Shuo Sun /jila/ en JILA Graduate Student Thi Hoang Triumphs at Inaugural Quantum Science Slam at CLEO 2025 /jila/2025/05/08/jila-graduate-student-thi-hoang-triumphs-inaugural-quantum-science-slam-cleo-2025 <span>JILA Graduate Student Thi Hoang Triumphs at Inaugural Quantum Science Slam at CLEO 2025</span> <span><span>Steven Burrows</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-05-08T09:59:27-06:00" title="Thursday, May 8, 2025 - 09:59">Thu, 05/08/2025 - 09:59</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/cleo_thumbnail_may_7_2025.jpg?h=ff199bb7&amp;itok=fnKxE8JK" width="1200" height="800" alt="Thi Hoang presenting at CLEO"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/18"> Atomic &amp; Molecular Physics </a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/25"> Quantum Information Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/128" hreflang="en">JILA News</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/133" hreflang="en">JILA-PFC</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/131" hreflang="en">Q-SEnSE</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/113" hreflang="en">Shuo Sun</a> </div> <span>Steven Burrows / JILA Science Communications Manager</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2025-11/cleo_thumbnail_may_7_2025.jpg?itok=5pi0jicc" width="750" height="500" alt="Thi Hoang presenting at CLEO"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p>Thi Hoang presenting at CLEO 2025. Credit: CLEO, 2025</p> </span> </div> <p>In a thrilling display of scientific communication and creativity, Thi Hoang, a graduate student at JILA, emerged victorious at the inaugural <strong>Quantum Science Slam</strong> held during the <strong>Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) 2025</strong>. This new event, celebrating 100 Years of Quantum, designed to bring cutting-edge science to life for a broader audience, saw participants deliver engaging and entertaining 10-minute presentations on their research.</p><p>Hoang captivated the audience with her presentation <em>One, Two, Three Photons鈥攕hedding light onto the quantum world and quantum technology, one photon at a time.</em> She discussed the development of our understanding of light, from rays of light to light as coherent waves that can be created through laser, along with all the technologies that this knowledge has rewarded us with.</p><p>"Now in our research, we are looking at the next big understanding of light as discrete particles called photons. To study and learn more about how we can leverage this quantum nature of light, we are working to build a bright and reliable single photon source. The fact that we are now able to create, count, and manipulate photons one by one (out of trillions in a room at a turn of a switch!) is an amazing feat that, I sure hope, will unlock new understandings and even more technologies we have yet to discover," Hoang summarized.</p> <div class="align-left image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2025-11/cleo_thumbnail_may_07_2025.jpg?itok=_YLPToul" width="750" height="500" alt="Thi Hoang winning the Quantum Slam Prize at CLEO 2025."> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p>Thi Hoang winning the Quantum Slam Prize at CLEO 2025. Credit: CLEO, 2025.</p> </span> </div> <p>The Quantum Science Slam, a highlight of this year's CLEO, aimed to make the audience think, laugh, and learn simultaneously. Hoang's ability to explain her complex quantum research in an accessible and humorous manner won over the crowd, who ultimately decided the winner through audience voting. Her victory earned her a $1,000 cash prize and the prestigious title of Science Slam Champion.</p><p>Thi Hoang's achievement is a testament to the importance of making science accessible and engaging. Her success at the Quantum Science Slam highlights the growing recognition of the need for scientists to communicate their work effectively to a broader audience.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>In a thrilling display of scientific communication and creativity, Thi Hoang, a graduate student at JILA, emerged victorious at the inaugural Quantum Science Slam held during the CLEO 2025 conference. This new event, designed to bring cutting-edge science to life for a broader audience, saw participants deliver engaging and entertaining 10-minute presentations on their research.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 08 May 2025 15:59:27 +0000 Steven Burrows 348 at /jila JILA Associate Fellow and 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 Physics Assistant Professor Shuo Sun Receives NSF CAREER Award for Quantum Internet Research /jila/2024/12/23/jila-associate-fellow-and-cu-boulder-physics-assistant-professor-shuo-sun-receives-nsf <span>JILA Associate Fellow and 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 Physics Assistant Professor Shuo Sun Receives NSF CAREER Award for Quantum Internet Research</span> <span><span>Steven Burrows</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-12-23T10:49:37-07:00" title="Monday, December 23, 2024 - 10:49">Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:49</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/shuo_sun_2019_web_v2.jpg?h=e0f8e112&amp;itok=L5GP3dW1" width="1200" height="800" alt="JILA Associate Fellow Shuo Sun"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/24"> Precision Measurement </a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/25"> Quantum Information Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/128" hreflang="en">JILA News</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/133" hreflang="en">JILA-PFC</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/131" hreflang="en">Q-SEnSE</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/113" hreflang="en">Shuo Sun</a> </div> <span>Kenna Hughes-Castleberry / JILA Science Communicator</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2025-11/shuo_sun_2019_web_v2.jpg?itok=AgpJ64yT" width="750" height="917" alt="JILA Associate Fellow Shuo Sun"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p>JILA Associate Fellow Shuo Sun.</p> </span> </div> <p>Shuo Sun, Associate Fellow at JILA and Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder has been awarded a prestigious NSF CAREER Award for his <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2443684&amp;HistoricalAwards=false" rel="nofollow">research proposal,</a> 鈥淒eveloping a High-Dimensional Photonic Quantum Register for the Quantum Internet.鈥</p><p>This highly competitive award, part of the NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (<a href="https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/career-faculty-early-career-development-program" rel="nofollow">CAREER</a>), is one of the National Science Foundation's most esteemed grants for early-career faculty. It recognizes individuals who demonstrate exceptional potential as researchers and educators, supporting their work as they build a foundation for a lifetime of leadership in their respective fields.</p><p>Sun's five-year grant will fund his innovative approach to advancing quantum information technology by developing high-dimensional quantum systems. These systems aim to enhance the scalability and functionality of future quantum networks, paving the way for a robust quantum internet capable of secure communication and transformative computational power.</p><p>鈥淚鈥檓 honored to have received this award,鈥 Sun states. 鈥淚 look forward to seeing the cutting-edge research from this continued exploration.鈥</p><p>Beyond research, the CAREER Award emphasizes educational outreach, and Sun's proposal includes initiatives to inspire and engage the next generation of scientists in the exciting possibilities of quantum science. His recognition highlights his contributions to cutting-edge physics and his commitment to fostering scientific discovery and education.</p><p>For more information about the award, visit the <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2443684&amp;HistoricalAwards=false" rel="nofollow">NSF Award Page.</a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Shuo Sun, Associate Fellow at JILA and Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder has been awarded a prestigious NSF CAREER Award for his research proposal, 鈥淒eveloping a High-Dimensional Photonic Quantum Register for the Quantum Internet.鈥</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:49:37 +0000 Steven Burrows 357 at /jila JILA Hosts the Inaugural Workshop on Quantum Light Generation, Detection, and Applications /jila/2024/07/19/jila-hosts-inaugural-workshop-quantum-light-generation-detection-and-applications <span>JILA Hosts the Inaugural Workshop on Quantum Light Generation, Detection, and Applications</span> <span><span>Steven Burrows</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-07-19T13:31:51-06:00" title="Friday, July 19, 2024 - 13:31">Fri, 07/19/2024 - 13:31</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/qlconference2.jpg?h=d182e57c&amp;itok=vfz8z0Yl" width="1200" height="800" alt="The group photo taken at the Quantum Light Conference hosted by JILA in July 2024 "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/21"> Laser Physics </a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/24"> Precision Measurement </a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/25"> Quantum Information Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/132" hreflang="en">CUbit</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/128" hreflang="en">JILA News</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/133" hreflang="en">JILA-PFC</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/84" hreflang="en">Ralph Jimenez</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/113" hreflang="en">Shuo Sun</a> </div> <span>Kenna Hughes-Castleberry / JILA Science Communicator</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2025-11/qlconference2.jpg?itok=NNOMg_PT" width="750" height="413" alt="The group photo taken at the Quantum Light Conference hosted by JILA in July 2024 "> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p>The group photo taken at the Quantum Light Conference hosted by JILA in July 2024. Credit: Kenna Hughes-Castleberry/JILA</p> </span> </div> <p>JILA, a joint institute of the University of Colorado Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosted its inaugural workshop on recent technological and research advancements in <a href="https://jila.colorado.edu/quantum-light/organizers" rel="nofollow">quantum light</a> from July 17 to 19, 2024. The conference was sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded JILA Physics Frontier Center (PFC), the CUbit Quantum Initiative, and laser company Toptica.</p><p>The event invited speakers from various prestigious institutions, including Texas A&amp;M University, the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Columbia University, Wake Forest University, Livermore National Lab, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Caltech, Oak Ridge National Lab, Cornell University, William &amp; Mary, University College London, the University of Oregon, the University of Toronto, and the University of Virginia, along with multiple representatives from NIST.</p><p>The conference was dedicated to recent advancements in the field of quantum light, particularly in nonlinear optics, integrated photonics, and materials synthesis. These fields of physics have significantly contributed to our ability to generate various quantum states of light. &nbsp;The workshop also highlighted the innovative applications of these advancements in imaging, sensing, and spectroscopy.</p><p>"I'm really excited about this workshop as it brings people working on quantum light generation with people thinking about metrology applications with quantum light, we hope that the workshop could seed many fruitful science discussions!鈥 Stated JILA Associate Fellow and University of Colorado Boulder Assistant Professor of Physics Shuo Sun, one of the conference organizers.</p><p>The workshop brought together leading experts and researchers from diverse fields, such as nonlinear photonics, quantum optics, single-photon detectors, and chemical physics. The aim was to foster a collaborative community to discuss these transformative advancements and implement the use of quantum light in physics, chemistry, and biology. The conference included afternoon poster sessions, allowing graduate students time to present their research to senior researchers, and laboratory tours for visitors to learn more about the innovative quantum research happening at JILA.</p><p>This gathering marked a significant step towards harnessing the full potential of quantum light in various scientific domains.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>JILA, a joint institute of the University of Colorado Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosted its inaugural workshop on recent technological and research advancements in quantum light from July 17 to 19, 2024. The conference was sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded JILA Physics Frontier Center (PFC), the CUbit Quantum Initiative, and laser company Toptica. <br> <br> The event invited speakers from various prestigious institutions, including Texas A&amp;M University, the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Columbia University, Wake Forest University, Livermore National Lab, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Caltech, Oak Ridge National Lab, Cornell University, William &amp; Mary, University College London, the University of Oregon, the University of Toronto, and the University of Virginia, along with multiple representatives from NIST.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 19 Jul 2024 19:31:51 +0000 Steven Burrows 372 at /jila Mapping Noise to Improve Quantum Measurements /jila/2024/06/06/mapping-noise-improve-quantum-measurements <span>Mapping Noise to Improve Quantum Measurements </span> <span><span>Steven Burrows</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-06-06T10:35:27-06:00" title="Thursday, June 6, 2024 - 10:35">Thu, 06/06/2024 - 10:35</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-08/Sun_FTNS_web.jpg?h=fc13623a&amp;itok=9F4aYm-B" width="1200" height="800" alt="Two orbs are compared, with areas lit up on each of them showing where noise affects them."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/24"> Precision Measurement </a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/25"> Quantum Information Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/133" hreflang="en">JILA-PFC</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/131" hreflang="en">Q-SEnSE</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/127" hreflang="en">Research Highlights</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/113" hreflang="en">Shuo Sun</a> </div> <span>Kenna Hughes-Castleberry / JILA Science Communicator</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2025-08/Sun_FTNS_web.jpg?itok=PaUUU-y3" width="750" height="882" alt="Two orbs are compared, with areas lit up on each of them showing where noise affects them."> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p>Two orbs are compared, with areas lit up on each of them showing where noise affects them. Image Credit: Steven Burrows / JILA</p> </span> </div> <p>One of the biggest challenges in quantum technology and quantum sensing is 鈥渘oise鈥濃攕eemingly random environmental disturbances that can disrupt the delicate quantum states of qubits, the fundamental units of quantum information. Looking deeper at this issue, JILA Associate Fellow and University of Colorado Boulder Physics Assistant Professor Shuo Sun recently collaborated with Andr茅s Montoya-Castillo, assistant professor of Chemistry (also at 蜜桃传媒破解版下载), and his team to develop a new method for better understanding and controlling this noise, potentially paving the way for significant advancements in quantum computing, sensing, and control. Their new method, which uses a mathematical technique called a Fourier transform, was published recently in the journal <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41534-024-00841-w.pdf" rel="nofollow"><em>npj Quantum Information</em></a>.</p><h2>The Problems with Noise</h2><p>While some noise sources, like music, can be enjoyable, others, such as the sounds of traffic or a bustling city, can be distracting and even lead to health issues over time. At a microscopic level, noise can also pose significant challenges. Even the smallest fluctuations in room temperature or floor vibration, or the qubit system's inherent instability, can disrupt a qubit鈥檚 coherence, causing it to lose its quantum state in a process known as decoherence.</p><p>鈥淟ots of quantum technologies that people are very excited about, like quantum computers and quantum sensors, face a practical limitation, which is implementation on a larger scale with higher sensitivity,鈥 explains 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 Physics graduate student and co-first author of the paper, Nanako Shitara, who works in Montoya-Castillo鈥檚 group. 鈥淭his is because these quantum systems, or qubits, are very sensitive to fluctuations in the surrounding fields, and they often interact with each other.鈥</p><p>Not only does the noise affect the measurements of fragile systems like an ultra-precise quantum sensor, but it can also make the system less manageable.</p><p>Shitara elaborates, 鈥淭he problem becomes a question of control: you want to control how a qubit reacts to certain kinds of noise. Basically, you want it to react to the right signals very well while it ignores other noise sources.鈥</p><p>Understanding the sources of this noise, and finding ways to mitigate them, is crucial for developing reliable quantum devices, such as quantum computers or sensors.</p><p>鈥淯nderstanding the noise environment of a qubit is not only important for noise mitigation, but also serves as a valuable probe for materials,鈥 Sun explains. 鈥淚n the latter case, the qubit acts as a sensor, providing insights into the behavior of the surrounding material environment.鈥</p><h2>Traditional Noise Characterization</h2><p>To study and control this noise, scientists have traditionally used a method called dynamical decoupling noise spectroscopy (DDNS). This method involves applying precise pulses to the qubits and observing how they respond.</p><p>鈥淒ynamical decoupling was originally, and still is, used for making the coherence times longer in qubits,鈥 adds Shitara. 鈥淚t turns out, that if you apply very short light pulses onto a qubit that is interacting with its environment, in some periodic manner鈥it] helps the qubit鈥檚 coherence survive longer through some sort of effective decoupling.鈥</p><p>More recently, dynamical decoupling was repurposed as a noise spectroscopy method (hence DDNS) to measure and characterize the noise among the qubits. Though effective, DDNS is complex and requires applying a large number of almost instantaneous laser pulses. It also requires several assumptions about the underlying noise processes, making it cumbersome and less practical for widespread use.</p><p>Shitara elaborated that the DDNS method has minimum and maximum frequency limits for noise spectrum reconstruction due to physical constraints, potentially causing scientists to miss interesting phenomena. 鈥淵ou can see that the lowest frequency at which they reconstruct the spectrum can be actually quite high, depending on the implementation,鈥 she adds.</p><p>Looking at the challenges of DDNS, Shitara, Sun, Montoya-Castillo, and 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 postdoctoral researcher Arian Vezvaee proposed a new method that required fewer laser pulses and utilized a mathematical technique known as the Fourier transform.</p><h2>Transforming Noise Maps</h2><p>The new method, Fourier transform noise spectroscopy (FTNS), offers a straightforward, yet powerful, way to analyze the noise affecting qubits by focusing on the qubits鈥 coherence dynamics. Coherence measures how well a qubit maintains its quantum state, which is critical for its performance in quantum computations. These measurements are typically done through simple experiments like free induction decay (FID) or spin echo (SE), which start the qubit in a specific initial state and let its coherence decay freely over time, with zero or one intermediate pulses applied during the decay, respectively.</p><p>Once these time-based measurements are collected, the data is treated using the Fourier transform. This process is like breaking down a digital painting into its basic color spectrum, pixel by pixel, to understand the units of color that it鈥檚 made of. The units transform from pixels to color values through this process.</p><p>In this paper, the researchers used the Fourier transform to convert the time-domain data into frequency-domain data, effectively breaking down the complex signal into its constituent frequencies. By doing so, FTNS revealed the noise spectrum, showing which noise frequencies were present and how strong they were. The researchers found that the FTNS method also handled various types of noise, including complex noise patterns that were challenging for other methods like DDNS to decipher.</p><p>While a more streamlined method, FTNS has some limitations, like minimum and maximum frequency constraints and the need for high-resolution time and coherence measurements. However, the researchers demonstrated that these limitations are far less constraining than those of dynamical decoupling noise spectroscopy.</p><p>Sun and his team at JILA are now experimentally testing the FTNS method in nitrogen-vacancy centers, often found within synthetic diamonds that are used as qubits. Simultaneously, Joe Zadrozny, Associate Professor of Chemistry at Ohio State University, and his team are working to implement FTNS in molecular qubits and magnets.</p><p>鈥淲e are super excited about our method's ability to reveal the frequency-resolved conversation between a qubit or sensor and its environment鈥攁nd even more about the new opportunities it offers,鈥 elaborated Montoya-Castillo. 鈥淔rom the sensing perspective, we are working to establish how FTNS can show hard-to-see physical processes near a sensor, whether this is a color center in a crystal, like nitrogen vacancies in diamond, trapped ions, or molecular magnets. This is an exciting frontier as quantum sensors may enable imaging of complex biological processes, like protein folding, with unprecedented detail and temporal resolution."</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>This research was supported by the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Research Fellowship</em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>One of the biggest challenges in quantum technology and quantum sensing is 鈥渘oise鈥濃搒eemingly random environmental disturbances that can disrupt the delicate quantum states of qubits, the fundamental units of quantum information. Looking deeper at this issue, JILA Associate Fellow and University of Colorado Boulder Physics assistant professor Shuo Sun recently collaborated with Andr茅s Montoya-Castillo, assistant professor of chemistry (also at 蜜桃传媒破解版下载), and his team to develop a new method for better understanding and controlling this noise, potentially paving the way for significant advancements in quantum computing, sensing, and control. Their new method, which uses a mathematical technique called a Fourier transform, was published recently in the journal npj Quantum Information. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:35:27 +0000 Steven Burrows 132 at /jila Diamonds in the Quantum Rough: A Sparkling Breakthrough /jila/2023/11/03/diamonds-quantum-rough-sparkling-breakthrough <span>Diamonds in the Quantum Rough: A Sparkling Breakthrough</span> <span><span>Steven Burrows</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-11-03T11:12:19-06:00" title="Friday, November 3, 2023 - 11:12">Fri, 11/03/2023 - 11:12</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-09/Sun_Nanodiamond-Hybrid-Integration_web.jpg?h=37aa405e&amp;itok=ZxUqPhIk" width="1200" height="800" alt="Hybrid integration of a designer nanodiamond with photonic circuits via ring resonators."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/22"> Nanoscience </a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/24"> Precision Measurement </a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/25"> Quantum Information Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/133" hreflang="en">JILA-PFC</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/131" hreflang="en">Q-SEnSE</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/127" hreflang="en">Research Highlights</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/113" hreflang="en">Shuo Sun</a> </div> <span>Kenna Hughes-Castleberry / JILA Science Communicator</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2025-09/Sun_Nanodiamond-Hybrid-Integration_web.jpg?itok=8qZ-SFW_" width="750" height="737" alt="Hybrid integration of a designer nanodiamond with photonic circuits via ring resonators."> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p>Hybrid integration of a designer nanodiamond with photonic circuits via ring resonators. Image credit: Steven Burrows / JILA</p> </span> </div> <p>In quantum information science, many particles can act as 鈥渂its,鈥 from individual atoms to photons. At JILA, researchers utilize these bits as 鈥渜ubits,鈥 storing and processing quantum 1s or 0s through a unique system.</p><p>While many JILA Fellows focus on qubits found in nature, such as atoms and ions, JILA Associate Fellow and University of Colorado Boulder Assistant Professor of Physics Shuo Sun is taking a different approach by using 鈥渁rtificial atoms,鈥 or semiconducting nanocrystals with unique electronic properties. By exploiting the atomic dynamics inside fabricated diamond crystals, physicists like Sun can produce a new type of qubit, known as a 鈥渟olid-state qubit,鈥 or an artificial atom.</p><p>Because these artificial atoms do not move, one way to let them talk to each other is to place them inside a photonic circuit. The photons traveling inside the photonic circuit can connect different artificial atoms. Like hot air moving through an air duct to warm a cold room, photons move through the quantum circuit to induce interactions between the artificial atoms. 鈥淗aving an interface between artificial atoms and photons allows you to achieve precise control of the interactions between two artificial atoms,鈥 explained Sun.</p><p>Historically, there have been problems with integrating artificial atoms with photonic circuits. This is because creating the artificial atoms (where atoms are knocked out of a diamond crystal) is a very random process, leading to random placement of the artificial atoms, random number of artificial atoms at each location, and random color each artificial atom emits.</p><p>Adding to the issue is the incompatibility between the material that hosts the artificial atoms and the material that hosts the photonic circuit. Despite years of research, scientists have yet to find a suitable material that can be a good host of both, making the integration more difficult.</p><p>In a new <a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c02645#" rel="nofollow"><em>Nano Letters</em></a> paper, Sun, his research team, and collaborators from Stanford University proposed a new method that would pave the way to solving these two challenges, enabling a more complicated integrated quantum photonic circuit.</p><p>This new technique suggests bigger implications for the future of quantum information science, including a way to scale up the circuits. 鈥淲e now have a way to integrate multiple artificial atoms on one photonic chip,鈥 explained first author and JILA graduate student Kin Fung Ngan.</p><h2>Combining Diamonds with Other Materials</h2><p>Historically, diamond has been a popular choice for hosting artificial atoms, as it鈥檚 incredibly pure with a large bandgap, allowing physicists more control over the excitation of the atom inside the crystal.</p><p>鈥淥ur qubits are embedded into the diamond,鈥 explained Ngan. 鈥淭he benefit here is that we don't need any additional apparatus to hold them in space.鈥</p><p>However, the downside of using a diamond as a qubit host is that it鈥檚 incredibly hard to carve, making it difficult to define photonic circuits on them. It is also difficult to get a large diamond piece, unlike other photonic materials such as silicon nitride, where eight-inch wafers are readily available.</p><p>To make a large quantum photonic circuit, the diamond-based artificial atoms must be placed inside a photonic circuit based on a different material, such as silicon nitride. Sun, Ngan, and JILA graduate student Yuan Zhan had to find ways to integrate the two different components residing in different materials. 鈥淚f the integration was not achieved properly, you may have a weaker coupling between the atom and the photon or a loss of photons during transmission. These effects will generate errors when we use photons to mediate interactions between two artificial atoms,鈥 elaborated Sun.</p><p>While previous studies tried to combine the two materials using external junctions, the researchers took a different approach by embedding a nanosized chunk of diamond containing the artificial atom directly inside the silicon nitride circuit. Using an ultraprecise placement method for arranging the nanodiamonds on the chip, the researchers added nanodiamonds containing an artificial atom to the chip, coated the entire chip with a silicon nitride layer, and then fabricated photonic circuits centered around each atom. This process ensures the maximum coupling between the artificial atom and the photonic circuit.</p><h2>Testing the New Experimental Setup</h2><p>After embedding the artificial atoms into the silicon nitride circuit, the researchers tested the coupling efficiency by exciting the artificial atoms and measuring the light collected by the photonic circuit. Their tests showed that the light shone brighter when the atom was placed inside an optical cavity, revealing the ability to efficiently couple light from the artificial atom to the photonic circuit.</p><p>Besides contributing to better compatibility, the ultraprecise placement technique allowed researchers to align several artificial atoms in a row on the same circuit, showing the flexibility of their process and its capability to host multiple qubits at once. Currently, Ngan, Zhan, and other JILA researchers are working on techniques to make these artificial atoms interact with each other with the help of photons and to entangle two artificial atoms with the help of photons.</p><h2>A Duality in Design</h2><p>While this current quantum photonic circuit leverages photons as mediators for interactions between the artificial atoms (or qubits), the photons themselves can also act as separate qubits within the system. 鈥淭he circuit can indeed work for two purposes,鈥 Sun elaborated. 鈥淏y embedding artificial atoms inside a photonic quantum circuit, we can use the artificial atoms as sources and memories of single photons, potentially reducing the resource required to build a photonic quantum processor.鈥 The combination of the material compatibility and the duality of the qubits in the system suggests that Sun鈥檚 circuit design could have big implications for the future of quantum information, offering an effective way to scale up the integrated quantum photonic systems.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>In quantum information science, many particles can act as 鈥渂its,鈥 from individual atoms to photons. At JILA, researchers utilize these bits as 鈥渜ubits,鈥 storing and processing quantum 1s or 0s through a unique system. <br> <br> While many JILA Fellows focus on qubits found in nature, such as atoms and ions, JILA Associate Fellow and University of Colorado Boulder Assistant Professor of Physics Shuo Sun is taking a different approach by using 鈥渁rtificial atoms,鈥 or semiconducting nanocrystals with unique electronic properties. By exploiting the atomic dynamics inside fabricated diamond crystals, physicists like Sun can produce a new type of qubit, known as a 鈥渟olid-state qubit,鈥 or an artificial atom.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 03 Nov 2023 17:12:19 +0000 Steven Burrows 151 at /jila JILA Fellow Shuo Sun Becomes A Science Advisor for Colorado Quantum Startup /jila/2023/09/21/jila-fellow-shuo-sun-becomes-science-advisor-colorado-quantum-startup <span>JILA Fellow Shuo Sun Becomes A Science Advisor for Colorado Quantum Startup</span> <span><span>Steven Burrows</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-09-21T15:28:52-06:00" title="Thursday, September 21, 2023 - 15:28">Thu, 09/21/2023 - 15:28</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/shuo_sun_2019_web_v2.jpg?h=e0f8e112&amp;itok=L5GP3dW1" width="1200" height="800" alt="JILA Associate Fellow Shuo Sun"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/25"> Quantum Information Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/128" hreflang="en">JILA News</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/133" hreflang="en">JILA-PFC</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/131" hreflang="en">Q-SEnSE</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/113" hreflang="en">Shuo Sun</a> </div> <span>Kenna Hughes-Castleberry / JILA Science Communicator</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-right image_style-small_500px_25_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/2025-11/shuo_sun_2019_web_v2.jpg?itok=HlZlI5-r" width="375" height="458" alt="JILA Associate Fellow Shuo Sun"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p>JILA Associate Fellow Shuo Sun.</p> </span> </div> <p>JILA Fellow and University of Colorado Boulder professor Shuo Sun recently became <a href="https://www.dualityaccelerator.com/2023/09/08/icarus-quantum-disruptive-technology-provides-crucial-step-toward-scalable-quantum-networks/" rel="nofollow">the science advisor</a> for Boulder-based quantum technology company Icarus Quantum. Since its inception in 2020, <a href="https://icarusquantum.com/" rel="nofollow">Icarus Quantum</a> has focused on developing on-demand single- and entangled-photon generators for the future quantum internet network. As Sun's research focuses on quantum information science using photons (light particles) as a means to transmit information, he will no doubt be a valuable asset to this Colorado start-up.</p><p>Icarus Quantum is just one of many quantum technology companies within Colorado, as others include IBM, Quantinuum (previously Honeywell Quantum Systems), ColdQuanta (started by JILA Fellow Dana Anderson), Atom Computing (of which JILA and NIST Fellow Jun Ye advises), Maybell Quantum, and more. These companies, along with quantum research institutes like JILA, NIST, and 蜜桃传媒破解版下载, illustrate just how much Colorado is growing as a hub for quantum-focused activities.&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>JILA Fellow and University of Colorado Boulder professor Shuo Sun recently became the science advisor for Boulder-based quantum technology company Icarus Quantum. Since its inception in 2020, Icarus Quantum has focused on developing on-demand single- and entangled-photon generators for the future quantum internet network. As Sun's research focuses on quantum information science using photons (light particles) as a means to transmit information, he will no doubt be a valuable asset to this Colorado start-up. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 21:28:52 +0000 Steven Burrows 474 at /jila Associate JILA Fellow Shuo Sun has been awarded a 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship /jila/2023/02/16/associate-jila-fellow-shuo-sun-has-been-awarded-2023-sloan-research-fellowship <span>Associate JILA Fellow Shuo Sun has been awarded a 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship</span> <span><span>Steven Burrows</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-02-16T11:43:23-07:00" title="Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 11:43">Thu, 02/16/2023 - 11:43</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-02/shuo_sun_2019_web_v2.jpg?h=b7ad28e9&amp;itok=uKR8paKr" width="1200" height="800" alt="JILA Associate Fellow Shuo Sun"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/24"> Precision Measurement </a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/25"> Quantum Information Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/128" hreflang="en">JILA News</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/113" hreflang="en">Shuo Sun</a> </div> <span>Kenna Hughes-Castleberry / JILA Science Communicator</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2026-02/shuo_sun_2019_web_v2.jpg?itok=m-Ru8NX4" width="750" height="917" alt="JILA Associate Fellow Shuo Sun"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p>JILA Associate Fellow Shuo Sun</p> </span> </div> <p>Associate JILA Fellow and University of Colorado Boulder Assistant Professor Dr. Shuo Sun has been awarded a 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship. Along with 124 other winners, Sun's work has been recognized as being of the highest quality. According to the Fellowship's website, the winner's "achievements and potential place them among the next generation of scientific leaders in the U.S. and Canada. Winners receive $75,000, which may be spent over a two-year term on any expense supportive of their research." At JILA, Sun's research focuses on&nbsp;quantum optics, nanophotonics, and experimental quantum information science. His group studies strong light-matter interactions at the quantum limit by coupling solid-state artificial atoms with nanophotonic structures. Congratulations!</p><p>Find out more and see the full list of winners at <a href="https://sloan.org/fellowships/2023-Fellows" rel="nofollow">this link.</a>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Associate JILA Fellow and University of Colorado Boulder Assistant Professor Dr. Shuo Sun has been awarded a 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship. Along with 124 other winners, Sun's work has been recognized as being of the highest quality. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 16 Feb 2023 18:43:23 +0000 Steven Burrows 496 at /jila JILA Fellow Shuo Sun is awarded the NSF QuIC-TAQS grant /jila/2021/09/15/jila-fellow-shuo-sun-awarded-nsf-quic-taqs-grant <span>JILA Fellow Shuo Sun is awarded the NSF QuIC-TAQS grant</span> <span><span>Steven Burrows</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-09-15T14:26:52-06:00" title="Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - 14:26">Wed, 09/15/2021 - 14:26</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/shuo_sun_2019_web_v2.jpg?h=e0f8e112&amp;itok=L5GP3dW1" width="1200" height="800" alt="JILA Associate Fellow Shuo Sun"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/25"> Quantum Information Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/132" hreflang="en">CUbit</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/128" hreflang="en">JILA News</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/131" hreflang="en">Q-SEnSE</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/113" hreflang="en">Shuo Sun</a> </div> <span>Kenna Hughes-Castleberry / JILA Science Communicator</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-right image_style-small_500px_25_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/2025-11/shuo_sun_2019_web_v2.jpg?itok=HlZlI5-r" width="375" height="458" alt="JILA Associate Fellow Shuo Sun"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p>JILA Associate Fellow Shuo Sun.</p> </span> </div> <p>JILA Fellow Shuo Sun has been awarded an NSF Quantum Interconnect Challenges for Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems (QuIC-TAQS) grant. The grant's purpose is to support interdisciplinary teams exploring innovative and unique ideas for applying and developing quantum engineering, computing, and science in the specific area of quantum interconnection. Quantum interconnection is a part of quantum communications. This grant is part of a larger program by the NSF called the "Quantum Leap." The "Quantum Leap" began in December of 2018 with the National Quantum Initiative Act, which helped to fund research and development of quantum technology around the country.</p><p>Sun's laboratory focuses on the interactions between light and matter for quantum information applications, including quantum computing and quantum networking.&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>JILA Fellow Shuo Sun has been awarded an NSF Quantum Interconnect Challenges for Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems (QuIC-TAQS) grant. The grant's purpose is to support interdisciplinary teams exploring innovative and unique ideas for applying and developing quantum engineering, computing, and science in the specific area of quantum interconnection. Quantum interconnection is a part of quantum communications.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 20:26:52 +0000 Steven Burrows 529 at /jila JILA Fellow Shuo Sun wins the prestigious Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award /jila/2021/07/21/jila-fellow-shuo-sun-wins-prestigious-ralph-e-powe-junior-faculty-enhancement-award <span>JILA Fellow Shuo Sun wins the prestigious Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award</span> <span><span>Steven Burrows</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-07-21T14:36:23-06:00" title="Wednesday, July 21, 2021 - 14:36">Wed, 07/21/2021 - 14:36</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-10/sunphoto.jpg?h=1d425529&amp;itok=lkHuHJ8B" width="1200" height="800" alt="Shuo Sun photo"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/25"> Quantum Information Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/128" hreflang="en">JILA News</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/133" hreflang="en">JILA-PFC</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/131" hreflang="en">Q-SEnSE</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/113" hreflang="en">Shuo Sun</a> </div> <span>Kenna Hughes-Castleberry / JILA Science Communicator</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-right image_style-small_500px_25_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/2025-10/sunphoto.jpg?itok=I0I49mS2" width="375" height="469" alt="Shuo Sun photo"> </div> </div> <p>Shuo Sun, assistant professor of physics at the University of Colorado Boulder, and Kyle Luh, assistant professor of mathematics, and their fellow recipients will receive $5,000 in seed money for the 2021-22 academic year to enhance their research as they launch their academic careers. Each recipient鈥檚 institution matches the award, and winners may use the $10,000 grants to purchase equipment, continue research or travel to professional meetings.</p><p>Sun, who is also an associate fellow at JILA (a joint institute of 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 and the National Institute of Standards and Technology), focuses his research in the areas of quantum optics, nanophotonics (the study of the behavior of light) and experimental quantum information science.</p><p>You can find out more about the award<a href="/asmagazine/2021/07/16/mathematician-physicist-win-junior-faculty-development-award" rel="nofollow"> here.</a></p><p>Text blurbs by Clinton Talbott,&nbsp;Assistant Dean for Communications at 蜜桃传媒破解版下载&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Shuo Sun, assistant professor of physics at the University of Colorado Boulder, and Kyle Luh, assistant professor of mathematics, and their fellow recipients will receive $5,000 in seed money for the 2021-22 academic year to enhance their research as they launch their academic careers. Each recipient鈥檚 institution matches the award, and winners may use the $10,000 grants to purchase equipment, continue research or travel to professional meetings.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 21 Jul 2021 20:36:23 +0000 Steven Burrows 531 at /jila JILA Fellow Shuo Sun is awarded the Keck Foundation Grant for developing Quantum Technology /jila/2021/07/12/jila-fellow-shuo-sun-awarded-keck-foundation-grant-developing-quantum-technology <span>JILA Fellow Shuo Sun is awarded the Keck Foundation Grant for developing Quantum Technology</span> <span><span>Steven Burrows</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-07-12T14:37:58-06:00" title="Monday, July 12, 2021 - 14:37">Mon, 07/12/2021 - 14:37</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-02/keck_award_figure.png?h=32c4c40f&amp;itok=H-8xsjJy" width="1200" height="800" alt="Model of Quantum Simulator "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/25"> Quantum Information Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/128" hreflang="en">JILA News</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/133" hreflang="en">JILA-PFC</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/131" hreflang="en">Q-SEnSE</a> <a href="/jila/taxonomy/term/113" hreflang="en">Shuo Sun</a> </div> <span>Kenna Hughes-Castleberry / JILA Science Communicator</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jila/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2026-02/keck_award_figure.png?itok=nMjYHxky" width="750" height="236" alt="Model of Quantum Simulator "> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p>Model of Quantum Simulator&nbsp;</p> </span> </div> <p>Two physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder and Colorado School of Mines&nbsp;have received a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to develop a first-of-its-kind quantum simulator that could be used to develop novel materials and, in the future, lead to the development of a high-performance quantum computer. One of these physicists, Shuo Sun, assistant professor of physics and an associate fellow at JILA at the University of Colorado Boulder, proposes to build a quantum simulator that鈥檚 good at both aspects鈥攖he first of its kind.</p><p>You can read more about Sun's ideas and the W.M. Keck Foundation Grant <a href="https://www.minesnewsroom.com/news/colorado-school-mines-cu-boulder-awarded-prestigious-wm-keck-foundation-grant-developing-new" rel="nofollow">here.</a></p><p>Text blurbs courtesy of Emilie Rusch from Colorado School of Mines.&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Two physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder and Colorado School of Mines&nbsp;have received a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to develop a first-of-its-kind quantum simulator that could be used to develop novel materials and, in the future, lead to the development of a high-performance quantum computer.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 12 Jul 2021 20:37:58 +0000 Steven Burrows 532 at /jila