Niels Bohr Lecture by Martin Plenio

Professor Martin Plenio, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Ulm University

Title: Quantum mechanics and noise in biology
Speaker: Martin Plenio, Universität Ulm

Abstract:

Recently, thanks to the convergence of quantum optical technology and biophysics, we have gained the ability to explore theoretical questions concerning the interplay of quantum coherence and noise in complex quantum systems in actual experiments.

This development opens up new avenues of scientific enquiry and is bringing together researchers from physical chemistry, biology and quantum information in a quest for a deeper understanding of the role of quantum physics for the foundation of biology.

About Martin Plenio

About Martin Plenio
Since 2009, Martin Plenio is the Alexander von Humboldt Professor and director of the Institute for Theoretical Physics at University of Ulm, and Professor of Quantum Physics and Director of the Quantum Information Programme at the Institute for Mathematics Sciences at Imperial College London.

His Controlled Quantum Dynamics Group in Ulm is concerned with theoretical questions arising in the area of Quantum Information Science. This includes a detailed quantitative understanding of quantum entanglement as a resource, the impact of ideas from information theory on other areas of physics such as statistical mechanics, the development of innovative quantum applications and the investigation of novel ways to implement quantum information processing in quantum optical or condensed matter systems.

Professor Plenio has recently extended his field of research into several broad areas of the expanding field of quantum effects in biology with main interest in the role of quantum coherence in processes like photosynthesis.

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