Adam Kaufman, a researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been awarded the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for his groundbreaking work in quantum information science and precision measurement. Kaufman’s research focuses on developing optical-tweezer arrays of alkaline-earth atoms, which have applications in optical atomic clocks, quantum information processing, and many-body quantum physics.
Kaufman has established and leads a NIST research program that has pioneered the science of optical-tweezer arrays of alkaline-earth atoms. His work has contributed significantly to NIST’s quantum science program and its support for the U.S. National Quantum Initiative. Kaufman has received numerous awards for his research, including the American Physical Society’s ‘I.I. Rabi Prize’ and the Breakthrough Foundation’s ‘New Horizon Physics Prize’. His research is now being commercialized by three U.S.-based quantum computing companies.
Source: https://www.nist.gov/awards/2024-pecase-adam-kaufman
Keywords: Optical-tweezer, Alkaline-earth, Quantum Information, Precision Measurement
