4 Corners Southwest Ontario Condensed Matter Physics Symposium 2014

This seventh annual one-day symposium aims to provide an opportunity for condensed matter researchers in southwest Ontario to gather together and discuss informally their most recent research.  The general format of the meeting consists of 2 guest speakers and 5-7 contributed talks.  The names of the contributing speakers and title of their talks will be announced later.  Registration begins at 9:30 am.  The meeting is expected to start around 9:45 am and end between 5-5:30 pm. A lunch will be provided by the Black Hole Bistro.  

There will be two keynote speakers for the symposium. Professor David Huse from Princeton University and Professor Young Lee from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  Professor Huse will discuss a topic pertaining to cold atoms and Professor Lee will talk about quantum spin liquids.

PAST SPEAKERS FOR THIS EVENT WERE AS FOLLOWS:

2013

• Steve Kivelson, Stanford University
• Radu Coldea, University of Oxford

2012

• Paul Chaikin, New York University
• Patrick Lee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2011

• Seamus Davis, Cornell University
• Eduardo Fradkin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2010

• Leon Balents, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

2009

• Piers Coleman, Rutgers University
• Bill Halperin, Northwestern University

2008

• Collin Broholm, Johns Hopkins University
• Subir Sachdev, Harvard University

Speakers:

Dima Abanin, Perimeter Institute
Gang Chen, University of Toronto
Jaime Forrest, Perimeter Institute
Mingxuan Fu, McMaster University
Bruce Gaulin, McMaster University
David Huse, Princeton University
Edwin Kermarrec, McMaster University
Young Lee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Adrian Lupascu, University of Waterloo
Ipsita Mandal, Perimeter Institute
Jeff Rau, University of Toronto
Evelyn Tang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Juven Wang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Participants:

Phillip Ashby, McMaster University
Bill Atkinson, Trent University
Peter Barfuss, University of Waterloo
John Berlinsky, Perimeter Institute
Anton Burkov, University of Waterloo
Eamon Campbell,  Trent University
Jules Carbotte, McMaster University
Hilary Carteret, Wilfrid Laurier University
Gang Chen, University of Toronto
Yangang Chen, Perimeter Institute
Lukasz Cincio, Perimeter Institute
Lucy Clark, McMaster University
Denis Dalidovich, Perimeter Institute
Alexandre Day, University of Waterloo
Jaime Forrest, Perimeter Institute
Mingxuan Fu, McMaster University
Jonathan Gaudet, McMaster University
Bruce Gaulin, McMaster University
Sedigh Ghamari, McMaster University
Michel Gingras, University of Waterloo
John Greedan, McMaster University
Alannah Hallas, McMaster University
Zhihao Hao, University of Waterloo
Lauren Hayward, University of Waterloo
Robert Hill, University of Waterloo
Wen Huang, McMaster University
David Huse, Princeton University
Kyusung Hwang, University of Toronto
Behnam Javanparast, University of Waterloo
Catherine Kallin, McMaster University
Edwin Kermarrec, McMaster University
Isaac Kim, Perimeter Institute
Bohdan Kulchytskyy, University of Waterloo
Patrick Lafleur, Trent University
Eric Lee, University of Toronto
Keith Lee, Perimeter Institute
Sung-Sik Lee, Perimeter Institute
Young Lee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Zhou Li, McMaster University
Taoran Lin, University of Waterloo
Graeme Luke, McMaster University
Peter Lunts, Perimeter Institute
Adrian Lupascu, University of Waterloo
Dalini Maharaj, McMaster University
John Malcolm, University of Guelph
Ipsita Mandal, Perimeter Institute
Roger Melko, Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo
Guoxing Miao, University of Waterloo
Christopher Mitchelitis, University of Waterloo
Lister Mulindwa, The University of Zambia
Rodrigo Muniz, University of Toronto
Rob Myers, Perimeter Institute
Ray Ng, McMaster University
Elisabeth Nicol, University of Guelph
Duncan O'Dell, McMaster University
Zlatko Papic, Perimeter Institute
Boris Pavlovic, University of Guelph
Jayanayana Perera, Trent University
David Pomaranski, University of Waterloo
Feresheteh Rajabi, University of Western Ontario
Jeff Rau, University of Toronto
Robert Schaffer, University of Toronto
Vijay Shankar, University of Toronto
Fil Simovic, University of Waterloo
Erik Sorensen, McMaster University
Shouvik Sur, McMaster University
Calvin Tabert, University of Guelph
Makoto Tachibana, McMaster University
Evelyn Tang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Edward Taylor, McMaster University
Corey Thompson, McMaster University
Guifre Vidal, Perimeter Institute
Yidun Wan, Perimeter Institute
Juven Wang, Perimeter Institute 
Brian Yee, University of Guelph
William Toews, University of Waterloo
Teresa Medina, McMaster University
Murray Wilson, McMaster University
Jerod Wagman, McMaster University

Scientific Organizer:

Michel Gingras, University of Waterloo