PhD Position in San Sebastian

PhD Position in San Sebastian

Apply now for building a powerful new platform for quantum simulation with dysprosium atoms in programmable optical tweezer arrays. More information in the Openings 2025 Section!

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Our group studies dipolar quantum gases made of  Erbium (Er) and Dysprosium (Dy) atoms. These extraordinarily magnetic species are a powerful new resource for reaching quantum simulation with strong connectivity, in which each atom is coupled to the other over long distances, and exploring exotic phases of matter that have no classical counterpart.

We have three labs: the ERBIUM LAB, where Er was Bose condensed for the first time ever, the Er-Dy LAB which studies quantum dipolar mixtures under a quantum-gas microscope, and the T-REQs LAB, where we trap Er atoms in arrays of optical tweezers for Rydberg physics. Recently, we have established a Theory Group aimed at studying and predicting dipolar phenomena in dipolar quantum gases and mixtures.

The group, led by Francesca Ferlaino, is jointly located at the  Institute for Experimental Physics (IExP) of the University of Innsbruck and at the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, and it is part of  the Innsbruck Center for Ultracold Atoms and Quantum Gases. 

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News from the labs

Spektrum magazine article: glitches in supersolids and neutron stars for Sterne und Weltraum
For German speakers: in this month's edition of 'Sterne und Weltraum' of Spektrum magazine, you will find an article  about the links between glitches in supersolids and in neutron stars, written by our very own Elena Poli, Thomas Bland, Manfred Mark, and Francesca Ferlaino, alongside frequent collaborator, Massimo Mannarelli.
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Binary supersolids get exciting
Together with our local ultracold theory collaborator Russell Bisset and external collaborator Blair Blakie and their teams, we investigate the excitation spectrum of binary supersolids, revealing new sound and Higgs modes that are unique to this system!
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Pinning dynamics of vortices in a dipolar supersolid
Now published in the journal "Few-Body Systems"! Together with collaborators at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, we investigate the pinning dynamics of vortices in rotating dipolar supersolids.
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Group news

Francesca crowned as the ‘Austrian of the Year 2024’ in the research category
Die Presse - the Austrian newspaper of record - has awarded Francesca the title of ‘Austrian of the Year 2024’ in the research category!
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Austria 24: Francesca nominated for 'Austrian of the Year' in the research category!
Die Presse - the Austrian newspaper of record - has nominated Francesca for Austria 24, the Austrians of the year in the research category! Voting is now open to the public: https://www.diepresse.com/18834314/forschung-das-sind-die-nominierten
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Welcome to visiting PhD student, Silvia Trabucco, and goodbye to the AURORA Interns!
The first week of September 2024 marked the end of the 3 weeks of the Aurora Excellence Fellowship program and the beginning of a visit by Silvia Trabucco, who is a PhD student at Gran Sasso Science Institute in L'Aquila, Italy.
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Welcome and goodbye

Goodbye to Andrea Di Carli
We said goodbye to Academy Scientist Andrea Di Carli at the end of October 2024!
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Goodbye to Silvia
We bade farewell to the Theory group‘s visiting PhD student Silvia Trabucco on the 21st of October, 2024!
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Welcome to Felix
Felix Borchers joins us in the T-REQS lab for 5 months as a Masters Intern! Welcome to the group, Felix!
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