10/11 – Virtual Information Session for Penn Medical Physics Graduate Program [Image] Interested in Fall 2024 admission? Join us for our Virtual Information Session October 11, 2023 at 5:15 PM ET You will hear program highlights and more from our program director, current students, and alumni -- and have the opportunity to ask questions! 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