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Public lecture by Charles W. Clark

Much of what we understand about the world comes from our eyes, which sense the colors from red to violet that are expressed in the rainbow.

Come get your nerd on and learn about the world of physics with Nerd Nite KW! They will take you through quantum 101, and then see if you were paying attention with some friendly rounds of trivia. Aspiring scientists and experts alike are welcome. Special guest speaker Dr. Shohini Ghose, an Associate Professor of Physics and Computer Science and Director of the Centre for Women in Science at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, will also be giving a presentation. Make sure to also check out QUANTUM: The Exhibition while you're there.

Zachary Webb of the Department of Physics and Astronomy is defending his thesis:

The computational power of many-body systems

Zak is supervised by Assistant Professor Andrew Childs.

Kent Fisher of the Department of Physics and Astronomy is defending his thesis:

Photons & Phonons: A room-temperature diamond quantum memory

Kent is supervised by Professor Kevin Resch.

Sarah Kaiser of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will be defending her thesis:

Quantum Key Distribution Devices: How to make them and how to break them

Sarah is supervised by Associate Professor Thomas Jennewein.

Tomas Jochym-O'connor of the Department of Physics and Astronomy is defending his thesis:

Novel Methods in Quantum Error Correction

Thomas is supervised by Professor Raymond Laflamme.

Public lecture by Bill Unruh, The University of British Columbia

On February 11, 2016 it was announced that gravitational  waves have been detected affecting an instrument on earth. In addition to the realization of a 100 year old prediction the astounding sensitivity of the detector demanded the approaching and overcoming of seemingly fundamental quantum limits on measuring the motion of 25Kg masses. Quantum mechanics is usually thought of applying only to the very small (zeptogrammes and nanometers).