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SUMMARY:IQuS Research Seminar: Michael Cervia (University of Washington)
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid option available\, register on event website
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/iqus-research-seminar-michael-cervia-uofwashington/
LOCATION:Physics/Astronomy Building\, C-421\, 3910 15th Ave NE\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98195-1560
CATEGORIES:Physics
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SUMMARY:Chemistry Seminar: Prof. Maksym Kovalenko
DESCRIPTION:Event interval: Single day eventAccessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.eduEvent Types: Academics\,Lectures/SeminarsLink: https://kovalenkolab.ethz.ch/people/prof_dr_maksym_kovalenko.html"TBD"Professor Maksym Kovalenko – Chemistry\, ETH ZurichHost: David Ginger
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/chemistry-seminar-prof-maksym-kovalenko/
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
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SUMMARY:Dr. John Martinis (UC Santa Barbara and Qolab): Prehistoric quantum bits: experiments testing the fundamental physics of superconducting quantum devices
DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n\n\n\nQuantum mechanics was developed to describe the physics of the small\, for fundamental particles\, atoms and molecules. But does it still work for macroscopic systems? My PhD thesis experiment in 1985 tested this idea\, showing the macroscopic current and voltages in a 1 cm chip obey the quantum phenomena of tunneling and energy-level quantization\, proving that a superconducting circuit can behave as a single `artificial atom.’ Over the last four decades\, many physicists around the world have continued research on quantum devices. The field has evolved from fundamental tests into a high-stakes effort to build quantum bits and a quantum computer. At Google\, our ‘quantum supremacy’ experiment was the culmination of this system-level optimization\, proving that a processor could outpace classical supercomputers by maintaining high-fidelity control over a huge computational (Hilbert) space. Now\, at my startup Qolab\, we are leveraging 300mm semiconductor fabrication to achieve the extreme uniformity and yield necessary to build a useful general-purpose quantum computer. \n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nJohn M. Martinis is an experimental physicist whose work laid much of the foundation for superconducting quantum circuits. Trained at the University of California\, Berkeley\, he carried out landmark experiments demonstrating macroscopic quantum tunneling and energy quantization in Josephson-junction circuits\, showing that electrical circuits can exhibit fully quantum behavior. As a long-time research scientist at NIST and professor at UC Santa Barbara\, he developed high-coherence superconducting qubits and precision measurement techniques that became standards in the field. He later led Google’s quantum hardware program\, where his team built and operated large-scale superconducting processors and demonstrated quantum computational advantage. More recently\, he co-founded Qolab\, focusing on scalable\, high-performance quantum hardware. His contributions to macroscopic quantum phenomena and superconducting quantum technology were recognized with the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics.
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/dr-john-martinis-uc-santa-barbara-and-qolab-prehistoric-quantum-bits-experiments-testing-the-fundamental-physics-of-superconducting-quantum-devices/
LOCATION:Kane Hall 130\, 4069 Spokane Ln NE\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98105
CATEGORIES:Physics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260511T143000
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SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: TBD
DESCRIPTION:Event interval: Single day eventAccessibility Contact: Matthew Yankowitz\, myank@uw.eduEvent Types: Lectures/Seminars \nTitle: TBD \nAbstract: TBD \nBio: TBD
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/mse-seminar-tbd-7/
CATEGORIES:Materials Science & Engineering
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SUMMARY:Physics Seminar: Viviana Cavaliere (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
DESCRIPTION:PAA A102Colloquiahttps://phys.washington.edu/events/2026-05-11/tba
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/physics-seminar-viviana-cavaliere-brookhaven-national-laboratory/
LOCATION:PAA A102
CATEGORIES:Physics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260518T143000
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SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Kayla Sprenger
DESCRIPTION:Event interval: Single day eventAccessibility Contact: Matthew Yankowitz\, myank@uw.eduEvent Types: Lectures/Seminars \nTitle: TBD \nAbstract: TBD \nBio: TBD
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/mse-seminar-robert-hickey/
CATEGORIES:Materials Science & Engineering
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SUMMARY:Physics Seminar: Erez Berg (UC Santa Barbara)
DESCRIPTION:PAA A102Colloquiahttps://phys.washington.edu/events/2026-05-18/tba
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/physics-seminar-erez-berg-uc-santa-barbara/
LOCATION:PAA A102
CATEGORIES:Physics
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SUMMARY:Chemistry Seminar: Prof. Zhi Heng Loh
DESCRIPTION:Event interval: Single day eventCampus location: Chemistry Building (CHB)Campus room: CHB 102Accessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.eduEvent Types: Academics\,Lectures/SeminarsLink: https://web.spms.ntu.edu.sg/~zhiheng/"TBD"Associate Professor Zhi Heng Loh – School of Chemistry\, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology\, Nanyang Technological University\, SingaporeHost: Munira Khalil
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/chemistry-seminar-prof-zhi-heng-loh/
LOCATION:Chemistry Building (CHB)
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
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SUMMARY:Weston T. and Sheila Borden Endowed Lecture in Theoretical Chemistry: Prof. Benedetta Mennucci
DESCRIPTION:Event interval: Single day eventCampus room: TBDAccessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.eduEvent Types: Lectures/SeminarsEvent sponsors: This lecture is supported by the Weston and Sheila Borden Endowed Fund in Chemistry\, established by the Bordens in 2015.\nWeston T. Borden served on the University of Washington chemistry faculty for 31 years. His research involved the use of molecular orbital (MO) theory and MO-based calculations to understand and predict the structures and reactions of organic and organometallic molecules. Sheila Borden received her B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. After a year at the University of Oslo\, she joined the staff of the Royal Society of Chemistry\, where she eventually became managing editor of the RSC's organic chemistry journals. In 2004\, she moved to the University of North Texas to lead the JACS Editorial Office. \nWeston T. and Sheila Borden Endowed Lecture in Theoretical Chemistry \n"Photoactivated biological functions:Bridging Electronic Excitations to Functional Response through Multiscale Simulations"Professor Benedetta Mennucci  – Department of Chemistry\, University of PisaHost: Xiaosong Li \nLiving organisms across all domains of life rely on specialized light-sensitive proteins to detect and respond to light. Although these systems adopt diverse molecular strategies\, they share a common triggering event: the electronic excitation of a chromophoric unit embedded within the protein. This initial excitation is subsequently converted into different forms of energy and propagated through the system\, ultimately leading to a biological response. The underlying processes span multiple spatial and temporal scales\, ranging from ultrafast electronic dynamics localized on the chromophoric unit to much slower\, large-scale conformational changes of the protein matrix. Here\, a multiscale computational framework is presented to describe this cascade of events in a unified manner . Its application to a representative system demonstrates how the approach enables a consistent\, end-to-end description from photoexcitation to functional response . \nReferences Salvadori\, G.\, Mazzeo\, P.\, Accomasso\, D.\, Cupellini\, L. & Mennucci\, B. Deciphering Photoreceptors Through Atomistic Modeling from Light Absorption to Conformational Response. J. Mol. Biol. 436\, 168358 (2024). Mennucci\, B. A quantum chemical perspective of photoactivated biological functions. Pure Appl. Chem. 97\, 1239–1254 (2025). Arcidiacono\, A.\, Bondanza\, M.\, Cupellini\, L. & Mennucci\, B. Atomistic simulations reveal the photoactivation mechanism of a carotenoid-binding photoreceptor. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 123\, e2515214123 (2026).
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/weston-t-and-sheila-borden-endowed-lecture-in-theoretical-chemistry-prof-benedetta-mennucci/
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
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SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: Joe Falson
DESCRIPTION:Event interval: Single day eventAccessibility Contact: Matthew Yankowitz\, myank@uw.eduEvent Types: Lectures/Seminars \nTitle: TBD \nAbstract: TBD \nBio: TBD
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/mse-seminar-joe-falson/
CATEGORIES:Materials Science & Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260629T103000
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SUMMARY:Chemistry Seminar: Prof. Shun-ichi Ishiuchi
DESCRIPTION:Event interval: Single day eventAccessibility Contact: chem59x@uw.eduEvent Types: Academics\,Lectures/SeminarsLink: https://www.irfi.titech.ac.jp/wrhi-archive/en/people/shun-ichi-ishiuchi/index.html \n"TBD"Professor Shun-ichi Ishiuchi – Department of Chemistry\, Institute of Science TokyoHosts: Matthew Bush and Sotiris Xantheas
URL:https://www.quantumx.washington.edu/calendar/chemistry-seminar-prof-shun-ichi-ishiuchi-institute-of-science-tokyo/
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
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