Andrea Morello Explained

Andrea Morello
Birth Name:Andrea Morello
Birth Date:26 June 1972
Birth Place:Pinerolo, Italy
Alma Mater:Leiden University (PhD)
Thesis Title:Quantum spin dynamics in single-molecule magnets
Thesis Url:https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0404049
Thesis Year:2004
Doctoral Advisor:Professor Jos de Jongh

Andrea Morello (born 26 June 1972, in Pinerolo, Italy) is the Scientia Professor of Quantum Engineering in the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications at the University of New South Wales, and a Program Manager at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (CQC2T). Morello is the head of the Fundamental Quantum Technologies Laboratory at UNSW.[1] [2] [3]

Education

Morello completed his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering at the Politecnico di Torino in Italy in 1998.[4] [5] His research career began at the Grenoble High Magnetic Field Laboratory where he investigated the magnetic phase diagram of high

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superconductors. He obtained his PhD in experimental physics from the Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory in Leiden in 2004,[6] during which he explored the quantum dynamics of molecular nanomagnets at low temperatures. Morello spent two years at the University of British Columbia before joining UNSW Sydney in 2006.[7] [8]

Research

Morello's research is primarily focused on designing and building the basic components of a quantum computer using the spins of single atoms in silicon.[9] [10] [11] His team were the first in the world to demonstrate the coherent control and readout of the electron and nuclear spin of an individual phosphorus atom in silicon,[12] [13] [14] [15] and for many years they held the record for the longest quantum memory time for a single qubit in the solid state (35.6 seconds).[16] Morello's research also focuses on using highly coherent spin systems to study the foundations of quantum mechanics.[17]

Outreach

Outside of his research Morello is actively engaged in science outreach and education.[18] [19] He has produced a series of YouTube videos 'The Quantum Around You' and 'Quantum Computing Concepts' to bring the fundamental concepts of quantum physics to a wider audience.[20] [21] [22] Morello also starred in a series of videos produced by YouTuber Derek Muller on his channel Veritasium, explaining the fundamental concepts of quantum computing, with the highest viewed video in this series being watched over 4.4 million times.

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scientia Professor Andrea Morello. research.unsw.edu.au. en. 2019-12-09.
  2. Web site: The quantum spinmeister. Cosmos Magazine. en. 2019-12-09.
  3. Web site: 'Nobody saw it': Breakthrough claimed by UNSW's quantum computing team. Hannam. Peter. 2017-09-06. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. 2019-12-09.
  4. Web site: 2018 Stanley Corrsin Award Recipient. www.aps.org. en. 2019-11-16.
  5. Web site: Andrea Morello. The Conversation. 24 March 2011 . en. 2019-12-09.
  6. Web site: Andrea Morello 2017. World Science Festival Brisbane. en-US. 2019-12-09.
  7. Web site: morello, Author at CQC2T. CQC2T. en-US. 2019-11-16.
  8. Web site: The quantum gamble. 2017-07-27. Science Meets Business. en-us. 2019-12-09.
  9. Web site: Breakthrough for quantum computers. Cosmos Magazine. en. 2019-12-09.
  10. Web site: This qubit redesign may make it easier to make quantum computers. Reynolds. Matt. New Scientist. en-US. 2019-12-09.
  11. Web site: Why use silicon qubits for quantum computing?. 2016-08-31. Physics World. en-GB. 2019-12-09.
  12. Pla. Jarryd J.. Tan. Kuan Y.. Dehollain. Juan P.. Lim. Wee H.. Morton. John J. L.. Zwanenburg. Floris A.. Jamieson. David N.. Dzurak. Andrew S.. Morello. Andrea. High-fidelity readout and control of a nuclear spin qubit in silicon. Nature. 2013. en. 496. 7445. 334–338. 10.1038/nature12011. 23598342. 1476-4687. 1302.0047. 2013Natur.496..334P. 4416336.
  13. Web site: Electrical control of quantum bits in silicon paves the way to large quantum computers. phys.org. en-us. 2019-12-09.
  14. Web site: In the race to build the world's first quantum computer, UNSW bets on silicon. 2017-10-19. Create. en-US. 2019-12-09.
  15. Web site: Quantum computing taps nucleus of single atom. EurekAlert!. en. 2019-12-09.
  16. Web site: Quantum leap in quest for super computer. Robertson. James. 2013-04-18. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. 2019-12-09.
  17. Mourik. Vincent. Asaad. Serwan. Firgau. Hannes. Pla. Jarryd J.. Holmes. Catherine. Milburn. Gerard J.. McCallum. Jeffrey C.. Morello. Andrea. 2018-10-05. Exploring quantum chaos with a single nuclear spin. Physical Review E. 98. 4. 042206. 10.1103/PhysRevE.98.042206. 1703.04852. 2018PhRvE..98d2206M. 118941667.
  18. Web site: A Brief Talk with Andrea Morello, a Leading Australian Quantum Physicist. Djekic. Milica. 2014-09-26. Australian Science. en-US. 2019-12-09.
  19. Web site: On The Red Dot 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180309101733/https://video.toggle.sg/en/video/series/on-the-red-dot-2017/ep42/570243. dead. March 9, 2018. Toggle. 2019-12-11.
  20. Web site: The Quantum Around You - With Andrea Morello. Australia's Science Channel. en. 2019-11-16.
  21. Web site: Quantum Computing Concepts. Australia's Science Channel. en. 2019-11-16.
  22. Web site: Conference Sibos. www.sibos.com. 2019-11-17.
  23. Web site: Eureka Prize Winners for 2011. 2011-09-06. www.theaustralian.com.au. 2019-12-09.
  24. Web site: People. quantumtimeline.com.au. 2019-12-09.
  25. Web site: 2013 PM's Prize for Science: Andrea Morello. The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 October 2013 . en. 2019-12-09.
  26. Web site: 2014 NSW Science and Engineering Awards. NSW. Inspiring. 2014-10-23. Inspiring Australia. en-GB. 2019-12-09.
  27. Web site: Andrea Morello awarded inaugural quantum computing award Engineers Australia. www.engineersaustralia.org.au. 2019-12-09.
  28. Web site: 2017 Rolf Landauer and Charles H. Bennett Award in Quantum Computing Recipient. www.aps.org. en. 2019-12-09.
  29. Web site: Fellows - The Royal Society of NSW. royalsoc.org.au. 2019-12-09. 2019-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190927051802/https://royalsoc.org.au/about-us/fellows. dead.
  30. Web site: Pollock Lecture - The Royal Society of NSW. royalsoc.org.au. 2019-12-09.
  31. Web site: The Australian Institute of Physics - AIP awards announcement. 2021-09-13. www.aip.org.au.
  32. Web site: 2024 Laureate Profile: Professor Andrea Morello . 2024-08-15 . Australian Government - Australian Research Council.

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