Both Gabriele and Claudia held their defences for their PhD’s one after the other, and are now officially Doctors of Philosophy! We wish them both luck as they take on postdoctoral positions for groups in Zurich!
Various Scientific News
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Cluster of Excellence Quantum Science Austria granted
Quantum Science Austria
University of Innsbruck, University of Vienna, Vienna University of Technology, University of Linz, IST Austria, Austrian Academy of Sciences
The Second Quantum Revolution – the breathtaking development of modern quantum science – would not have been conceivable without the pioneering contributions from Austria. Based on them, quantum technologies are being developed today that surpass classical technologies in many areas. The Cluster of Excellence Quantum Science Austria, which has now been approved by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, is advancing basic research in the quantum sciences, aims to expand the frontiers of knowledge and thus be the engine for future innovations. The focus is on fundamental questions regarding the quantum nature of space, time and gravity, new paradigms in quantum information science and the physics of quantum many-body systems. The scientists* in Innsbruck, Vienna, Linz and Klosterneuburg are asking innovative fundamental questions that can only be solved by combining the unique know-how available in Austria. With well-controlled model systems based on trapped ions, ultracold atoms, long-range interaction systems, photonic systems, superconducting quantum circuits, and nanoscopic solid-state systems, they aim to unravel the most challenging puzzles of the quantum world.
Review of recent experiments with dipolar gases
The last 15 years has seen tremendous experimental progress for the manipulation and control of ultracold atoms with sizeable dipole-dipole interactions. In this review, together with other group leaders who first condensed dysprosium and chromium, we review the discoveries made so far, and lay out the future perspectives for this exciting field!
The paper can be found here: Dipolar physics: a review of experiments with magnetic quantum gases – IOPscience
Louis defends his Masters’ thesis!
Louis held his successful defence for his Masters’ thesis this week! (and has his first paper published on the same day!) Louis will be staying on as a PhD student of the Erbium lab, here’s to the next 4 years!
Alex defends his thesis!
Alex held his defense for his PhD thesis last week and is now officially a Doctor of Philosophy. He’s moving to Canada next for a post-doc position! Congratulations and good luck!
Elena awarded “Ho una laurea nella manica” prize
Elena has been awarded the prize “Ho una laurea nella manica” established by her hometown for young people who graduated cum laude in 2020.
In the last few years the town of Spinea (Ve) established a prize for young students who got excellent results at University. Elena Poli was awarded the prize “Ho una laurea nella manica” for her master degree with honours at the University of Padova in 2020. There, she completed her bachelor and master degrees and she had the opportunity to work on her master thesis about “Quantum droplets and bright solitons in mixtures of Bose-Einstein condensates” under the supervision of Prof. Francesco Ancilotto.