Inaugural Lecture of Dr. J.C.Séamus Davis, Professor of Experimental Quantum Physics

Professor John McInerney Head of the Department of Physics and Dean of Science University College Cork is pleased to invite you to attend the Inaugural Lecture of Dr. J.C. Séamus Davis, Professor of Experimental Quantum Physics 

Relatively soon we will reach the limit of computing power attainable by conventional technology and, to progress further, it is expected that we will have to employ quantum technology (QT). Global information technology corporations are investing intensively in a race to achieve QT dominance. This emerging second quantum revolution promises truly transformative advances in science, industry, economy, and society.
 
Professor Séamus Davis' world leading joint research agenda, with University College Cork and the University of Oxford, is at the frontier of the second quantum revolution. QT devices are designed to operate using exotic new quantum materials. Advanced experimental techniques are required for the design, discovery and analysis of these materials. In this regard, direct visualization of quantum matter at the atomic scale is one of the most powerful and impressive new methods.
 
In this lecture, Professor Davis will describe the development of several innovative techniques that allow perception of atomic, electronic and magnetic quantum matter, and show how to use them to visually and acoustically explore previously unseen and unheard quantum states. Finally, he will explore the implications of the capability to visualize quantum matter for fundamental physics research, and for emerging quantum technologies.