Steven Blaber

Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of British Columbia Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute

[Steven Blaber @StevenBlaber]

New preprint https://t.co/SPbLaGER9M with Daniel Bruns and Jörg Rottler on connected networks and mechanical loss in amorphous solids! Support: @SBQMI_UBC @UBC @LIGO @Alliance_Can

[Steven Blaber @StevenBlaber]

What do Tetris, LIGO, Mirrors, and Amorphous Solids have in common? They are all connected... Connected Network Model for the Mechanical Loss of Amorphous Materials published in PNAS https://t.co/FnIVvwIPNA

[Matt Leighton @MattLeighton5]

New preprint out today: “Information Thermodynamics of Cellular Ion Pumps”. Led by talented undergraduate student Julián Jiménez-Paz, and working with @DavidASivak, we explore the thermodynamics of cellular ion pumps like the sodium-potassium pump.

[David Sivak @DavidASivak]

Fun new paper by Callum @SFUPhysics, on energetically efficient multi-parameter driving of our favorite molecular motor (shout out F1!).
https://t.co/knY9Nejdo8
Supported by @NSERC_CRSNG @TIPS_SPIIE

[SFU Faculty of Graduate Studies @SFU_GradStudies]

Congratulations to Dean's Convocation Medal recipient from @SFU_Science, Matthew Leighton. Thesis Title: Stochastic Thermodynamics of Multicomponent Molecular Machines https://t.co/XifxheEHN3 #MySFUGrad

[Matt Leighton @MattLeighton5]

Interested in coarse-graining, irreversibility, or neural activity in the hippocampus?

If so, check out our new preprint exploring how maximizing the irreversibility preserved from microscopic dynamics leads to interpretable coarse-grained descriptions of biological systems!

[Matt Leighton @MattLeighton5]

Now out in @AnnualReviews of Physical Chemistry: @DavidASivak and I review recent work studying flows of free energy into, out of, and within molecular machines. These nanoscale protein machines convert energy within cells of all living organisms with remarkable efficiencies.

[🎵 Tim Blais 👨🏻‍🔬 @acapellascience]

MERRY SCIENTIFIC CHRISTMAS

your present is this barbershop-inspired 7-part 7-song medley of my favourite Christmas songs with Added Empiricism

The First Nobel
Science Night
Single Cells
..AND MANY MORE

[🎵 Tim Blais 👨🏻‍🔬 @acapellascience]

i spent hundreds of hours over the past two months arranging, singing, mixing, filming and editing this, including a 24-hour-straight work session on Christmas Eve, to get it out by Christmas

I like it a lot. the ending gives me shivers

[DeWeese Lab @DeWeeseLab]

Very excited to share our new paper out in PRL today (as an Editors’ Suggestion)! We unify thermodynamic geometry 🔥 and optimal transport 🥖 providing a coherent picture for optimal minimal-work protocols for arbitrary driving strengths 💪 and speeds ⏱️ ! https://t.co/FHm69Ts7yv

[Valerio Scarani @ValerioScarani]

Fluctuation relations beyond physics: my group's latest numerical experiment finds Crooks in the UNO card game!
https://t.co/jXs0Wn7T03
(Aka what happens when you let your students be creative)

[SFU Physics @SFUPhysics]

Congratulations to @StevenBlaber for winning the Dean of Graduate Studies Convocation Medal! 👏👏👏
https://t.co/vPghIlONWX

[SFU Faculty of Graduate Studies @SFU_GradStudies]

We're excited to share the profiles of our @SFU 2024 Graduate Convocation Medalists. Learn about their accomplishments and why they're receiving these awards: https://t.co/WBbe0A2h27 @FAS_SFU @SFUFASS @sfubeedie @FCATatSFU @sfueducation @sfuenv @SFU_FHS @SFU_Science @SFUalumni

[David Sivak @DavidASivak]

Out in @PhysRevE:
https://t.co/4CmyOj6B02
@SFUPhysics PhD student @MattLeighton5 remarkably generalizes his previous work on entropy-production bounds
https://t.co/rEpRKKC6WN
to position-dependent diffusion, underdamped dynamics, and non-multipartite dynamics

[Ben Machta @machtagroup]

Very excited for this work led by Sam Bryant to be published, and with excellent viewpoint by @artemyte.  We ask:  Why does biology need to spend so much energy processing information?

[David Sivak @DavidASivak]

Out in @PhysRevLett:
https://t.co/ZbLCGJuP8e
When can a Maxwell demon output more energy than it takes to run it? When the environment is out of equilibrium!

[David Sivak @DavidASivak]

Great work from postdoc Jannik and collaborator Susanne @uhmanoa on a clear, intuitive demonstration of the information-theoretic costs associated with feedback control

[Canadian Space Agency @csa_asc]

Astronauts on the International Space Station continue to participate in the CARDIOBREATH study led by Dr. Blaber at @SFU. The study uses the Canadian Bio-Monitor to examine the impact of space flight on astronauts’ hearts & lungs.

Info: https://t.co/qbOBOYCQfH

Photo: CSA/NASA

[SFU Physics @SFUPhysics]

Physics grad students, postdocs, staff & faculty joined with BPK students and postdocs for a march to the #SFU #SupportOurScience walkout today. We’re loving the creative signs!

[Matt Leighton @MattLeighton5]

Out today in @PhysRevLett: “Inferring Subsystem Efficiencies in Bipartite Molecular Machines”, with @DavidASivak @SFUPhysics. Check out the paper: https://t.co/sc0Rgy3b6B, or a synopsis in @PhysicsMagazine by @CSRDay: https://t.co/n9MRetkWY5 (1/7)