Faculty of Science and Engineering - Research

Past Events

December 2024
Wed 4 Dec 2024 11:00 - 12:00	Theoretical Physics / Condensed Matter Seminar: Experiments on Anyons with Prof. Steve Simon Centre for Fundamental Physics Speaker: Prof. Steve Simon (University of Oxford) Experiments on Anyons In 2+1 dimensions quantum particles can exist that are neither bosons nor fermions. Such particles, known as "anyons" have been studied theoretically for over forty years....
November 2024
Fri 15 Nov 2024 10:30 - 12:30	Gravitational Wave Initiative: Special Colloquium Centre for Fundamental Physics We are pleased to announce a special event hosted by the Gravitational Wave Initiative this term - a colloquium by Abhay Ashtekar on 15 November at 10.30am in MB503 (QMUL Maths building, 5th floor seminar room). The talk will be followed by coffee and cake in the 5th floor common room. Prof. Ashtekar is an Indian theoretical physicist who created Ashtekar variables and is one of the founders of loop quantum gravity and its subfield loop quantum cosmology. He is an Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus...
October 2024
Wed 2 Oct 2024 15:30 - 17:00	Interdisciplinary seminar: Non-invertible coset symmetry and fractionalization Centre for Fundamental Physics Speaker: Po-Shen Hsin (KCL) Title: "Non-invertible coset symmetry and fractionalization" Abstract: Coset symmetry arises in many systems such as Higgs phases of gauge theories and quantum spin liquids. When the coset is quotient by a non...
July 2024
Wed 17 Jul 2024 14:00 - 15:00	Pulling together the pieces to measure cosmology using weak gravitational lensing with the LSST camera at the Vera Rubin Observatory. Centre for Fundamental Physics In the coming decade, the Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will be key to exploring the cosmos. With the massive data set generate by the 10-year survey we will be able to conduct precise measurements cosmological...
Wed 10 Jul 2024 14:00 - 15:00	Seminar: Gravitational Wave Initiative Seminar Centre for Fundamental Physics Roberto Campos and Gabriel Escrig, UCMadrid: Applying Quantum Computing to Gravitational Wave Parameter Estimation Abstract: Since the first detection of gravitational waves (GWs) generated by a pair of black holes in 2015, the field has rapidly advanced. Yet current analysis techniques are bottlenecked by high computational demands. Our exploration demonstrates that quantum computing offers a promising alternative to tackle these challenges. In this talk, we will introduce a quantum...
May 2024
Fri 31 May 2024 14:30 - 15:30	Astronomy Unit Colloquium Centre for Fundamental Physics The AU is delighted to welcome Francesco Shankar (University of Southampton), who will give a colloquium talk about supermassive black holes. Professor Shankar is PI of one of the largest networks in the world working on supermassive black holes in a cosmological context (https://www.bid4best.org/).
Wed 29 - Thu 30 May 2024	Gravitational Wave Initiative Lectures Centre for Fundamental Physics A series of lectures to promote interdisciplinary research within the Gravitational Wave Initiative. Lecturers: Mark Hannam (Cardiff University) Lionel London (Kings College London) Rachel Gray (University of Glasgow)
Fri 24 May 2024 14:30 - 15:30	Astronomy Unit Colloquium Centre for Fundamental Physics The AU is delighted to welcome David Grant (University of Britol), who will give a colloquium talk about the James Webb Space Telescope and its recent observations of exoplanet atmospheres, including the detection of carbon monoxide and quartz clouds.
Wed 8 May 2024 10:00 - 16:00	Quantum Day Centre for Experimental and Applied Physics We are pleased to announce our first annual Quantum Day. This event will celebrate all quantum-related activities at Queen Mary and will be a great way to meet others in the broader quantum community. 10:00 10:10 Opening 10:10 10:40 Theory 10:10 10:25 Ginestra Bianco – Perspectives on Complex Quantum Networks 10:25 10:40 Owen Benton – Searching for Quantum Spin Liquids 10:45 11:15 Materials and devices 10:45 11:00 James Thomas – Molecular quantum materials and devices 11:00 11:15...
April 2024
Thu 18 Apr 2024 11:00 - 17:00	Gravitational Wave Initiative Centre for Geometry, Analysis and Gravitation A meeting to celebrate the inauguration of this new research collaboration at Queen Mary University of London. Speakers Luc Blanchet (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris) Patrick R Brady (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) Bernd Brügmann (Friedrich Schiller University Jena) Registration https://sites.google.com/view/gwiinauguralmeeting/registration Programme Please arrive between 10:00-11.00 for coffee, cake and registration in the Social Hub in the...
February 2024
Thu 29 Feb 2024	Night of Science and Engineering 2024 Faculty of Science and Engineering This is an exclusive VIP reception showcasing our world-leading science and engineering and how diversity and social mobility are at the heart of Queen Mary's values and key to our success. The evening will introduce Dr Karen Salt from UK Research and Innovation along with two of our amazing alumni, a polar explorer and a leading industrialist, and one of our top professors whose research has transformed the treatment of hundreds of thousands of patients and has even been featured on a royal...