Lectures on Tap - "Quantum Uncertainty: Particles, Crystals, and Light"

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🧠 Lecture: "Quantum Uncertainty: Particles, Crystals, and Light"

🎤 Speaker: Dr. Seamus O’Hara

Join us for a mind-bending evening as Dr. Seamus O’Hara unpacks two of the most counterintuitive ideas in modern physics: the wavelike and fundamentally uncertain nature of particles. He will explore how these principles of quantum mechanics reshape our understanding of reality and reveal themselves in his cutting-edge research on crystals and condensed matter systems.

Dr. O’Hara will also highlight how precisely controlled experiments using light allow physicists to probe the quantum world, opening the door to powerful new technologies. From strange quantum behavior to the practical path toward building the quantum computers of the future, this talk will connect big ideas to real-world innovation.

Seamus O’Hara is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. A Delaware County native, he earned his B.S. in Physics and Math from Penn State and his Ph.D. in experimental condensed matter physics from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is also a newly minted father, amateur triathlete, avid reader, and die-hard Phillies fan.

Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌

Agenda

6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.

6:55 PM – Host introduction

7:00 PM – Lecture begins

7:45 PM – Audience Q&A

8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round

8:30 PM – Wrap up.