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.[2] These atomic, molecular, and optical physics (AMO) engineered systems have applications in quantum sensing, coherent control, and quantum computing.[3] Schleier-Smith is an associate professor of physics at Stanford University,[4] a Sloan Research Fellow,[1] 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]
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| Doctoral advisor | Vladan Vuletić |
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.[1] Afterwards, Schleier-Smith pursued graduate studies with the supervision of Vladan Vuletić at MIT on a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.[1] Her Ph.D. thesis introduced a quantum-enhanced atomic clock[9] and was recognized by the Hertz Foundation with a Doctoral Thesis Prize.[6] 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
- Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (2014)
- AFOSR Young Investigator Award, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (2014)
- Hellman Fellowship, Hellman Fellows Fund (2015)
- Cottrell Scholar Award, Research Corporation (2017)
- NSF Career Award, National Science Foundation (2018)
- Listed as top 10 scientists to watch by Science News Journal (2019)[14]
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), Department of Defense (2019)[15]
- MacArthur Fellowship, MacArthur Foundation (2020)[16]
- I.I Rabi Prize in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, American Physical Society (2021)[17]
- Fellow of the American Physical Society (2021)[18]
Publications
Her recent publications include:[19]
- Rudelis A, Hu B, Sinclair J, Bytyqi E, Schwartzman A, Brenes R, Kadosh Zhitomirsky T, Schleier-Smith M, Vuletić V. Degradation of TaO / SiO dielectric cavity mirrors in ultra-high vacuum. Optics Express. 31: 39670-39680. PMID 38041283 DOI: 10.1364/OE.504858
- Hines JA, Rajagopal SV, Moreau GL, Wahrman MD, Lewis NA, Marković O, Schleier-Smith M. Spin Squeezing by Rydberg Dressing in an Array of Atomic Ensembles. Physical Review Letters. 131: 063401. PMID 37625064 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.063401
- Schleier-Smith M. Solving a puzzle with atomic qubits. Science. 376: 1155-1156. PMID 35679424 DOI: 10.1126/science.abq3754
- Davis EJ, Periwal A, Cooper ES, Bentsen G, Evered SJ, Van Kirk K, Schleier-Smith MH. Protecting Spin Coherence in a Tunable Heisenberg Model. Physical Review Letters. 125: 060402. PMID 32845652 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.060402
- Borish V, Marković O, Hines JA, Rajagopal SV, Schleier-Smith M. Transverse-Field Ising Dynamics in a Rydberg-Dressed Atomic Gas. Physical Review Letters. 124: 063601. PMID 32109106 DOI: 10.1103/Physrevlett.124.063601
- Bentsen G, Hashizume T, Buyskikh AS, Davis EJ, Daley AJ, Gubser SS, Schleier-Smith M. Treelike Interactions and Fast Scrambling with Cold Atoms. Physical Review Letters. 123: 130601. PMID 31697527 DOI: 10.1103/Physrevlett.123.130601
- Davis EJ, Bentsen G, Homeier L, Li T, Schleier-Smith MH. Photon-Mediated Spin-Exchange Dynamics of Spin-1 Atoms. Physical Review Letters. 122: 010405. PMID 31012698 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.010405
- Bentsen G, Potirniche I, Bulchandani VB, Scaffidi T, Cao X, Qi X, Schleier-Smith M, Altman E. Integrable and Chaotic Dynamics of Spins Coupled to an Optical Cavity Physical Review X. 9. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevx.9.041011
- Marino J, Shchadilova YE, Schleier-Smith M, Demler EA. Spectrum, Landau–Zener theory and driven-dissipative dynamics of a staircase of photons New Journal of Physics. 21: 013009. DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/Aaf825
External links
- Monika Schleier-Smith publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Schleier-Smith Lab, Stanford