Faculty
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Xiaojun Yao
Research Assistant Professor (2022-)
xjyao@uw.edu
Open quantum systems
Quantum simulation of lattice gauge theory
Quarkonia and jets in high energy collisions
Eigenstate thermalization
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Niklas Mueller
Research Assistant Professor (2022-)
niklasmu@uw.edu
Quantum Simulation and algorithms
Entanglement Structure and Tomography
Thermalization and Non-equilibrium phenomena
Topological Phases
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Dorota Grabowska
Research Assistant Professor (2022-)
Quantum Simulations of Quantum Field Theories
Elementary Particle Physics
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Kenneth Roche
Affiliate Associate Professor
Staff Scientist @ PNNL
k8r@uw.edu
High Performance Computing
Quantum Monte Carlo
Fundamentals of Computing
Quantum many-body simulations
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David B. Kaplan
Senior Fellow in the Institute for Nuclear Theory
Professor of Physics
Co-PI: InQubator for Quantum Simulation
dbkaplan@uw.edu | (206) 685-3546
Entanglement and Symmetries
Lattice gauge field theory for classical computing and quantum devices
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Martin J. Savage
Professor of Physics
PI: InQubator for Quantum Simulation (IQuS)
Senior Fellow in the Institute for Nuclear Theory (on 5-year leave)
mjs5@uw.edu
Quantum Simulations of Standard Model physics
Entanglement in many-body systems, neutrinos, and strong interactions
Lattice QCD for Nuclei
Effective Field Theories
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Silas R. Beane
Professor of Physics
Co-PI: InQubator for Quantum Simulation
silas@uw.edu
Entanglement in Few-Body Systems
Geometric Quantum Mechanics
Lattice Gauge Theory for Nuclear Physics
Effective Field Theory for Nuclear and Atomic Physics