26. February, Marcel Stanitzky, DESY Hamburg "The International Linear Collider - The next accelerator for the energy frontier" (host: S. Antusch, F.-K. Thielemamm)
08. April, Prof. Gerhard Abstreiter, Technische Universität München "Semiconductor Hetero-Nanowires on Si for Photonic and Electronic Applications" (host: I. Zardo) / QC2/QSIT Kolloquium
15. April, Prof. Jelena Klinovaja, Universität Basel "Topological quantum matter in low dimensions" (host: M. Poggio) / QC2/QSIT Kolloquium
22. April, Prof. Guido Burkard, University of Konstanz, Germany “Spin and valley physics in two-dimensional materials beyond graphene” (hosts: Daniel Loss and Jelena Klinovaja) / QC2/QSIT Kolloquium
29. April, Prof. David DiVincenzo, RWTH Aachen, FZ Jülich "Engineering the Quantum Computer" (hosts: F. Thielemann, D. Zumbühl) / QC2/QSIT Kolloquium
20. May, Prof. Dmitry Budker, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz "Searching for ultralight dark matter with atomic spectroscopy and nuclear resonance" (host: P. Maletinsky, P. Treutlein) / QC2/QSIT Kolloquium
27. May, Prof. Victor Yakovenko, University of Maryland "Economic inequality from a statistical physics point of view" (host: C. Bruder)
Spring semester 2015
20. March, Alexandre Refrigier, ETH Zürich "Unveiling the Dark Universe" (host: F.-K. Thielemann)
17. April, Wilfried Buchmüller, DESY, Hamburg "The Cosmic Microwave Background and the Unification of Forces" (host: S. Antusch)
24. April, Ferdinand Schmidt-Kaler, Universität Mainz "Modern Quantum Technologies with trapped Ions" (host: P. Treutlein) - QC2/QSIT colloquia
08. May, Jerome Faist, ETH Zürich "Mid-infrared and THz quantum cascade laser frequency combs for spectroscopy" (host: C. Bruder) - QC2/QSIT colloquia
22. May, Klaas Prüssmann, ETH Zürich "Mind the Field - Dynamic Magnetometry for MRI" (host: C. Bruder)
29. May, Jean-Marc Triscone, Universite de Geneve "Interfacial Superconductivity and Magnetism in Oxide Heterostructures" (host: P. Maletinsky) - QC2/QSIT colloquia
Autumn semester 2015
02. October, Benjamin Huard, ENS Paris "Backaction of quantum measurement in superconducting circuits" (host: C. Schönenberger) - QC2/QSIT colloquia
09. October, Kevin Schawinski, ETH Zürich "Galaxies & Black Holes" (hosts: F.-K. Thielemann / S. Antusch)
23. October, Erik Bakkers, Eindhoven University of Technology "New opportunities with nanowires" (host: M Poggio) - QC2/QSIT colloquia
30. October, Eli Zeldov, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel "Scanning SQUID-on-tip nanoscale magnetometry and thermometry" (host: M. Poggio) - QC2/QSIT colloquia
06. November, Caslav Brukner, Universität Wien "Time dilation in quantum systems" (hosts: N. Sangouard, C. Bruder) - QC2/QSIT colloquia
20. November, Dieter Meschede, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn "Atoms splashing in cavities and walking in space" (host: P. Treutlein) - QC2/QSIT colloquia
04. December, Franz Ahlers, PTB Braunschweig "Macroscopic quantum effects, electrical units, and the new SI" (host: C. Schönenberger) - QC2/QSIT colloquia
Spring semester 2014
14. February, Prof. Anthony J. Leggett, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics - "Prospects for topological quantum computing" (host: D. Loss) - QC2/QSIT colloquia
21. February, PD Dr. Matthias Liebendörfer, Universität Basel - öffentliche Habilitationsvorlesung -"The supernova problem" (host: F.-K. Thielemann)
07. March, Prof. Michael Doser, CERN "Antihydrogen: (short) past, (challenging) present and (ambitious) future" (host: I. Sick)
21. March, Prof. Frank Schweitzer, ETH Zürich "Predicting Systemic Risk - Cascading processes in complex networks" (host: C. Bruder)
28. March, Prof. Arno Rauschenbeutel, TU Wien "Nano-Photonic Quantum Interfaces for Cold Neutral Atoms" (host: P. Treutlein) - QC2/QSIT colloquia
11. April, Prof. Klaus Moelmer, Aarhus University "Spooky action in the past ?" (host: C. Bruder) - QC2/QSIT colloquia
09. May, Prof. Ronald Hanson, Delft University of Technology "Quantum measurements with diamond spins: from fundamental studies to remote teleportation" (host: P. Maletinsky) - QC2/QSIT colloquia
23. May, Prof. Charles Marcus, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen "Majorana, Kondo, and Andreev walk into a bar..." (host: D. Loss) - QC2/QSIT colloquia
Autumn semester 2014
19. September, Selim Jochim, Universität Heidelberg "One, two, many: Exploring quantum systems one atom at a time" (host: P. Treutlein) - QC2/QSIT colloquia
17. October, Chiara Daraio, ETH Zürich "Engineering extreme materials with defects and nonlinearity" (host: C. Bruder) - QC2/QSIT colloquia
31. October, Klaus Blaum, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg "Fundamental tests of nature with cooled and stored exotic ions" (host: I. Sick)
07. November, Maurizio Falanga, International Space Science Institute, Bern "Millisecond X-ray pulsars: 10 years of progress" - Antrittsvorlesung – (host: F.-K. Thielemann)
14. November, Eugene Mele, University of Pennsylvania "The winding road to topological insulators" (hosts: C. Bruder, D. Loss) - QC2/QSIT colloquia
21. November, Anna Watts, Universiteit Van Amsterdam "The physics and forensics of neutron star explosions" (host: F.-K. Thielemann)
05. December, Gabriel Aeppli, PSI "The future of silicon" (host: C. Schönenberger) - QC2/QSIT colloquia
19. December, T.L. Schmidt, Universität Basel "Quantum systems in one dimension" - Antrittsvorlesung - (host: C. Bruder) - QC2/QSIT colloquia
Spring semester 2013
15. March, Prof. Henning Stahlberg, Biozentrum, Universität Basel "Structural studies of membrane protein systems by high resolution transmission electron microscopy" (host: E. Meyer)
22. March, Prof. Romain Teyssier, Universität Zürich "Galaxy formation in the cosmological context: what do we learn from simulations?“ (host: S. Antusch)
05. April, Prof. Bernard Placais, ENS Paris "Quantum optics with electrons” (host: C. Schönenberger) - QC2 / QSIT Kolloquium
12. April, Prof. Bogdan A. Bernevig, Princeton University "Topological order and topological states of matter“ (host: D. Zumbühl) - QC2 / QSIT Kolloquium
19. April, Prof. Tsvi Piran, Hebrew University Jerusalem "The central engines of gamma-ray bursts” (host: F.-K. Thielemann)
26. April, Prof. Augusto Smerzi, QSTAR, INO-CNR and LENS, Firenze "Entanglement and Distinguishability of Quantum States” (host: P. Treutlein) - QC2 / QSIT Kolloquium
31. May, Prof. Kathrin Altwegg-von Burg, Universität Bern "Comets – witnesses of our origin” - zu Ehren von Frau Prof. Iris Zschokke -
Autumn semester 2013
20. September, Prof. Andreas Wallraff, ETH Zürich "Deterministic Teleportation in Solid State Circuits" (host: C. Schönenberger) - QC2/QSIT Kolloquia
04. October, Prof. Ulrich Nierste, Karlsruher Institut für Technologi KIT "Meson-antimeson mixing as a probe of new physics" (host: S. Antusch)
18. October, Prof. Markus Reiher, ETH Zürich "An Overview of Relativistic Quantum Chemistry" (host: S. Goedecker)
25. October, Prof. Alexander Högele, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München "Simple and complex assemblies of photofunctional nanostructures" (host: P. Maletinsky) - QC2/QSIT Kolloquia
08. November, Prof. Lukas Novotny, ETH Zürich "Cooling and Amplification of a Vacuum-Trapped Nanoparticle" (host: R. Warburton) - QC2/QSIT Kolloquia
22. November, Prof. Immanuel Bloch, Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität München "Probing Quantum Matter at the Single Atom Level" (host: P. Treutlein) - QC2/QSIT Kolloquia
13. December, Prof. Peter Braun-Munzinger, GSI Darmstadt "From quantum liquids to deconfined heavy quarks: the strange world of ultra-relativistic nuclear collisions at the LHC" (host: B. Krusche)
Spring semester 2012
09. March, Prof. Ulrich Samm, Forschungszentrum Jülich "Status on Magnetic Confinement Fusion" (host: C. Schönenberger)
23. March, Prof. Steve King, University of Southampton "Things that go bump at the Large Hadron Collider: from Higgs to Supersymmetry" (host: S. Antusch)
30. March, PD Dr. Isabelle Cherchneff, Universität Basel "Nanoparticles in space" - öffentliche Habilitationsvorlesung - (host: F.-K. Thielemann)
20. April, Prof. Roberto Cingolani, IIT & Università del Solento, Lecce "Nanotechnologies for Humans and Humanoids" (host: M. Poggio) - QC2/QSIT Colloquium
04. May, Prof. Patrick Maletinsky, Universität Basel "Nanoscale Imaging and Quantum Sensing with Single Spins" - Antrittsvorlesung - (host: E. Meyer) - QC2/QSIT Colloquium
11. May, Prof. Bruno Leibundgut, ESO Garching "Cosmic explosions in an accelerating universe" (host: F.-K. Thielemann)
25. May, Prof. Jakob Reichel, ENS Paris "Atomic and solid-state cavity QED with fiber Fabry-Perot cavities" (host: P. Treutlein) - QC2/QSIT Colloquium
01. June, Prof. Leonardo DiCarlo, Delft University of Technology "Superconducting circuits for quantum information technology" (host: Prof. C. Schönenberger) - QC2/QSIT Colloquium
Autumn semester 2012
21. September, Prof. Erio Tosatti, SISSA Trieste & CNR_IOM Democritos, Trieste "(Some) Frontiers in condensed matter physics" (host: S. Goedecker)
28. September, Prof. Ed Palmer, Departement Biomedizin, Universität Basel "Affinity thresholds and biological clocks in the immune system: Attempting to use math and (bio)physics to solve a biological problem" (host: D. Zumbühl)
12. October, Prof. Günther Dissertori, Institut für Teilchenphysik, ETH Zürich "A new particle found at the LHC: how it all came about, and what comes next" (host: S. Antusch)
19. October, Prof. G.-A. Tammann, Universität Basel "The Luminosity of the Type Ia Supernovae and the Value of the Hubble Constant" (host: F.-K. Thielemann)
09. November, Dr. Peter Rosenbusch, SYRTE / Observatoire de Paris "Atomic clocks, exchange interaction and giant coherence times" (host: P. Treutlein)
16. November, Dr. Beat Jeckelmann, Bundesamt für Metrologie METAS, Bern "The new International System of Units based on fundamental constants" (host: M. Calame)
23. November, Prof. Frank Koppens, ICFO Barcelona "Graphene Nano-photonics and Quantum Opto-electronics" (host: P. Maletinsky)
07. December, Dr. Nobert Münzel, Rolic Technologies Ltd., Allschwil "Applied optical Nanotechnology by light controlled molecular orientation" (host: E. Meyer)
14. December, Dr. Stefan Oberholzer, Bundesamt für Energie BFE, Bern "Hydrogen and fuel cells technologies for a sustainable energy system" (host: C. Schönenberger)
Spring semester 2011
04. March, Prof. David P. DiVincenzo, RWTH Aachen/Forschungszentrum Jülich "Prospects for superconducting qubits" (hosts: R. Warburton & D. Loss) Talk in the frame of the start of Quantum Science and Technology NCCR
25. March, Dr. Andreas Heinrich, IBM Research, Almaden "Using tunneling electrons as a high-resolution probe for magnetic atoms on surfaces" (host: D. Zumbühl)
01. April, Dr. Thomas Udem, Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching "A phonon laser" (host: P. Treutlein)
08. April, Prof. Matthias Steinmetz, Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam "The Milky Way as a Cosmological Laboratory" (host: F.-K. Thielemann)
29. April, Prof. Philipp Treutlein, Universität Basel "Atom chips - a quantum laboratory on a microchip" (host: R. Warburton)
13. May, Prof. Paul M. Koenraad, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven "Atomic scale investigation of single impurities and semiconductor nanostructures by STM" (host: R. Warburton)
20. May, Prof. Markus Aspelmeyer, Universität Wien "Quantum Optomechanics – extending quantum experiments using massive mechanical resonators" (hosts: M. Poggio & R. Warburton)
Autumn semester 2011
23. September, Prof. Laura Baudis, Universität Zürich "Direct detection of cold dark matter in the Milky Way" (host: S. Antusch)
07. October, PD Dr. Michel Calame, Universität Basel "Molecular junctions and devices: from tunneling to function" - Antrittsvorlesung - (host: R. Warburton)
14. October, Prof. John J. Cowan, University of Oklahoma "Stellar abundances, heavy element formation and the age of the galaxy" (host: F.-K. Thielemann)
28. October, Prof. Stefan Antusch, Universität Basel "Cosmic inflation meets particle physics" - Antrittsvorlesung - (host: R. Warburton)
04. November, Prof. Markus Oberthaler, Universität Heidelberg "Josephson physics in ultracold gases - squeezing and entanglement" - QC2/NCCR QSIT Colloquium - (host: P. Treutlein)
18. November, Prof. Werner Hofmann, MPI for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg "Astronomy with Cherenkow telescopes: probing cosmic particle accelerators" (host: F.-K. Thielemann)
02. December, Prof. Kurt Wüthrich, The Scripps Research Institute La Jolla & ETH Zürich - Nobel Prize Winner (Chemistry, 2002) - "Exploring the protein universe with tools of physics and physical chemistry" (host: M. Poggio)
16. December, Prof. Laurens Molenkamp, Julius-Maximilian-Universität Würzburg "Dirac fermions in HgTe" - QC2/NCCR QSIT Colloquium - (host: D. Loss)
Spring semester 2010
09. March, Thomas Jung, Paul Scherrer Institut "Schalter aus einzelnen Molekülen"
-- öffentliche Antrittsvorlesung -- am Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Auditorium PSI West, WHGA/001
12. March, Riccardo Ferrando, Universitą di Genova "Searching for the structures of free and supported metallic nanoparticles" (host: S. Goedecker)
19. March, Peter Labudde, Pädagogische Hochschule der FHNW "Warum fällt Physik manchen Jugendlichen und Studierenden so schwer? Herausforderungen und Chancen beim Lehren der Physik" -- öffentliche Habilitationsvorlesung --
26. March, Eva Schill, Université de Neuchātel "Geological and physical challenges in geothermics in Switzerland (host: D. Trautmann)
23. April, Jörg Wrachtrup, Universität Stuttgart "The diamond approach to quantum spintronics" (host: D. Zumbühl)
07. May, Günther Dissertori, ETH Zürich & CERN "First collisions at the LHC: entering a new era of particle physics" (host: F.-K. Thielemann)
21. May, Uros Seljak, Universität Zürich "Probing fundamental physics with cosmological observations" (host: F.-K. Thielemann)
04. June, Adrian Bachtold, CSIC-ICN Barcelona "Quantum NanoElectronics" (host: C. Schönenberger)
Autumn semester 2010
24. September, Walter Riess, IBM Zürich "The Future of Nanoelectronics" (host: R. Warburton)
08. October, Serdar Sariciftci, Johannes Kepler Universität of Linz "The organic optoelectronic devices" (host: T. Glatzel)
22. October, Tomaso Poggio, MIT, Cambridge/USA "Intelligence in minds, brains and machines" (host: M. Poggio)
29. October, Jurgen H. Smet, MPI-FKF Stuttgart "Microwave induced zero resistance" (host: D. Zumbühl)
12. November, Gisela Anton, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg "The telescope ANTARES - fishing for neutrinos in the Mediterranean" (host: B. Krusche)
19. November, Andriy Romanyuk, Glas Trösch AG "Thin films in modern architecture: From research to production" -- Antrittsvorlesung -- (hosts: R. Warburton / P. Oelhafen)
10. December, Karsten Flensberg, Niels Bohr Instiute, University of Copenhagen "Carbon nanotubes: a playground for quantum physics" (host: R. Warburton)
Spring semester 2009
20. February, Prof. Claude Amsler, Universität Zürich & CERN "From Antihydrogen to Dark Matter, Experimental Challenges"
27. February, Prof. Martino Poggio, Universität Basel "Adventures in ultra-sensitive force detection"
06. March, Prof. Matthias Gaberdiel, ETH Zürich "String Theory - an introduction" - CANCELLED -
27. March, Dr. habil. Andreas Aste, Universität Basel "Fundamental aspects of elementary particle physics" -- Antrittsvorlesung --
03. April, Prof. Jeremy Levy, University of Pittsburgh "Oxide Nanoelectronics On Demand"
24. April, Prof. J.M. Schippers, Paul Scherrer Institut "Protonentherapie am PSI - Physik und Technologie im Dienste der Medizin"
08. May, Prof. Werner Wegscheider, ETH Zürich "Huge Metastability and reentrant phases in a magnetic two-dimensional hole system"
15. May, Prof. Gustavo Scuseria, Rice University "Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Nanoribbons: Screened Hybrid Theoretical Studies"
29. May, Prof. Alain Blondel, Université de Genève & CERN "The quest for leptonic CP violation. Step I: the T2K experiment"
Autumn semester 2009
18. September, Richard Berndt, Universität Kiel "Conductance of controlled single atom and single molecule contacts' (host: E. Meyer)
02. October, Laurence Eaves, University of Nottingham "Recent progress on quantum dots: energy-level spectroscopy, wavefunction imaging and using dots to detect individual photo-excited carriers" (host: A. Baumgartner)
09. October, Matthias Gaberdiel, ETH Zürich "String Theory - an introduction' (host: C. Bruder)
16. October, Amir Yacoby, Harvard University "Spins and Charges in Low dimensions" (host: D. Loss)
23. October, Florian Marquardt, LMU München "Optomechanics - interaction between light and mechanical motion' (hosts: R. Warburton / C. Bruder)
06. November, Pierangelo Gröning, EMPA Thun "Carbon Nanostructures for Electronic Applications' (host: C. Schönenberger )
20. November, Sergio Valenzuela, CIN2-ICN Barcelona "Microwave cooling and amplitude spectroscopy of a solid-state artificial atom' (host: D. Zumbühl)
04. December, Simon Lilly, ETH Zürich "Galaxies through space and time' (host: F.-K. Thielemann)
11. December, Dominik Marx, Universität Bochum "Molecular Nano(Newton)Mechanics' (host: S. Goedecker)
Spring semester 2008
23. May, Prof. Dr. Matthias Liebendörfer, Universität Basel "Radiative transfer: The philosopher's stone in computational astrophysics"
09. May, PD Dr. Tobias Hurth, CERN "Perspectives of particle physics in the LHC era"
25. April, Prof. Dr. Dirk Bouwmeester, University of Leiden "Gated quantum dots in microcavities & opto-mechanical systems"
11. April, Prof. Dr. Andreas Hierlemann, ETH Zürich / Systems X Basel "CMOS-based Biosensor and Bioelectronic Microsystems"
04. April, Prof. Dr. Bradley Nelson, ETH Zürich "BioRobotics at Micro and Nanoscales"
07. March, Prof. Dr. Steen Hannestad, University of Aarhus "Cosmology as a particle physics laboratory"
29. February, Dr. Tobias Kippenberg, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching "Cavity Optomechanics: Backaction Cooling of Mechanical Oscillators"
Autumn semester 2008
12. December, Prof. Thomas Stocker, Universität Bern "Past and Future Climate Change"
05. December, CANCELLED, Prof. Felicitas Pauss, ETH Zürich und CERN "The First Experiments at the LHC"
21. November, Prof. Joel Mesot, PSI "High-Temperature Superconductors: Probing the Magnetic and Electronic Degrees of Freedom"
07. November, Prof. Mikko Paalanen, Helsinki University of Technology "Future Prospects in Low Temperature Quantum Electronics and Nanorefrigeration "
31. October, Prof. Nicolas Thomas, Universität Bern "Latest News from Mars Missions"
24. October, PD Dr. Meike Stöhr, Universität Basel "Reactions on surfaces for the creation of 2D supramolecular polymers"
10. October, Dr. Andrey M. Litnovsky, Forschungszentrum Jülich "Diagnostic mirrors for future generation of fusion reactors"
03. October, Prof. George Pickett, Lancaster University "Physics at Microkelvin Temperatures: the How and the Why"
26. September, Prof. Dr. David Awschalom, University of California, Santa Barbara "Engaging Diamonds in the Quantum Age"
12. September, Prof. Dr. Roland Wiesendanger, Universität Hamburg "New Horizons in Condensed Matter Physics by Scanning Probe Techniques"
Spring semester 2007
29. June, PD Dr. Teresa de los Arcos, Universität Basel
"Cracking the tube: Towards understanding carbon nanotube formation" -- öffentlicher Habilitationsvortrag --
22. June, Prof. Nongjian Tao, Arizona State University "Controlling electron transport in single molecules "
15. June, Prof. Eberhard Gross, Freie Universität Berlin "Time-dependent density functional theory: From spectroscopy and quantum transport to optimal control"
08. June, Prof. Vahid Sandoghdar, ETH Zürich "Efficient coupling of photons and single quantum emitters"
25. May, Dr. Andreas Heinrich, IBM Research, Almaden "Magnetism on the Atomic Scale"
11. May, Prof. Detlev Grützmacher, Forschungszentrum Jülich "SiGe nanostructures: Opportunities and challenges for electronic and opto-electronic devices"
04. May, Prof. Martha Ch. Lux-Steiner, HMI Berlin "Scientific Challenges in Thin-Film Photovoltaics"
27. April, Prof. Michael Graetzel, EPF Lausanne "The advent of mesoscopic solar cells"
13. April, Prof. Hans Jürgen Herrmann, ETH Zürich "The physics of dune motion"
Autumn semester 2007
14. December, Prof. Dr. Andreas Offenhäuser, Research Center Jülich "DNA, protein and neurons on micro- and nanoelectronic devices"
07. December, Prof. Dr. Bert Müller, Universität Basel "Physics meets medicine: materials science for life"
23. November, Prof. Dr. Laura Baudis, Universität Zürich "Direct dark matter searches with underground detectors"
09. November, Prof. Dr. Matthias Brack, Universität Regensburg "Semiclassical description of quantum shell effects in finite fermion systems: nuclei, metal clusters and nanostructures"
02. November, Prof. Dr. Joost Frenken, Leiden University "On slippery ground: the physics of atomic-scale friction"
26. October, Festkolloquium zum 80. Geburtstag von Prof. Kurt Alder: Prof. Dr. Walter Gehring, Universität Basel "Die Entwicklung und Evolution des Sehens. Ein Blick in die Werkstatt der Natur"
12. October, Prof. Dr. Werner Gurtner, Universität Bern "Satellite observations in Zimmerwald: laser targets, space debris and navigation satellites"
28. September, Festkolloquium zum 80. Geburtstag von Prof. Dr. Harry Thomas: Prof. Dr. Markus Büttiker, Université de Genève "Dynamics of quantum coherent capacitors"
