Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS March Meeting 2017
Volume 62, Number 4
Monday–Friday, March 13–17, 2017; New Orleans, Louisiana
Session F29: Industrial Physics Forum: Physics in the Industrial WorldCareers Industry Invited Undergraduate
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Sponsoring Units: FIAP Chair: Steven Lambert, American Physical Society Room: 292 |
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 11:15AM - 11:51AM |
F29.00001: Relevant and Rewarding - Strategic Research in Industrial Physics Invited Speaker: Robert Brown I’ll discuss how we use strategic analysis and medium- to long-term product needs - to drive thinking ‘backwards’ into the areas of novel physics we must develop - to be commercially competitive and successful in the future. Some recent products that many of us use will serve as illustrations of how this has worked out in practice. [Preview Abstract] |
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 11:51AM - 12:27PM |
F29.00002: Quantum Computing Invited Speaker: Matthias Steffen Solving computational problems require resources such as time, memory, and space. In the classical model of computation, computational complexity theory has categorized problems according to how difficult it is to solve them as the problem size increases. Remarkably, a quantum computer could solve certain problems using fundamentally fewer resources compared to a conventional computer, and therefore has garnered significant attention. Yet because of the delicate nature of entangled quantum states, the construction of a quantum computer poses an enormous challenge for experimental and theoretical scientists across multi-disciplinary areas including physics, engineering, materials science, and mathematics. While the field of quantum computing still has a long way to grow before reaching full maturity, state-of-the-art experiments on the order of 10 qubits are beginning to reach a fascinating stage at which they can no longer be emulated using even the fastest supercomputer. This raises the hope that small quantum computer demonstrations could be capable of approximately simulating or solving problems that also have practical applications. In this talk I will review the concepts behind quantum computing, and focus on the status of superconducting qubits which includes steps towards quantum error correction and quantum simulations. [Preview Abstract] |
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 12:27PM - 1:03PM |
F29.00003: The Reality of Virtual Reality Product Development Invited Speaker: Clark Dever Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality are emerging areas of research and product development in enterprise companies. This talk will discuss industry standard tools and current areas of application in the commercial market. Attendees will gain insights into how to research, design, and (most importantly) ship, world class products. The presentation will recount the lessons learned to date developing a Virtual Reality tool to solve physics problems resulting from trying to perform aircraft maintenance on ships at sea. [Preview Abstract] |
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 1:03PM - 1:39PM |
F29.00004: High Power Electronics Invited Speaker: Sameer Pendharker High Power Electronics Future Trends: New process, circuit and packaging technologies over the last 5 years have led to significant innovation and technological developments in high power electronics. In this topic, the trends and performance improvements achieved in the industry will be discussed with focus on gallium-nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC). Both GaN and SiC technologies have been around for many years but have seen limited adoption and proliferation in high power systems. With the improved transistor performance, power conversion efficiencies and densities previously unrealizable are now available leading to new applications and new system. Trends in these technologies will also be reviewed and remaining challenges to overcome before true mass market adoption can be expected. [Preview Abstract] |
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 1:39PM - 2:15PM |
F29.00005: A Physicists Journey Through Silicon Valley Invited Speaker: Brian Wilfley My experiences in grad school showed me many aspects of working in academic physics. The question on my mind, back then, was, “What is it like in the commercial world?” In this talk, I’ll try to convey what it feels like to be in a small company focused on a commercial goal. In particular, I’ll try to describe the kind of work one does and the kind of relationships one develops: the two can constructively interfere. [Preview Abstract] |
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