In &ldquo\;Quantum Steampunk&rdquo\;\, the exciting new book from Harvard physicist Dr. Nicole Yunger Halpern\, the industrial revolution meets the quantum-technology revolution. While reade rs follow the adventures of a rag-tag steampunk crew on trains\, dirigible s\, and automobiles\, they explore questions such as\, &ldquo\;Can quantum physics revolutionize engines?&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;What deeper secrets ca n quantum information reveal about the trajectory of time?&rdquo\; Join Dr . Yunger Halpern for a discussion of her book and her adventures in the qu antum universe\, moderated by hosts from the Institute for Quantum Computi ng (IQC).
\nAuthor: Nicole Yunger Halpern
\nAuthor Bio: Ni cole Yunger Halpern (CAMBRIDGE\, MA) is a theoretical physicist at the Joi nt Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science at the University o f Maryland. She earned her PhD at Caltech\, winning the international Ilya Prigogine Prize for an energy-science thesis\, and her MSc from the Perim eter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the University of Waterloo. She won the International Quantum Technology Emerging Researcher Award from t he British Institute of Physics as an ITAMP Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University.
\nModerator: John Donohue
\nModera tor Bio: John Donohue is the scientific outreach manager at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)\, a research institute at the University of Wa terloo dedicated to the development of quantum information science and tec hnology. John earned his PhD at the University of Waterloo for research in quantum science and laser physics.
\nThis program is presented in p artnership with the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)\, a research institute at the University of Waterloo. \;
\nThis program will b e delivered with both in person &\; virtual attendance options. Registr ation is only required for in-person attendance. \;
\n< strong>Virtual attendance does not require registration\, please click here to join the Yo utube livestream during the event. \; This program will continue to be available on Youtube after the event.
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\ nProgrammers: Jessica &\; Nancy
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