Submitted by bjtravis on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 9:37am.
Sep 23 2011 - 4:00pm
Sep 23 2011 - 5:00pm
Speaker:
Daria Ahrensmeier, University of Calgary
Location:
Science B 142
At the beginning of the new term, instructors start their classes with well structured notes and exciting demonstrations and are looking forward to engaged discussions with their students. Students are showing up to their new classes hoping for an interesting learning experience and a good grade at the end. But after a few weeks, the initial optimism often turns into frustration. Many instructors are disappointed because their students don’t follow their thoughtfully designed lectures and don’t engage in discussions, while many students feel they don’t get the support they need or the grades they deserve. What can we do about this reacurring problem?
Submitted by lesholme on Tue, 09/13/2011 - 7:39am.
Sep 16 2011 - 4:00pm
Sep 16 2011 - 5:00pm
Speaker:
Dr. Ilya Nemenman
Location:
SB 142
Dr. Nemenman is from the Departments of Physics and Biology, Populations Biology, ecology, and Evolution Graduate Program, Neuroscience Graduate Program, Computational and Life Sciences Initiative at Emory University.
Submitted by smmicall on Thu, 03/31/2011 - 2:05pm.
Apr 8 2011 - 4:00pm
Apr 8 2011 - 5:00pm
Speaker:
Dr. Wolfgang Tittel, IQIS, University of Calgary
Location:
Science B 142
The event of information and communication technology has shaped the way we live. We hardly spend a day without sending, storing, reading, or processing information - for instance information contained in emails. Similar tasks are required to enable future applications of quantum information and communication. I will review the role that quantum memories play in quantum repeaters, networks and computers, and I will briefly address the current state-of-the-art. Furthermore, I will report on a recent development in my group, namely the reversible transfer of entangled photons in and out of a solid-state device [1]. Our result adds evidence that this key property in quantum information science is not as fragile as is often believed, and constitutes an important milestone on the path towards fully quantum-enabled networks.
