Martin Wood Complex, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU
William D Phillips, National Institute of Standards and Technology
A new measure: the revolutionary quantum reform of the modern metric system
To mark the launch of the new MSc in Quantum Technologies, we welcome Nobel laureate Dr William D Phillips, NIST and JQI, Maryland, to give this public lecture.
The brand new MSc in Quantum Technologies is a taught interdisciplinary course covering quantum computing, sensing, and communications, with practical training and a four-month research project bridging academia and industry. The almost 30-strong cohort joined the department this month.
Agenda:
5pm Welcome and overview of the MSc in Quantum Technologies course
5.30pm Lecture by Dr Bill Phillips, NIST and JQI, Maryland
Abstract: The International System of Units (the SI), the modern metric system, has recently undergone its most revolutionary change since its origins during the French Revolution. The nature of this revolution is that all of the base units of the SI are now defined by fixing values of natural constants. Our measurement system is now, both philosophically and practically, strongly quantum. This talk will describe why this reform was needed and how it is done.
This event is free to attend.