New JQI Fellow Wants to Build an Error-Creating Quantum Computer
In her new lab, Alaina Green is making a quantum computer that is better at intentionally creating quantum errors that can be systematically studied.
New JQI Fellow Brings Laser Focus to Quantum Research into Chemistry
Lasers are often misunderstood, according to chemical physicist Yu Liu, one of JQI’s newest Fellows.
“People usually think of lasers as heating things up, but if you use the right frequency of lasers and target the right type of atoms, you can actually take energy away,” Liu says.
Leaning into Lidar
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Swarnav Banik’s (Ph.D. ’21, physics) parents were visiting from India when they saw a strange-looking car on a San Francisco street that stopped them in their tracks.
High School Student Earns Accolades for Summer Research with Gorshkov Group
Jason Youm, a high school student who performed summer research with JQI Fellow Alexey Gorshkov in 2023, placed in the top dozen competitors in the physics and astronomy category at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).
Gorshkov Wins IEEE Photonics Society Quantum Electronics Award
JQI Fellow Alexey Gorshkov has won the 2024 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Photonics Society Quantum Electronics Award.
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.
JQI Alumnus Wes Campbell Elected to APS DAMOP Leadership
JQI alumnus Wes Campbell was elected vice chair of the American Physics Society (APS) Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics (DAMOP) executive committee.