Students give an entertaining introduction to the amazing quantum world

Kamil Korzekwa from the Controlled Quantum Dynamics Centre for Doctoral Training

The annual show by doctoral students in the Controlled Quantum Dynamics group gives them a chance to present their research in an entertaining way.

Run by Simon Foster, the group’s outreach officer, this year’s performance was run in tandem with Friends of Imperial, an organisation which provides the public access to some of the world-class academics at Imperial College London.

Run under the title ‘Amazing Quantum Worlds’, ten students gave short talks which attempted to capture the puzzling world of quantum mechanics in an approachable, light-hearted way.

Using inflatable sharks, eggs, liquid nitrogen and a magic quantum tunnelling box, the evening was a great success for the Friends of Imperial and gave a group of young scientists vital experience in communicating their research.

 

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Videos of the evening’s talks have been uploaded and can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLhdOxD1jGo&list=PLsu5ZRPO822mwG9jrkf48sgpOfhXrmUac

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