REMINDER: Invitation to an ICTP/CMSP Colloquium by Prof. Liliana Arrachea,"Heat to Work Conversion in the Quantum Regime" TODAY at 16:30, EULER LH.

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Dear All,

You are most cordially invited to a special ICTP Condensed Matter and
Statistical Physics Colloquium by Prof. Liliana Arrachea on "Heat to
Work Conversion in the Quantum Regime", TODAY, Wednesday 28 August
2019, in EULER Lecture Hall, at 16:30.

BIOSKETCH:

Prof. Arrachea obtained her PhD from Universidad Nacional de La
Plata, Argentina in 1995. Following this, her research positions have
included Alexander von Humboldt fellow at FU-Berlin and Max-Planck
Institut, Germany, postdoctoral researcher at SISSA, Trieste, and Ramón
y Cajal Researcher at the University of Zaragoza. She has been a
Researcher of CONICET Argentina since 1999, an Associate Professor from
University of Buenos Aires since 2007 (on leave since 2016), and Full
Professor at University of San Martín, Argentina since 2016. In
addition, Professor Arrachea was appointed Guggenheim Fellow 2010, and
Simons Associate at ICTP since 2015, and received a Georg-Forster
Alexander-von-Humboldt Research Award in 2016. She spends periods
comprising several months at a time as Invited Professor at PUC-Rio de
Janeiro, Université Paris 7, and Boston University.

ABSTRACT:

Boosting the efficiency for the conversion of electrical and thermal
energy at finite power is motivating an intense research activity, not
only in the areas of material science and applied physics but also in
experimental and theoretical areas of statistical mechanics and
condensed matter physics. Efforts are concentrated in developing new
materials and devices as well as on analyzing different operational
conditions. In the latter direction, taking advantage of the quantum
effects is one of the most interesting avenues. Nanoscale devices and
topological materials provide an excellent scenario to explore these
properties. In this talk, Professor Arrachea will present a general
overview on the field. She will also present some examples and discuss
some fundamental theoretical aspects.

Information is available at http://indico.ictp.it/event/9040/

Light refreshments will be served afterwards on the Leonardo Building
Terrace.

You are all very warmly invited to attend.

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