Seminar Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM PT
Location: 67-3111 & Zoom
Talk Title: The End of Measurement and the Last Lab
Zoom Link
Bio:
I am a theoretical physicist, originally trained in string theory-ish physics and now working near the theory-experiment intersection. I am a staff scientist at Berkeley National Lab (in terms of tenure, roughly equivalent to an assistant professor).
I use ideas from quantum information science to learn about fundamental physics. Most of my work is centered around the theory of measurement and how it applies to particle physics and gravity. This ranges from proposing new experiments (some of which are now real!) to more formal theoretical work.
Ultimately, I strongly suspect that quantum limits to measurement will play a central role in the formulation of a consistent quantum model of general relativity. In the meantime, many of these ideas have applications beyond fundamental physics, particularly to problems in quantum metrology and computing.
