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SUMMARY:Senior Experience Seminar Series in Physics - 
 2024
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 Matthew R. Stoneking\, matthew.r.stoneking@lawrence.edu
DESCRIPTION:
 Adda Fadila Louleid\n
 Solar tracker: light meets GPS technology, Approach 
 for Optimal Energy Harvesting \n
 This presentation presents research done on solar 
 panel tracking system by combining light sensors 
 and GPS technology for optimized energy capture. 
 By dynamically adjusting panel orientation based 
 on real-time solar irradiance and precise location 
 data, we will see how this ensures maximum energy 
 generation efficiency. The presentation outlines 
 the physics theory behind sun tracking, it will 
 also outline the design and performance evaluation 
 of the tracker and compare it to static trackers.\n
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 Matt Balfe\n
 An Introduction to Quantum Key Distribution Protocols\n
 This talk will explore two Quantum Key Distribution 
 Protocols, The 1984 Bennett and Brassard Protocol (BB84) 
 and the 1991 Ekert protocol (Ekert91.) The beginning 
 of the talk will explain the basics of the Stern 
 Gerlach experiment and its analogue for polarized 
 light as an introduction to the BB84 set up. Then 
 we will go into theoretical expectations for the 
 BB84, briefly discuss experimental set up and 
 results. Then to discuss the Ekert protocol, this 
 requires an explanation of entangled photon states 
 and BellaEUR(TM)s inequality. Then we can look 
 at some of my simulated code using the Qiskit 
 Quantum Composer and compare simulations on real 
 quantum computers to our expectation.  Time permitting, 
 I would like to briefly discuss the decoy state 
 BB84 and its utility particularly in a world with 
 sufficient quantum computing power to run Shor's 
 algorithm.\n\n

LOCATION:Youngchild 121
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