CQC Speaker Event: David Hsieh @ Caltech

​Who: Professor David Hsieh (In-Person)

​When: October 20th, 4:00–5:00 pm

​Where: Lauritsen 269, Caltech

​Talk: Quantum Materials far-from-equilibrium

​Abstract: The search for new electronic phases of matter has traditionally focused on materials in thermal equilibrium. Dynamically driven materials offer a complementary approach, using light to create transient electronic phases that may be inaccessible under equilibrium conditions. In this talk, I will discuss promising excitation techniques, recent experimental results, and the challenges and future opportunities in this field.

​Bio: Professor David Hsieh is an experimental condensed matter physicist at Caltech whose research focuses on exotic broken symmetry and topological phases in strongly correlated, spin-orbit coupled, and out-of-equilibrium systems. He earned his B.S. from Stanford in 2003 and Ph.D. from Princeton in 2009, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at MIT. He joined Caltech in 2012 and has received numerous honors, including the Sloan, Packard, and Moore Foundation fellowships and the Presidential Early Career Award.

​Everyone is welcome: minimal technical background is required. Come learn and ask questions. And yes, snacks will be provided.