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Quantum Leap: Unveiling the Future of Computing and its Potential Effects in Our Lives

Thursday, March 28, 2024
DINNER & LECTURE | 6:00 P.M. 

You are invited to attend this private event at the University Club of Tampa in downtown Tampa along with your fellow USF alumni and community. The College of Arts and Sciences’ interim dean, Dr. Magali Michael, along with a featured USF faculty member, Dr. Lilia Woods, will lead you through an engaging evening filled with culture, conversation, education, and a delicious dinner. We look forward to hosting you!

Kindly register to attend by March 21, 2024. Seating is limited, please register early. 

*In the event you need to cancel your reservation, please provide 48 hours’ notice to Ann Serota or CAS RSVP.

DRESS CODE 

The University Club has a dress code. Men must wear a sport coat. Denim, shorts, t-shirts and sneakers are not permitted. 

ABOUT THIS EVENT

Quantum computers promise to revolutionize how information is obtained, processed, and gathered at any level - whether that's in science, technology, or in our everyday lives. However, unlike regular computers, which are built with regular circuitry, quantum computers are based on much more complicated systems.

The building blocks of quantum computers are materials with properties that are unattainable with classical physics. They contain unique materials with quantum mechanical mechanisms. During this presentation, Dr. Lilia Woods will review major developments at the forefront of quantum science and connect her research on how quantum materials and mechanisms facilitate their interactions.

Bio

Lilia M. Woods, Ph.D. is Professor in the Department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Woods' research spans theoretical condensed matter physics, materials theory and simulations and real practical devices. With her team she studies the interplay between structural, electronic, mechanical, optical, and thermoelectric properties of complex materials and related devices. Her work focuses on quantum materials and their ubiquitous electromagnetic phenomena for fundamental understanding of novel light-matter effects and interactions. She also investigates materials and transport processes for sustainable and environmentally friendly methods of energy production with the potential to inspire new technological developments. Her team develops analytical models, simulations tools, and maintains strong collaborations with experimental teams. She has published numerous papers in the forefront of condensed matter physics as well as two US patents for her inventions. In 2017, Dr. Woods was elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in recognition of her seminal contributions to fluctuation-induced and thermoelectric phenomena. In 2019, she was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She has also been recognized as an APS Woman Physicist of the Month and is member of the National Academy of Inventors, among other honors. Dr. Woods earned her bachelor's degree and M.S. degree from Sofia University (Bulgaria), and her Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee.

Location

University Club
Suite 3800
201 N Franklin Street
Tampa, FL 33602 
 

University Club Parking map

PARKING TIPS 

Use the address of the parking garage for your GPS: 107 N. Franklin Street. Make sure you use the Whiting Street entrance for the hourly parking spaces. 
 
Once in the parking garage, park on Level 3 where there will be a cross walk that connects to the building. The University Club is on the 38th floor. Once you get into the building, there is a bank of elevators straight ahead and on the right. Take the elevators that take you to the 38th floor. 
 
There is a fee for parking and the garage accepts cash or credit cards upon exit. 

DIRECTIONS

From 275 North or South

Take 275 N/S to the Ashley Street Exit (exit 44). Follow Ashley to Whiting (two stop lights past Kennedy). Turn left (east) and go up two blocks to the Old Fort Brooke Garage (107 Franklin Street).

From South Tampa

Take Bayshore Blvd. to the Platt Street Bridge. Go underneath the Convention Center. Turn left at the second light (Florida Street). Go two blocks to Whiting and turn left to park in the Old Fort Brooke Garage.

From I-75 and Crosstown

Take exit #7 Downtown West. The 2nd stoplight is Franklin Street. Turn right onto Franklin Street. Go two blocks to Whiting Street. Turn left on Whiting. Turn immediately right and enter the Old Fort Brooke Garage.

ADA Accommodations

For reasonable accommodations or other questions, please contact CAS RSVP.