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Colloquia 2025

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9 Jan2pmCosmologyDistinguished Professor of Astronomy Brian Schmidt, Australian National UniversityVisit

Colloquia 2024

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23 Oct3pmFrom gravitational experiments and biophysical innovations, it’s all physicsDistinguished visitor Prof Jens Gundlach, University of Washington, SeattleVisit
6 Nov3pmNanotechnology for single-molecule biology: from nanopore protein sequencing to chromosome organizationDistinguished University Prof Cees Dekker, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, The NetherlandsVisit
28 Oct3pmRadiative cooling to harvest water from airProf Daniel Beysens, Physique et Mécanique des Milieux Hétérogènes, CNRS, ESPCI PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France and International Organization for Dew Utilization, www.OPUR.cloud, Paris, FranceVisit
20 Sep3pmRevealing “Dark Matter” as a Bose-Einstein condensate with new James Webb Space Telescope micro-lenses in the Dragon arcProf Tom Broadhurst, EHU/DIPC University of the Basque CountryVisit
23 Aug3pmCosmic Explorer, the Next Generation of
US Gravitational-Wave Observatories		Prof Stefan Ballmer, Syracuse UniversityVisit
26 Jun3pmBlack Hole Spectroscopy: Recent Observations and Future ProspectsProf Badri Krishnan, Radboud UniversityVisit
23 May3pmNanofluidics in carbon nanotube channelsDr Aleksandr Noy, Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryVisit
15 May3pmA tale of two Pair Density Wave (PDW) states in a magnetic superconductorDr He Zhao, Brookhaven National LabVisit
8 May3pmTopological Surface State in a Spin-triplet SuperconductorDr Shuqiu Wang, University of BristolVisit
3 Apr3pmPredicting Tipping and Inverse Design of Quantum Scattering with Machine LearningRegents Prof Ying-Cheng Lai, Arizona State UniversityVisit
21 Feb3pmLearning the Ages and Origins of Stars from their VibrationsDr Marc Hon, MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space ResearchVisit
7 Feb2pmTranscending the Limits of Theoretical Astrophysics with Deep LearningDr Ting Yuan Sen, Australian National UniversityVisit
12 Jan2pmThe Art of Building Small Molecular MachinesProf Ben L. Feringa, University of GroningenVisit

Colloquia 2023

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21-Dec3pmDesigning correlated and topological states in semiconductor moiréDr Yang Zhang, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleVisit
8-Nov4pmQuantum information processing with Group IV semiconductorDr Wister Wei Huang, ETH ZurichVisit
25-Oct4pmvan der Waals contacts on 2D semiconductorsProf Manish Chhowalla, University of CambridgeVisit
18-Oct12.30pmBlack Holes, Galaxies, and the Evolution of the UniverseProf Meg Urry, Yale UniversityVisit
13-Sept5pmAn Elementary Quantum Network of Entangled Optical Atomic ClocksDr Raghavendra Srinivas, University of OxfordVisit
17-May9amPutting pieces into the puzzle: Towards creating ultra quantum matter in a labDr Liujun Zou, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, CanadaVisit
8-Feb3pmNatural Orbitals: Old Concepts, New DevelopmentsProf Jerzy Ciosłowski, University of Szczecin, PolandVisit

Colloquia 2022

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19 Oct3pmUsing Deep Learning Artificial Neural Networks for Optimisations of Optical Alignment and Magneto-Optical TrapProf Lam Ping Koy, Australian National University and Chief Quantum Scientist, A*STARVisit
21-Sep10amWormhole effects in quantum black hole physicsProf Douglas Stanford, New Horizons in Physics Laureate, Stanford UniversityVisit
14-Sep3pmTowards improved understanding of tropical climate and weather affecting Singapore and Southeast AsiaProf Dale Barker [Director of the Centre for Climate Research Singapore (CCRS)]Visit
9-Jun4.30pmShedding Light on Spins: Through the looking-glass, and what we found thereProf Mete Atatüre, Cavendish Laboratory, University of CambridgeVisit
11-May9amTowards Nonthermal Control of Quantum Materials by Light Dr Xinwei Li, California Institute of Technology, USAVisit
24-Mar9.30amMoire materials: new frontier of quantum matterProf Liang Fu, Lawrence C. (1944) and Sarah W. Biedenharn Career Development Associate Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyVisit
24-Feb11amShedding Light on the Interfacial Enhancement of Superconductivity in Monolayer FeSe / SrTiO3Prof Kyle M. Shen, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853, USAVisit

Colloquia 2021

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16-Sep4.30pmTranslating between the two languages of quantum field theoryDr Djordje Radicevic, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USAVisit
26-Aug11amNear-future challenges in scientific analysis for gravitational-wave astronomyDr Alvin Chua, TAPIR, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USAVisit