Professor of physics at VT. She/her
Joined March 2018
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I’m hiring PhD students and postdocs!
With recent funding from NSF, DOE, ARPA-E, and NIH, my research group is expanding. (1/10)
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Erasure qubits make quantum errors detectable, cutting the cost of error correction. But required helper components introduce noise that counteracts the benefits.
On June 25 at 12 p.m. ET, Edwin Barnes shares how to reduce the effects of that noise.
🔗: bnl.zoomgov.com/meeting/regi…
We're excited to welcome you to VT & VTQ very soon, Chris!
I have had an amazing time at @Cambridge_Uni @DeptofPhysics for the last 8 years! I am excited to be starting as a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at @virginia_tech with Ed Barnes and @see_quantum in late August!
Great article about my colleague's Charles Cao's work on magic in quantum gravity!
Do you believe in “magic”? According to Charles Cao, this feature of quantum systems might be what makes the fabric of space-time so bendy and springy.
quantamagazine.org/entanglem…
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The thesis was co-supervised by Sophia Economou (Virginia Tech), Luís Paulo Santos (UMinho, INESC-TEC, INL) and Ernesto Galvão (UFF). Part of it was done during a very productive stay at Virginia Tech. Check out Mafalda's many papers and preprints: scholar.google.com/citations…
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Want to learn about our latest research directly from the experts?
Tune into Quantum Thursdays, our monthly webinar.
First up on May 28: "Applications and limits of parametric driving in superconducting circuits" with @Yale's Michael Hatridge.
Register: bit.ly/41BvWRB
For the high-schoolers in your life: share with them the opportunity to learn som quantum computing over a brief but intense 4-day virtual summer school! Application open to everyone!
Are you a high school student curious about #quantum but not sure where to start?
We teamed up with @VT_Science to create a #quantum information science and engineering program for students like you.
📆 July 27-30
📍 Virtual
⬇️ Learn more and apply bit.ly/4sTlCzi
Great article on the work of VTQ @VTPhysics @VT_Science students and faculty! Featuring primarily the work of Vagelis Piliouras (shown in photo), who just received his PhD in my group and is heading to a postdoc in the Blais @circuitqed group--very exciting!
When it comes to error sensitivity, quantum computers are huge divas.
#VirginiaTech physicists devised a technique that draws on hidden quantum geometry to simplify the problem.
🔗: go.vt.edu/und6c
ALT Evangelos Piliouras, a graduate student in physics, demonstrates a space curve. Text reads "Dancing to invisible choreography, quantum computers can balance the noise."
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Ten years in academia and the best part has not been what many value most ie freedom to pursue your ideas. It’s experiencing your students grow and go on to incredible trajectories.
What I’ve come to know about myself is that I value permanence, presence, and people. And for all the illusions that institutions, titles, awards etc offer, none at all come close to this: watching a human absorb, even in tiny amounts, the care and effort you’ve put into trying your best to just be there for them.
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Fantastic news! SURA + @virginia_tech will team up to manage Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (@JLab_News). Our new venture, SURATech, will great opportunities in science and engineering for the Commonwealth and nation. @VT_Science news.vt.edu/content/news_vt_…
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#APSSummit26 is officially underway in Denver, CO! ⚛️ ⛰️
#C2QA researchers will be presenting their #quantum research all week long. Check out these four talks happening today. ⬇️
Great kickoff @C2QAdvantage meeting at BNL earlier this week! Very excited about the planned collaborative research!
🔷 Kicking off C2QA's next phase 🔷
This week, #C2QA researchers gathered at @BrookhavenLab to welcome new members, celebrate the Center's achievements, forge new collaborations, and gear up for another five years of delivering #quantum science breakthroughs.
Onward! ⚛️✨
What a thoughtful initiative by Kevin @KevinTPitts and Toni <3
This is our fourth Thanksgiving with students, and it's going to be the biggest and best yet. We are expecting about 500 Hokies, friends, and family to join us! I can't wait. @VT_Science news.vt.edu/content/news_vt_…
Very excited about @C2QAdvantage #C2QA. We've done great collaborative work so far, very happy and honored to be part of it and can't wait to see all that we achieve over the next 5 years!
.@ENERGY has renewed #C2QA!
In its next phase, C2QA will tackle key #quantum science challenges through two focused efforts:
🔷 achieving quantum advantage through coherence-driven materials design
🔷 realizing scalable, modular quantum architectures
bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=…
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Very proud of the @Virginia_Tech Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering! @see_quantum @VTPhysics @VT_Science news.vt.edu/content/news_vt_…
Happy to see this work published and that we got to collaborate with the @andrei_faraon group under @C2QAdvantage!
Check out our latest article on exploring quantum many body physics with rare earth ion ensembles. Thanks to all the authors, especially Dr. Mi Lei for leading this work. nature.com/articles/s41567-0…
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Early bird registration for QSim2025 is open! Join us in NYC from August 4–8 at IBM's headquarters for an international gathering of leading researchers in quantum simulation. Register by Monday, June 16 to take advantage of discounted rates: qsimconference.org/
Awesome work by Ioannis Georgakilas from IBM Zurich and very nice cover artwork!
New research simulates the topological lattice, demonstrating a photonic platform that can emulate, manipulate, and measure the energies and wavefunctions of non-trivial physical systems.
Learn more in this week’s issue: scim.ag/3ZzP2Ww
