Research on ultra-cold atoms lies at the intersection of atomic physics, many-body physics, quantum optics and quantum information. Quantum physics dominates the behavior of atomic gases cooled to near absolute zero temperature, and cold trapped atoms provide an ideal experimental system for studying quantum many-body physics. Our research focuses on ultra-cold gases of Rubidium atoms and Ytterbium/Rubidium mixtures, with the goals of studying novel condensed matter systems and engineering quantum control over many-body systems, including dissipative baths.
JQI Researchers Win 2023 UMD Quantum Invention of the Year Award
A team of JQI researchers and their colleagues have won in the quantum category of the UMD Invention of the Year Award. They are honored for developing a new method for counting particles of light—photons—without destroying them.
Carlos Graduates!!
Congratulations to Carlos! He successfully defended his thesis, titled: Realization of an effective Mexican-hat band for ultracold atoms in a time-modulated optical lattice
James Graduates!!
Congratulations to Dr. James! James successfully defended his thesis, entitled Floquet Heating and Relaxation of Interacting Bose Einstein Condensates
Varun Vaidya
Research Areas:
Ultracold Rb/Yb Mixtures
Where are they now?:
Varun is a postdoc in Ben Lev's group at Stanford University working on Many-Body Cavity QED.