Science Public Lectures
"Quantum resources and where to find them"
Thursday 12 December 2019, 6pm
Professor Gerardo Adesso
Professor of Mathmatical Physics, School of Mathematical SciencesUniversity of Nottingham
The quirky features of the quantum realm have puzzled scientists for a century. Microscopic particles can be in superpositions of two states at once -- say heads and tails -- and share entanglement, a correlation that defies their separation in space and time. Efforts in unmasking and controlling these features triggered a technological overhaul rivalling last century’s industrial revolutions. This talk will venture into the foundations of quantum mechanics and illustrate recent progress in exploiting its most elusive signatures as resources for disruptive information and communication tasks.
The Schools of Biosciences, Physics and Astronomy, Pharmacy and Chemistry have been jointly hosting a series of public science lectures for many years, following on from the successful lectures organised for the International Year of Astronomy (2009), Int. Year of Chemistry (2011), and the series organised by the East Midlands British Science Association.
These lectures which are open to all and free to attend take place once a month (usually third Thursday of each month) at 6pm in lecture theatre B1 in the Physics building.
If you would like any more information about the series or would like to be added to the mailing list please contact
Hilary Collins (School of Pharmacy) hilary.collins@nottingham.ac.uk
Chris Staddon (School of Physics and Astronomy) chris.staddon@nottingham.ac.uk
Upcoming talks
DATE |
SPEAKER |
TITLE |
Dec 12 |
Prof Gerardo Adesso |
Quantum resources and where to find them |
Past Events 2019/20
Nov 21
|
Prof Liz Sockett |
Predatory bacteria:natural killers of problematic pathogens |
Oct 17th
|
David Wikinson |
To c or not to c - physics in science fiction writing |
Past Events 2018/19
Sept 19th |
Mitchell Masterson |
Keeping your body clock ticking |
Aug 15th |
Hannah Bolland |
The role of tumour hypoxia in cancer progression and treatment resistance |
July 18th |
Thomas Stanton |
The unnatural natural: plastic alternatives and the problems they pose |
June 20th |
Prof David Walker & Pro David Needham |
The appliance of science:using reverse engineering to improve the treatment of childhood brain cancers.PowerPoint presentation |
May 16th |
Dr Julian Onions |
The far side of the moon:is it just aliens? |
Apr 25th |
Prof Stephen Harding |
National DNA Day:Nottingham's Discovery of Hyrdrogen Bonds in DNA and Re-evaluation of the 1948 Creeth two-chain model for its structure |
Mar 21st |
Dr Markus Bauer |
How Expectations About the World Structure our Perception |
Feb 21st |
Dr Ana Valdes |
The role of the Gut Microbiome in nutrition and health |
Jan 17th |
Dr Matt Brookes |
Quantum Sensing the Brain: Introducting a New Generation of Brain Scanning Technology |
Dec 6th |
Derek Woodroffe |
S Brief Introduction to Tesla Coils - With Demonstrations |
Nov 15th |
Dr Anastasios Avgoustidis |
Understanding the Origins of the Universe |
Oct 18th |
Dr Jessica Wardlaw |
Slavery from space:Searching satellite images to end modern slavery |
Past Events 2017/2018
Sept 20th |
Sr Simon Ferneyhough |
Remembering What and Where:Changes in Visual Memory across the Lifespan |
Aug 16th |
Prof Nate Szewczyk |
Using Worms to Study muscle adaptation in spaceflight |
July 19th |
Dr Alvaro Garcia |
Smart and Multifunctional Roads |
June 21st |
Dr David Quain |
Cuckoo Collaborative, a different sort of MSc project! |
Mar 15th |
Prof Gisli Jenkins |
Can Breathing Scar Your Lungs? |
Feb 15th |
Dr Louise Lansbury |
Influenza:a century of challenges from an ever-evolving enemy |
Feb 1st |
Prof A Padilla |
1+2+3+4+5+..=1/12 and other mathematical orders |
Jan 18th |
Dr Richard Campion |
Physics and scuba diving |
Dec 7th |
Dr Craig Sturrock |
3D X-ray vision |
Nov 16th |
Dr Hannah O'Regan |
Who's eating who?Hominins and carnivores in human evolution. |
Oct 19th |
Dr Markus Eichhorn |
Lasers in the Jungle |
Sept 21st |
Dr Angus Davison |
Body asymmetry:How I made a 'shellebrity' snail. |
Aug 17th |
Dr Jing Yang |
3D bioprinting:a new tool for making replacement tissues and in vitro models. |
July 20th |
Dr Ruman Rahman |
Darwin's Oncology Legacy |
June 15th |
Dr Rebecca Dewey |
I can see what you hear |
May 18th |
Professor Frazer Pearce |
Adventures in the Goldilocks Zone: the search for other earths |
Apr 20th |
Professor Philip Moriarty |
When the Uncertainty Principle goes up to 11 |
Mar 16th |
Dr Mandy Roshier Dr Steve North |
Bits and Bytes: when horses meet computers |
Feb 16th |
Julian Onions |
Things that go bang in the night (sky) |
Jan 19th |
Claire Sycamore |
Thinking outside the (pill) box): alternative drug delivery strategies |
Past Events 2016
Dec 8th |
Prof. Stewart Martin |
Breast cancer: a researcher's perspective |
Nov 17th |
Prof. Peter Mitchell |
Being Sherlock Holmes: Reading minds from clues in Behaviour |
Oct 20th |
Prof. Omar Almaini |
Surveying the Distant Universe |
Sep 15th |
Sarah Pierce |
Open Air Laboratories: Collecting Data on Our Doorstep |
Aug 18th |
Tim Colman |
Mineral Exploration – Looking for a Very Small Needle in a Very Big Haystack |
Jul 21st |
Dr Jennifer Martin School of Medicine |
MindTech: Harnessing Technology for Better Mental Health |
Jun 16th |
Dr. Helvi Witek Research Fellow School of Mathematical Sciences |
Gravitational Waves II: The Universe's Symphony |
May 19th |
Dr. Thomas Sotiriou Associate Professor & Reader School of Mathematical Sciences and School of Physics & Astronomy |
Gravitational Waves I: From Newton's law to black holes and space-time ripples |
Apr 21st |
Dr. Imogen Richens Ask for Evidence Ambassador Sense About Science |
Why everyone should Ask for Evidence |
Mar 17th |
Dr David Lathbury Astute Chemical Development Consultancy |
The past and future role of organic synthesis in drug discovery |
Feb 18th |
Dr Andy Bennett FRAME Laboratory |
Beyond Animal Use in Human Biomedical Research |
Jan 21st |
Simon Haydn |
The story (and technology) behind Bloodhound SSC |
Past Events 2015
DATE |
SPEAKER |
TITLE |
Jan 15th |
Prof Penny Gowland Physics & Astronomy UoN |
From Star Trek to Medical Imaging- the Physics of MRI |
Feb 19th |
Dr. Wang QI Architecture and Built Environment UoN |
Feathers - A Dinosaur vision for Wollaton |
Mar 19th |
Florence Annan PhD student Clostridia Research Group, Life Sciences UoN |
How to make Jet Fuel (and other useful things) from Greenhouse Gases |
Apr 16th |
Dr Bettina Wolf Associate Professor Biosciences UoN |
Chocolate - The Taste Sensation |
May 21st |
Prof. Roger Bowley Emeritus Professor of Physics UoN |
George Green’s contribution to MRI: How a Nottingham Miller contributed to a Nobel Prize Invention |
Jun 18th |
Dr. Clare Burrage Particle Theory Group UoN |
The Dark Side of the Universe |
Jul 16th |
Heidi Richardson, Nicola Edwards and Georgina Roberts Nature England |
Protecting our Marine Environment |
Aug 20th |
Dr Erik Murchie Associate Professor and Lecturer in Crop Science UoN |
Photosynthesis: the Engine of Food Production |
Sep 17th |
James Nightingale PhD student UoN |
Viewing the Universe in Light of Gravitational Lensing |
Oct 15th |
Dr Lisa Yon Lecturer in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine UoN |
Elephant Welfare and Behaviour |
Nov 19th |
Prof Richard Leach Mechanical, Materials & Manufacturing Engineering UoN |
Metrology for additive manufacturing: the key to tight tolerances |
Dec 17th |
Dr David Feary School of Life Sciences UoN |
From Algae to Coral to Algae to Wherever Now! |
Past Events 2014
DATE |
SPEAKER |
TITLE |
Jan 16th |
Sophie Morris PhD Student |
From the cock-eyed squid to the dark side of the Universe: Asymmetry in Nature. |
Feb 20th |
Prof. Gill Stephens Professor of Bioprocess Engineering |
From chewing gum to chemicals… |
Mar 20th |
Dr Tony Padilla School of Physics & Astronomy, UoN |
Black Holes & Extra Dimensions |
Apr 24th |
Prof. Ivan Powis Professor of Chemical Physics |
The Beauty of Symmetry: A disagreement between Art and Science? |
May 15th |
Dr. Andrew Rollinson Research Fellow, Engineering |
Small-scale Biomass Gasification - Power from Woodchips |
Jun 19th |
Dr Ho-Kei Chan ERC Research Fellow Computational Nanoscience |
Oranges and Fullerenes, Packed like Sardines |
Jul 17th |
Jenny Lord Eminate |
The Future of Food |
Aug 21st |
Dr Tahir Ahmed |
A Yardstick for our Solar System |
Sep 18th |
Dr Richard Hill Senior Research Fellow Physics & Astronomy UoN |
Levitation |
Oct 16th |
Prof. Philip Moriarty Physics & Astronomy UoN |
Can we do 3D Printing with Atoms? |
Nov 20th |
Julian Onions PhD student Physics & Astronomy UoN |
Making a Universe from Scratch |
Dec 18th |
Dr. Emily Lawson Research Fellow Geography UoN |
Managing Urban Flood Risk the blue-green approach |
Past Events 2013
DATE |
SPEAKER |
TITLE |
January 17th |
Dr. Sean Carroll |
The Particle at the End of the Universe: The Hunt for the Higgs and the Discovery of a New World |
Feb 21th |
Dr. Philip Oldfield |
Rethinking the Tall Building: The Importance of Climate, Culture, Context |
March 21st |
Dr. Susannah Lydon |
A Prehistory of the World in Ten Fossils |
April 18th |
Prof Ian Connerton |
Bacteriophage Control of Bacterial Pathogens: My Enemy's Enemy is my Friend? |
May 16th |
Dr. Steve Dunham |
How do Viruses Cause Disease? Lessons from our Feathered Friends and Other Animals |
June 20th |
Caterina Lani |
The Cosmic Web and its Inhabitants |
July 18th |
Prof. Jerry Roberts |
Global Food Security-Is there a role for GM crops? |
Aug 15th |
Dominic Jones AWE |
“Radiochemistry: Real Life CSI - the importance of understanding nuclear isotopes when advising UK emergency response organisations” |
Sept 19th |
Dr. Richard Alexander |
Exoplanets: Hunting for Other Worlds ( Presentation Slides) |
Oct 17th |
David Wilkinson IoP Regional Officer |
Less Lethal Weapons |
Nov 21st |
Dr Mike Fay University of Nottingham Nanotechnology Centre |
Nanotechnology - Hype, Fear and Reality |
Dec 19th |
Dr Ian Fisk University of Nottingham Food Scientist |
The Flavour of Food |
Past Events 2012
DATE |
SPEAKER |
TITLE |
Jan 12th |
Dr. Daniele Fantin |
The Space Shuttle Story |
Feb 23rd |
Dr. Mike Clifford |
How to Get Down from a Yak |
March 15th |
Dr. David Cook |
A perfect pint: How to construct the flavour of beer..... |
April 19th |
Prof Sir Peter Mansfield |
Snap Shot MRI - The Early Years |
May 17th |
Dr. Helen West |
Dung Beetles and Their Battle Against Drugs |
June 21st |
Dr. Will Carroll |
Allergy |
July 19th |
Prof Clive Roberts |
Seeing the Nanoworld: New Solutions for Healthcare |
Aug 16th |
Dr. Trevor Drage |
Energy in a Carbon Constrained World |
Sep 20th |
Dr. Rob Stockman |
Nature's Chemical Warfare Agents: From Poison Arrows to magic Bullets |
Oct 18th |
Professor Alan R. Palmer |
The Bionic Ear and Brain |
Nov 15th |
Dr. Barry Lomax |
Where have all the flowers come from? |
Dec 13th |
Prof. Mike Merrifield |
A seasonal canter through some scientific questions related to Christmas. |
Past Events 2011
Jan 27th |
Brady Haran |
Internet Stars: The Secret Life of Sixty Symbols |
Feb 24th |
Prof. Philip Moriarty |
Rolling molecules, switching atoms, and touching electrons. |
March 24th |
Dr. Hanni Lux |
Substructure and Streams in the Milky Way: Unravelling Galaxy Formation |
April 28th |
Markus Hammonds |
Supernovae and Stellar Fireworks |
May 19th |
Dr. David Walker |
The Nottingham Cave Survey |
June 16th |
Prof. Roger Bowley, Prof. Philip Moriarty, Dr. Meghan Gray, Dr. Frazer Pearce, Dr. Anne Green, Dr. Paul Saffin |
Open Question Panel |
July 21st |
Prof. Peter Beton |
Graphene - conducting sheets with the thickness of a single carbon atom |
Aug 25th |
Ian Kimpton |
Symmetry in Nature |
Sep 22nd |
James Clewett |
Granular Dynamics |
Oct 20th |
Dr. Keith Smith |
How to destroy the Earth |
Nov 24th |
Prof. Alfonso Aragon-Salamanca |
Galaxy Formation and Transformation |
Dec 8th |
Dr. Chris Lintott |
News from the Cosmos: 2011's astronomical headlines |
Past Events 2010