Research into how ultrafast laser pulses can be used to freeze motion in molecules is the subject of a Director’s Colloquium April 12 at the Laboratory.
Philip Bucksbaum, an atomic physicist and director of the Photon Ultrafast Laser Science and Engineering Center at Stanford University will talk at 1:10 p.m., in the Physics Building Auditorium.
The talk is open to all badge holders and will be broadcast on LABNET Channel 9 and on desktop computers using Real Media Stream and IPTV technology.
Bucksbaum will discuss ultrafast quantum control, and how ultrafast techniques can be used to create images of the internal workings of molecules. He will explain how his research aims to not only observe, but also control basic quantum processes in atoms and molecules, said Toni Taylor of the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (MPA-CINT).
Bucksbaum earned his doctoral and master’s degrees in physics from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the American Physical Society, and a Fellow of the Optical Society of America.
The Director’s Colloquium series brings distinguished leaders in science, technology, and policy to Los Alamos. Speakers are chosen on the basis of their contributions to leading edge science, technology, and interest in issues of national and global concern, as well as their ability to effectively communicate the urgency or excitement in the field to an audience.
The Director’s Colloquium Committee is seeking nominations for other colloquium speakers that may meet these criteria. Nominations can be submitted to the committee at http://int.lanl.gov/orgs/stb/nominate.php online.
For more information about the Director's Colloquium program, go to http://int.lanl.gov/orgs/stb/colloq.shtml online.
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