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One-dimensional Molecular Systems with Exotic Quantum States [Updated - Date & Time changed from December 2, 10:00 to December 1, 16:00]
Speaker P. Jelinek, Institute of Physics of Czech Academy of Sciences
Date 1 December 2022 (Thursday)
Time 16:00 - 17:00
Venue Room 4503 Academic Building, HKUST (Lifts 25-26)
Test of Einstein’s “Spooky Action at a Distance” – 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics
Speaker Prof. Gyuboong Jo, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Date 30 November 2022 (Wednesday)
Time 15:00 - 16:30
Venue Kaisa Group Lecture Theater (IAS LT), Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST
Measurement-Prepared Quantum Phases and Phase Transitions: from Ising Model to Gauge Theory, and Beyond
Speaker Prof. Zhen Bi, The Pennsylvania State University
Date 24 November 2022 (Thursday)
Time 15:00 - 16:30
Venue Mixed-Mode
• To join the talk in person: Room 4475, Academic Building, HKUST (Lifts 25-26)
• To join the talk online: Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/97423194077?pwd=dkFlOE81Y2JTL1kvd3RpRElqN3QwUT09
Meeting ID: 974 2319 4077, Passcode: 709501
Expert Sharing Seminar
Speaker Dr. Monica Cheng, DataMIMO LLC
Date 22 November 2022 (Tuesday)
Time 15:00 - 16:00
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/93115253604?pwd=eFV4Wk01eUhmSHZzaWRxUmpqN29HUT09
• Meeting ID: 931 1525 3604
• Passcode: 927219
(for members of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology only)
Emergent Spacetime from Generalized Freefields
Speaker Prof. Xiaoliang Qi, Stanford University
Date 17 November 2022 (Thursday)
Time 10:00 - 11:30
Venue Mixed-Mode
• To join the talk in person: Room 4502, Academic Building, HKUST (Lifts 25-26)
• To join the talk online: Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/94312855346?pwd=V0x1TWZldnc4TGVZZytkNTRvNWFHUT09
Meeting ID: 943 1285 5346, Passcode: 836104
Prospects for Understanding the Physics of the Universe
Speaker Hiranya Peiris, University College London & Stockholm University
Date 17 November 2022 (Thursday)
Time 22:00 (Beijing time)
Venue Zoom (online)
Zoom link: https://hkust.zoom.us/my/copernicus
Meeting ID: 9423380685
Password: gravity
Hindered Diffusion Near Fluid-Solid/Fluid Interfaces
Speaker Prof. Steve Tse, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date 8 November 2022 (Tuesday)
Time 09:30 - 11:00
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/91910607709?pwd=K1plTUEycWdpTDRlWnZDZU02bGJPdz09
• Meeting ID: 919 1060 7709
• Passcode: 851676
Condensed Matter Seminar: Average Symmetry-Protected Topological Phases: Construction and Detection [Updated]
Speaker Jian-Hao Zhang, The Pennsylvania State University
Date 8 November 2022 (Tuesday)
Time 13:30 - 15:00
Venue Mixed-Mode
• To join the talk in person: Room 4472, Academic Building, HKUST (Lifts 25-26)
• To join the talk online: Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/95069439482?pwd=OFJ4MmJCTFRVTHpTTlQwYjlMVVJjUT09
Meeting ID: 950 6943 9482, Passcode: 624438
Expert Sharing Seminar
Speaker • Mr. Yue Cheng, HKbitEX
• Ms. Lynn Li, HKbitEX
Date 1 November 2022 (Tuesday)
Time 15:00-16:00
Venue Chen Kuan Cheng Forum (Lecture Theatre H), HKUST
(CANCELLED) Expert Sharing Seminar
Speaker Dr. Jones Wan, Shell UK
Date 25 October 2022 (Tuesday)
Time 16:00-17:00
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/95504785332?pwd=Y0E2Y1JONVg1L0lYMmRkWW5Gam9DQT09
• Meeting ID: 955 0478 5332
• Passcode: 498937
IAS-CQT Seminar Series - A Brief History of Bell Inequalities and Their Applications
Speaker Prof. Lijian Zhang, Nanjing University
Date 25 October 2022 (Tuesday)
Time 11:00 - 12:00
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/92741225389
• Meeting ID: 927 4122 5389
• Passcode: 149773
Adaptation of Microswimmers in Natural and Artificial Systems
Speaker Prof. Alan C. H. Tsang, The University of Hong Kong
Date 21 October 2022 (Friday)
Time 10:00 - 11:30
Venue Mixed-Mode
• To join the lecture in person: CYT G002, Cheng Yu Tung Building, HKUST
• To join the lecture online: Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/98091140180?pwd=VFNGNmxPZ3FWNWhYZzNCcGk3REVmUT09
Meeting ID: 980 9114 0180, Passcode: 826344
Expert Sharing Seminar
Speaker Dr. Hanson Wong, Belos Capital (Asia) Limited
Date 28 September 2022 (Wednesday)
Time 11:00-12:00
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/95861340996?pwd=QXVQZ2djNkRsemxleWIrKy93R2xlZz09
• Meeting ID: 958 6134 0996
• Passcode: 123345
(for members of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology only)
Topological Insights of Nonlocal Optoelectronics into Quantum Materials
Speaker Dr. Zhurun Ji, Stanford University
Date 27 September 2022 (Tuesday)
Time 10:00 - 11:15
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/95723763520?pwd=bzR0UXBINndkbHBoSmNucU1hYWVFdz09
• Meeting ID: 957 2376 3520
• Passcode: 983827
Magnetic Topological Materials: Design, Synthesis and Characterizations
Speaker Dr. Shiming Lei, Rice University
Date 20 September 2022 (Tuesday)
Time 10:30 - 12:00
Venue Zoom (online)
IAS-CQT Seminar Series - Hybrid Quantum Systems: Coupling Diamond Color Centers to Superconducting Cavities
Speaker Prof. Johannes Majer, The University of Science and Technology of China
Date 15 September 2022 (Thursday)
Time 15:00 - 16:00
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/92503111371
• Meeting ID: 925 0311 1371
• Passcode: 475970
IAS-CQT Seminar Series - Resistivity Anomaly and Negative Longitudinal Magnetoresistance in ZrTe5
Speaker Dr. Bo Fu, The University of Hong Kong
Date 13 September 2022 (Tuesday)
Time 10:00 - 11:00
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/93505619210
• Meeting ID: 935 0561 9210
• Passcode: 528793
A Scalable Superconducting Quantum Architecture with Long-range Connectivity
Speaker Xueyue Zhang, Caltech
Date 2 September 2022 (Friday)
Time 10:00 - 11:00
Venue Zoom Meeting ID: 996 3467 8051
Passcode: 094450
Quasivoid-Induced Structural Relaxation in Colloidal Glass Formers: Microscopic Origin of Stringlike Motions [Cancelled]
Speaker Prof. Cho Tung Yip, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen)
Date 25 August 2022 (Thursday)
Time 11:00 - 12:30
Venue Room 4503, Academic Building, HKUST (Lifts 25-26)
IAS-CQT Seminar Series - Strong Correlation and Unconventional Superconductivity in Bulk and Trilayer Alkali-Doped Fullerides
Speaker Dr. Changming Yue, The University of Fribourg
Date 15 August 2022 (Monday)
Time 11:00 - 12:00
Venue Mixed-Mode
• To join the lecture in person: IAS1038, 1/F, Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST
• To join the lecture online: Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/91374300044,
Meeting ID: 913 7430 0044, Passcode: 937658
Many-Body Quantum Chaos, Spectral Form Factor, and Ginibre Ensemble
Speaker Amos Chan, Princeton University
Date 8 August 2022 (Monday)
Time 11:00 - 12:30
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/96747582741?pwd=dHBpa0tLT2V3aG1XeUs4aGpLajBUQT09
• Meeting ID: 967 4758 2741
• Passcode: 546000
Correlated Electronic Phases in Crystalline Graphene Van der Waals Heterostructures
Speaker Dr. Haoxin Zhou, California Institute of Technology
Date 3 August 2022 (Wednesday)
Time 10:00 - 11:30
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/96038928826?pwd=clNVWnE1c2NPYndnNFZKUEJNRzRxUT09
• Meeting ID: 960 3892 8826
• Passcode: 744737
How do Black Holes Shine?
-- Multiwavelength Emission in the High-energy Universe
Speaker Bart Ripperda, Flatiron Institute & Princeton University
Date 7 July 2022 (Thursday)
Time 21:00 (Beijing time)
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/4214801692?pwd=TGxVWHJudnI1S25FbXhERlVDMkN0dz09
• Meeting ID: 421 480 1692
• Passcode: cosmology
Road to Conquer the Hardness - Solving Hard Computational Problems with Generic Tensor Networks
Speaker Dr. Jinguo Liu, Harvard University
Date 21 June 2022 (Tuesday)
Time 10:30 - 12:00
Venue Zoom (online)
Physics of A Naturally Small Cosmological Constant
Speaker S.-H. Henry Tye, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology & Cornell University
Date 16 June 2022 (Thursday)
Time 21:00 (Beijing time)
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/my/copernicus
• Meeting ID: 9423380685
• Passcode: gravity
IAS-CQT Seminar Series - Quantum Simulation of SU(2) Non-Abelian Vacua in an Ultracold Atomic Bose-Einstein Condensate
Speaker Prof. Shanchao Zhang, South China Normal University
Date 16 June 2022 (Thursday)
Time 10:00 - 11:00
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/95122774126
• Meeting ID: 951 2277 4126
• Passcode: 496108
IAS-QST Seminar Series - Topological Metamaterials: Exploring New Possibilities to Control Waves
Speaker Dr. Xiaoxiao Wu, The University of Hong Kong
Date 30 May 2022 (Monday)
Time 10:00 - 11:00
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/91202947050
• Meeting ID: 912 0294 7050
• Passcode: 538278
Condensed Matter Seminar: New Classes of Topological Kagome Metals and Their Unusual Electronic Properties
Speaker Prof. Stephen Wilson, UC Santa Barbara
Date 25 May 2022 (Wednesday)
Time 11:00 - 12:30
Venue Zoom (online)
IAS-PHYS Seminar - Scaling up Atom Arrays
Speaker Prof. Huanqian Loh, National University of Singapore
Date 19 May 2022 (Thursday)
Time 10:30 - 11:30
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/96765525125
• Meeting ID: 967 6552 5125
• Passcode: 951073)
Condensed Matter Seminar: What is “Qiu Ku” and How to Measure Quantum Entanglement with It
Speaker Prof. Zi Yang Meng, The University of Hong Kong
Date 4 May 2022 (Wednesday)
Time 15:00 - 16:30
Venue Zoom (online)
Condensed Matter Seminar: Correlations and Topology in a Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Compound
Speaker Prof. Haim Beidenkopf, Weizmann Insitute
Date 27 April 2022 (Wednesday)
Time 14:00 - 15:30
Venue Zoom (online)
Observational Signatures of Quantum Gravity?
Speaker Kathryn Zurek, Caltech
Date 21 April 2022 (Thursday)
Time 21:00 (Beijing time)
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/4214801692?pwd=TGxVWHJudnI1S25FbXhERlVDMkN0dz09
• Meeting ID: 421 480 1692
• Passcode: cosmology
Expert Sharing Seminar
Speaker Dr. Chun Zhang, Director of Sensing Devices and Integration, ASTRI
Date 20 April 2022 (Wednesday)
Time 15:30 - 16:30
Venue Zoom (online)
Expert Sharing Seminar
Speaker Dr. Shuyu Chen, Director, Lumi Technology Co., Ltd.
Date 6 April 2022 (Wednesday)
Time 15:30 - 16:30
Venue Zoom (online)
IAS-QST Seminar Series - A Journey of Quantum Physics Experiments with Atoms and Photons
Speaker Prof. Peng Cheng, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Date 1 April 2022 (Friday)
Time 10:00 - 11:00
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/96127212554
• Meeting ID: 961 2721 2554
• Passcode: 918278)
Interfacial Dynamics between a Hydrogel and a Fluid: Modeling and Simulation
Speaker Prof. James J. Feng, University of British Columbia
Date 30 March 2022 (Wednesday)
Time 10:00 - 11:30
Venue Zoom (online)
IAS-QST Seminar Series - Unconventional Charge Density Wave in Kagome Superconductor AV3Sb5 (A=K, Cs, Rb)
Speaker Dr. Haoxiang Li, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (US)
Date 18 March 2022 (Friday)
Time 10:00 - 11:00
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/98444086380
• Meeting ID: 984 4408 6380
•Password: 683593
The Route from Black-Hole Singularities to a Cyclic Cosmology
Speaker Sir Roger Penrose, University of Oxford
Date 17 March 2022 (Thursday)
Time 21:00 (Beijing time)
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/my/copernicus
• Meeting ID: 9423380685
•Password: gravity
Indefinite Causal Structures: How a Missing Arrow of Time Can be Useful to Increase Performances in Quantum Protocols
Speaker Dr. Daniel Ebler, Huawei Research, Hong Kong
Date 16 March 2022 (Wednesday)
Time 14:30 - 16:00
Venue Zoom (online)
Condensed Matter Seminar: Unconventional Photoinduced States Visualized by Ultrafast Electron Diffraction
Speaker Dr. Alfred Zong, UC Berkeley
Date 24 February 2022 (Thursday)
Time 10:00 - 11:30
Venue Zoom (online)
The Synergy of Biophysics and Active Materials
Speaker Prof. Arnold Mathijssen, University of Pennsylvania
Date 23 February 2022 (Wednesday)
Time 10:00 - 11:30
Venue Zoom (online)
Application of Flow Model to Theoretical Physics
Speaker Dr Shuo-Hui Li, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Date 23 February 2022 (Wednesday)
Time 14:30 - 16:00
Venue Zoom (online)
ECE-PHYS Seminar: 2D Materials, from Academia to Industry
Speaker Dr. Carl Hugo Naylor, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro OR, USA
Date 22 February 2022 (Tuesday)
Time 9:30 - 10:30
Venue Zoom (online)
Designer Ferroics: Artificial Spin Ice Systems as a Playground for the Direct Visualization of Frustration-driven Emergent Phenomena
Speaker Dr. Alan Farhan, Aalto University
Date 14 February 2022 (Monday)
Time 15:30 - 17:00
Venue Zoom (online)
Experimental Approaches to Emergent Spin Degrees of Freedom
Speaker Dr. Yishu Wang, The Johns Hopkins University
Date 7 February 2022 (Monday)
Time 10:30 - 12:00
Venue Zoom (online)
Wave Dark Matter
Speaker Lam Hui, Columbia University
Date 27 January 2022 (Thursday)
Time 22:00 (Beijing time)
Venue Zoom (online)
• Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/my/copernicus
• Meeting ID: 9423380685
•Password: gravity
Condensed Matter Seminar: Topological Twistronics
Speaker Prof. Jennifer Cano, Stony Brook University
Date 26 January 2022 (Wednesday)
Time 09:00 - 10:30
Venue Zoom (online)
IAS-PHYS Seminar - Three-dimensional Zero-index Materials
Speaker Prof. Ying Wu, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Date 21 January 2022 (Friday)
Time 15:00 - 16:30
Venue Mixed-Mode
• To join the lecture in person: Group Lecture Theater (IAS LT), Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST
• To join the lecture online: Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/94074775639,
Meeting ID: 940 7477 5639, Passcode: iasDL0121
Confinement-induced Columnar Crystals: A Route to New Architecture in the Scientific World [changed from face-to-face talk to mixed-mode talk]
Speaker Prof. Ho-Kei Chan, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen)
Date 17 January 2022 (Monday)
Time 14:00 - 15:30
Venue Mixed-Mode
• Room 4504, Academic Building, HKUST (Lifts 25-26)
• Zoom (online)
Condensed Matter Seminar: Strongly Correlated Electrons in Ultra-clean Oxides
Speaker Prof. Joseph Falson, Caltech
Date 12 January 2022 (Wednesday)
Time 10:00 - 11:30
Venue Zoom (online)
Condensed Matter Seminar: Magnetism and Magnetoresistance in Nd-doped CeCoIn5
Speaker Prof. Michel Kenzelmann, Paul Scherrer Institute
Date 5 January 2022 (Wednesday)
Time 15:00 - 16:30
Venue Zoom (online)
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