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Electronic structure calculations for free and immersed
atoms are performed in the context of unrestricted Hartree-Fock
theory. Spherical symmetry is broken, lifting degeneracies in
electronic configurations involving the magnetic quantum number
m. Basis sets, produced from density functional theory,
are then explored for completeness. Comparison to spectroscopic
data is done by applying configurational interaction of the appropriate
L and S symmetry. Finally, a perturbation technique by
Lowdin is used to couple the bound atomic states to a

A major aspect of studies of quantum computation is work toward constructing
algorithms that are particularly well suited for a quantum mechanical computer.
An emerging field in this quest is investigation of "quantum walks," which are
applications of ideas of classical random walks to quantum (unitary) processes.
Following the pervasiveness and successes of randomized algorithms across the
board in science, these approaches are expected to bring dramatic algorithmic
improvements to quantum computing.

One of the main generator of ideas, Markov chains, or random walks on graphs,

Discussion topic: How to get started & what is expected
Article: What a PhD Means

In January of 1610, exactly 400 years ago, Galileo turned his newly constructed telescope toward the heavens and was the first to observe the 4 moons of Jupiter that are now known as the Galilean moons. This observation, along with his later studies of the motions of sunspots and the phases of Venus, spelled the death of the Ptolemaic view of an Earth-centered universe, which was replaced with the Copernican heliocentric model.

The research seminar is required for 1st year graduate students, but anyone is welcome to attend.