Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Professor of Physics
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2025 - Present
Physics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Member of the Duke Quantum Center
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2024 - Present
Duke Quantum Center,
Pratt School of Engineering
Recent Publications
Kilometer-scale ion-photon entanglement with a metastable qubit
Journal Article Physical Review A · January 20, 2026 Full text CiteThe phase diagram of quantum chromodynamics in one dimension on a quantum computer.
Journal Article Nature communications · November 2025 The quantum chromodynamics (QCD) phase diagram, which reveals the state of strongly interacting matter at different temperatures and densities, is key to answering open questions in physics, ranging from the behaviour of particles in neutron stars to the c ... Full text CiteExperimental realization of para-particle oscillators.
Journal Article Scientific reports · November 2025 Para-particles are fascinating because they are neither bosons nor fermions. While unlikely to be found in nature, they may still offer accurate descriptions of exotic quantum phenomena. We report the quantum simulation of para-particle oscillators by tail ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
PIF: Software-Tailored Architecture for Quantum Co-Design (STAQ II)
ResearchSenior Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2023 - 2028Analog-Digital Hybrid Simulation of Quantum Field Theories with Advanced Ion Traps
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Energy · 2023 - 2028Holographic Analog Simulations and Multi-qubit Gates with Trapped-Ion Quantum Processors
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Rice University · 2023 - 2026View All Grants
Education
University of Oxford (United Kingdom) ·
2012
Ph.D.
University of Ulm (Germany) ·
2008
A.B.
University of Ulm (Germany) ·
2008
M.S.