Theoretical physics, practical support - UCLA Philanthropy Forward Dr. Mani Bhaumik has funded postdoctoral fellowships at UCLA supporting future researchers and innovators in theoretical physics.

Great to see our postdoc Jani Penttala featured in a UCLA Philanthropy story highlighting Dr. Mani L. Bhaumik’s support for theoretical physics 👏👏👏

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A week visiting the Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics in Kyoto. Great discussions and inspiring physics. Now back in Los Angeles 💪💪💪

Ever since my postdoc days at RIKEN BNL Research Center, where I met wonderful Japanese colleagues and friends, I’ve wanted to visit Japan.

Now it’s finally happening. Just boarded flight to Osaka - spending the week at Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics. First time in Japan. Excited 😁

AI for Science Kickoff 2026 starts this Tuesday at UCLA IPAM: www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/spe...

Many thanks to Prof. Martin Savage (UW Seattle) for a wonderful colloquium at our department - Quantum Simulation of Fundamental Physics, and for a great visit 🤝🤝🤝

Zhiyan Ding - System–bath interaction models for quantum ground- and thermal-state preparation YouTube video by Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)

Today at IPAM at UCLA: Zhiyan Ding of the University of Michigan presents "New insights into system–bath interaction models for quantum ground- and thermal-state preparation" at IPAM's New Frontiers in Quantum Algorithms for Open Quantum Systems Workshop. Watch on YouTube-> youtu.be/BxI8lGyx5cA

Lin Lin - Dissipative Preparation of Thermal and Ground States - IPAM at UCLA YouTube video by Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)

Today at IPAM at UCLA: Lin Lin of the University of California, Berkeley, presents "Dissipative Preparation of Thermal and Ground States" at IPAM's New Frontiers in Quantum Algorithms for Open Quantum Systems Workshop. Watch on YouTube-> youtu.be/998ChvosEuI

Xiaodi Wu - Hamiltonian-oriented Quantum Algorithm Design and Implementation, Part 2 of 2 YouTube video by Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)

New from IPAM at UCLA: Xiaodi Wu of the University of Maryland presents "Hamiltonian-oriented Quantum Algorithm Design and Implementation, Part 2 of 2" at IPAM's Quantum Winter School 2026: Quantum Simulation. Watch on YouTube-> youtu.be/qtmZ1ZLq0X4

Xiaodi Wu - Hamiltonian-oriented Quantum Algorithm Design and Implementation, Part 1 of 2 YouTube video by Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)

New from IPAM at UCLA: Xiaodi Wu of the University of Maryland presents "Hamiltonian-oriented Quantum Algorithm Design and Implementation, Part 1 of 2" at IPAM's Quantum Winter School 2026: Quantum Simulation. Watch on YouTube-> youtu.be/6AZQqqpxEao

Ken Brown - Tutorial Introduction to Quantum Simulation, Part 2 of 2 - IPAM at UCLA YouTube video by Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)

Today at IPAM at UCLA: Ken Brown of Duke University presents "Tutorial Introduction to Quantum Simulation, Part 2 of 2" at IPAM's Quantum Winter School 2026: Quantum Simulation. Watch on YouTube-> youtu.be/IoL2p61CuF0

Ken Brown - Tutorial Introduction to Quantum Simulation, Part 1 of 2 - IPAM at UCLA YouTube video by Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)

Today at IPAM at UCLA: Ken Brown of Duke University presents "Tutorial Introduction to Quantum Simulation, Part 1 of 2" at IPAM's Quantum Winter School 2026: Quantum Simulation. Watch on YouTube-> youtu.be/IXIPQlyY3RI

We just wrapped up a fantastic Winter School 2026: Quantum Simulation at UCLA IPAM

Ken Brown (Duke): Introduction
Xiaodi Wu (Maryland): Quantum Algorithms
Zohreh Davoudi (Maryland): Quantum Simulation for QFT
Andreas Weichselbaum (BNL): Tensor Networks
Victor Batista (Yale): Quantum Chemistry

Hello everyone—what a windy Sunday! 🌬️

My CMS colleagues downstairs have better espresso, so I stopped by to get one. After all, the theory lounge is out of coffee beans. Now back to work before the holiday break ☕️

CERN Highlights 2025 YouTube video by CERN

www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Oo...

The Year in Physics | Quanta Magazine Physicists spotted a “terribly exciting” new black hole, doubled down on weakening dark energy, and debated the meaning of quantum mechanics.

In 2025, we learned that dark energy is plausibly getting weaker and found new mysteries in the early universe. www.quantamagazine.org/the-year-in-...

The Year in Mathematics | Quanta Magazine Explore a shape that can’t pass through itself, a teenage prodigy, and two new kinds of infinity.

Mathematics is, at its core, an art. This is on full display in Quanta’s Year in Review math round-up:
www.quantamagazine.org/the-year-in-...

The Year in Computer Science | Quanta Magazine Explore the year’s most surprising computational revelations, including a new fundamental relationship between time and space, an undergraduate who overthrew a 40-year-old conjecture, and the…

These are the year’s computational revelations.

Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year in physics for 2025 revealed – Physics World A molecular superfluid, high-resolution microscope and a protein qubit are on our list

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New group picture taken today! 😁😁😁

MicroBooNE Finds no Evidence for a Sterile Neutrino MicroBooNE experiment further rules out possibility of one sterile neutrino as explanation for results from previous experiments

Scientists working on the MicroBooNE experiment announced that they have found no evidence for a fourth type of neutrino.

Our neighborhood is having another power outage tonight — the third in two weeks. Hard to believe this keeps happening in a “modern” city like Los Angeles @ladwp.com 😱

Finishing a proposal on my birthday… but at least Starbucks gives a free birthday drink! 🎉☕️ Thank you!

I’m grateful to receive the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from @humboldt-foundation.de. I look forward to visiting DESY and other institutes in Germany in summer 2026, and to learning from and collaborating with many wonderful colleagues 🙏🤝😁

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Huge thanks to Nathaniel Craig @physicsnate.bsky.social for a beautiful and truly inspiring colloquium at UCLA today! I also really enjoyed our discussions and lunch together 👏👏👏

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Today’s fortune cookie basically said: “You work too much. Go to the beach.” 😂

The Frontiers of Programmable Quantum Dynamics: Advances and Applications
conference has concluded today, and recorded talks are now available to watch at
buff.ly/2lD7WTC and buff.ly/AXJjS4e
Watch more talks from the associated program online at buff.ly/QHE8YtH
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Good morning, everyone! Wishing you a bright and peaceful day ahead ☀️

Halloween is just around the corner!