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Title Lecturer Affilation Email Start Date End Date Host
String Field Theory: Achievements and Challenges Barton Zwiebach MIT   29-Jul-2024 31-Jul-2024  
Distinguished Lecture Series by Professor Joseph Silk Professor Joseph Silk Johns Hopkins University   22-May-2023 24-May-2023  
Journeys in Quantum Field Theory and Phase Transitions Prof. Zohar Komargodski the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics in Stony Brook   27-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2023  
Distinguished Lecture Series by Professor Rachel Somerville Rachel Somerville Rutgers University   08-Nov-2022 09-Nov-2022  
Soft Active Matter, Instabilities, Phase Transitions, Self-Assembly and Self-Replication Prof. Paul Chaikin NYU   21-Jan-2019 23-Jan-2019  
Exploring Flatland with cold atoms Jean Dalibard College de France and Kastler Brossel laboratory (Paris, France)   14-Jan-2018 18-Jan-2018  
The New Era of Gravitational Wave Physics and Astrophysics Alessandra Buonanno Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics

alessandra.buonanno@aei.mpg.de

04-Jun-2017 09-Jun-2017 Adi Nusser
The Secret Relationship of the Top Quark and the Higgs Boson Michael E. Peskin SLAC

mpeskin@slac.stanford.edu

23-Apr-2017 27-Apr-2017 Yael Shadmi
Towards understanding of evolutionary dynamics Prof. Daniel Fisher Stanford University

dsfisher@stanford.edu

27-Mar-2017 31-Mar-2017 Erez Braun
Quantum information processing with trapped ions Rainer Blatt Universitaet Innsbruck

quantumoptics-blatt@uibk.ac.at

20-Mar-2017 23-Mar-2017 Adi Nusser
Gravitational Waves: A New Frontier in Science Barry Barish Caltech   21-Nov-2016 26-Nov-2016  
Non-equilibrium thermodynamics via the study of large fluctuations Gianni Jona-Lasinio Sapienza University of Rome

gianni.jona@roma1.infn.it

31-Oct-2016 09-Nov-2016 Eric Akkermans
The Near Field Cosmology Brent Tully Institute for Astronomy, Hawaii

adi@physics.technion.ac.il

06-Jun-2016 09-Jun-2016 Adi Nusser
New Frontiers of Quantum Optics Mikhail Lukin Harvard University

lukin@physics.harvard.edu

11-Jan-2016 13-Jan-2016 Moti Segev
Quantum Materials in restricted Dimension Zhi - Xun Shen Stanford University

zxshen@stanford.edu

21-Dec-2015 23-Dec-2015 Amit Keren
Superfluid 3He in the Zero-Temperature Limit: “Pure” Quantum Behaviour George Pickett Lancaster University

g.pickett@lancaster.ac.uk

09-Mar-2014 13-Mar-2014 Emil Polturak
Issues in Theoretical Physics Jean Zinn-Justin CEA/IRFU Centre de Saclay, Institut de Physique Theorique, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

jean.zinn-justin@cea.fr

08-Jan-2014 29-Jan-2014 Moshe Moshe
Interaction of matter and radiation under extreme astrophysical conditions Rashid Sunyaev Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching, Germany

rsyunyaev@gmail.com

17-Nov-2013 21-Nov-2013 Ari Laor
The death and afterlife of massive stars Roger Chevalier University of Virginia

rac5x@virginia.edu

02-Jun-2013 06-Jun-2013 Noam Soker
The Many Faces of Accretion Ramesh Narayan Harvard University

rnarayan@cfa.harvard.edu

21-Apr-2013 24-Apr-2013 Ari Laor
Quantum information and many-body quantum systems. Ignacio Cirac Max-Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Garching, Germany

ignacio.cirac@mpq.mpg.de

01-Dec-2012 08-Dec-2012 Joseph Avron
From Gauge/Gravity Duality to Condensed Matter Dam T. Son University of Chicago

dtson@uchicago.edu

14-Nov-2012 21-Nov-2012 Amos Yarom
The Structure and Evolution of Galaxies John Kormendy Dept. of Astronomy, University of Texas at Austin; Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physic

mkormendy@dishmail.net

20-May-2012 30-May-2012 Ari Laor
Exploding Stars and the Accelerating Universe Robert Kirshner Harvard University

RKirshner@cfa.harvard.edu

20-Dec-2011 31-Dec-2011 Ehud Behar
Statistical Mechanics of Systems out of Equilibrium Bernard Derrida ENS Paris

derrida@lps.ens.fr

16-Jun-2011 21-Jun-2011 Yariv Kafri
Fundamental tests of quantum physics with atoms and photons in a box. Serge Haroche ENS, Paris and College de France

Serge.Haroche@lkb.ens.fr

25-May-2011 01-Jun-2011 Eric Akkermans
New Perspectives on Scattering in Gauge Theory and Gravity Lance J. Dixon Stanford Linear Accelarator Center

lance@slac.stanfrod.edu

07-Apr-2011 11-Apr-2011 Yael Shadmi
Many body localization Igor Aleiner Columbia University

aleiner@phys.columbia.edu

25-Dec-2010 29-Dec-2010 Shmuel Fishman
Ultracold gases as a new tool in condensed matter physics Lev Pitaevskii University of Trento, Italy

lev@science.unitn.it

27-Nov-2010 23-Nov-2010 Shmuel Fishman
Current Topics in Condensed Matter Physics: Cuprate Superconductors, Dirac Materials, and Topological Insulators Phuan Ong Department of Physics, Princeton University

npo@princeton.edu

27-Apr-2010 06-May-2010 Amit Keren
Statistical Mechanics, Phase Transitions and Random Matrices Thomas Spencer Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton

spencer@ias.edu

11-Mar-2010 18-Mar-2010 Shmuel Fishman
Controlling the Motion of Matter with Light Mark Raizen University of Texas at Austin

raizen@physics.utexas.edu

26-Nov-2009 29-Nov-2009 Moti Segev
Condensed Matter Physics and Quantitative Biology David R. Nelson Harvard University

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16-Oct-2009 23-Nov-2009 Yariv Kafri
Big Bang, Black Holes and the Quantum: Physics Beyond General Relativity Abhay Ashtekar Penn State University

amos@physics.technion.ac.il

03-Feb-2009 11-Feb-2009 Amos Ori
The New Quantum Age Alain Aspect Institut d'Optique, Palaiseau

alain.aspect@institutoptique.fr

06-Jan-2009 11-Jan-2009 Moti Segev
Dark matter, LHC, and string theory Gordon Kane University of Michigan

eilam@physics.technion.ac.il

14-Dec-2008 20-Dec-2008 Gad Eilam
Exploring Quantum Matter with Ultracold Atoms in Optical Lattices Immanuel Bloch Johannes-Gutenberg University, Mainz

msegev@tx.technion.ac.il

08-Apr-2008 17-Apr-2008 Moti Segev
The Long Term Dynamical Evolution of Planetary Systems Scott Tremaine Princeton University

tremaine@ias.edu

08-Jan-2008 17-Jan-2008 Adi Nusser
Photon Entanglement: from Fundamental Questions to Quantum Communication and Quantum Computation (In Memory of Asher Peres) Anton Zeilinger University of Vienna

anton.zeilinger@univie.ac.at

01-Jan-2008 09-Jan-2008 Moti Segev
Adventures in the Theory of Glassy Materials James Langer University of California at Santa Barbara

langer@physics.ucsb.edu

01-Nov-2007 05-Nov-2007 Shmuel Fishman
Quantum Chaos, Random Matrix Theory and Number Theory Jon Keating University of Bristol

j.p.keating@bristol.ac.uk

02-May-2007 09-May-2007 Shmuel Fishman
Condensed Matter Physics and Quantum Information with Quantum Optics Peter Zoller University of Innsbruck

Peter.Zoller@uibk.ac.at

09-Apr-2007 16-Apr-2007 Shmuel Fishman
Quantum Phase Transitions Subir Sachdev Harvard University

lastname@g.harvard.edu

12-Mar-2007 19-Mar-2007 Assa Auerbach
Successes and Mysteries in Particle Physics Jonathan L. Rosner University of Chicago

rosner@hep.uchicago.edu

14-Jan-2007 30-Jan-2007 Michael Gronau
New Ideas about the Origin and Future of the Universe Paul Steinhardt Princeton University, USA

steinh@princeton.edu

12-Jun-2006 22-Jun-2006 Dov Levine
New Paradigms for the 21st Century Leonard Susskind Stanford University, U.S.A.

susskind@stanford.edu

23-Apr-2006 28-Apr-2006 Oren Bergman
Beyond the Standard Model: A Confrontation with Fundamental Questions Michael Dine University of California at Santa-Cruz

dine@scipp.ucsc.edu

22-Mar-2006 31-Mar-2006 Yael Shadmi
Adventures in Theoretical Physics Edward Witten nstitute for Advanced Study, USA

witten@ias.edu

31-Jan-2006 02-Feb-2006 Oren Bergman
Quantum-Mechanical Integrated Circuits Michel Devoret Yale University, USA

michel.devoret@yale.edu

18-Dec-2005 22-Dec-2005 Eric Akkermans
General Relativity in the 21st Century (In Memory Of Nathan Rosen) Eanna Flanagan Cornell University, New York

eef3@cornell.edu

17-May-2005 28-May-2005 Amos Ori
Aspects of Biological Evolution and Computation Albert J. Libchaber Rockefeller University, NY U.S.A.

Albert.Libchaber@rockefeller.edu

06-Apr-2005 15-Apr-2005 Erez Braun
Statistical Physics and the Triumph of Models Michael E. Fisher University of Maryland, U.S.A.

xpectnil@ipst.umd.edu

11-Nov-2004 15-Nov-2004 Shmuel Fishman
Time Reversal Properties of Complex and Chaotic Media Mathias Fink Ecole Superieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles

mathias.fink@especi.fr

02-Jun-2004 09-Jun-2004 Eric Akkermans
Jets Magnetism and Gravomagnetism Donald Lynden-Bell University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

dlb@ast.cam.ac.uk

13-Apr-2004 22-Apr-2004 Adi Nusser
Explorations of QCD with Supersymmetric Tools (In Memory of Michael (Misha) Marinov) Mikhail Shifman University of Minnesota, U.S.A.

shifman@physics.umn.edu

31-Dec-2003 07-Jan-2004 Michael Gronau
Disorder and Interactions in Electron Systems Thierry Giamarchi University of Geneva, Switzerland

Thierry.Giamarchi@unige.ch

25-May-2003 01-Jun-2003 Assa Auerbach
Atom-Photon interactions: Basic processes and applications Claude Cohen-Tannoudji Ecole Normale Superieure

claude.cohen-tannoudji@lkb.ens.fr

02-Mar-2002 14-Mar-2002 Eric Akkermans
Quantum Information Dr. Charles Bennett IBM Watson Research Center, U.S.A.

bennetc@us.ibm.com

15-Dec-2000 22-Dec-2000 Adi Nusser
Ultra-Cold Atomic Gases Jean Dalibard Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris

jean.dalibard@lkb.ens.fr

03-Apr-2000 16-Apr-2000 Eric Akkermans
New developments in Field Theory and string Theory Nathan Seiberg Princeton University

seiberg@ias.edu

28-Mar-2000 03-Apr-2000 Shmuel Fishman
Aspects of Physical Asymptotics Michael Berry, FRS University of Bristol, United Kingdom

asymptotico@bristol.ac.uk

13-Jun-1999 28-Jun-1999 Joseph Avron
Field Theory for Electrons Ramamurti Shankar Yale University, USA

r.shankar@yale.edu

20-May-1999 30-May-1999 Assa Auerbach
Turbulence in Space Peter Goldreich Caltech, U.S.A

pmg@ias.edu

13-Mar-1999 24-Mar-1999 Ari Laor
Symmetry and Supersymmetry Julius Wess Ludwig-Maxmilians University, Munich

W@wess.ac.il

02-Mar-1999 09-Mar-1999 Assa Auerbach
Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics Joel Lebowitz Rutgers University, New Brunswick, U.S.A.

lebowitz@math.rutgers.edu

15-Apr-1998 23-Apr-1998 Joseph Avron
Interactions and Chaos in Mesoscopic Quantum Systems Boris Altshuler NEC Research Institute   21-Nov-1997 29-Nov-1997  
Topological Quantum Numbers David Thoules Washington University, Seattle

avital@ph.technion.ac.il

05-Nov-1997 11-Nov-1997 Joseph Avron
Chaos: From Astrophysics to Microphysics Martin C. Gutzwiller IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center

gutzwiller@pks.mpg.de

18-Apr-1997 27-Apr-1997 Shmuel Fishman
The Quantum Hall Effect Bertrand J. Halperin Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

bastin@physics.harvard.edu

11-Nov-1996 22-Nov-1996 Assa Auerbach
Decay of Correlations in Dynamical Systems David Ruelle IHES, Bures-sur-Yvette, France

ruelle@ihes.fr

07-May-1995 13-May-1995 Joseph Avron
Non-Abelian Gauge Theories as the Fundamental Interactions Gerard t Hooft Universiteit Utrecht

g.thooft@uu.nl

05-May-1995 07-May-1995 Moshe Moshe