CQS Workshop: UT - PKU Exchange program
"2D materials and physics"

February 28, 2015
RLM 11.204, 10:00am to 5:00pm

  • Current induced torques in magnetic systems
    Dr. Allan H. MacDonald
    The University of Texas, Austin
  • Direct evidence of the thinnest high Tc superconductor and detection of a new superconducting phase near 2D limit
    Dr. Jian Wang
    Peking University
  • Intrinsic homogeneous linewidth and broadening mechanisms of excitons in monolayer WSe2
    Dr. Xiaoqin (Elaine) Li
    The University of Texas, Austin
  • Dynamical Evolution of Anisotropic Response in Black Phosphorus under Ultrafast Photo-excitation
    Dr. Dong Sun
    Peking University
  • Quasi-particle band alignment in transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures
    Dr. Chih-Kang (Ken) Shih
    The University of Texas, Austin
  • Scientific Opportunities of Taiwan Photon Source
    Dr. Di-Jing Huang
    Taiwan University
  • Braiding Majorana Kramers pairs in time-reversal topological superconductors
    Dr. Xiong-Jun Liu
    Peking University
  • Interface Transparency of the Spin-Orbit Torque
    Dr. Wei Han
    Peking University
  • Nanoscale Electrical Imaging of Novel Quantum Materials
    Dr. Keji Lai
    The University of Texas, Austin
  • TBD
    Dr. Jianhao Chen
    Peking University
  • Chiral Valley phonons in Hexagonal lattices
    Dr. Qian Niu
    The University of Texas, Austin


    • CQS Workshop: “Two-dimensional van der Waals Materials”

    January 31, 2015

    • Probing quasi-particle electronic structures of TMDs
      Dr. Chih-Kang Shih
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • 2D materials growth and flexible nanotechnology
      Dr. Deji Akinwande
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Interface adhesion between 2D materials and elastomers
      Dr. Nanshu Lu
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Physical Properties of 2D Materials in Extreme Environments
      Dr. Jung-Fu Lin
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Ultrafast Dynamics in 2D Semiconductors
      Dr. Yaguo Wang
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Coherent Dynamics of Excitons in Atomically Thin Semiconductors
      Dr. Elaine Li
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Optics and Photonics of 2D Materials
      Dr. Junichiro Kono
      Rice University
    • Broadband THz Polarization Modulator
      Dr. Junrong Zheng
      Rice University
    • Interaction of electrons with the out-of-plane vibrational modes in graphene
      Dr. Alexander Finkelstein
      Texas A&M University
    • Conductivity and thermoelectric power in graphene
      Dr. Matthew Foster
      Rice University
    • Excitons in TMD layers
      Fengcheng Wu (Allan MacDonald group)
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Valley contrasting chirality of phonons in hexagonal lattices
      Dr. Qian Niu
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Ultrafast Dynamics in 2D Semiconductors
      Mir Mohammad (Li Shi group)
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Chemical potential and quantum Hall ferromagnetism in bilayer graphene
      Kayoung Lee (Emanuel Tutuc group
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Growth and Electrical Characterization of 2D materials
      Rudresh Ghosh (Sanjay Banerjee group)
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Electrical Imaging of Few-Layer Metal Chalcogenides
      Dr. Keji Lai
      The University of Texas, Austin

    CQS Workshop: “Quantum Physics in the Flatland”

    UT-PKU Physics Exchange March 1, 2014

    • Density-functional theory studies of Dirac materials
      Dr. Ji Feng
      Peking University, China
    • Dielectric and Conductivity Mapping of Few-Layer Metal Chalcogenides
      Dr. Keji Lai
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Ultrafast Spectroscopy Study of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
      Dr. Dong Sun
      Peking University, China
    • Probing current-driven magnetodynamics on the nano-scale
      Dr. Maxim Tsoi
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Breakdown of the integer and fractional quantum Hall states in a quantum point contact
      Dr. Xi Lin
      Peking University, China
    • Anomalous Hall effect arising from noncollinear antiferromagnetism
      Dr. Hua Chen
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Growth of a linear defect in graphene for gate tunable valley filtering
      Dr. Jian-Hao Chen
      Peking University, China
    • Scanning Probe Studies of Novel Materials: UMn2Ge2 and La2-2xSr1+2xMn2O7
      Dr. Alex de Lozanne
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Visualization of the proton tunneling in hydrogen-bonded water nanocluster
      Dr. Jiang Ying
      Peking University, China
    • Integration of functional oxides on semiconductors
      Dr. Alex Demkov
      The University of Texas, Austin

    South Central Undergraduate Women in Physics National Conference

    January 18 - 20, 2013

    Women in Physics

    APS Women in Physics

    Co-sponsored by: National Science Foundations, Department of Energy, American Physical Society, College of Natural Sciences Deans Office, Department of Physics and Physics Research Centers

    Friday, January 18, 2013

    • Welcoming
      Dean Linda Hicke
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Overview of SCUWiP 2013 and background
      Dr. Linda Reichl
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • NSF and APS Activities to support women in physics
      Dr. Sherry Yennello
      Texas A&M University
    • Galaxy Formation in a Dark Universe
      Dr. Risa Wechsler
      Stanford University

    Saturday, January 19, 2013

    • Welcoming remarks
      Chairman of Physics, Dr. Richard Hazeltine (Vice Provost) and Professor of Chemistry, Dr. David Laude
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Sometimes Surprising Behavior of Magnetic Spins on a Complex Surface
      Dr. Barbara Jones
      IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California.
    • High Energy Physics
      Dr. Ann Nelson
      University of Washington
    • Investigating the Molecular Interaction of Bovine Serum Albumin and Methylene Blue using an Optical Trap
      Dr. Rikki Garner
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Mathematical Modelling and simulation of a system of Pendulums
      Dr. Kate Spiesman
      Harvey Mudd College
    • Molecular motors response to cytoplasmic drag forces
      Allyson Rice
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Mechanisms of Stability of electrospun/polypeptide fibers
      Alina Gitnik
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Charging Behavior of Dust Aggregates in a Plasma Environment with UV Photoemission
      Dr. Sarah Frazier
      Rice University
    • Acoustics of Underwater Noise Abatement Systems
      Laura Tseng
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Monte Carlo Simulations of Helium 3 Scintillation
      Elizabeth Scott
      Tulane University
    • Careers panel
      Dr. Jill Marshall
      Dr. Marcia Isakson
      Katie Mahoney
      Hayley Manning
      Dr. Barbara Jones
    • Communication and Image Strategist
      Sylvia Stern
    • Outlook for Careers in Physics
      Crystal Bailey
      American Physical Society
    • Undergraduate Panel
      Megan Chan
      Rikki Garner
      Alina Gitnik
      Reena Panketh
      Florencia Salinas
      Laura Tseng

    Sunday, January 20, 2013

    • Graduate Panel
      Cynthia Correa
      Charlotte Sanders
      Alina Gitnik
      Indara Suarez
    • Searching for underlying physics principles in cancer
      Dr. Erin Rericha
      Vanderbilt University
    • Faculty Panel
      Dr. Sonia Paban
      Dr. Christina Markert
      Dr. Elaine Li
      Dr. Vernita Gordon
      Dr. Harriet Dinerstein

    CQS Workshop: “Complex Spectral Representation of the Hamiltonian and the Liouvillian in Nanoscience”

    May 18-19, 2012

    • Resonance expansions in quantum mechanics
      Dr. Rafael de la Madrid
      Lamar University, Beaumont TX
    • Gravitational effects on wave dispersion in a torsional wave machine
      Dr. A. Weatherford
      University
    • Exact solutions of complex eigenvalue problems of an open quantum-dot system
      Dr. Naomichi Hatano
      University of Tokyo, Japan
    • Absorption spectrum of quantum-dot pairs
      Dr. Gonzalo Ordonez
      Butler University, Indianapolis IN TX
    • Non-exponential decaying in cascade classical radioactive decay system
      Yingyue Boretz
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • The alpha-to-beta phase transition in fibrous proteins
      Dr. Valeri Baresegov
      University of Massachusetts, Lowell
    • Electronic Casimir effect in a quantum wire
      Dr. S. Tanaka
      Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
    • Deviations from exponential decay in quantum theory
      Kyungsan Na
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Dynamical suppression and enhancement of instability for an unstable state by a periodic external field
      Dr. K. Noba
      Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
    • Kirkwood gaps in the asteroid belt and the band spectrum of the Liouville operator
      Dr. Tomio Petrosky
      The University of Texas, Austin

    CQS Symposium on “Condensate Quantum Mechanics and the Liouvillian in Nanoscience”

    April 20, 2012

    • Condensate and Quasiparticle Transport In Bilayer Quantum Hall Excitonic Superfluid
      Dr. J.P. Eisenstein
      California Institute of Technology
    • Transport in Coherent Quantum Hall Bilayers
      Dr. Dmytro Pesin
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Polariton Condensates
      Dr. David Snoke
      University of Pittsburgh
    • Relaxation Modes in Bose Einstein Condensates
      Dr. Erich Gust
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Superconductivity in metallic bi‐layers formed With atomic precision
      Dr. Jisun Kim
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Design of a Superconducting Quantum Computer
      Dr. John M. Martinis
      University of California, Santa Barbara
    • Electron Dynamics in Slowly‐Varying Antiferromagnetic Texture
      Dr. Ran Cheng
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Quantitative Measurements of Spin Torques And the Discovery of a Giant Spin Hall Effect
      Dr. Dan Ralph
      Cornell University
    • Dynamic Control of Quantum Structures
      Dr. Linda Reichl
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Nontrivial role of a quantum phase in driven dynamics
      Dr. Yosuke Kayanuma
      Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
    • Optically engineered quantum interference of delocalized excitons in solid parahydrogen
      Dr. Hiroyuki Katuki
      Institute for Molecular Science, JAPAN
    • Photonic quantum circuits and their apps
      Dr. Shigeki Takeuchi
      University & Osaka University, JAPAN
    • Coherent Control of Quantum Emitters
      Dr. Ken Shih
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Quantum Electrodynamics in Single Quantum Dot and Photonic Crystal
      Dr. Yauhiko Arakawa
      University of Tokyo, JAPAN
    • Manipulating Coupling between Individual Nanoparticles
      Dr. Xiaoqin Elaine Li
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Cooperative Phenomena in Nanocomposites Dynamically Controlled by Light-induced Force and Fluctuations
      Dr. Takuya Iida
      Osaka Prefecture University, JAPAN
    • Strongly correlated fulleride superconductors
      Dr. Kosmas Prassides
      Durham University, UK
    • App of Nano-Interfaces of Molecular Spins toward Organic Electronics
      Dr. Kunio Awaga
      Nagoya University, JAPAN
    • Dynamic Control of Quantum Structures
      Dr. Linda Reichl
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Study of Charge Ordering in Strongly Correlated Molecular Conductor System by Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Diffraction
      Dr. Hiroshi Sawa
      Nagoya University, JAPAN
    • Arrangements and Magnetism of O2-O2 Dimer Adsorbed in Microprous Coordination Polymers
      Dr. Tatsuo C. Kobayashi
      Okayama University, JAPAN
    • Magnetic Properties of the Organic S=1/2 Spin Triangle TNN
      Dr. Yasuhio Nakazawa
      University of Florida
    • Dynamic Control of Quantum Structures
      Dr. Yasu Takano
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Factual Structure of Transport Coefficients in 1D Protein Chain
      Dr. Tomio Petrosky
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Response theory around a non-equilibrium steady state in terms of full-counting statistics
      Dr. Hisao Hayakawa
      Kyoto University, JAPAN
    • Ultra bright and efficient photons sources from cavity coupled quantum dots
      Dr. P. M. Petroff
      University of California at Santa Barbara
    • Resonant State of a Quantum Dot System and Breaking of Time-Reversal Symmetry
      Dr. Naomichi Hatano
      The University of Tokyo, JAPAN
    • Non-equilibrium transport of one-dimensional molecular chain
      Dr. Satoshi Tanka
      Osaka Prefecture University, JAPAN
    • Spontaneous Quantum Hall States in Graphene Bilayers
      Dr. Allan H. MacDonald
      The University of Texas, Austin
    • Theoretical design of topological insulators and superconductors
      Dr. Naoto Nagaosa
      University of Tokyo, JAPAN
    • Ferrimagnetism Induced by Spontaneous Atomic Ordering in Epitaxial Double-Perovskite Films
      Dr. Akira Ohtomo
      Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
    • Applications of Spin-Transfer-Torque in Spintronics
      Dr. Maxim Tsoi
      The University of Texas, Austin