What is CNLS?
The Center for Nonlinear Studies (CNLS) is part of the Laboratory's Theoretical Division, and it organizes research related to
nonlinear and complex systems phenomena. CNLS was formed in October of 1980.
CNLS Mission Statement
- Identify and study complex nonlinear phenomena using a diverse set of research approaches and methodologies, particularly those of statistical physics, nonlinear science, applied mathematics and numerical simulation.
- Promote the use of scientific results in applied research.
- Stimulate the formation of interdisciplinary approaches to complex problems.
- Facilitate the interchange of scientific results and ideas between Laboratory scientists and external centers of excellence.
- Encourage the exploration of new scientific frontiers at the interface between conventional disciplines.
- Support a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary science that underpins the Laboratory's mission in national security.
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- Arriving to CNLS this week:
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| Jacob Fields (Sep. 16th, 2024 to Sep. 20th, 2024) Penn State University |
- Arriving to CNLS next week:
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| Sarah Sheldon (Sep. 26th, 2024) IBM |
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Featured News
- CNLS Postdoctoral Fellow Vidushi Sharma (T-1/CNLS) and co-authors have proposed a novel mechanism for the extraction of hydrogen from water on the surface of a photocatalyst. Their work has been highlighted in the Physics News and Commentary Synopsis article of the American Physical Society, entitled "The Brains and Brawn Behind Splitting Water," available here. The article, entitled "Cooperative Interactions between Surface Terminations Explain Photocatalytic Water Splitting Activity on SrTiO3," can be found here. doi:10.1103/PRXEnergy.1.023002.
- CNLS postdoctoral fellow, Prajvala Kurtakoti, has been featured in the journal Scientia for her research as a polar oceanographer. Prajvala Kurtakoti studies climate models, ocean circulation patterns, and the dynamical effects resulting from the coupling between the oceans and the atmosphere and heat transport between them.
- CNLS Postdoctoral fellow Marco Cerezo and coauthor have demonstrated Variational Quantum Algorithms (VQAs) may be a path to quantum advantage on Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) computers. The article can be found in “Noise-induced barren plateaus in variational quantum algorithms by S. Wang, E. Fontana, M. Cerzo, K. Sharma, A. Sone, L. Cincio & P. J. Coles, in Nature Communications. DOI: .1038/s41467-021-27045-6.
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