Making a Quantum Leap for Computers

When:  May 9, 2017 from 15:30 to 16:30 (ET)
Associated with  The Lab: Members to Members
Please join us for a Q & A session with Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society Distinguished Lecturer Susan N. Coppersmith, a theoretical condensed matter physicist who has worked on a broad range of problems in the area of complex systems, and has made substantial contributions to the understanding of subjects including glasses, granular materials, the nonlinear dynamics of magnetic flux lattices in type-II superconductors, and quantum computing. Dr. Coppersmith’s contributions have been recognized by her election as a fellow of the American Physical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has also been elected to be a member of the National Academy of Sciences. She is the Robert E. Fassnacht and Vilas Professor of Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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