TUCAN 2023

Wednesday 10 May 2023, 09:30 → 18:00 America/Toronto

MP103 (University of Toronto)

Colin Dale (University of Toronto), Daniela Angulo Murcillo (University of Toronto), Takahiro Tow (Department of Physics, University of Toronto)

The 6th annual Toronto Ultracold Atom Network (TUCAN) meeting will be hosted by the Department of Physics at the University of Toronto on Wednesday, May 10th.

 

TUCAN is a one day meeting to foster interactions and strengthen connections among local groups doing research with ultracold atoms.

 

Talks

Presentations will be 15 minutes long with 5 minutes for questions and changing speakers. The session chair will have a buzzer to signal to the presenter when they are over time.

 

Posters

Poster boards will be 4' x 8', which should be able to support most standard poster sizes.

Code of conduct

This anti-harassment policy is based on the example policy from the Geek Feminism wiki (see links below), created by the Ada Initiative and other volunteers.

TUCAN 2023 is dedicated to providing a harassment-free workshop experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of workshop participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any workshop venue, including talks. Workshop participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the workshop at the discretion of the workshop organizers.

Harassment includes, but is not limited to:

• Verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion.
• Sexual images in public spaces
• Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following 
• Harassing photography or recording
• Sustained disruption of talks or other events
• Inappropriate physical contact
• Unwelcome sexual attention
• Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, event organizers retain the right to take any actions to keep the event a welcoming environment for all participants. This includes warning the offender or expulsion from the conference. Event organizers may take action to redress anything designed to, or with the clear impact of, disrupting the event or making the environment hostile for any participants.

We expect participants to follow these rules at all event venues and event-related social activities. We think people should follow these rules outside event activities too!

Building and parking map

See the links below for a map of the University of Toronto campus and various parking options nearby. This workshop will be held in McLennan Physical Laboratories, accessible from St George, Huron and Ursula Franklin streets. We recommend parking in Lot C (215 Huron St).

Conference code of conduct basis

UofT parking map & info

09:30 → 10:00 Coffee and Refreshments

Coffee, tea, muffins and pastries as well as some gluten-free options.

10:00 → 10:20 Mixed-spin pairing in nuclear and cold atomic systems

Speaker: George Palkanoglou (University of Guelph)

10:20 → 10:40 Towards a hybrid quantum repeater: interfacing quantum dots with laser cooled atomic ensembles in a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber

Speaker: Katie McDonnell (University of Waterloo)

10:40 → 11:00 The Abraham-Minkowski controversy

Speaker: Josh Hainge (McMaster University)

11:00 → 11:20 Discussion break

Quick break to reflect on talks and interact with speakers.

11:20 → 11:40 High-dimensional (13-level) qudit measurements

Speaker: Brendan White (University of Waterloo)

11:40 → 12:00 Preserving a qubit during adjacent measurements at a few micrometers distance

Speaker: Sainath Moltakunta (University of Waterloo)

12:00 → 12:20 Sonic event horizon in a Bose-Einstein condensate

Speaker: David Tyler (McMaster University)

12:20 → 13:20 Lunch

Gluten-free and vegan options provided.

13:20 → 13:40 Progress towards developing a quantum processor with Barium ions in a surface trap

Speaker: Xinghe Tan (Universtiy of Waterloo)

13:40 → 14:00 The curious case of compact (and/or portable) optical atomic clocks

Speaker: Kristen Cote (University of Toronto)

14:00 → 15:30 Poster session

Interact with other students to see what they are working on!

15:30 → 16:30 Lab tours

An optional tour of the experimental labs at the University of Toronto. Tours will leave from MP125.