Image courtesy Charles Kane The Della Pietra Lecture Series is pleased to present Dr. Charles Kane, theoretical condensed matter physicist and Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Pennsylvania. Title: The Emergence of Topological Quantum Matter General Public Lecture, Wednesday May 8, 2019 at 5:45 pm, Simons Center Della Pietra Family Auditorium (Reception at 5:00pm) Special Presentation for Students, Wednesday May […]
Date: Thursday April 19, 2018 Lecture: 12:00 pm, Simons Center Della Pietra Family Auditorium Title: Exploring the Universe with Gravitational Waves: From the Big Bang to Black Holes Abstract: There are only two types of waves that can propagate across the universe: Electromagnetic waves and gravitational waves. Galileo initiated electromagnetic astronomy 400 years ago, by pointing a telescope […]
The Della Pietra Lecture Series is pleased to present Dr. Carl Safina, Author, Conservationist and Endowed Professor Title: Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel General Public Lecture, Monday, March 19, 2018: 5:30 pm, Simons Center Della Pietra Family Auditorium (Reception at 5:00pm) Special Presentation for High School Students, Friday, March 23, 2018: 11:00 am, Simons Center Della […]
Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Lecture: 11:00 am, Simons Center Della Pietra Family Auditorium Title: “Where will our energy come from in the future?” Abstract: Global demand for energy is rising. Today, 80% is met by burning fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas). Will demand go on rising? Will fossil fuels continue to dominate? Will […]
General Public Lecture Date: NOTE: Due to inclement weather, this event has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 9, 2016 Wine and Cheese Reception: 5:00 pm, Simons Center Lobby and Art Gallery Lecture: 6:00 pm, Simons Center Auditorium, Room 103 Title: “Science from a sheet of paper” Abstract: Starting from just a sheet of paper, by folding, […]
General Public Lecture Thursday, October 1, 2015 Wine and Cheese Reception: 5:00 pm, Simons Center Lobby and Art Gallery Lecture: 5:45 pm, Simons Center Auditorium, Room 103 Title: “How Bacteria Talk To Each Other” Abstract: Bacteria communicate with one another using small chemical molecules that they release into the environment. These molecules travel from cell […]
Title: Collective field theory for Laughlin state Speaker: Paul Wiegmann, University of Chicago Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 Time: 02:30pm – 04:00pm Place: Seminar Room 313, Simons Center [box, type=”download”]Watch the Video. [/box]
Title: The moduli space of S1-type zero loci for Z/2-harmonic spinors in dimension 3 and the guideline to define a new invariant Speaker: Ryosuke Takahashi, Harvard Date: Thursday, May 14, 2015 Time: 10:00am – 11:30am Place: Seminar Room 313, Simons Center [box, type=”download”]Watch the Video. [/box] Abstract: Let M be a compact oriented 3-dimensional […]
Title: A Monotonicity Theorem for Two-dimensional Boundaries and Defects Speaker: Andrew O’Bannon, University of Oxford Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Time: 12:00pm – 01:00pm Place: Seminar Room 313, Simons Center [box, type=”download”]Watch the Video. [/box] Abstract: I will propose a proof for a monotonicity theorem, or c-theorem, for a three-dimensional Conformal Field Theory (CFT) […]
Title: Mathematics and Physics of Calogero-Moser-Sutherland systems Seminar Series: Mathematics and Physics of Calogero-Moser-Sutherland Systems Speaker: Nikita Nekrasov, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Time: 02:00pm – 04:00pm Place: Seminar Room 313, Simons Center [box, type=”download”]Watch the Video. [/box]
