Mark Saffman, the Johannes Rydberg Professor of Physics and director of the Wisconsin Quantum Institute, won the American Physical Society’s 2026 Norman F. Ramsey Prize in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, and in Precision Tests …
Read the full article at: https://www.physics.wisc.edu/2025/11/05/mark-saffman-awarded-2026-aps-ramsey-prize/WQI News
Argonne-led Q-NEXT quantum center renewed for five years
Argonne-led Q-NEXT quantum center renewed for five years
Argonne-led Q-NEXT quantum center renewed for five years
Wonders of Quantum Physics program inspires the next generation of scientists with classroom kits
Wonders of Quantum Physics program inspires the next generation of scientists with classroom kits
Wonders of Quantum Physics program inspires the next generation of scientists with classroom kits
Jason Kawasaki receives a Moore foundation young investigator award
Jason Kawasaki receives a Moore foundation young investigator award
Jason Kawasaki receives a Moore foundation young investigator award
Congratulations to Omar Nagib and Minjeong Kim for winning 1st and 2nd prize at the first ever WQI best student paper competition!
Congratulations to Omar Nagib and Minjeong Kim for winning 1st and 2nd prize at the first ever WQI best student paper competition!
The Wisconsin Quantum Institute selected four graduate student finalists who presented their work during a special colloquium today.
A 1st place prize ($1000) and a 2nd place prize ($500) were awarded to Omar Nagib and Minjeong Kim for their work on:
Omar Nagib – Efficient preparation of entangled states in cavity QED with Grover’s algorithm
Minjeong Kim – Broadband Light Extraction from Near-Surface NV Centers Using Crystalline-Silicon Antennas
The competition for AY25-26 will reopen during the Spring of 2026.
Congratulations to all presenters for their great work!
Roman Kuzmin earns NSF CAREER Award
Congrats to Roman Kuzmin, the Dunson Cheng Assistant Professor of Physics, for being selected for an NSF CAREER award. The 5-year award will support Kuzmin and his group’s research on understanding fluxonium qubits and how …
Read the full article at: https://www.physics.wisc.edu/2025/09/16/roman-kuzmin-earns-nsf-career-award/Mark Saffman’s group in the news!
Mark Saffman’s group in the news!
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Copenhagen recently introduced a new strategy to efficiently prepare entangled states in an optical cavity.
Prof. Jason Kawasaki receives one of the H.I. Romnes Faculty Awards
Prof. Jason Kawasaki receives one of the H.I. Romnes Faculty Awards
Prof. Jason Kawasaki receives one of the H.I. Romnes Faculty Awards
Matt Otten earns Air Force Young Investigator Research Program award
Matt Otten has won an Air Force Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) award, offered through the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The program intends to support early-career scientists and engineers who show exceptional ability …
Read the full article at: https://www.physics.wisc.edu/2025/05/20/matt-otten-earns-air-force-young-investigator-research-program-award/Quantum Computing 101 – Listen to Swamit Tannu on WPR!
Quantum Computing 101 – Listen to Swamit Tannu on WPR!
Quantum Computing 101 – Listen to Swamit Tannu on WPR!