BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Apple Computer\, Inc//iCal 1.0//EN X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:USC VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Kurt Jacobs, University of Massachusetts Boston Talk Title: Real-Time Feedback Control of a Mesoscopic Superposition Abstract: I will talk about how to use continuous real-time feedback to track, control, and protect a mesoscopic superposition of two spatially separated wave-packets. The feedback protocol is enabled by an approximate state-estimator, and requires two continuous measurements, performed simultaneously. Both measurements can be implemented for nanomechanical and superconducting resonators with readily available circuit elements.\n Biography: Kurt Jacobs obtained his PhD from Imperial College in 1998. He held postdoctoral research positions at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Griffith University, and LSU, before joining the faculty in the Physics Department at UMass Boston in 2006, where he is presently an Assistant Professor. He has worked on quantum measurement theory, feedback control in mesoscopic systems, the quantum-to-classical transition, and the relationship between information, control, and thermodynamics. Host: Todd Brun, tbrun@usc.edu, EEB 502, X03503 SEQUENCE:5 DTSTART:20110112T130000 LOCATION:EEB 539 DTSTAMP:20110112T130000 SUMMARY:Real-Time Feedback Control of a Mesoscopic Superposition UID:EC9439B1-FF65-11D6-9973-003065F99D04 DTEND:20110112T140000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR