From the First Quantum to the Second Quantum Revolution

Event Date:
2026-11-05T17:00:00
2026-11-05T18:20:00
Event Location:
Coach House, 6201 Cecil Green Park Rd
Speaker:
James Day, research associate, Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute; Max McGinley, assistant professor, Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute; and Jonah Townsend, MSc student, Physics and Astronomy.
Moderated by Anthony Ayari
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Livestream also available. Join the Q&A: https://greencollege.ubc.ca/events/first-quantum-second-quantum-revolution 

Event Information:

Join three quantum scientists at UBC at different stages of their careers as they discuss past and future quantum revolutions in their field. 

Led by Dr Anthony Ayari, senior researcher from the Light and Matter Institute at the University of Lyon, and current Visiting Scientist from France at Green College, the panelists will interrogate how they respectively approach strange quantum phenomena in their day-to-day work. Topics discussed will range from experimental and instrumental aspects, applications, theory, epistemology and philosophy, and right through to the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics, before opening up the floor for discussion with the audience.

Speakers:

  • James Day, research associate, Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
  • Max McGinley, assistant professor, Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
  • Jonah Townsend, MSc student, Physics and Astronomy

Moderated by Anthony Ayari
 

Add to Calendar 2026-11-05T17:00:00 2026-11-05T18:20:00 From the First Quantum to the Second Quantum Revolution Event Information: Join three quantum scientists at UBC at different stages of their careers as they discuss past and future quantum revolutions in their field.  Led by Dr Anthony Ayari, senior researcher from the Light and Matter Institute at the University of Lyon, and current Visiting Scientist from France at Green College, the panelists will interrogate how they respectively approach strange quantum phenomena in their day-to-day work. Topics discussed will range from experimental and instrumental aspects, applications, theory, epistemology and philosophy, and right through to the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics, before opening up the floor for discussion with the audience. Speakers: James Day, research associate, Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute Max McGinley, assistant professor, Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute Jonah Townsend, MSc student, Physics and Astronomy Moderated by Anthony Ayari  Event Location: Coach House, 6201 Cecil Green Park Rd