The quantum optics frontier
Symposium in honor of Jeff Kimble's 65th birthday
April 25-26, 2014
Program
Thursday, April 24, 2014
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4:00-6:00 PM
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Kimble Lab Open House
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Drop by the lab for tours and light refreshments (12 E. Bridge)
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Friday, April 25, 2014
Location: Dabney Hall
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8:30-9:00 AM
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Early bird coffee and snacks
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9:00-9:10 AM
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Welcome speaker
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Tom Soifer
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Session 1: Atomic Physics.
(Chair: Hanns-Christoph Nägerl)
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9:10-9:25 AM
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Overview 1
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Jan Hall
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9:30-10:15 AM
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Speaker A1
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Jun Ye
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10:15-11:00 AM
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Coffee break
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11:00-11:45 AM
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Speaker B1
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Ignacio Cirac
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11:45 AM-12:30 PM
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Speaker C1
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Darrick Chang
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12:30-2:00 PM
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Lunch
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Session 2: Quantum Optics.
(Chair: Luis Orozco)
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2:00-2:15 PM
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Overview 2
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Misha Lukin
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2:20-3:05 PM
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Speaker A2
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Gerhard Rempe
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3:05-3:50 PM
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Coffee break
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3:50-4:35 PM
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Speaker B2
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Oskar Painter
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4:35-5:20 PM
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Speaker C2
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Akira Furusawa
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7:00 PM
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Conference banquet at the Athenaeum
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Note: There will be a cocktail reception at the Athenaeum from 6:00 to 7:00 PM for participants attending the banquet. Those using the Caltech shuttle service to return to the Westin before the banquet, however, will only arrive in time for the banquet.
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Saturday, April 26, 2014
Location: 201 E. Bridge
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8:30-9:00 AM
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Early bird coffee and snacks
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Session 3: Precision Measurement.
(Chair: Dan Stamper-Kurn)
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9:00-9:15 AM
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Overview 3
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Carl Caves
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9:20-10:05 AM
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Speaker A3
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Rainer Blatt
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10:05-10:50 AM
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Coffee break
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10:50-11:35 AM
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Speaker B3
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Dave Wineland
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11:35 AM-12:20 PM
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Speaker C3
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Mark Raizen
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12:20-2:00 PM
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Lunch
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Session 4: Broad science fronts.
(Chair: Tracy Northup)
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2:00-2:15 PM
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Overview 4
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Don Braben
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2:20-3:05 PM
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Speaker A4
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Steven Chu
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3:05-3:50 PM
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Coffee break
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3:50-4:35 PM
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Speaker B4
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Kip Thorne
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4:35-5:20 PM
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Speaker C4
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Jamie Bock
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5:20-5:30 PM
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Closing Remarks
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George Sudarshan
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5:20-6:00 PM
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Refreshments
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