Monika Schleier-Smith Explained

Monika H. Schleier-Smith
Fields:
Awards:
  • MacArthur Fellowship
  • Sloan Research Fellow
  • NSF CAREER Award
  • NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Known For:
  • Quantum systems of interacting atoms, photons and phonons
  • Hybrid quantum systems
  • Quantum simulation
  • Driven-dissipative dynamics
Alma Mater:
Doctoral Advisor:Vladan Vuletić
Workplaces:Stanford University

Monika Schleier-Smith is an American experimental physicist studying many-body quantum physics by precisely assembling systems of ultracold atoms. Her research helps connect the world of theoretical and experimental physics.[1] These atomic, molecular, and optical physics (AMO) engineered systems have applications in quantum sensing, coherent control, and quantum computing.[2] Schleier-Smith is an associate professor of physics at Stanford University,[3] a Sloan Research Fellow,[4] and a National Science Foundation CAREER Award recipient.[5] Schleier-Smith also serves on the board of directors for the Hertz Foundation[6] and also works to improve education through speaking and serving on panels.[7]

Early life

Schleier-Smith attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia,[8] where she had an opportunity to conduct nanotechnology research at the MITRE Corporation. She went on to attend Harvard University as an undergraduate where she received a B.A. in Chemistry and Physics and (secondarily) Mathematics in 2005. Afterwards, Schleier-Smith pursued graduate studies with the supervision of Vladan Vuletić at MIT on a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Her Ph.D. thesis introduced a quantum-enhanced atomic clock[9] and was recognized by the Hertz Foundation with a Doctoral Thesis Prize. During her time in Boston, Schleier-Smith also completed the Boston Marathon six times.[10] Subsequently, Schleier-Smith conducted postdoctoral research at LMU Munich with Professor Immanuel Bloch's group at Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics.[11]

Career

In the fall of 2013, Schleier-Smith joined the Stanford faculty as an assistant professor of physics. The Schleier-Smith Lab exploits precise hybrid light-matter interactions to demonstrate engineered dynamics in cold atom systems. According to Schleier-Smith, "Hybrid systems are likely to harbor surprises that will fuel quantum science for decades to come".[12] An important regime under investigation is the entanglement frontier.[13]

Recognition and awards

Publications

Her recent publications include:[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: jmontefusco . 2023-01-18 . Monika Schleier-Smith The Franklin Institute . 2024-04-17 . fi.edu . en.
  2. Web site: Author Profile, American Physical Society. American Physical Society. 7 March 2019.
  3. Web site: Monika Schleier-Smith's Profile Stanford Profiles. profiles.stanford.edu. en. 2019-12-21.
  4. Web site: Stanford Faculty Profile. Stanford University. 7 March 2019.
  5. Web site: NSF QIS Activities, 2018 Profile. National Science Foundation. 7 March 2019.
  6. Web site: Leadership, Hertz Foundation. Hertz Foundation. 7 March 2019.
  7. Web site: Monika Schleier-Smith . 2024-04-17 . Fannie and John Hertz Foundation . en-US.
  8. Web site: 22 January 2021 . Conversations with Maya: Monika Schleier-Smith . 19 April 2021 . Society for Science & the Public.
  9. Schleier-Smith Ph.D. Thesis, MIT. MIT. 2011. 1721.1/68878. 7 March 2019. Thesis. Schleier-Smith. Monika Helene.
  10. Web site: Good Timing. MIT. 7 March 2019.
  11. Web site: Prize Recipient . 2024-05-06 . www.aps.org . en.
  12. Schleier-Smith . M. . 2016 . Hybridizing Quantum Physics and Engineering . Physical Review Letters . 117 . 10 . 100001 . 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.100001 . 27636456 . free.
  13. 1203.5813 . quant-ph . John . Preskill . Quantum computing and the entanglement frontier . 2012-03-26.
  14. Web site: Li . Wendy . 2021-01-22 . Conversations with Maya: Monika Schleier-Smith . 2024-05-06 . Society for Science . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2019-07-02 . President Donald J. Trump Announces Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers . 2019-08-03 . . en . National Archives.
  16. News: Jacobs . Julia . 2020-10-06 . MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Winners for 2020: The Full List . 2020-10-06 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  17. Web site: Spring 2021 APS Prizes & Awards Recipients . 2021-03-25 . www.aps.org . en.
  18. Web site: APS Fellow Archive . 2021-10-15 . www.aps.org . en.
  19. Web site: Monika Schleier-Smith - Publications .

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