New Mexico is a Quantum State

By

       Ivan Deutsch

In conjunction with the UNM Sigma Xi/Albuquerque Section IEEE Annual Awards Banquet

Lecture free and open to the public


 Ivan Deutsch is Distinguished Professor & Regents Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of New Mexico.  He received his undergraduate degree in physics at MIT and his physics PhD at the University of California, Berkeley.  He is the Founding Director of the newly established Quantum New Mexico Institute (QNM-I), a joint institute between the University of New Mexico, Sandia National Laboratories, and Los Alamos National Laboratory in quantum information science and engineering.  His expertise is in theoretical atomic molecular and optical physics and quantum information science.  He has made contributions to the theory of quantum control and measurement, open quantum systems, and quantum chaos.  He has authored other 110 peer review articles and has been the mentor to over 25 PhD students.

 

 Abstract:  The first quantum revolution brought us lasers and semiconductors, the backbone of today's digital technology that is the foundation of the modern world.  But these technologies are only the tip of the iceberg of what the laws of nature allow.  If we can harness the full power of quantum mechanics and all of its weird counterintuitive properties like superposition and entanglement, we can tap into incredible new information processing power for super-fast computers and secure communications, unlike anything known today.  The second quantum revolution is in full swing, and the race is on to control the microscopic world of atoms, photons, and electrons.  In this lecture we will explore this strange quantum world and learn how researchers at UNM, the national labs, and industry are working to bring its amazing potential to fruition right here in New Mexico!