Monika Schleier-Smith
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Monika Schleier-Smith is an American experimental physicist studying many-body quantum physics by precisely assembling systems of ultracold atoms. 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,[1] and a National Science Foundation CAREER Award recipient.[4] Schleier-Smith also serves on the board of directors for the Hertz Foundation.[5]
Life and career[]
Schleier-Smith's research career began an opportunity to do nanotechnology research at the MITRE Corporation while she was a student at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia.[6] She went on to attend Harvard University as an undergraduate, receiving a B.A. in Chemistry and Physics and (secondarily) Mathematics in 2005.[1] Afterwards, Schleier-Smith pursued graduate studies with the supervision of at MIT on a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.[1] Her Ph.D. thesis introduced a quantum-enhanced atomic clock[7] and was recognized by the Hertz Foundation with a Doctoral Thesis Prize.[5] During her time in Boston, Schleier-Smith also completed the Boston Marathon six times.[8] Subsequently, Schleier-Smith conducted postdoctoral research at LMU Munich and Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics.
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".[9] An important regime under investigation is the entanglement frontier.[10]
She is a recipient of the 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.[11]
In 2020, Schleier was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in recognition of her work.[12]
In 2021, Schleier received the I.I Rabi Prize in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics for her work in quantum optics.[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)
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), Department of Defense (2019)
- MacArthur Fellowship, MacArthur Foundation (2020)
- I.I Rabi Prize in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, American Physical Society (2021)
External links[]
- Monika Schleier-Smith publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Schleier-Smith Lab, Stanford
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Stanford Faculty Profile". Stanford University. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Author Profile, American Physical Society". American Physical Society. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Monika Schleier-Smith's Profile | Stanford Profiles". profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ "NSF QIS Activities, 2018 Profile" (PDF). National Science Foundation. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Leadership, Hertz Foundation". Hertz Foundation. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Conversations with Maya: Monika Schleier-Smith". Society for Science & the Public. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Schleier-Smith Ph.D. Thesis, MIT". MIT. hdl:1721.1/68878. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Good Timing" (PDF). MIT. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Schleier-Smith, M. (2016). "Hybridizing Quantum Physics and Engineering". Physical Review Letters. 117 (10): 100001. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.100001. PMID 27636456. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Preskill, John (2012-03-26). "Quantum computing and the entanglement frontier". arXiv:1203.5813 [quant-ph].
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers". whitehouse.gov. 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2019-08-03 – via National Archives.
- ^ Jacobs, Julia (2020-10-06). "MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Winners for 2020: The Full List". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- ^ "Spring 2021 APS Prizes & Awards Recipients". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- Living people
- 21st-century American physicists
- American women physicists
- Harvard University alumni
- MIT Department of Physics alumni
- 21st-century American women scientists
- MacArthur Fellows
- American physicist stubs