Events and Activities

Explore current and upcoming events and activities happening at the Institute for Advanced Study.

Apr
14
2026

PCTS Lecture

When Atoms Compute: Quantum Computing, Simulation, and Sensing with Atoms, Ions, and Light
Peter Zoller
5:00pm|McDonnell Hall, Room A-02

Abstract: Quantum mechanics governs nature at its smallest scales—but today we can engineer that quantum world by creating and controlling entanglement, the unique fingerprint of quantum physics. Using laser-controlled atoms and ions, researchers...

Apr
15
2026

Princeton University PCTS Workshop

Quantum Information/Simulation and Open Systems
8:00am|407 Jadwin Hall, 4th Floor, PCTS Seminar Room

Organizers: 
Dima Abanin, Waseem Bakr, Lawerence Cheuk, Sam Garratt, Sarang Gopalakerishnan, Nick O'Dea

Registration is free, but required, and you must be a current faculty member, researcher, or graduate student at an accredited institution to...

Apr
15
2026

Princeton University Donald R. Hamilton Lecture

The Statistical Physics of Flocks and Swarms
Irene Giardina
6:00pm|McDonnell Hall, A-02

Abstract: Flocks and swarms are iconic examples of living matter, in which motile, interacting individuals give rise to emergent global patterns. Despite the complexity of their biological components, these groups obey robust statistical laws and...

Apr
16
2026

Princeton University PCTS Workshop

Quantum Information/Simulation and Open Systems
8:00am|407 Jadwin Hall, 4th Floor, PCTS Seminar Room

Organizers: 
Dima Abanin, Waseem Bakr, Lawerence Cheuk, Sam Garratt, Sarang Gopalakerishnan, Nick O'Dea

Registration is free, but required, and you must be a current faculty member, researcher, or graduate student at an accredited institution to...

Apr
17
2026

Princeton University PCTS Workshop

Quantum Information/Simulation and Open Systems
8:00am|407 Jadwin Hall, 4th Floor, PCTS Seminar Room

Organizers: 
Dima Abanin, Waseem Bakr, Lawerence Cheuk, Sam Garratt, Sarang Gopalakerishnan, Nick O'Dea

Registration is free, but required, and you must be a current faculty member, researcher, or graduate student at an accredited institution to...