About
My research employs atoms and light as building blocks for advancing control and understanding of quantum entanglement, a remarkable phenomenon in which information is stored in nonlocal correlations among two or more particles. Prospective applications that motivate my work include approaching fundamental limits of precision in sensors and clocks, enabling quantum computation, and developing quantum simulators that can elucidate the role of entanglement in contexts ranging from electronic materials to quantum gravity.
Awards
- Benjamin Franklin NextGen Award, Franklin Institute, 2023
- Fellow, American Physical Society, 2021
- I. I Rabi Prize, American Physical Society, 2021
- MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, 2020
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, 2019
Relevant Publications
- E. S. Cooper, P. Kunkel, A. Periwal, and M. Schleier-Smith. Graph states of atomic ensembles engineered by photon-mediated entanglement," Nature Physics (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-024-02407-1
- J. A. Hines, S. V. Rajagopal, G. L. Moreau, M. D. Wahrman, N. A. Lewis, O. Markovic, and M. Schleier-Smith. Spin squeezing by Rydberg dressing in an array of atomic ensembles," Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 063401 (2023). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.063401
- A. Periwal, E. S. Cooper, P. Kunkel, J. F. Wienand, E. J. Davis, and M. Schleier-Smith. Programmable interactions and emergent geometry in an array of atom clouds," Nature 600, 630-635 (2021). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04156-0