Seminars & Webinars

Hybrid

The Institute for Optical Science virtual option will be held on Zoom.

 

If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Jessi Middleton (middleton.85@osu.edu) or Matt Boersma (boersma.11@osu.edu). Requests made five business day prior to the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.


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2025

DATEHOSTSPEAKERTITLEWHERE

1/29/2025

2:20pm- 3:40pm 

 iOS

Dr. Christopher Mundy 

(Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

TBA
Scott Lab E125

1/30/2025

2:20pm- 3:40pm

 iOS

Dr. Christopher Mundy 

(Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

TBAScott Lab E125

1/31/2025

2:20pm -3:40pm

iOS

Dr. Christopher Mundy 

(Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

TBAScott Lab E125

2/5/2025

2:20pm -3:40pm

iOS

Dr. Jinjun Liu

(Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville)

TBAScott Lab E125

2/6/2025

2:20pm -3:40pm 

iOS

Dr. Jinjun Liu

(Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville)

TBAScott Lab E125

2/7/2025

2:20pm - 3:40pm 

iOS

Dr. Jinjun Liu

(Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville)

TBAScott Lab E125

2/26/2025 

2:20pm- 3:40pm 

iOS

Dr. Amalie Frischknecht

(Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories)

TBAScott Lab E125

2/27/2025

2:20pm - 3:40pm

iOS

Dr. Amalie Frischknecht

(Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories)

TBAScott Lab E125

2/28/2025

2:20pm - 3:40pm 

iOS

Dr. Amalie Frischknecht

(Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories)

TBAScott Lab E125

4/2/2025

2:20pm- 3:40pm

iOS

Dr. Michael Zuerch

(Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley)

TBAScott Lab E125

4/3/2025 

2:20pm- 3:40pm

iOS

Dr. Michael Zuerch

(Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley)

TBAScott Lab E125

4/4/2025

2:20pm- 3:40pm

iOS

Dr. Michael Zuerch

(Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley)

TBAScott Lab E125

4/9/2025

2:20pm- 3:40pm

iOS

Dr. Yuen-Ron Shen

(Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley)

TBAScott Lab E125

4/10/2025

2:20pm- 3:40pm

iOS

Dr. Yuen-Ron Shen

(Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley)

TBAScott Lab E125

4/11/2025

2:20pm- 3:40pm

iOS

Dr. Yuen-Ron Shen

(Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley)

TBAScott Lab E125

 

2023

DATEHOSTSPEAKERTITLEWHERE

2/15/2023

2:20pm- 3:40pm 

 iOS

Dr. Frank Neese 

(Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung)

How to combine spectroscopy and quantum chemistry to get insight into transition metal based catalysis2015 McPherson

2/16/2023

2:20pm- 3:40pm

 iOS

Dr. Frank Neese 

(Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung)

Let us talk about best practice in computational chemistryE245 Scott Lab

2/17/2023

2:20pm -3:40pm

iOS

Dr. Frank Neese 

(Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung)

The fascinating world of magnetic molecules and why electronic structure matters2015 McPherson

3/22/2023

2:20pm -3:40pm

iOS

Dr. Aravind Asthagiri

(Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Ohio State University)

Understanding elementary surface reactions through surface science experiments and first-principles modeling2015 McPherson

3/23/2023

2:20pm -3:40pm 

iOS

Dr. Aravind Asthagiri

(Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Ohio State University)

Developing first-principles based microkinetic models - how the sausage is madeE245 Scott Lab

3/24/2023

2:20pm - 3:40pm 

iOS

Dr. Aravind Asthagiri

(Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Ohio State University)

Bridging surface science to catalysis2015 McPherson

4/5/2023 

2:20pm- 3:40pm 

iOS

Prof. Darrell G. Schlom

 (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University)

From Understanding Solids to Creating Materials2015 McPherson

4/6/2023

2:20pm - 3:40pm

iOS

Prof. Darrell G. Schlom

 (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University)

PARADIM Success Stories (+ reflections on running a national user facility dedicated to synthesis)E245 Scott Lab

4/7/2023

10:15am- 11:15am 

iOS

Prof. Darrell G. Schlom

 (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University)

Frontiers of Oxide MBE2019 McPherson

4/12/2023

2:20pm- 3:40pm

iOS

Prof. Andrei Tokmakoff

(University of Chicago)

The remarkable dynamics of bimolecular association: Protein-protein interactions and DNA hybridization2015 McPherson 

4/13/2023 

2:20pm- 3:40pm

iOS

Prof. Andrei Tokmakoff

(University of Chicago)

Fundamentals of diffusion-limited bimolecular reaction dynamicsE245 Scott Lab

4/14/2023

2:20pm- 3:40pm

iOS

Prof. Andrei Tokmakoff

(University of Chicago)

Insulin dimerization through coupled folding and binding2019 McPherson

4/19/2023

2:20pm- 3:40pm

iOS

Prof. Takashi Oka

(University of Tokyo)

Non-perturbative optics in quantum materials and geometric effects2015 McPherson

4/20/2023

2:20pm- 3:40pm

iOS

Prof. Takashi Oka

(University of Tokyo)

Basics of Floquet engineering of quantum materialsE245 Scott Lab

4/21/2023

2:20pm- 3:40pm

iOS

Prof. Takashi Oka

(University of Tokyo)

Dynamical responses in driven quantum materials2019 McPherson

7/25/2023

10:00AM- 11:30AM

iOS

Dr. Misha Ivanov

(Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany and Imperial College, London UK)

Lightwave Electronics in Trivial, Topological, and Strongly Correlated SolidsZoom

10/4/2023

10:00AM- 11:30AM

iOS

Prof. Franz X. Kärtner

Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron (DESY), Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Hamburg, Germany

Department of Physics & The Hamburg Center for Ultrafast Imaging (CUI), University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

X-lites Talk: Enabling Technologies for X-ray FELs, Attosecond Science and THz Strong-Field Physics

Zoom 

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11/17/2023

11:30am- 1:00pm 

iOS

Gerard McCaul

(Tulane University)

 

Malleable light: From Single Atom Computing to  Superspectroscopy

 

Zoom & PRB 1080

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Summer 2022

 

 

Series Title: Photonics and Nanophotonics

 
DATEHOSTSPEAKERTITLEWHERE

12/3/2021

from 3:30pm to 4:30pm EDT

 iOS

Mikael Rechtsman

(Penn State)

Topological PhotonicsWatch the recorded webinar here

12/10/2021

from 3:30pm to 4:30pm EDT

 iOS

Jelena Vuckovic

(Stanford)

Scalable classical and quantum photonics: an optimized approach

Watch the recorded webinar here

 

12/17/2021

from 3:30pm to 4:30pm EDT

 iOS

Jeff Thompson

(Princeton)

Quantum technologies with rare earth ionsWebinar recording available for Institute members and upon request

1/28/2022

from 3:30pm to 4:30pm EDT

iOS 

Thomas Murphy

(University of Maryland)

2D THz Optoelectronics

Watch the recorded webinar here

 

2/11/2022

from 10am to 11am EDT

iOS

Joyce Poon

(Max Planck Inst., U. of Toronto, & Technical University of Berlin)

Silicon integrated photonics for future “computing”Webinar recording available for Institute members and upon request

2/18/2022

from 3:30pm to 4:30pm EDT

iOS

Nathalie de Leon

(Princeton)

Correlating materials analysis with qubit measurements to systematically eliminate sources of noiseWatch the recorded webinar here

 

 

Series Title: Spin Dynamics in Molecules and Materials

 
DATEHOSTSPEAKERTITLEWHERE

8/6/2021 

from 3:30pm to 4:30pm

 iOS

David Waldeck

(University of Pittsburg)

Adventures with Chiral Induced Spin Selectivity

Zoom

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8/27/2021

from 3:30pm to 4:30pm

 iOS

Chunhui Du

(UC San Diego)

Harnessing Nitrogen Vacancy Centers in Diamond for Next-Generation Quantum Science and Technology

Zoom

Watch the recording here

 

9/3/2021

from 10:00am to 11:00am

iOS

Olga Smirnova

(MBI Berlin)

Ultrafast Chirality: Twisting Light to Twist Electrons

Zoom

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9/17/2021

from 3:30pm to 4:30pm

 iOS

Christian Back

(Technical University of Munich)

Optical and Electrical Detection of Spin Orbit Fields

Zoom

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Series Title: Frontiers in Quantum Information Science and Engineering

 
DATEHOSTSPEAKERTITLEWHERE

1/15/2021 

from 3:30pm to 4:30pm

 IMR

Michel Devoret

(Yale University)

Error Correction of Logical Quantum Bits Encoded in a Superconducting Cavity

Zoom 

Watch the recording here

1/29/2021 

from 3:30pm to 4:30pm

 iOS

Chris Monroe

(Duke University and IonQ Inc.)

Quantum Computing with Atoms

Zoom 

Watch the recording here

2/19/2021 

from 3:30pm to 4:30pm

iOS

Carl Williams

(National Institute of Standards and Technology)

Quantum Information Science Landscape and NIST

Zoom 

Watch the recording here

2/26/2021 

from 3:30pm to 4:30pm

 iOS

Mikhail Lukin

(Harvard University)

Exploring New Frontiers with Programmable Quantum Systems

Zoom

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3/12/2021 

from 3:30pm to 4:30pm

 IMR

Zhenghan Wang

(University of California Santa Barbara and Microsoft Station Q)

Engineering New Physical Reality:  Quantum Computing with Topological Materials

Zoom

Watch the recording here

04/09/2021 

from 3:30pm to 4:30pm

 iOS

Brian DeMarco

(University of Illinois)

Quantum Information Science and Engineering at Illinois

Zoom

Watch the recording here

4/23/2021 

from 3:45pm to 4:45pm

 IMR

Scott Aaronson

(University of Texas at Austin)

Quantum Computational Supremacy

Zoom

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If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Jessi Middleton at middleton.85@osu.edu. Requests made five business day prior to the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

 

2020 Webinar Schedule

 
DATESERIESSPEAKERTITLEWHERE

10/23/2020

3:30pm to 4:30pm

 iOS

Doug Schumacher

(The Ohio State University)

Relativistic Laser Plasma Interactions, the OSU Scarlet Laser, and LaserNetUS

Zoom link on Event page

Watch the recorded webinar here

11/20/2020 3:30pm to 4:30pm iOS

Robert Baker

(The Ohio State University)

A First for the Nation: New Ultrafast Science Facility on Campus!

Zoom link on Event page

Watch the recorded webinar here

12/11/2020 iOS

Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin

(The Ohio State University)

Challenges and Opportunities in Training a Quantum-Ready Workforce

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Seminar Schedule

The Optical Sciences Seminars and the Quantum Information Seminars will start at 3pm on Fridays, held in the Physics Research Building Room 4138. Light refreshments available shortly before seminar.


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2020 Spring Semester

A list of speakers for the 2020 Spring Semester
DATESERIESSPEAKERTITLEWHERE
1/10/2020 3:00pm to 4:00pm QIS

Maciej Maska

(University of Silesia, Poland)

Testing Non-Adiabatic Theories of Ultrafast Strong Field IonizationPhysics Research Bld, Rm. 4138
1/17/2020 3:00pm to 4:00pm iOS

Lisa Ortmann

(The Ohio State University)

Testing Non-Adiabatic Theories of Ultrafast Strong Field IonizationPhysics Research Bld, Rm. 4138
1/24/2020 3:00pm to 4:00pm QIS

Kyle Wendt

(Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

Optimal Control for the Quantum Simulation of Nuclear Dynamics

*DIFFERENT LOCATION*

Physics Research Bld, Room 1080

1/31/2020 3:00pm to 4:00pm iOSOpen Physics Research Bld, Rm. 4138
2/7/2020 3:00pm to 4:00pm QIS CancelledPhysics Research Bld, Rm. 4138
2/14/2020 3:00pm to 4:00pm iOS

Ovidiu Costin

(The Ohio State University)

The Mathematical Theory of Nonrelativistic Matter-Radiation Interaction and ResultsPhysics Research Bld, Rm. 4138
2/21/2020 3:00pm to 4:00pm QISOpen Physics Research Bld, Rm. 4138
2/28/2020 3:00pm to 4:00pm iOSOpen Physics Research Bld, Rm. 4138
3/6/2020 No seminarSpring Break 

3/13/2020

CANCELLED

 iOSMaxim ShcherbakovShaping the spectrum of light with time-variant nanostructuresCANCELLED

3/20/2020 3:00pm to 4:00pm

TO BE RESCHEDULED

 iOSRobert BakerA First for the Nation: New Ultrafast Science Facility on Campus!TO BE RESCHEDULED

3/26/2020 (Thurs) 3:00pm to 4:00pm

TO BE RESCHEDULED

 iOS

Rajarshi Roy

(University of Maryland)

Seeing the Light: Photons, Complexity and RandomnessTO BE RESCHEDULED

4/3/2020 3:00pm to 4:00pm

TO BE RESCHEDULED

 QIS

Kavir Dass

(Air Force Research Laboratory)

Title TBATO BE RESCHEDULED

4/10/2020 3:00pm to 4:00pm

TO BE RESCHEDULED

 iOS

Ken Singer

(Case Western Reserve University)

Title TBATO BE RESCHEDULED

2019 Fall Semester

A list of speakers for the 2019 Fall Semester
DATESPEAKERTITLEWHERE
10/18/2019 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Bill Plick

(University of Dayton)

Quantum Weirdness and Quantum TechnologyPhysics Research Bld, Rm. 4138
10/25/2019 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Imad Agha

(University of Dayton)

Reconfigurable Photonics: Enabling Technologies for Classical and Quantum Information ProcessingPhysics Research Bld, Rm. 4138
11/08/2019 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Paulina Kuo

(NIST)

Entangled Photons for Quantum Information ApplicationsPhysics Research Bld, Rm. 4138
11/22/2019 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Maissam Barkesli

(University of Mayland)

Title TBAPhysics Research Bld, Rm. 4138

2019 Spring Semester

A list of speakers for the 2019 Spring Semester
DATESPEAKERTITLE
11-Jan No Seminar
18-JanIgor Adamovich (OSU College of Engineering)Laser Diagnostics for Measurements of Electric Field and Excited Metastable Species in Nonequilibrium Plasmas and Reacting Flows
25-Jan*** will be held in 1080 PRBMichael Hatridge (University of Pittsburgh)Qubit measurement with two-mode squeesed light
1-FebNo Seminar 
8-FebLuke Bissell (Air Force Research Laboratory)Solid state materials strategies for quantum information
15-FebNo Seminar 
22-FebNo Seminar 
1-MarNo Seminar 
8-MarNo Seminar 
15-MarNo SeminarSpring Break
22-Mar  
29-MarBurcin Bayram (Miami University)

"Time-Resolved High-Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy with Energetic Sodium Molecules"

5-AprEric Rowell (Texas A&M)Mathematical Problems in Topological Quantum Computation
12-AprCarlo Samson (Miami University)

Playing Around with the Coldest Thing in the Universe using Laser Beams

19-Apr*** Note will be held in 4138PRB at 12:30pmGurudev Dutt (University of Pittsburgh)
 
26-AprSamir Bali (Miami University)Quest for cold atom ratchets to simulate bio molecular motors
3-MayKarthik Vishwanath (Miami University)

Quantifying Optical Coefficients of Turbid Media using Diffuse Optics

2018 Autumn Semester

A list of speakers for the 2018 Fall Semester
DATESPEAKERTITLE
30-AugRuggero Caravita (CERN)Advances towards pulsed antihydrogen production for a first antimatter gravity ement in the AEGIS experiment
21-SepDan Gauthier (Ohio State, Physics)Introduction to Quirk – a tool for simulating quantum computers
5-OctNo Seminar Scheduled 
12-OctNo Seminar Scheduled  
19-OctImran Mirza (Miami University)Few-photon quantum optics with cavities, emitters and waveguides
26-OctChris Ball (Ohio State, ECE)Development of Submillimeter Wave Sensor Systems
2-NovDan Gauthier (Ohio State, Physics)Introduction to Quirk, Part II
9-Nov No Seminar
16-NovNurul Islam (Ohio State, Physics)A brief introduction to quantum key distribution
23-Nov Thanksgiving Break
30-Nov QIS