Quantum Sensing

The delicate sensitivity of quantum systems to even the slightest changes in their environment -- including temperature, magnetism, electricity, and other sources of noise -- makes these systems excellent at detecting a wide range of small, and even previously undetectable signals from the world around us. Researchers are currently working to develop quantum sensors with applications in a wide range of areas, from biology to high-energy physics.

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Quantum sensing

UChicago PME Researchers

In Quantum Sensing
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David Awschalom
David Awschalom
Director of the Chicago Quantum Institute, Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Areas
Quantum Spintronics, Quantum Sensing, Quantum Communication, Quantum Computing, Quantum Materials, Semiconductor and Molecular Qubits
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Andrew Cleland
Andrew Cleland
John A. MacLean Sr. Professor of Molecular Engineering Innovation and Enterprise in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering; Director, Pritzker Nanofabrication Facility
Research Areas
Quantum Computing, Quantum Communication, Quantum Sensing
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Aashish Clerk
Aashish Clerk
Professor of Molecular Engineering in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Areas
Theoretical Quantum Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Optics, Engineered Quantum Systems, Quantum Information
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Giulia Galli
Giulia Galli
Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Areas
Theoretical and Computational Modeling of Materials for Renewable Energy Sources and Quantum Information Technologies
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Alex High
Alex High
Associate Professor of Molecular Engineering in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Areas
Quantum Materials, Heterogeneous Integration and Hybrid Quantum Technologies, Quantum Sensing, Quantum Photonics, Quantum Optomechanics
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Liang Jiang
Liang Jiang
Professor of Molecular Engineering in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Areas
Quantum Communication, Quantum Computing, Quantum Sensing, Quantum Simulation, Quantum Control, Quantum Error Correction
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Peter Maurer
Peter Maurer
Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Areas
Quantum Optics, Quantum Sensing, Solid-State Spin Systems, Single-Molecule Biophysics, Physical Chemistry

UChicago and Argonne Researchers

In Quantum Sensing
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Cheng Chin
Cheng Chin
Professor in the Department of Physics, James Franck Institute, Enrico Fermi Institute, and College
Research Areas
Quantum Sensing, Condensed Matter Physics, AMO Physics
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F. Joseph Heremans
Staff Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory; UChicago CASE scientist
Research Areas
Quantum Communication, Quantum Sensing, Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Materials, Quantum Optics, Nanomechanics, Quantum Information
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Benjamin Pingault
Assistant Staff Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory; UChicago CASE scientist
Research Areas
Quantum Sensing, Solid-State Quantum Information Processing, Nanomechanics, Quantum Materials, Quantum Communication